According to the Telegraph, the Google Nexus One is coming to Vodafone UK in April. There is no definitive date for release but according to the “source’s close to both companies (Google and Vodafone)” the Nexus One will be released a month later than expected. There is no word on the price but it will most likely be close to the price of the iPhone.

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O2 is not the only carrier that will offer the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 in the UK. Vodafone will sell the X10, too.

The Xperia X10 has appeared on Vodafone UK’s official website, in the coming soon section, and it looks like it will be available for purchase starting April.

The handset’s price is not mentioned. However, since smartphones like the Nokia N900 and BlackBerry Bold 9700 are offered by Vodafone for free on contract (with expensive voice and data plans), the X10 should also be free on select plans.

In case you don’t know yet, the Xperia X10 features Android 1.6, a 4 inch WVGA touchscreen display, HSPA, GPS, Wi-Fi, 8MP autofocus camera, and a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor.

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 will also be available via T-Mobile Germany, Rogers (in Canada), and NTT DoCoMo (in Japan).

Well THIS is an interesting development. After the official announcement of the HTC Tattoo a couple weeks ago, we thought we knew everything there was to know about the affordable Android prior to launch. But today we’ve found two additional tidbits that make the phone all that more attractive: it will launch with Android 1.6 (Donut) and a built-in FM Radio!

Head over to the HTC Tattoo UK Specs page and see for yourself:

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Contrary to initial reports (and Vodafone UK’s own website), the HTC Magic is set to launch in the UK on May 1st. The handset, announced back at Mobile World Congress in February, will be the second Android device to go on sale.

According to the report, the HTC Magic will be free providing the buyer signs up to a £25 contract or higher. There’s no detail on specific price-plans, but we’re assuming an unlimited data package will be pushed.

The HTC Magic has the same 3.2-megapixel camera, capacitive touchscreen and HSDPA/GPS as the T-Mobile G1. However it lacks a hardware QWERTY keyboard, instead having a new on-screen keyboard.