For those in the UK who have been patiently waiting for Orange UK to offer the Android 2.3 Gingerbread toting HTC Desire S, you wait is now over as Orange UK has now made the HTC Desire S available to purchase.

According to the guys over at Pocket-lint, the metal unibody HTC Desire S will be available from Orange in black on pay monthly with the Android smartphone being offered as a free handset when opting for a £35 a month plan.

According to Orange, the head of devices portfolio for Everything Everywhere, Nicola Shenton says… “Orange continues to offer the latest innovative devices on the market. The HTC Desire S will allow customers to enjoy the combined benefits of great functionality with a proven operating system for the best user experience.”

Spec wise according to Phone Arena the smartphone offers a 3.7-inch capacitive touch screen, 5 megapixel auto-focus camera with LED flash, 0.3 megapixel VGA front facing camera, built-in Facebook and Twitter, GPS, 1.1GB memory and miceoSD expansion.

So any of our UK readers hoping to pick up the HTC Desire S from Ornage now that the device is finally available?