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		samstokes on Jan 18, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why U.S. Galaxy S Phones run Android 2.1 Surely your best bet is an unlocked phone running vanilla Android, rather than any carrier-customised variant? Every carrier customisation has to be ported to the new version each time the OS gets upgraded.

Zaak on Jan 18, 2011 [–]

I agree. Though the only unlocked vanilla android phones I know of are the ones from Google. Good devices, but limited selection.

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