Best cell phones for digital music
The New York Times takes a look at the cell phones for digital music lovers, since carrying both a cell phone and an MP3 player might be too much hassle for some of us. They choose
Motorola RAZR V3iMotorola RAZR V3i, which is a modified original RAZR with a button taking you straight to the music collection of 6.9 hours:
The V3i uses the same menu system as the iPod. The phone lacks the iPod click wheel, so an up/down/left/right button substitutes.
Sony Ericsson W810i from Cingular is another one they choose, with the special attention paid to the 3-speaker system and sound quality the phone produces. The phone is also a best seller on Amazon for Cingular plans. Also, it uses a Sony MemoryStick, which works out great, if you listen to the music on both PSP and your phone, but not so great, if you don’t have a MemoryStick.
LG VX8500 Chocolate phone offered by Verizon also made the list, but the reviewers weren’t really impressed:
The slider phone has a hot button to take you right to your music, and loading songs, while not flawless, worked with some persistence. Sound quality was a bit thin but acceptable.