Memory
This is a major factor when it comes to choosing the right music mobile. Most phones allow you to use external memory in the form of microSD, miniSD or normal SD cards. What you need to make sure of is what size card can the phone actually support. At the moment 2GB is the most prevalent, though we are expecting to see 4GB and higher cards available soon. Just make sure the phone you choose is able to support at least a 2GB card. The reason is in case it supports up to 1GB and you happen to use a 2GB card, it’s going to run your phone into the ground. No, not because it weighs more, but because you’re phone will start running slow when you have more than 1GB of information. Avoid taking the risk, though most phones are perfectly compatible with 2GB cards these days, it won’t hurt to check it out. And don’t worry Tech2 is around for just such purposes.
Music Player Features
Now to the nitty gritty, the Music Player itself. Every mobile phone manufacturer will most times have a different player for various models. However that also largely depends on the kind of OS the phone is running on. For example Nokia’s 5300 and 5700 Xpress Music phones, though part of the same series, run off different Operating Systems, S40 and S60 respectively. Each one has a different music player and it’s not necessary that they’ll have the same features and settings either.
What you need to look for when it comes to the music player are the settings. Make sure that the player has equalizers. Presets will do too if you aren’t as finicky as me. But it always helps to be able to adjust the EQs manually for just the right effect. Other options you could look for would be Stereo Widening that gives you a surround sort of feel, visualizations – that don’t do much for sound but just makes the whole experience a bit jazzier with a few psychedelic designs or lights. These options are not absolutely necessary of course, just a way to tweak the phones appeal but what does matter is an option for Bass boost. The Bass boost setting is not prevalent in all mobiles that may have EQs with presets. But if it’s there, all the better! The player should also allow you to create playlists, preferably in the phone directly even through the PC software that should come with the phone.
These are some of the things to look for when you’re looking to get yourself a mobile phone with an mp3 player. Of course the price will also play an important factor. But there are plenty of phones out there within most budgets that are equipped with most if not all the features I talked about. You can take a look at some of the A2DP compatible phones and see if any meet your fancy. If you have any more ideas of what to look for in a music phone go ahead and share them on the Tech2 Forums.




