Help me choose a phone! Alltel

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Colleen D

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Hello, thanks in advance for your input!

I've currently got an LG, an AX5000, I believe. Good entry level phone, but the camera is atrocious and it doesn't have any of the bells or whistles I'm looking for. That being said, some of the features I'm looking for are:


1.3 MP camera with Video
Expandable memory, or a decent amount of onboard memory
Bluetooth
MP3 player a plus, but not necessary.
Somewhere around the $200 range.
Video messaging

This is for Alltel, so I don't have a whole lot to choose from. I think I've found three candidates.

LG AX355
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Pros:
My current LG chargers and cables will fit it.
Cons:
No expandable memory?

Samsung U520
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Pros:
Everything I'm looking for, I think.
Cons:
Price? No expandable memory?

Motorola e815
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Pros:
Been wanting this phone for a while, seems to be really nice and have a decent following on these forums.
Cons:
Discontinued, I think? would be hard to find a new one for a reasonable price.

Which of these takes the best pictures? Which does not have the features I am looking for? Reccomend me a phone, all input appreciated
 
I would go with the U520 myself. It does have the expandable memory, it's an mp3 player ... The instore price might be different but online it's even $30 less than the E815.

I really like the E815 but I've heard the U520 is also very good for reception and is a quality phone. It also looks a lot cooler than the E815. The E815 hasn't been discontinued yet but it's been out for almost a year on Alltel and longer on other carriers so it is coming toward the end of its life. I've actually thought about going out and paying retail price for the U520 as an upgrade to my E815.
 
Thanks for the comments guys. I'm not really considering the LG much anymore.

Can anyone comment on the camera quality difference (if there is one) between the two phones? I'm going to do some homework and see what I can find.
 
Where the U520 is a new phone there are a few threads in the Alltel forum on it if you think they're worth reading. Here is one but there are several others if you visit the Alltel threads:
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?p=8711543#post8711543
It goes back 15 pages until before it was released so there's been a lot of discussion on it.
 
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