I don't personally have an Android phone but an android phone is a phone made by a company (common ones are HTC, Motorola, etc.) but they run Google's mobile phone operating system, which is called Android. It depends. The Android phones have a big connection to Google, so if you use google applications (Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, Google Reader, etc.) then it would probably be good for you but if you don't use Gmail or other google products, and you don't want to, then you might not want to. I believe they are classified as smartphones so they are pretty advanced so if you just want a simple phone that's easy to use for just calling and text messaging, then it probably isn't the phone for you. Go to a store and test them out to see how you like them in comparison to other phones. The good thing about android phones is that there are many different phones running the operating system with different features so you will most likely find one that you like. Good luck with your search!