Mobile Phones

Most cell phones these days are capable of playing music. Even a barebones music player will do the most common music formats. For most people, Sony Ericsson’s Walkman series may be the first to mind when they’re looking for a musically talented handset, but Nokia has come a long way, too, with its multimedia-enabled N-series handhelds. Then again, not everyone will need a “multimedia computer”. So there’s the XpressMusic range to cater to this music-loving crowd.

Design
There’s nothing cutting edge about the design of the Nokia 5700 XpressMusic. It does stand out, but not because it’s an ultraslim model. We have to qualify that the 5700 isn’t chunky. It has a nice heft in hand and against our ear. It’s like you can actually feel you’re holding something substantial in your hands, but not to the extent that it’s heavy or bulky. In short, it’s a nice balance of size and weight.

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Looking for a new cell phone? One that can e-mail, play music, surf the Web and, well, is just really cool?

I bet you’re thinking: Sure, I want the iPhone. Starting next week you can get it.

But there are also plenty of other hip phones on the market that do most of what the iPhone does and even a few that have some added features.

I got a few of these phones and decided to play around with them for a few days. Apple did not provide ABC News with an iPhone, so there is no way to really compare apples to the Apple, so to speak.

A warning: I love technology, but am in no way an expert. This list is in no way a comprehensive one, or even a full review of any of these phones. It’s just a look at some of the alternatives out there and the initial thoughts of a pretty tech savvy journalist playing around with them.

These phones aren’t for everybody.

Chris Hazelton, an analyst with IDC Research, said the typical buyer is going to be somebody willing to pay for expensive data plans, willing to sacrifice battery life and people who are “bleeding edge” adopters - those who are willing to pay for the latest, but untested, technology.

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