There are certain things which I look for when I buy a mobile phone. It should not only be a mere object for calling, but an all round mobile communication device, where I can surf the internet in it's true format, send and receive e-mails with attachments, and do most of the things that I can do with my laptop, except a CD-ROM drive!
I am currently using three handsets - Nokia 9300i communicator, HTC P3400 windows, Nokia N73 music edition. Most of the time, I carry the HTC Touch windows handset, which allows me to do anything on the web, even logging into MP and reading my messages and posting replies - all in the exact format as you see in a computer screen. It has a 3 inch 65K display with good resolution of colours, a windows media player, Mp3, bluetooth and all the other features. It's fast too, thanks to the Vodafone Connect service!
The Nokia 9300i is a mini-laptop type folding phone, which appears like a phone from the top, but once you open it, the communicator device with a fairly large screen presents itself. It's not Windows based, but operates on Symbian OS. You can surf the web, send emails, view attachments, but you cannot do many things that's possible in a Windows handset. However, it allows you to connect to a local area network in your workplace - that's a cool feature and you can also make slides and prepare your presentations. It's more of a business phone than a multimedia one.
For my multimedia needs, I use my Nokia N73 music edition phone which came with a 2 GB Mini SD storage card, an excellent display and a big screen. I have stored 500 pictures and 200 songs in the phone, still 700 MB memory is free! The camera is wonderful- 3.2 MP with Carl Zeiss lens and auto-focus and automatic flash. The music quality is awesome, the sound is terrific, with an equalizer. It has bluetooth, IR port, and being a 3G handset, it gives you the opportunity to view the web pages in their true formats. You can transfer the photos and songs to the phone from your computer and viceversa, using the data cable. However, it's a Symbian operated phone. I am so happy with the phone, that I dropped the idea of going for an i pod. With such a device in hand, who needs a digital camera or a Mp3 player?