As it happens I'm in the market for a new mid-range phone for a family member...

Traditionally Nokia phones have been generally well-built (sometimes too much so, to the extent of being heavy and bulky ) but prior to the smartphone and now touchphone rage (Apps! 3rd party apps!) there were basically no feature upgrades and even installing stability and security (?) fixes was clunky (esp. for us non-Microsoft dependants).

The "no Linux desktop support" policy may well apply to most other manufacturers as well, although Nokia is one to have since bet the whole company on Linux and open-source (Qt etc.).

That said, what I'm after is a reasonably slim and light mid-range and mid-priced (US$ 200-300; without contract of course) 'classic smart' or touch handset with tri/quadband, WIFI (for VOIP), half-decent camera, 3.5mm jack, USB-charging...

Bonus features (subzero @ hell issues): dual-SIM (e.g. separate one for data); dual SD-slots (without removing battery! ; spring-loaded? ; e.g. one for apps and another for data), front-facing camera for videocalls (over WIFI/internet please)... these features may be more practical for my own $300-400 upgrade later on.

Despite abandoning us Maemo/internet tablet customers I still wouldn't mind buying Nokia products as I believe them to be a decent, Linux/OSS-supporting and environmentally conscious company (relative to competition) and Finland too is a neutral and decent little country.