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Posted by: rkbtm316

are there any real mp3 player phones? I dont mean a phone that can play short mp3s for ringtones, I MEAN PHONE THAT ACTUALLY HAVE A MP3 PLAYER in it?

If so, can you all post it here, thanx..



Posted by: braindead5400

motorola E398
Sharp S700i
Nokia 6230
Sharp GX32

There are some of them



Posted by: bronco

sx1
sendoX
6630
6620
mpx220
mpx200
ngage

there are tons actually..



Posted by: Tempest811

moto a768i (in my avatar)

moto e680 <-- EXCELLENT phone for audio playback. it has stereo speakers and a lot of memory including up to 1GB expandable memory. so tons of mp3s.



Posted by: jfran

if you have a symbian handset there is the helix media player which does playing and streaming.

Other smartphones have windows media player

rgds

jim



Posted by: braindead5400

but not all symbian handsets have stereo output for the mp3's



Posted by: physicsmazz

nokia 3300



Posted by: daveyp225

v710

TF card slot for transferring mp3s to/from. Can also get stereo headset for it. I use it almost daily, and there should be a 256mb TF card out this month.



Posted by: Levent

mp3 award goes to E398 with stereo sound



Posted by: daveyp225

Only if you like to annoy others around you. Other than that, the v710 and e398 are a tie with stereo heasphone output and same expandible mem.

I do like the e398 better though. Cingular has no service near me .



Posted by: Levent

Quote:
Originally posted by daveyp225
Only if you like to annoy others around you. Other than that, the v710 and e398 are a tie with stereo heasphone output and same expandible mem.

I do like the e398 better though. Cingular has no service near me .



First of al V710 is not a gsm phone, second V710 does not have stereo sound as E398 and E680 and the mp3 player is not well integrated (so many complaints about it)....check again



Posted by: daveyp225

Quote:
Originally posted by Levent
First of al V710 is not a gsm phone, second V710 does not have stereo sound as E398 and E680 and the mp3 player is not well integrated (so many complaints about it)....check again


The Motorola v710 does have stereo output via headphones.

Who said anything about GSM phones? This thread is about mp3 player phones. CDMA, GSM or otherwise. I think you need glasses.

The v710's mp3 player is integrated just fine.

You check again.



Posted by: Levent

Quote:
Originally posted by daveyp225
The Motorola v710 does have stereo output via headphones.

Who said anything about GSM phones? This thread is about mp3 player phones. CDMA, GSM or otherwise. I think you need glasses.

The v710's mp3 player is integrated just fine.

You check again.


oh! stereo via headphones! I think that makes V710 and E398/E680 equal soundwise?! Then, i'll go buy V710 tomorrow morning



Posted by: daveyp225

I never said it was equal sound-wise, though I bet they sound basically the same through headphones. The "equality" was an implication for their features. Did you get those glasses yet?



Posted by: Levent

Quote:
Originally posted by daveyp225
I never said it was equal sound-wise, though I bet they sound basically the same through headphones. The "equality" was an implication for their features. Did you get those glasses yet?


hahaha yeah i got my glasses and i agree they MAY ONLY sound same through the headphone and what if you don't want to use headphones? think again



Posted by: daveyp225

Quote:
Originally posted by Levent
hahaha yeah i got my glasses and i agree they MAY ONLY sound same through the headphone and what if you don't want to use headphones? think again
You could always strip the wire and use a 1000 watt sony speaker system.

But if you don't want headphones, the e398 is clearly the victor.



Posted by: Levent

i totally agree with you



Posted by: Kapsama

6230 due to 1GB MMC's that blow the 128MB of the E398 out of the water.



Posted by: nebur

true but sandisk just released a 256MB transflash: http://www.engadget.com/entry/7559112790155434/

they should hopefully have 1GB by next year or earliest this summer as one rep told me.



Posted by: Levent

Quote:
Originally posted by Kapsama
6230 due to 1GB MMC's that blow the 128MB of the E398 out of the water.


