What mobile phones are viable for a "nerdy" person? [closed]

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Published on 2009-07-23T19:21:05Z Indexed on 2010/06/05 15:53 UTC
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This community wiki is for determining a list of good mobile phone choices if you are "nerdy" (definition follows.)

As a point of reference, the almost two years old N95 8GB will be used. Mostly because that's what I can most relate to since I've had it since it came out. Today, iPhone and other modern mobile phones really out-shine it in usability and interface. However, it still does everything I want it to do (and here's the definition of "nerdy"; modify as needed):

  • Syncs contacts, calendar, tasks and mail in the background
  • Can run multiple installable applications in the background (Google Maps with Latitude, for example)
  • Good amount of space for music etc.
  • Lets you develop your own little toy applications (Python; not to mention it can also run an Apache server with a public URL!)
  • Tethering!
  • Supports Flash (maybe not very important, but it has its uses)
  • Has a manufacturer that believes in the nerdiness! (The people at Nokia Labs make lots of cool stuff and share early versions with the community and are generally open)
  • A high resolution screen (at least 320x240)
  • Special hardware features such as an accelerometer and GPS

What's missing from the N95 8GB but still qualifies as good, "nerdy", qualities:

  • 7.2 Mbit/s (or faster) internet through HSDPA or HSPA+.
  • A good web browser that can do most of the stuff a desktop browser can (especially render sites properly and run JavaScript correctly)
  • Touch (especially multi-touch)
  • More special hardware features such as a compass
  • Intuitive and fluent user interface (Shiny stuff)
  • Ability to configure it to trust root certificates of my own choice
  • A processor fast enough to run Quake 3! =)

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