Any phone around 12K or less

[thetechfreak]

....symbian was the best
open source platform available

This sentence proves the fact that Symbian is NOT the best Open source platform presently and has a succesor.

As you said Google has a search engine that engine showed that E71 has 369 mhz proccesor.
Optimus One has 600 mhz proccesor which is 1.62 times faster than E71

A faster proccesor means Optimus One is better in multi-tasking.

 

[NainO]

^^^ that's why I suggested Nokia E5, it too has 600 MHz processor.

 

[AndroidFan]

^^^ that's why I suggested Nokia E5, it too has 600 MHz processor.

Friend, you are an Android user. You know O1 is better than E5 when it comes to content consumption. E5 is really handicapped in many ways. Few good things about it are physical qwerty and good battery life.

Still, O1 Rulez!

 

[NainO]

Buddy, I just provided him with an extra option which serves his requirements
It's upto OP to make his desicion between - touchscreen and qwerty.

 

[aakashdave11]

btw
Nokia E5 8990/-
BB curve 9500/-
O1 10225/-

source :ebay

choose wisely.....