There's been a lot of talk lately about how phones with mp3 functionality will inevitably take over the mp3 player market. Consolidation seems to be the word. The folks at Geeks.com sent us the US edition of the (unlocked) Nokia 3300 mp3 phone -- one of the first of its kind -- and we put it to test.
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Member since:2005-06-28
Member since:I have the new SE K750i, and it's an even better phone than the K700i. It has a memorystick duo slot (came with a 64MB stick installed) and 2Megapixel camera (very good quality, does 1632x1224 as well as the regular 640x480 and 320x240 modes. Java can access bluetooth, so a lot of aps that don't work on the K700i work on the K750i (or at least will work with slight revision.) It also has some kind of Java 3D stuff included, though I've never felt the need to try it out.
Phone is completely themable - mine has a Mac theme at the moment.
The browser is pretty good (can do HTML well enough to view OSNews articles and comments - even looked at other pages so I know it's not just that OSNews is serving phone specific pages.)
All important - it's candy bar shaped, so you can actually pocket it.
Member since:2005-07-25
I've found that using bluetooth to get the files on knocks out far more battery life than playing music. Plus I put it on the charger when I get home every day, so it's never been an issue.
As for the custom connector, I completely agree, but I think I could create an adaptor from a spare handsfree kit. Might do it one day.
Member since:2005-06-28
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nice as an mp3 player if you don't mind charging your phone every day!
The problem with moderm do-everything phones is battery life. I was in a position where I had no computer for over a week, and used the phone a lot to play games, read a few emails, take some pictures and write the odd note down. The battery life was a disgrace!
The custom connector for earphones is another horrible thing too! Why do phone companies do that? It's stupid!!