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Sanyo 9000 I
It's still the best phone on offer for 027 users when it comes to music because of the inclusion of the 1GB miniSD storage card included with the phone. This gives you enough memory for several hours of music playback from your phone. Simply transfer the files from your computer. The 9000 is a good performer in other areas too. You can access email, make walkie-talkie-like calls using push-to-talk, take photos using the built-in digital camera, and the music player itself does the basics well.
Price: $699
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Sony Ericsson V630i
A candy bar-shaped phone, the V630i builds on Sony's pedigree to produce a handset that appreciates the needs of the music-lover. There are dedicated music buttons and the V630i supports Bluetooth for wireless audio streaming to compatible headphones. The memory stick micro slot allows you to load up on music. Compact and stylish, it's the digital version of Sony's much-loved Walkman, with the added bonus of being a phone.
Price: $499
www.sonyericsson.com
Motorola
RAZR V3x A well-made clamshell phone that looks good, is packed with features, and does a good job with music playback. There's a storage card slot which allows you to plug in a card with 512MB of storage - that will take care of your music needs. As a 3G phone, the V3x also does fancy things such as video calling, video streaming and high-speed downloads. There's a digital camera and Bluetooth for connecting to your computer or using a wireless headset. A versatile phone that does music as well as it does everything else.
Price: $699
www.vodafone.co.nz
