Why I Love My Smartphone AND My MP3 Player
I came across this post earlier over at Mobility Site. Apparently, Twitter user AdamZea posted the following on his Twitter feed:
Julie over at MobilitySite fired off, what I thought was, a very well reasoned response. Julie admits to carrying both a smartphone and a Microsoft Zune. And she offers three reasons for doing so:
- battery life
- syncing
- media management
I thought Julie’s post was dead on. Other than the iPhone (which began its life as a media player and evolved into a phone) smartphones simply do not offer the same media experience as a dedicated media player. In addition to the items Julie mentioned, I would also add quality of playback, the lack of memory in many phones, and the lack of a 3.5mm headphone jack in many phones.
For me, convergence of devices has not worked out well. And I plan to continue carrying both a smartphone and media player, as well as a Kindle 2 and netbook. Each of which serves a different purpose in my arsenal of gadgets. How about you? What do you carry? And has the promise of one device to tame them all worked out for you?
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