Vodafone drops Galaxy S price to $29

What was once an expensive, high-end Android smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S, is now available from Vodafone from a paltry $29 per month, which could mean the second-generation Galaxy S II is set to make an appearance at the carrier.

The Galaxy S originally shipped with Android 2

The Galaxy S originally shipped with Android 2.1, nevertheless and update to Android 2.2 is now available. The dual-core S II, all in all, ships with Android 2.3 "Gingerbread".

Announced at the Mobile World Congress previously this year the Galaxy S II was proclaimed as the "world's thinnest smartphone" and can shoot full HD video.

Earlier this year Vodafone and Samsung announced the new Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android 'Honeycomb' tablet will launch exclusively on the network, confirming the good relationship between the two companies.

In other Vodafone news, the telco has started offering the Samsung Nexus S Android smartphone with free Skype calls over its network.

The Skype offer is available on the $65

The Skype offer is available on the $65, $85 and $100 Infinite plans where "infinite" Skype-to-Skype calls can be made with the Skype on Vodafone app until May 31.