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Posted by T3 Online on Mon 16 Feb 2009

1. Nokia 5310 XpressMusic
£95, shop.nokia.co.uk
PERFORMANCE A year's supply of unlimited music downloads, thanks to Nokia's brilliant new Comes With Music service, plus it's a decent phone in its own right.
LOVE Free Comes With Music tunes
HATE The actual handset is a tad low-rent, although still usable
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2. Sony Ericsson W902
£320, www.sonyericsson.com
PERFORMANCE The first 5.0-megapixel Walkman phone, and the first time one of the company's Cybershot cameras has been bolted onto a Walkman mobile. This means fantastic music software and a great camera to boot.
LOVE Stunning looks and build
HATE Sony’s music cataloguing software
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3. Nokia Tube 5800 XpressMusic
£249, shop.nokia.co.uk
PERFORMANCE A sterling effort from our Finnish friends, and we can't wait for the N-series behemoth to be announced.
LOVE Excellent audio quality and touchscreen
HATE Why no Comes With Music, Nokia? Why?
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4. LG KC910 RENOIR
£360, uk.lgmobile.com
PERFORMANCE Packed with features but it's let down by the unresponsive touchscreen.
LOVE Fantastic sound quality with Dolby Mobile
HATE Slightly dodgy touchscreen controls
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5. SAMSUNG F400
£162, uk.samsungmobile.com
PERFORMANCE Samsung has teamed up with Bang and Olufsen for the F400, to ensure your tracks sound fuller and bassier, rather than like two bees having sex in an envelope.
LOVE External speakers and sliding mechanism
HATE Limited internal memory and bulky design
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6. Sony Ericsson W890i
£100, www.sonyericsson.com
PERFORMANCE Sony Ericsson delivers a fresh bout of Walkman goodness that gets one over the competition. A built-in FM transmitter lets you listen to your tunes wherever you like and touch sensitive face buttons complete the look.
LOVE FM transmission
HATE Limited connectivity, no 3.5mm jack on board
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7. Nokia N96
£459, shop.nokia.co.uk
PERFORMANCE An all-singing, all-dancing music handset with a very healthy 16GB of storage space. Dual slide action makes for superb viewing too, and the sound quality is not to be sniffed at.
LOVE 3.5mm jack, neat slide action and media keys
HATE Slow and buggy S60 operating system, poor battery life
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8. T-Mobile Google Android G1
From £30/month, www.t-mobile.co.uk
PERFORMANCE Though not a dedicated music phone, the growing number of Android apps are going to put Google’s handset on the map sooner or later. This multi-tasking beast is at home online, offline and everywhere in between.
LOVE Open source apps
HATE No 3.5mm jack, little on board memory
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9. Apple iPhone 3G
£342, www.apple.com/uk
PERFORMANCE The phone that needs no introduction and the only one to successfully marry the might iPod with a phone handset, and with typical Apple flair. iTunes Music, Last FM... need we say more?
LOVE Ease of use, cutting edge touch screen
HATE Naff camera
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10. LG Secret
£256, secret.lgmobile.com
PERFORMANCE Tempered glass and carbon fibre demonstrate LG’s focus on style, as does the ultra-skinny design. It’s music credentials are sublime too, with a very slick set of touch-sensitive media controls.
LOVE Slim and gorgeous
HATE Prone to fingerprints, minimal on board memory
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