expansys is currently selling the Palm Centro for £164.99 which is good value for any smartphone.

Life starts after five o'clock. That's why there's the Palm® Centro™ smartphone. Palm Centro gives you voice, text, IM, email and web*, all in a phone that's a lot smaller than you think. It even has a touchscreen and a full keyboard, so you can say L8R to those tricky keys on your cell phone. Carry names and numbers, shoot photos and video, and meet up with friends. Centro. Let's go.

Talk, text, IM, or email* It's your call.
The Palm® Centro™ smartphone gives you tons of ways to keep in touch with friends. Call up Brian. Fire off a quick text to Jen. Instant message Chris. Or shoot an email to Kat. All you need is a Palm Centro* (And a few friends, of course).

Phone
Dial people right from your address book. Set up three-way calls with the touch of a button. Or use the speakerphone to talk hands-free.*

Text
Whether you're sending text, pictures, or even audio or video clips, the full keyboard makes typing complete messages a breeze.* Plus, Centro keeps all your messages in a chat-style view, so it's easy to keep track of the conversation.

IM
Instant message your buddy lists on AIM, MSN, or Yahoo!, and keep up with all the latest gossip when you're away from your computer.*

Email
Take your personal accounts like Gmail, AOL, and Yahoo! with you.* So you can reply to invites and answer email when you're out and about.