I paid $500 for a smartphone with a touchscreen, music player, email, web browser and a camera. No, this wasn't an iPhone I got before tomorrow's launch, it was a Sony Ericsson P800 and it was almost five years ago.

The iPhone hype is really getting to me: its like people haven't really looked noticed earlier smartphones before or something. At least for my $500 I got an unlocked phone with no contract requirements. It als