I'm surprised no one has suggested the Google/Samsung Nexus S yet. It
is an unlocked phone, running the most recent stable version of Android.
It is a world phone as well - just pick up a SIM when you are overseas
to avoid roaming charges.
When I first got mine, I was "playing" with it lots, so my battery life
was pretty off. But, after satisfying my curiosity and not having the
display active almost 24/7, AND after an update (that the phone told me
about, and provided a convenient download/install), my battery life is
pretty good - about 3 days between charges. 2 Days if I have
bluetooth/wifi/gps turned on.
Because it is an unlocked Android phone, writing code for it should be a
no-brainer. It has GPS navigation and maps built in by default. I've
only played with the GPS a little and noted that it sometimes takes a
long time to get a lock on the satellites.
I found that the Nexus S was very reasonably priced - I bought mine
outright at $499. I'm on a rogers plan, but the phone will work with
just about any GSM based provider. Buying the phone outright means you
get to dictate the contract terms for your service. i.e. you can ask
for month to month service because they are not recovering the cost of a
phone.
You can do more research here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=880
If you navigate up in that site, you can find a forum for almost every
phone, where you can do even more research.
Hope this helps.
On 11-06-02 03:19 PM, t...@terralogic.net wrote:
I'm planning on getting a smart phone (I don't have a cell phone now) and I'm
wondering what people might recomend looking ato.
I need GPS where there is no cell phone coverage.
I want to program it.
I'll want ssh immediatly.
I don't think I'll need all that many minutes.
What would be the cheapest way to go for the cell services and the best way to
go as in PDA services on the phone itself?
Two that I have looked at are the apple iPhone but I need to jail break it
AFAIK and a Motorola ATRIX 4G.
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