Hi All,

I have very little knowledge on smartphones and would like some advice before grudgingly buying one for my business ( i lasted the last two years on a refurb £20 phone), I am self employed as an online marketing consultant. I tend to work from home or on clients premises.

I have a rough list of what i would like (over and above normal mobile calling function);

send and receive emails sync emails with my pc/laptop (outlook) gps satnav calendar and to do lists and notes skype functionality instant messaging ability to manage online assets like twitter, facebook and linkedin ability to work with office docs like word and excel

the above features are musts, the luxury features are more like apps i have seen on the iphone like logging expenses easily, being able to scan a barcode in a shop and get compare prices online etc etc I appreciate these are down to the app and not the phone itself.

I have two phones in mind already, the samsung galaxy s and the htc desire z, can anyone offer me suggestions please based on my needs, i would like it to be as cheap as possible.

sorry for the big post but any advice would be immensely appreciated.

thanks