| Motorola ROKR E8 |
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 If you're looking for a good music phone on T-Mobile, check out the Nokia 5310 Xpress Music phone, which was slim and responsive with great dedicated music keys, instead of the Motorola ROKR E8, which has no keys at all. There wasn't much to like about this phone. The menus were a jumbled mess; the music player was hurt by the strange scroll wheel design and slow hardware; and, to be frank, the touch-panel-that-feels-like-buttons kind of creeped us out. This is a gimmicky phone, and though we have nothing but compliments for the great call quality and loads of onboard storage, the overall experience isn't worth putting up with. Plus, the phone will retail at launch for $200, the price of an iPhone, when better music phones can be had on T-Mobile for much less. Release: July 2008. Price: $200.
Pros: Unique design for true button-haters. Great call quality. Good battery life. Lots of onboard memory.
Cons: Touch instead of buttons doesn't make this phone better. Poor menu design. Strange scroll 'crescent.' Unresponsive controls hamper music experience.
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| LG KF510 |
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 The LG KF510 has a cool look, and some spiffy special effects. The gradient color scheme is nice in person, though not exactly worth bragging about, and we liked the moving light effects on the LG KF510's keypad. Not as cool as the contextual touch menu on the LG Venus and the KF600, but still pretty. The unique "internal slide," as LG calls it, keeps the LG KF510 under 11mm thin, which is quite svelte, but LG still manages to pack in a 3-megapixel camera. Reps say the LG KF510 won't make it stateside, but we think there's still a chance Verizon Wireless could slap a fancy name on it and send it out the door. For those who can't wait for a carrier to pick it up, the LG KF510 is now available as an unlocked phone. Release: May 2008. Price: $375.
Pros: Cool paint job. Neat light effects. 3-megapixel camera. Even makes phone calls.
Cons: LG is bragging more about flash than substance here, but with a low price point the substance will be worth it.
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