Sony Ericsson K750i

Probably the first mobile phone to give dedicated digital cameras a real run for their money, the Sony Ericsson K750/i has proven to be one of the most popular mobiles of all time. Its excellent 2 megapixel camera actually takes photos that you could use as a screensaver (if you were so inclined) and is perfect for casual daytime snapping. If you want decent indoor shots, you can get the optional external flash module to provide some extra xenon brightness - capturing every detail in even the murkiest of rooms.

Despite the basic feature set of the K750's music player, it does its job reasonably well. Although there is a noise floor that is quite noticable in a silent environment, I tend to listen to my mobile mostly on public transport, where the ambient noise levels make such quibbles entirely redundant.

However, one of the first things I did when I got the phone was to buy a 4GB memory stick, which is actually quite sufficient to house any music I might want to listen to from month to month. The memory stick bundled with the phone is a measly 64GB - fine for photos, but completely inadequate for mp3s. You can get a good deal on high-capacity memory for mobiles at Moby Memory. They also have a very useful USB memory card reader which basically converts your memory stick into a USB flash drive. This is a much faster way of getting tracks onto your phone, as the cable supplied with the K750 only transfers at USB 1.1 speed, whereas if you put your card in the reader you can get the full USB 2.0 bandwidth. Once the files are across, you simply remove the memory stick and put it back in the phone.

Another thing you will need to do with the K750 is get an adapter so that you can plug your own standard 3.5mm jack headphones in - although the Walkman series phones come with such an adapter included (as part of the handsfree headset), the K750 only has its own headphones with the proprietary connector jack at the end.

When headphones are connected, you can also listen to FM radio on the phone, which uses the headphone cord as an antenna. The quality of the reception is very good in strong signal areas, and I would have no complaints about it.