One of the most important things to do when purchasing a mobile phone is to make sure that you can synchronize your contact lists. While the Android OS does a good job of saving your contact books to Google servers, that severely reduces flexibility when purchasing a phone that doesn't run Android. The same thing goes with Windows Mobile Phones and especially those running Apple's iOS.
The best alternative to saving your contact data on a cloud server operated by a large corporation is to use one of these programs that can manage your contacts a synchronize your important contact data with your PC instead. From there, you can even transfer the data to a different brand.
The majority of these software downloads are official applications directly from the manufacturer of your phone. If you have two phones from different manufacturers, you should download each official software programs and explore your options, usually by synchronizing with your Windows contacts (Outlook and Windows Mail).
PC Suite for Sony Ericsson Phones.
Sony Ericsson PC Tools can update phone firmware, manage contacts, transfer files between phone and PC and synchronize phone data.
Mobile device manager for connecting and managing Sony Xperia devices including file transfer, migrate from iPhone and updating phone firmware.
Sony PC Companion can update phone firmware, manage contacts, transfer files between phone and PC, synchronize phone data and backup phone data.
A multi-use application for management and manipulation of mobile phones.
MOBILedit can manage contacts, transfer files between phone and PC and synchronize phone data.
iPhone and iPad file transfer software for backing up apps, photos, notes, contacts and messages.
iMazing can manage contacts, transfer files between phone and PC, synchronize iPhone, synchronize iPad and backup phone data.
A wireless PC mobile phone suite for use with Android phones and tablets.
AirDroid can manage contacts, transfer files between phone and PC, backup phone data, send SMS messages, play APK apps and emulate Android.
Full management and file transfer suite for owners of LG tablets and cell phones to transfer images, apps, videos, music and other data between devices.
LG PC Suite can update phone firmware, manage contacts, transfer files between phone and PC, synchronize phone data and backup phone data.
Firmware update prerequisite.
LG Support Tool can update phone firmware, manage contacts, transfer files between phone and PC, synchronize phone data and backup phone data.
Easily synchronize data between your PC and Apple iOS device which can also create ringtones, download firmware updates and manage text messages on the...
iTools can manage contacts, synchronize phone data and backup phone data.
Sync and organize your BlackBerry with RIM's new software.
BlackBerry Link can update phone firmware, manage contacts, transfer files between phone and PC and synchronize phone data.
SIM card processing software to view and edit SIM card contents.
Dekart SIM Explorer can manage contacts, synchronize phone data, synchronize iPhone, synchronize iPad and open VCF files.
Android and iOS phone management suite that transfers files and data, performs backup and restore and manages multimedia, contacts and messages.
MoboPlay can manage contacts, synchronize phone data, synchronize iPhone and backup phone data.
Provides firmware and OS updates for BlackBerry phones.
BlackBerry Device Updater can update phone firmware and manage contacts.
The successor of HTC Sync: All-in-one management tool for Android HTC phones to transfer data.
HTC Sync Manager can update phone firmware, manage contacts, transfer files between phone and PC, synchronize phone data, backup phone data, protect from data loss and perform backup operations.
Handy and all-in-one free phone manager for Android.
MobileGo for Android can manage contacts, transfer files between phone and PC, synchronize phone data, synchronize iPhone, synchronize iPad, backup phone data and send SMS messages.
Media library management software for use with Samsung phones.
Kies can update phone firmware, manage contacts, synchronize phone data and backup phone data.
Manages features on Samsung phones and tablets including downloading, browsing and searching for apps, firmware updates and organizing media like music...
Samsung Kies can update phone firmware, manage contacts, transfer files between phone and PC, synchronize phone data and backup phone data.