Which Android phone to use for development...?

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Hi,

I'm planning to port a couple of games from iPhone/Windows Mobile to the Android platform. The games are written in C++ so I plan to use the NDK with a thin java wrapper.

I'm new to the Android platform and need some advice on which phone to buy for development. I suspect like Windows Mobile there is a level of fragmentation with different phones supporting different features (keyboard/ rotation/ screen size/ capacitive touch screen/ etc).

What are the best device(s) for development on the Android platform...?

They also have to be available in the UK/Europe.

Thank you in advance. Nikos.

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