The phone I had before the N900 was an HTC Hero- I still us it as a backup handset. Android's integration of ocial networking pales compared to the mighty Finn. No out of the box IMing. There are many third party clients but of course non are as well integrated compared to the N900's implementation. The skype app isn't worth botherig with- I have uninstalled it from the phone. I have no Facebook so I cannot comment on its integration, but from what I've heard it is quite good.