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Music on Your Mobile
Thinking of buying a new cell phone that can replace your MP3 player? Read about the latest music cell phones.
Everywhere you turn, you will see a person with a pair of earphones plugged in. After the craze of MP3 players, the next big thing is a growing popularity in cellular phones that double up as MP3 players. Some of the common features of a music cell phone are an expandable memory slot or an integrated hard disk. These phones may have a headphone jack that will allow you to connect a normal headphone to your cell phone. Otherwise these phones come with their dedicated headphones.
With so many new phones available on the market, choosing the right phone becomes a daunting task. The major cell phone providers—Nokia, Motorola, and Sony Ericsson—have models that offer music capabilities. Here is an overview of the most popular models you might like to consider.
Nokia
Nokia N91
Nokia's range of music phones fall under their 'N' series. The N series of phones is for the music lover who wants to have most of his songs at his beck and call, and the N91 is no exception.
- This phone comes with an 8GB hard disk and rivals the iPod Nano in storage capacity.
- The phone supports a wide range of music formats including MP3, WMA, WAV, 3g2, MPEG, etc.
- Music is transferred using a USB 2 cable.
- A well thought out feature that makes this ideal for the music lover is the large music dedicated set of keys on the slide cover at the front of the phone. The phone provides up to 10 hours of music playback.
- Bundled with a 2 mega pixel camera, the Nokia N91 can also take the occasional photo when required.
Nokia N73
For someone who does not want to invest much in a music phone, another option is Nokia's N73—meant for a person who might occasionally want to listen to music on his phone.
- This phone has support for a 1GB mini SD memory card. A person can store up to 1,000 songs in eAAC format.
- The phone has a 3.2 mega pixel camera, which makes it ideal for taking photos.
- The N73 has support for visual radio as well. This means that you can listen to FM radio and if a channel is visual radio enabled you will get a visual interactive channel displayed on the screen. It provides important information such as details regarding the song being played, biographies of the artist being played, etc.
Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson W200i
When the inventors of the walkman and one of the early pioneering cell phone makers tied up, it was certain that their product would offer the best of two worlds. Such is the case with Sony Ericsson's new line of walkman phones. The W200i is an ideal choice for a person seeking a music phone from the stable of Sony Ericsson.
- Accessing your music has never been easier with a one touch button that launches the proprietary walkman application.
- Sony even provides software that allows you to easily rip music directly from CDs to your phone via your computer.
- What makes the W200i stand out is the mega bass facility for the phone. It provides a better overall music experience.
Sony Ericsson W580i
Another phone to consider is the W580i.
- One of the features that makes this phone stand out is its proprietary track ID software. The phone allows you to record music and identify the artist and the track by comparing it to a database. This is handy if you hear a song you cannot remember or want to identify an artist that is playing on some speaker system.
- Another feature is flight mode which allows you to use your phone even during flights ensuring that the radio does not affect any sensitive flight instruments.
- This phone is packed with innovative features such as shake control. This allows you to use wrist movements to change the track that is being played on your phone.
- The phone stores its songs on a memory stick. The phone is Bluetooth enabled, which allows you to listen to music on a Bluetooth-enabled headset without the need for a wired connection.
Motorola
MotoRokr E6
The MotoRokr is a music-capable PDA phone from Motorola.
- It comes with 30 full MP3 songs preloaded.
- Some of the features of this phone are dedicated music buttons and wireless stereo music headphones.
- The phone offers music support for multiple formats including MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, RA, WAV, MIDI, and AMR-NB/-WB.
- The phones memory can be extended up to 2GB and it can store up to 1,500 songs.
- An interesting feature of the phone is that users can connect it to a PC and use the integrated camera as a webcam.
When making your final choice, get a live demo of the phone. Consider how comfortable you feel using the phone's menu and the clarity of music with the bundled headphones.
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