With zealous Apple followers preparing for the coming iRapture, getting a hold of a cell phone running OSX will be nothing short of a miracle. But for the nonbelievers and those without 500 friggin' dollars to dump on an iPhone, you've got options. If you just want to listen to tunes and make phone calls without all those other superfluous smart phone features, the Nokia 5300 could be your personal (media) savior. This slider has nicely situated external music control keys, and it pauses and resumes audio playback automatically for incoming calls. A loud external speaker and awesome sound quality for both conversation and music make it that much easier to abstain from sinful cell phone splurges.
Review: Nokia 5300 XpressMusic Cell Phone
With zealous Apple followers preparing for the coming iRapture, getting a hold of a cell phone running OSX will be nothing short of a miracle. But for the nonbelievers and those without 500 friggin’ dollars to dump on an iPhone, you’ve got options. If you just want to listen to tunes and make phone calls […]
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WIRED
Fun design. Relatively inexpensive. Large keypad actually compatible with human fingers. Includes 1 GB microSD card. PC and Mac compatible. Can be used as mass storage device. Multiple IM clients. Easy to navigate media player includes customizable equalizer. Includes adapter for 3.5mm headphones. 1.3-megapixel camera with decent picture quality and 8x digital zoom.
TIRED
Storage maxes out at 2 GB. Need to remove back panel to access microSD slot. No FM receiver. No album art.