I am looking for the BEST cell phone according to the following
priorities:  (understanding that other priorities might dictate a
different "best" phone)

My priorities (in order):

1. The thing that is MOST important to me is voice quality.  I cannot
tolerate any compromises in this category.

2. Next most important is that the phone does not hang or crash (e.g. treo).

3. Next most important is that it has an excellent user interface (i.e. not RAZR)

4. Next most important is that it works internationally including
England, India, China, Japan, Korea, Russia, and USA.

5. Next most important is that it syncs easily and completely with Outlook.

6. Next is that it has features such as camera, mp3 player, etc...

Hi

if u want cell pjone which works internationally including
England, India, China, Japan, Korea, Russia, and USA,

i think u have to go for NOKIA, Sony Ericsson, Samsung brands.

u have to go for their website and check your requirements..

i hope u will get it one good model which u want....


ByE.

Ericsson has a couple of triband phones, Which will work anywhere in the world
including USA(cingular,t-mobile etc).

I have a T39mc Ericsson phone and it worked in USA and in India also.
It has bluetooth, IR  and GPRS. You can easily sync with outlook using
Bluetooth or IR.

T39 link
http://www.overstock.com/sm-ericsson-flip-t39-bluetooth-gsm-triband-unlocked-cell-phone--pg-proframe_pi-1562823_ti-82124.html
Very cheap Only $69.99
Pros- Simple user interface, GPRS, IR, Bluetooth
Cons- Monochrome, No camera, Old

Sony Ericsson W800i Triband GSM World Phone  Link
http://www.ustronics.com/soerw8trgsmw.html

has everything you can think of
-- Mp3 player, FM receiver, 2MP camera, GPRS, IR, Bluetooth, USB etc.
Cons Price $559.95

Sony Ericsson K300i Triband
http://www.ustronics.com/soerk3trgsmw.html
Has everthing except camera & Fm receiver
Price cheap $159

Couple of other links
Sony Ericsson Z520i Quad band
http://www.ustronics.com/soerz5trgsmw1.html 

Sony Ericsson Z800i tri band
http://www.ustronics.com/soerz8trgsmw.html

Sony Ericsson S700i tri band
http://www.ustronics.com/soers7trgsmw.html

Sony ericsson J210i triband color
http://www.ustronics.com/ericssonj210.html

Nokia N90
http://www.ustronics.com/non90trwogsm.html
Drool about the above phone



Just go to 

http://store.ustronics.us/worldphones.html for Triband phones

And goto 
http://store.ustronics.us/quadbandphones.html
for quadband phones(palm treo etc)



Triband phones  900/1800/1900 MHz 
Quadband phones 850/900/1800/1900 MHz 

GSM frequencies used in the world

United Kingdom(GSM 900/1800) 
India(GSM 900/1800)
China, Peoples Republic of(GSM 900)
USA(GSM 1900 / 850 ) 
Russia(GSM 900/1800) 

Japan & korea dont use GSM

Read the following link to know more about dualband/triband/quad band etc

http://www.thetravelinsider.info/roadwarriorcontent/quadbandphones.htm

Summing up, you wanted a good phone which does not crash, has good
interface and works in many countries.
For features, quality and reliability go for nokia. This has the best
interface uncomparable to any other phones. And in Nokia go for a
triband one as you can use this in all the places mentioned.
Probably the new N series would be the best bet.

The best is go for Nokia 6630 Triband Cell. Best for use in
international(anywhere in USA, Europe, Asia and Japan) and US. With
comparative price + 1.3 MP Camera + Bluetooth + 1-hour of video
recording + Powerful office tools on the go - Emails, PC
synchronisation, MS Word and Excel viewer + Browse the web at
broadband speeds with 3G & EDGE* technologies +

Features:
Also Global roaming enabled; works as WCDMA*/ GSM dual mode phone in
Asia-Pacific and Europe areas; GSM/ EDGE in Americas; WCDMA in Japan
(Requires operator roaming support)

Audio Played formats (decoding): .3gp and .mp4 file formats, MPEG-4
video, H.263 video, RealMedia (Real Video and Real Audio), MP3 and AAC

Memory Functions
    * 10 MB internal dynamic memory for contacts, text messages,
multimedia messages, ringing tones, images, video clips, calendar
notes, to-do list, and applications
    * Expandable memory: 64 MB Reduced Size Dual Voltage (1.8/3V)
MultiMediaCard (MMC)*
    * Hot swap slot for easy MMC card insertion and removal

Messaging
    * Multimedia messaging: Combine image, video, text and voice clip
and send as MMS to a compatible phone or PC; use MMS to tell your
story with a multi-slide presentation
    * Automatic resizing of your megapixel image to fit MMS. (max.300
KB attachment size depending on the network)
    * Predictive text input: Support for all major languages in Europe
and Asia-Pacific

Rest features and pricimg you can find it over the Nokia official website....

It is not just the phone but is it has to do with the Carrier as well.
For example if you are in US and you have a Triband phone
900/1800/1900MHz, it will work fine with T-Mobile but you will have
some problem with Cingular and AT&T because they offer in some are
850MHz. Now if you have a Quadband phone which has
850/900/1800/1900MHz then you will not have any problem with the band.
Unfortunately most of the quadband phones are released by Motorola and
not by Sony Ericsson and Nokia which has much better reception of the
frequency. Wiht T-Mobile any GSM unlocked phone that has 1900MHz will
work. In Overseas as long as your phone has 900/1800MHz then you are
OK. Also make sure your phone is unlocked. My recommentions are:

Treo 650 Unlocked
http://www.1worldgift.com/sitrceph.html

Best phone ad of today 5/9/06 Nokia N80
http://www.romeohifi.com/non803mequca.html

Nokia N91 unlocked
http://www.romeohifi.com/non9gsmunphw.html

Nokia N71 Unlocked

http://www.romeohifi.com/gsmworldphones.html

If want Razr which I do not recommend but they are cheap phones with
many many features. I would recommend the V3i over V3 Razr.

http://www.romeohifi.com/mov3igsmunbr.html


http://www.romeohifi.com/mov3ragsmwoq.html

http://www.romeohifi.com/unmorav3moph.html


Motorola A1200 PDA Smartphone unlocked, OK reception but Very Good
phone for the price.

http://www.romeohifi.com/motorolaa1200.html



Sony Ericsson P990 Unlocked PDA--- Very Good PDA Phone.

http://www.romeohifi.com/gsmworldphones.html


If want just a cheap Phone then I would recommend Sony Ericsson J210i Unlocked

http://www.romeohifi.com/gsmworldphones.html

Motorola V180 Unlocked

http://www.romeohifi.com/mov1gsmwotrf.html


Also Some Sumsung phones are Good with a lot of features and yet cheap.


Samsung D600 Quadband Unlocked

http://www.romeohifi.com/sasggsm2mepi.html



Samsung E730 Triband Unlocked
http://www.romeohifi.com/sasg.html


Samsung X660 cheap Unlocked phone
http://www.romeohifi.com/sax6gsmchtru.html

The best part about unlocked phones are that you are not locked to a
carrier and if you travel to Overseas, You can buy a prepaid SIM CArd
from the country that you are in and will end up saving a lot money on
the calling rate.