public Contact[] getPhoneContacts() {

        if (contacts == null)
            return null;

        int noOfPhoneContacts = 0;
        int phoneContactsIdx = 0;

        for (int i = 0; i < contacts.length; i++)
            if ((contacts[i].getType()).equals("Phone"))
                noOfPhoneContacts++;

        Contact[] phoneContacts = new Contact[noOfPhoneContacts];

        for (int i = 0; i < contacts.length; i++)
            if ((contacts[i].getType()).equals("Phone"))
                phoneContacts[phoneContactsIdx++] = contacts[i];

        return phoneContacts;
    }