And to complicate matters, some American carriers use CDMA, whereas the rest of the world uses GSM.
Different countries and carriers use different frequencies for their phone networks. Carrier-subsidized phones are ultimately far more expensive, may have locked bootloaders, and often have added bloatware. If possible, buy unlocked phones from independent stores. But this does not mean you need some $600 flagship at this point, even a sub-$200 phone can be pretty solid. Don't expect an ancient device to run demanding games or emulators well. Handy if you get buyer's remorse or find your device can't handle some app well. Google Play gives a 2 hours grace period: after you buy an app, the Google Play page will display a 'refund' button. Some emulation apps are available at the SlideME marketplace, some are on the Google Play Store! Blackmart, Aptoide, Happy Chick, Mobilism, 4pda - We won't provide the links, but you can certainly find them out there. Itch.io - A collection of both free and paid Android games. Amazon Appstore - Amazon's app market offers a different paid app for free every day. F-Droid - A catalogue of Android free/open source apps. SlideME marketplace - Download emulation apps from here. AppBrain - An alternative way of browsing the apps available on Google Play. 
Google Play Store - Default "app store" that every 'droid phone should have.
Speaking of which, it is possible to run it on your PC with Android x86. So it's basically PC mustard race, for phones. Commercial developers still tend to prefer Apple, as its users seem to have more disposable income, but indie and emulator developers have flocked to Android because it is much less locked down (yarr!). Google's Android is the world's most popular mobile operating system, towering above Apple's iOS everywhere but in the USA and a handful of other countries.
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