nokia 2730 classic maybe? around 300+. but no front camera lor
if want front camera, I think, lowest is maybe c5?

with that budget, u want touchscreen ar? android can be easy to use if no rooting involved i think..

galaxy 3 maybe.. but can't expect much..

AFAIK, samsung don't do repair for AP products. even if paid

AP company where u buy it. so, if want to buy AP samsung phone, better buy from AP company that is, well, u can expect to stand strong for next 2-3 years unlike SE/nokia, u can still send AP phones to their respective repair agent, but must paid as it is not ori.

after warranty, need to pay lor btw, warranty is based on terms and condition too. like, waterdamage, usually no warranty

AP company likes PDAgadgets can stand loong if u buy from them

u confirm it is not because of your telco reception?

they got their own AP company. check with seller first like pda gadgets, it is at mid valley. but sometimes, there is always lots of repair shop

want to stay with nokia? u can try nokia c6.

hm.. C6, C5-03(no AF, no keyboard. like 2nd generation of 5800 ) if want qwerty, can look for E5 (again, no AF) and last but not least (loz), X6 8GB for capacitive touchscreen, carl zeiss.

err.. expected starting price here, base on the price at finland (i think. but it is already released somewhere. correct me if I'm wrong) is more than 2k.

This post has been edited by wuwah: Feb 16 2011, 06:48 PM

garage sale got plenty if u know where to search for

i think i read either on gsmarena or engadget, captivate are going to get 2.2 updates?

get an LG optimus one. bang for the buck u can get it around 800 if u know where to hunt it max around 899

if gaming, IMO, samsung's hummingbird processor perform better there. lag issue in any android is fixable by using custom ROM

all can play games. but some, like wildfire, galaxy 5 can't play all games. if want to play all games, get phones with screen higher than 3.5". somethings like SE X10 is good though. 4", 1Ghz

hmm.. nokia c6-00 is better than vivaz pro IMO. SE already abandon symbian as on vivaz pro, while nokia never did abandon symbian (yet). but if want better picture, suggest u to look foe nokia X6 8GB. it is better than C6-00 in terms of camera and screen. but well, u loose the qwerty.

and well, within that sure u can't opt for N8. maybe u can try browse through garage sale first, in case, maybe u'll have your luck to get 2nd hand N8 around 1k (hard to get this price to be honest)

galaxy 5 if screen size doesn't matter to u. only let down IMO is the low resolution, and the plasticky build and poor camera.

best camera there is X10 mini. but, it is very mini!

maybe u can forget about C5-03 (symbian^1. bit slow.. UI is not really perform) and 5800 (production stop.). wave, well, i can't say anything as IMO, bada OS still need times to grow. and I'm not really suggest to test that platform yet, unless u have money to change often, u can try i guess.

depend on your usage. w7 still new. lots of function still didn't have till now. if u can wait for updates, and not really apps centric, u can buy w7 phones. but if u want more apps, more versatility of personalization, android, as on nexus one.. fluidity of UI IMO both performs well