6230, either accept crappy mono sound out of it or live with your headset...that is so funny to compare a phone like 6230 to E398 about mp3 player. What is the use of having 1 gb card if you can't listen to it stereo???? you can listen to 6230 stereo only thru a big headset with a jack under the phone that is nokia's brilliant idea? (E398-Port for stereo-headset is located on the top edge, it is covered with rubber cork, which is attached to the case. The advantage of such solution is that it does not use standard interface connector, which is located on the bottom side of the phone, although you can connect the headset there as well. But in that case the construction will turn out being rather big, and this is not a good thing at all. The typical example of wrong solution is Nokia 6230, the phones size with connected headset increases by almost one centimeter, this cannot be called optimal).

Source : http://www.mobile-review.com/review...a-e398-en.shtml

:laughs:



Posted by: Kapsama

Quote:
Originally posted by Levent
6230, either accept crappy mono sound out of it or live with your headset...that is so funny to compare a phone like 6230 to E398 about mp3 player. What is the use of having 1 gb card if you can't listen to it stereo???? you can listen to 6230 stereo only thru a big headset with a jack under the phone that is nokia's brilliant idea? (E398-Port for stereo-headset is located on the top edge, it is covered with rubber cork, which is attached to the case. The advantage of such solution is that it does not use standard interface connector, which is located on the bottom side of the phone, although you can connect the headset there as well. But in that case the construction will turn out being rather big, and this is not a good thing at all. The typical example of wrong solution is Nokia 6230, the phones size with connected headset increases by almost one centimeter, this cannot be called optimal).

Source : http://www.mobile-review.com/review...a-e398-en.shtml

:laughs:


You sound desparate now. First of all, the 6230 has stereo output through the speakers. Second of all, how does a 1 cm increase in phone size matter? Only anal retentive people like Eldar would even have the nerve to use this as a negative point. The stereo speakers of the E398 are not a advantage for MP3 playback. An I-Pod doesn't have external Stereo speakers, is the E398 a better portable Music player because of that? Please.



Posted by: Levent

Quote:
Originally posted by Kapsama
You sound desparate now. First of all, the 6230 has stereo output through the speakers. Second of all, how does a 1 cm increase in phone size matter? Only anal retentive people like Eldar would even have the nerve to use this as a negative point. The stereo speakers of the E398 are not a advantage for MP3 playback. An I-Pod doesn't have external Stereo speakers, is the E398 a better portable Music player because of that? Please.


6230 doesn't have stereo speakers let'smake this clear first. The only way you can listen any song from 6230 stereo is if you use jac under the phone. And the anal example you gave is lame. I have nothing more to say since you are comparing an i-pod and a phone. Are you comparing i-pod to E398 because you can't compare 6230 to E398 in mp3 player? Can you make calls with i-pod? you sound sarcastic. Try something else to come up with cuz it's not working.



Posted by: Kapsama

Quote:
Originally posted by Levent
6230 doesn't have stereo speakers let'smake this clear first. The only way you can listen any song from 6230 stereo is if you use jac under the phone. And the anal example you gave is lame. I have nothing more to say since you are comparing an i-pod and a phone. Are you comparing i-pod to E398 because you can't compare 6230 to E398 in mp3 player? Can you make calls with i-pod? you sound sarcastic. Try something else to come up with cuz it's not working.

You're right, I meant to say earphones. And my comparison stands. The stereo speakers of the E398 or the 1 cm extension on the Nokia don't make the MP3 listening experience superior on the E398. First of all people listen to portable music through earphones not through the loudspeaker. And second of all the E398 is longer than the 6230 by default so when comparing the sizes with headphones plugged in the 6230 might still win.
Compared to that the almost ten fold difference in size for MP3 space is a humongous advantage.



Posted by: Levent

Quote:
Originally posted by Kapsama
You're right, I meant to say earphones. And my comparison stands. The stereo speakers of the E398 or the 1 cm extension on the Nokia don't make the MP3 listening experience superior on the E398. First of all people listen to portable music through earphones not through the loudspeaker. And second of all the E398 is longer than the 6230 by default so when comparing the sizes with headphones plugged in the 6230 might still win.
Compared to that the almost ten fold difference in size for MP3 space is a humongous advantage.


