by : Elizabeth Wills

The Nokia N91 is the perfect classy phone for the music buffs. The third N-Series phone to be released, it is designed to be a combined phone and a music player. The new mobile phone is an upgrade of its earlier version and the Series 60 based Nokia N91 has now integrated an 8 GB hard drive from its earlier 4GB version. The highlight of the N91 is that it is the first Nokia phone to be equipped with a hard drive. The hard drive offers 8 Gigabytes of storage - enough to compete with the ipod Nano and sufficient to store more than 3,000 songs. This may really be the first phone that can rival an iPod for music. The best part is that Nokia has managed to integrate a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack directly into the handset itself making the music player an integral part of the device, not just an add-on feature.

The music player supports a wide range of formats, including MP3, AAC and AAC+. There's a dedicated music key for switching between the music player and other applications, and volume controls for the music player. You can answer calls whilst rocking to your favourite tunes as the music pauses when a call is answered, then continues after the call. The stereo audio quality is very high and the player is equipped with an 8-band equalizer and the ability to download music over the air, or alternatively record it directly through a line in connector or from the built-in stereo FM radio of the handset - which also supports Nokia's Visual Radio concept.

You can listen to music on the Nokia headset (supplied) or your own headphones or connect the phone to external speakers.

This surprisingly small smart phone has packed in some mind-boggling features in its solid stainless steel body, making it an all-round multimedia wizard. The Nokia N91, weighing 1160g and measuring 113 x 55 x 22 mm, has an excellent 2 mega pixel still camera plus a video recorder in H.263, MPEG4 and Real Video 8 formats. The display is very high quality as it has 262,000 colours and high-resolution (176 x 208 pixels). The N91 is a 3G smart phone, streaming video and fast data transfer, and it supports a wide range of third-party Symbian and Java applications.

The connectivity of the device enables data (music, etc) to be transferred from a PC with ease. There's a choice of Bluetooth, USB 2.0 and wireless LAN (Wi-Fi), so you can easily and quickly copy music onto your phone. Wi-Fi gives you free access to broadband internet, when used within a Wi-Fi home or hotspot. The N91 offers GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900/1800/1900 MHz connectivity along with 3G for WAN scenarios. The phone comes with Microsoft Media Player 10 to help you manage your songs and play lists.

The Nokia N91 delivers both a fantastic music experience and cutting-edge phone features, It's truly the world's best mobile connected jukebox!

Look for deals on any of the online shops and grab this music phone.