Motorola i580 iDEN
MobileMag has a review of the Motorola i580 iDEN and writes, “The built-in media player tackles music and video files through the very bright (and I do mean bright) internal color display and twin speakers, with storage coming by way of the microSD expansion slot and the approximately 20MB of usable on-board memory. But of course, this isn’t designed to be a music phone. The i580 is a rugged handset to be used in the field by mobile professionals and not those who linger around downtown in a three piece suit or the kid down the block as he cruises on his skateboard. In the ruggedness category, I feel this phone is a success. I didn’t put it through too much stress for fear of actually damaging it, but based on my experience, it’s built pretty darn tough.”
PCMag reviews the Nextel i580 and writes, “The built-in MP3 player uses a pretty handsome interface, playing MP3-format songs off a microSD card (a 64MB card is included) through the powerful speaker. It’s quite audible outdoors. Unfortunately, you can’t assign your MP3s as ringtones, but that’s the usual deal for most U.S. phones.”