Need Input

[nevermorefu]

So, I'm buying a new phone next month and want opinions... I want an MP3 player so I basically have two choices:

Chocolate (VX 8500):  has a menu system for music like an iPod but costs more and is a slider

VX 8300:  does not a nice menu system for music... just have to scroll down, but it's cheaper and a flip phone

What do we think?

Comments

[nitaskeeta26]

I saw the VX8300. It has the cool microSD. It's similar to mine (VX8100). The resolution on the outside screen isn't as high. I don't know anything about the Chocolate, I've just seen it. It looks cool but it doesn't protect your main scree like a flip... So I'm probably not much help. Of the two? I'd say the 8300. It's pretty light for a camera phone too.

More info

[nevermorefu]

The Chocolate has an MP3 player like an iPod though... with menu's by artist, album, shuffle, etc., where as the VX8300 you have to scroll through all 250 songs... The Chocolate also can hold up to 2GB and the VX8300 is only 1GB... I would buy the case for the Chocolate which is similar to an iPod case and I *believe* protects the screen... I never scratch my screen anyways... I've had mine for almost two years and there is one little scratch... The Chocolate is only a little taller than the VX8300 (.2") and I believe thinner (but a little heavier)...

Have you used your MP3 player? Do you like it? That is my main reason for getting it... a cell phone with the same capacity as an iPodnano is about the same price after my rebates fron the New Ever Two plan...

Gimme more input....

Re: More info

[cornbursts]

Alright. That all sounds pretty good actually. Go with the bigger better chocolate phone.

[cornbursts]

I personally just like flip phones alot better. They feel safer and more reliable to me. Is the music scrolling option very important to yah even? How often do you plan on using this music feature?

[nevermorefu]

It is very important... the MP3 player on my CD player I had was a scroll type and I hated it... and never used it becuase of that fact... and I think I would use it a lot... I used to listen to tunes everywhere... I like flip phones better, but I don't think they feel safer... I'm willing to give up a little for an MP3 player which I have wanted since I was allowed to play with Mike's iPod...

More...

[nitaskeeta26]

You know how in your phonebook, you can hit the first letter of the entry you want to find it? Can you do the same thing with the VX8300 music player? Is that good enough or do you value the music accessibility more?

[nevermorefu]

I'm pretty sure you can't (I think I read that somewhere), but that would be good enough for me.

[ketceterra]

i think the chocolate looks super sweet, marc. i wish i could get it. :)

[nevermorefu]

Me too... sigh...