Got this yesterday with 2-year agreement extension and pay $50 for it. However the no agreement price is $200 for the phone that supports Chinese (Simplify/Tradition) user menu and text input. For $200 for an SE phone with Chinese and 1 year warranty is a deal IMO. You can get it unlock in a rage of $5-40 (depending on where you get it from). If comparing to mobile shops that sells unlocked phones, they are way more expensive (but of course with new models, etc) and either come with 30-day or 6-months warranty.
not a bad phone at all. In UK if u want simplified/traditional chinese on your phone u have to go to China Town and pay a £10 to get it done, but thenyes it supposts the language but can everyone use the SMS format?