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).
An effective Android PC manager with backup, restore and contact editing.
Mobogenie can manage contacts, transfer files between phone and PC, synchronize phone data and backup phone data.
View and manipulate data on many CDMA phones.
BitPim can manage contacts, transfer files between phone and PC and backup phone data.
Access and browse filesytem of iOS devices like iPad or iPhone.
Macgo iPhone Explorer can manage contacts, transfer files between phone and PC, synchronize iPhone, synchronize iPad and backup phone data.
A remote mobile phone manager with extra Sony support.
SonicHANDY can manage contacts, backup phone data and send SMS messages.
Cell phone management utility for Nokia with tools to transfer data, synchronize contacts, music, photos and contacts as well as send messages from the PC...
Nokia Suite can update phone firmware, manage contacts, transfer files between phone and PC and backup phone data.
Synchronize data between your PC and BlackBerry.
BlackBerry Desktop can update phone firmware, manage contacts, transfer files between phone and PC and synchronize phone data.
Share files with other mobile phones or computers.
Nokia Ovi Suite can update phone firmware, manage contacts, transfer files between phone and PC and synchronize phone data.
Official HTC phone tool from the source.
HTC Sync can update phone firmware, manage contacts, transfer files between phone and PC, synchronize phone data and backup phone data.
Legacy phone synchronization tool designed for use with older phones to share data between Windows systems (like XP) and a connected device.
Microsoft ActiveSync can manage contacts, transfer files between phone and PC and synchronize phone data.
An older SE PC Suite from when the Sony Ericsson brand still existed.
Sony Ericsson PC Suite can manage contacts, transfer files between phone and PC and synchronize phone data.
View your Android phone on your Windows desktop.
MyMobiler for Android can update phone firmware, manage contacts, transfer files between phone and PC, synchronize phone data and backup phone data.
A portal to Sony Ericsson and operator features.
Sony Ericsson PC Companion can update phone firmware, manage contacts, transfer files between phone and PC, synchronize phone data and backup phone data.
Mobile phone management software including synchronization and firmware updates.
PC Suite can update phone firmware, manage contacts, transfer files between phone and PC and synchronize phone data.
Modern software for Samsung phones enabling management and file transfer.
Samsung Phone Tools - PC Studio can update phone firmware, manage contacts, transfer files between phone and PC, synchronize phone data and backup phone data.
Motorola MediaLink.
Motorola Mobile Phone Tools can update phone firmware, manage contacts, transfer files between phone and PC and synchronize phone data.
Cell phone file manager.
MobTime Cell Phone Manager can manage contacts, transfer files between phone and PC and synchronize phone data.