>I realize you asked about a phone -
>but for me the smartphone sceens are too small for extended reading.
>For me for the "portable reader/info center" is a 7' android device,
>and I also carry a "pure phone" for that basic need -
>although a Samsung Galaxy coupled with a BT Headphone might
>change the picture from ridiculous to smart : you can talk and read...
>
>Although I have a now slightly dated E51
>with all the usual gimmicks and smarts,
>I nearly never need/use those functionalities:
>execptions are recreational sports activities like skiing or at beach.
>Synching to that phone is seldom but quick
>(and needed, as the smarts are usually not at this device).
>
>Don't need radio, camera, music store in my phone,
>and almost always when I might want them I carry the 7'.

Thanks