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Calling all rockers: the iphone is a great music player, but it's over-kill if all you want is a functional phone that also lets you rock out on the run. Here's our playlist of hot cells that successfully mix music, style, and technology

Men's Fitness, Nov, 2007 by Joshua Goldman

SAMSUNG BEAT This flip phone has all three essential features we look for in a player: external controls, a microSD media-card slot for easy song storage and swapping, and stereo Bluetooth support for use with a new breed of cord-free headphones. $100@t-mobile.com

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MOTOROLA MOTORAZR2 V9M

Moto's newest Razr has a 2-inch screen with touch-sensitive music controls. More impressive is that you can access Verizon's V Cast music service without flipping the phone open. $299@verizon wireless.com

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SONY ERICSSON W580I WALKMAN

This slider has 25 channels of XM Satellite Radio, built-in FM, and a shuffle feature that lets you randomly select a new track with just a button press. $349@sonyericsson.com

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NOKIA N8I

Designed for music playback and mobile gaming, the N81 has dedicated keys for quick access to your tunes. It also has 8 gigs of storage space and supports stereo audio over Bluetooth. $599@nseries.com

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HELIO FIN At just under a half inch thick, the shiny blue-black Fin packs tons of features, including advanced GPS nav and high-speed Internet access. Plus, Helio's extensive music store has a great search engine for finding the perfect song exactly when you want it. $175@helio.com

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MOGUL BY HTC Having business features doesn't mean having to sacrifice good vibes. The Mogul runs on Windows Mobile 6.0, so you'll be able to get corporate e-mail and work on office docs while downloading tunes and listening to them on Windows Media Player. $299@sprint.com

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MUZIQ BY LG The Muziq has one-touch entry to Sprint's Music Store and Pandora Mobile, a downloadable application for personalized streaming radio. What really sets it apart, though, is the built-in FM transmitter, which lets you broadcast the music on the phone over any FM radio. $99@sprint.coin

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