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Music phones have entirely come of age this year. Not only do they offer enough storage for days worth of music, they have exterior buttons for controlling it, full-sized headphone jacks, stereo Bluetooth, and advanced equalizers. The options for loading music onto phones has also improved, with most carriers offering robust wireless music store downloads and handsets allowing users to sideload from their PCs. The phones available this year can replace a stand-alone MP3 player and reduce the number of gadgets floating around in your bag.

AT&T: Sony Ericsson w580 Find out more Buy this phone	Sprint: LG Muziq Find out more Buy this phone
T-Mobile: Samsung Beat SGH-T539 Find out more Buy this phone	Verizon: LG VX8550 Chocolate 2 Find out more Buy this phone

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