Motorola ROKR E8

Get rockin' with the Motorola ROKR E8. *****

There's a nice feel to this candybar style phone. It's design, I quite like it. On the front you have the keys, there not touch sensitive, but give out a vibe when slightly pressed. Also depending on what setting your on, the keypad changes. For example, in music mode the keypad numbers disappear and get replaced by play, pause etc.

An unusual scroll wheel gets prime position, but can be tricky to master, as with anything it just takes a little practice. The phone comes with 2 GB storage, thankfully there's also a microSD slot for more. The 3.5 mm jack is handy for your own bass boosting headphones. Incorporates an FM Radio and supported music formats are MP3 and AAC. Bluetooth connectivity.

As the ROKR E8 is built for music, the cameras a very basic 2 megapixel job. Perfect for the odd photo message snap, not perfect for any budding photographer. The glossy black finish rounds it off, neat phone, for a neat music lover.

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Sony Ericsson W980

Sony Ericsson W980 *****

Anyone remember the the old Walkman's? Who ever thought that one day they would be incorporated into a mobile phone. Although Sony have done a nice job in doing it, at least for the sound anyway. The design of these style phones is a slight let down, but it does look robust and solid. Let's see what's inside.

Using the clamshell design the W980 packs 8GB of storage for all your music needs. Perhaps not as much as other leading phones, but for a clamshell it's leading the way. It's easy to use and navigate too, with that display on the front, control your music without even opening the phone itself.

As it's a Walkman phone there's a pretty sound equaliser in it. I can't really say the 3.2 megapixel camera lets it down, because the average camera just tops of a really average phone.
If you like good quality sounding music, and that's a must for your mobile needs, then this is a great contender to consider. Lets just see what Sony Ericsson packs into the W980's predecessors.

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iPhone 3G

iPhone 3G *****
Introducing iPhone 3G. With fast 3G wireless technology, Maps with GPS, support for enterprise features like Microsoft Exchange and the new App Store, iPhone 3G puts even more amazing features in your hands. And just like the original iPhone, it combines three products in one — a revolutionary phone, a widescreen iPod and a breakthrough Internet device with rich HTML email and full web browsing. iPhone 3G. It redefines what a mobile phone can do. Again.

The Verdict
So... it's cheaper, we get more apps, faster browsing, Sat-nav and OS tweaks. But same old 2mp bog standard camera. whats that all about? But hang on, this is the iPhone, we don't need a good quality snapper. Who really uses their 5mp+ cameras on other phones professionally anyway? The iPhone still has alot more to offer. How many mobile phones have Wi-Fi? Not many. The iPhone ruled from the start, but rules even more from it's re-launch.

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