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That is a lot of money for a Korean phone that is just not built all that well,
But I digress.

Speakout should work with Android phones, but you need to unlock the phone root it. It would be probably wise to also upgrade the OS

This is my problem. I do not know of any Android phone that can survive drops, or are water resistant or general wear and tear. Thist should be a given for a $600 phone.

Every Korean device I owned had issues. I am told that Samsung and HTC devices are getting better, but my previous burns have soured me.

I have had good luck with Nokia phones. If you can get past their outdated UI, they are a decent phone. At least they are priced much better.

I got my Sony X10 Android phone for $100 at kijiji. It was cheap because the phone had issues I know how to fix. Sony is horrid when it comes to updates, and that is another reason I got the phone so cheap.

There are plenty of sellers on kijiji wanting to unload their Android phones for $200-$300. Because of the build quality of current Android phones, that is the price you should pay for one. If you see a deal that you are interested, let me know. I am pretty good at discovering what is wrong with it, if there is something wrong with it.

Certainly has a decent review http://www.engadget.com/2011/0.....2x-review/

Again, I have to harp on it being a Korean phone, but it seems to have all the goodies you would want. The other issue would be price of course.