My Siemens A56 has been fair, but it's his time to go. I'm on a Rogers pay as you go plan, I believe Rogers uses GSM (sim cards).
Now that I'm working, my schedule is hell. I need a phone with decent reminders, planner, and calendar related stuff, and I need something that has good PC sync abilities. I don't care what software it can sync with, as long as the software is solid and available for free/purchase.
I need a good camera phone. The photos I've seen from RAZR phones are horrible. I would like something at least 1mp that compares to 1mp cameras. I find most phones that advertise as 1mp cameras are either horribly interpolated or just have really cheap sensors.
I would like USB or bluetooth connectivity for downloading photos/syncing my address books and whatever. There's no way I'm paying data fees just to transfer photos from my own phone.
I would prefer something running on windows CE or an open source platform that is easy to develop for. I would like to write my own applets for small things in C++, CS, or Java. As well, a phone running on standard/open software will likely have a larger collection of available applications/games from the start compared to phones that run some proprietary siemens firmware.
Finally, the most important thing: a small phone. Something thin that can fit in my pocket that doesn't make me look like a 12 year old with pockets stuffed full of PSPs and DS'. Width/height isn't as big a concern for me as thickness is. I'd like to keep it under 0.5 inches thick if possible.
Having taken a look at a few of the solutions available at local retailers, I like the Moto Q the best, however I know there must be something better out there, retail phone outlets usually have a horrible selection.
My spending limit is about $500USD, but I would like to consider the cheaper solutions first. Preferably, I would like to spend around $300USD.
I'm near downtown Toronto if that makes a difference.
Now that I'm working, my schedule is hell. I need a phone with decent reminders, planner, and calendar related stuff, and I need something that has good PC sync abilities. I don't care what software it can sync with, as long as the software is solid and available for free/purchase.
I need a good camera phone. The photos I've seen from RAZR phones are horrible. I would like something at least 1mp that compares to 1mp cameras. I find most phones that advertise as 1mp cameras are either horribly interpolated or just have really cheap sensors.
I would like USB or bluetooth connectivity for downloading photos/syncing my address books and whatever. There's no way I'm paying data fees just to transfer photos from my own phone.
I would prefer something running on windows CE or an open source platform that is easy to develop for. I would like to write my own applets for small things in C++, CS, or Java. As well, a phone running on standard/open software will likely have a larger collection of available applications/games from the start compared to phones that run some proprietary siemens firmware.
Finally, the most important thing: a small phone. Something thin that can fit in my pocket that doesn't make me look like a 12 year old with pockets stuffed full of PSPs and DS'. Width/height isn't as big a concern for me as thickness is. I'd like to keep it under 0.5 inches thick if possible.
Having taken a look at a few of the solutions available at local retailers, I like the Moto Q the best, however I know there must be something better out there, retail phone outlets usually have a horrible selection.
My spending limit is about $500USD, but I would like to consider the cheaper solutions first. Preferably, I would like to spend around $300USD.
I'm near downtown Toronto if that makes a difference.