I purchased my Nokia 5300 XpressMusic at full price ($180 at the time) because I didn't want to upgrade my T-Mobile contract (unhappy with their lacking coverage). I loved it for the first few days until the novelty wore off. The expandable memory (MicroSD) slot is great if you actually use your phone to listen to music, but doing so will kill the battery quickly. The battery life is sub-par for a near $200 phone. I found myself charging it every day to a day-and-a-half. I never got around to using the music player on a regular basis, though a couple of times I did use it the speaker quality...
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