(07 Jan 2014, 8:00 pm)andreos1 wrote I have seen a couple of them - mates have had them (I've had work ones) and I haven't been impressed.
Unless they have stepped up a gear, I wouldn't touch them.
The only thing I liked was the qwerty keyboard.
Like you said in your post, you really haven't got much of an option in regards to touch screens or non touch screens these days, and the BlackBerry variety are probably the best non touch screen.
If you found yourself in a position where you had to go for the touch screen though, would recommend Android over iOS. iOS is expensive for what you actually get, in my opinion.
Never had a Sony, but a relatively decent priced touch screen Android which meets your requirements would be the Xperia M:
http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mobiles...Code=WHITE&gift=undefined&giftType=undefined