TUAW Poll: Do you use your phone as an MP3 player?

Im sure that the Sony MP3 Phones will dominate the market on where iPods are the current leader. Have u checked out the new generation of Sony MP3 phones? Lets take an example, the new K800i. Works as a 3.2MP Camera, a phone, an RSS reader, a push mail client and an mp3 player.

When Im driving in my car, I connect my K800i to my tape deck and while Im driving, if a phone call comes in, the song fades out and I have a surround sound phone call from my car, and when Im done the song just fades back in. I think this is priceless.

Im sure some of us has been in that situation where you go to a gym but have to bring your ipod and mp3 player, but would still be missing calls because you were having too much fun listening to your ipod that you didnt hear that important incomming call.

The sony W810 phone is capable of having up to 4GB of space, comparable to an iPod Nano but with phone features (and did I mention what you can do with your mac and blue phone elite?). Definitely a threat for apple unless they release some nice revisions of those nano's with new functions this aug 7 (WWDC).

I LOVE my phone- Sharp V902SH- for music. I never used an iPod while I had it- why spend more when I already have the functionality well-implemented on my phone? SD expansion for storage, playlist control, what more would I want(I don't WANT an equalizer)? Battery life is no problem- I charge it every night and that will do just fine. I only started using an iPod shuffle for 2 reasons- I lost my phone, and it was a gift from my sister.

I use my Nokia as an mp3 player, works fine and sounds fantastic. Also, easy enough to sync to iTunes:

http://www.s60tips.com/2006/07/22/synchronizing-music-files-and-podcasts-from-itunes-to-s60-phones/

I'd love a new iPod, but its senseless paying out an extra £200 for something my phone can do already.

(phones are coming with 8 gig hard-drives...)

I need a phone/organiser. I want a music player.

So I buy a Phone and find it plays mp3/aac pretty well. I no longer need a seperate music player.

I could put a 4GB SD card in my PDA/Phone today and have a very capable media player. Admittedly Windoze Media Player is the most frustrating UI ever but these things will improve and then the iPod market will suffer. I suspect the new phones like the w810i are significantly better than WMP and so it'll be SonyEricsson and not Apple you'll be providing my next music player (unless that iPhone appears in the next 6 months!)

yeah, when i say i predict that im meaning that mp3 players, cameras (not pro ones) and phones that only do one thing will be obsolete. you'll only be able to buy a device that does it all.

yeah some devices do it now, but they do it pretty badly. i had a k750i with 1gb memory, it did it all but it was crap. battery life takes a serious hit aswell.

my friend has that nokia 4gb thing, and my god its hideous (sp?). feels really cheap and tacky, and its the size of a brick. my ipod and chocolate are a lot smaller together. we're getting close but its still very early and being done badly

@ steve
u can just change the settings to rip to mp3 on itunes
and select all and right click
press convert songs to mps
thats what i do for my 8 gig psp
and 1 gig internal 1 gig external motorolla verizon vcast phone

I also got the w800i phone/mp3 player and will NEVER buy an ipod!! Batt. life is great (2 days), sound quality Great (deep bass), easy to use (one button push goes to mp3 mode), 2g card (more than enough songs/video storage), compatibility (bluetooth & infra red), internet and separate phone memory remains useful for phone only items. This TRUE phone/Mp3 player is awesome and truly is a well thought out all in one, plus a 2megapix camera with moving lens!!!! Awesome picture quality! Ipod cant touch my W800i!!!!

When its through ill purchase an upgrade to it (The K790a has a 3.2 megapix camera, image stabilization, EDGE hi speed internet, and smaller card for memory (memory stick micro). All that in addition to being a great mp3 player. I cant see spending all that money on 3 separate pieces, phone, mp3 player, camera, when sonyericcson does an excellent job of combining them into one neat purposeful package. I say purposeful because sonyericcson, unlike other pda's and cell phones, designed these phones as dedicated music players/phones! Ill say it again I WILL NEVER PURCHASE AN IPOD OR OTHER MP3 DEVICE!

I use my phone as an mp3 player, but not by choice. If both my iPod's hadn't been stolen, I doubt I would have a single mp3 file on my phone. It just isn't a good experience. Imagie a windows mobile device not being able to sync with windows media player? Not to mention the sound quality leaves much to be desired.

the iPod rules, and for very good reason!

SE W900i w/2gig mem stick (there's 470MB in the phone). Interface isn't as clean, but it's certainly more convenient when walking to work and having to lug around multiple devices. Sounds quality is excellent. About the only time I use my iPod anymore is on those 15hr flights to asia...

I'm definitely in favor of all-in-one devices. I'd always use my cell phone instead of my iPod if it weren't crap with one exception: excercise. I'll never use a device that costs more than $100 when there is a significant chance that I'll break it.