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How to buy a smartphone

They're smaller, more user-friendly, and more addictive than ever. Fortune's guide for those who don't get a company freebie.

Key questions
Should I wait for the iPhone? Apple's new phone is beautiful, but it uses Cingular's slower EDGE network and may not be a mainstream choice for businesses.

Will I still need an MP3 player? Probably. Most smartphones have memory cards that max out at two gigs. That's about 500 songs - enough for your commute but not your entire music collection.

How hard is it to switch phones? Transferring contact data, appointments, photos, etc. from one phone to another - even with different brands - is now pretty easy.

Don't I need a corporate IT department to synchronize e-mail, contacts, and calendar between my phone and computer? No. It's easy to do all that wirelessly using free Web services like Yahoo Mail and Google Calendar.
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