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The latest Android device to be announced as a T-Mobile exclusive, the Pulse is set to be the most affordable mobile sporting the open source software yet.

Mobile phone carrier T-Mobile has made a little telecommunications history today after confirming the launch of its Pulse handset, the world’s very first pay-as-you-go (PAYG) smartphone powered by the Google-backed Android operating system.

Expected to hit European retail outlets this coming October, T-Mobile has said the new PAYG Android phone will carry a purchase cost of just 180 GBP, which may well attract smartphone consumers in their droves given that Apple’s PAYG iPhone currently sells for around 540 GBP.

“We introduced the first Android handset, the T-Mobile G1 to the UK back in October 2008, launch our second handset, the G2 Touch, earlier this year and now we’re opening up Android-based smartphones to a whole new type of mobile user with the first handset on pay-as-you-go,” trumpeted Nicola Shenton, head of T-Mobile UK’s handset division.

Those prospective buyers with their ears suitably pricked by the prospect of a much more recession friendly pay-as-you-go smartphone can look forward to a Huawei-made device that comes equipped with a generous features.

T-Mobile has extended its Android offering with the launch of its first non-HTC Android phone - the T-Mobile Pulse.

The new phone is the first in the world to be offered on Pay As You Go, and comes in at a sprightly £180.

Features:

• 3.5 inch touchscreen
• 320 x 480 pixels resolution
• HSDPA 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
• Wi-Fi
• GPS
• Bluetooth 2.0
• 3.2MP camera
• 2GB of internal memory

However, users will have to pay a fair whack to use the internet on this device, which some might be upset about given Android is fairly data-centric, at £5 per month or £1 per day.

T-Mobile will also be offering the Pulse on pay monthly contracts in due course.

The new phone has been given an October UK release date, so not long to wait if you're after Android on a budget.