looking for a small quad band GSM phone

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Miss Mikki

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Hi!
My current phone (SE 550i) is dying, so I am looking for a replacement. Haven't looked at the market for 3 years, so have no idea where to start.

My requirements in order of importance:

1a. unlocked quad band GSM
1b. syncs well with a Mac
2. small (preferably fits in the jeans coin pocket)
3. screen that's easy to see under the bright sun.
4. under US$200
5. good camera
6. Dual SIM.

form factor, touch screen, media player are really not important. Would be nice to have GPS, but it's really low on the totem pole. I text very little, so the keyboard doesn't need to be the best, and I am fine with small keys.

I would be grateful for any suggestions.

Thanks in advance!
Vlad
 
Possible candidates for sub-$200 unlocked compact/slim quadband GSM handsets (of varying suitability -- YMMV) include:

- Nokia 6700 Slide NA (3G slider w/ well-reviewed camera)
- Nokia C3-01 Touch/Type NA (3G bar w/ WiFi)
- LG GD510 Pop (2G slate w/ compact touchscreen)
- LG GX200 (GPRS bar & rare dual SIM quadband)

Dunno about Mac synching... perhaps some other HoFos can comment?

Disclaimer: I haven't used any of the above handsets... but I enjoy researching them for fun at Amazon.com & NokiaUSA.com.

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Thank you for the reply. I bought SE Xperia X10 mini. I really like the feel of it. The size is good, only single SIM :-( and sync with a Mac is possible but not effortless. I am still learning to live with it.
 
Just for fun, I found a few more compact handsets:

- Samsung SGH-A637 (3G bar w/ GPS but requires carrier unlocking)
- Samsung C3300K Champ (2G slate w/ compact touchscreen, built-in FM antenna)
- Motorola A45 Eco (2G slider w/ native Opera browser, may exceed $200 target)
- Motorola EX128 (2G slate w/ touchscreen, dual SIM quadband, but not really compact)
- Haier M307S (GPRS bar w/ dual SIM, dual-band GSM 850/1900 only, unconfirmed if both SIMs active simultaneously)

PS: The SE X10 mini is the most compact Android OS handset that I've seen...
 
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