The second mobile phone to be released with Google's Android software has been announced at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona.

The G2 phone has been developed by Taiwanese manufacturers HTC - who were also behind the G1 phone - and will be dubbed the HTC Magic. The HTC Magic will be available exclusively from mobile network operator Vodafone, who beat front-runners T-Mobile to securing the handset. T-Mobile is the exclusive carrier of the G1 handset.

However, despite the popularity of the first Google phone, the device has yet to make a significant impact on the smartphone market, which is still dominated by the Apple iPhone and Research in Motion's BlackBerry handsets.

Patrick Chomet, global director of terminals at Vodafone, said: "Following our joining of the Open Handset Alliance, we have worked very closely with HTC to bring this cool new phone to the market. "Our customers want to access a wide range of the most attractive mobile devices to help them make the most of their time - the HTC Magic helps meet that need."

The HTC Magic incorporates a touch screen and a 3.2 megapixel camera, as well as simple trackball and navigational functions. It also comes with an Android-optimised Webkit browser and popular Google applications, like Google Mail™, Google Maps™ and Google Search™. The handset is expected to be available from spring 2009.

A range of other handset makers are also pledging Google phones over the course of this year. Both Samsung and LG, for instance, announced their plans to release future Android devices at MWC earlier this week.