"First of all people listen to portable music through earphones not through the loudspeaker"---> This is a wrong statement because it depends on where the PEOPLE are when they want to play music...I personally very rarely use my earphones and my friends, as well. But of course always keeping both options in the hand since i can listen stereo music thru e398 both ways. Well, speaking of size, 6230 dimensions are; 103mm x 44mm x 20mm and E398 dimensions are; 108mm x 46mm x 21mm. When you add 1 cm to 6230 it'll be 113mm which will be taller than E398's 108mm. So you are wrong again. But 6230 is not a bad phone, could've been better and i also keep hearing rumors in forums that 6230i is going to come out with 208X208 not sure if it is true.



Posted by: darkfireangel

doesn't the new sharp phone have stereo speakers? vodafone 902SH has 2mp camera, stereo speakers, i heard rumors that it might be unlockable, so you might want to check this phone out. go to vodafone's website either uk or japan's. its in their lineup.



Posted by: volcomwrx

im pretty sure the nokia 3390 can



Posted by: [IFC]Area51

Indeed the e398 would be my choice. The mp3 playback on it is great. I just got a Samsung D500 even though the imate plug is ok but the e398 still sounds better. I havent even used the headphones that come with the D500, hehe.

And having the option of listening through the true stereo speakers on it's sides is very convenient when i am in my office desk. I just play it all day. I have like 40 full mp3 songs on it right now on my 128mb t-flash. Im getting the 256mb soon.



Posted by: Levent

same here, i'm excited about 256 mb also but still not in the market :s



Posted by: daveyp225

Keep an eye on the LG vx8100 . CDMA, but still going to be one nice phone!



Posted by: Levent

Quote:
Originally posted by daveyp225
Keep an eye on the LG vx8100 . CDMA, but still going to be one nice phone!


nice one but cdma



Posted by: vikod

i brought my 2nd phone N3300 purely for mp3.....this phone as an mp3 playa played thru the headset wins hands down completely!!!! .....then i upgraded to e398 coz i wanted a cam on the phone....but was taken a lil aback by the phone's mp3 playback thru the headset (the original moto ones...which r an absolute piece of crap!....lookin for better ones!!!??)...but playback thru the external speakers rox!! (my pref - listen thru a headset)

the lag that i find in e398 compared to 3300 is that when the phone is playin a song ...the GUI starts to lag...its kinda irritatin when u also want to do somethin else while the song is bein played!!...which is not the case with 3300!

but the best part of e398 i think r the new firmwares comin out ....n the way u can customise the phone!!!!

just heard a new firmware which enables video recordin is out!!!!!



Posted by: Chillin

I used to own the 3300. It was awesome and I still highly reccomend it.

I now use the Treo 650. It is F'n awesome and I highly reccomend it!

The Treo 650 is the best phone in the world. It is the best phone evar! It is the best phone that will ever be!



Posted by: Antrix

I own a E398, and i admit, it's just great if sound is your priority on the move. Sure you wouldn't like to compare it with an "ipod", it's a complete mismatch, an "ipod" does not have a "phone" . And by the way, when it comes to multimedia, i guees experience does count, what does "xxKIA" knows about it? Untill recently it was boasting of it's MONO FM phones, but ironically "xxKIA" never admitted in any press release that it's phones produce MONO quality sound. SICK! Oh! i forgot, if you're looking for a phone, then please look for a phone, a smartphone could well entice your senses, but trust me, with simplicity comes predictability. If you could get your hands on any smartphone (Symbian/Windows Mobile) compare the ease of "PHONE" features that you'll be using the most, and then decide, are they worth it?



Posted by: r-m0ney

the sony ericsson z800i, full blown mp3 player with playlist, long...long battery life, and up to 1gb storage on memory stick duo pro...wow





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