HTC Wildfire and Samsung Galaxy S hit the street

The Wildfire comes with HTC's Friend Stream application

The HTC Wildfire has been released across multiple networks, while the Samsung Galaxy S 16GB and Vodafone 845 have gone on sale exclusively through Vodafone.

The Wildfire is an 118g device with a 3.2in 240 x 320 resolution QVGA capacitive touch screen with pinch-to-zoom capabilities.

HTC has included a 5-megapixel camera, an app-sharing feature and its Friend Stream application, which brings together content from social network accounts. The web browser supports full Flash.

Vodafone is offering the phone free to customers paying £20 a month for 24 months. The tariff comes with 300 minutes, unlimited texts and 500MB of data.

The Samsung Galaxy S, announced earlier this month, comes with Android 2.1 and a 4in Super AMOLED (C-type) WVGA touch screen with 480 x 800 resolution.

Other features include a 5-megapixel camera, 16GB of onboard memory, micro-SD support for up to 32GB and the ability to record video in 720p HD.

It is available for free on a £30 a month 24-month contract, including 900 minutes, unlimited texts and 1GB of data.

Vodafone has also released its own 845 budget smartphone handset. The device features Android 2.1, a 2.8in touch screen, 3.2-megapixel camera and 3G connectivity.

The 845 is free for £15 per month on a 24-month contract, and includes 100 minutes, 500 texts and 500MB of data.