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Then you want the HTC Touch Pro 2. I bought one last month to replace my aging Samsung i760. It runs Windows Mobile, 800x480 color screen, replaceable battery, slide-out keyboard, MicroSD car slot, 3.2 MP camera and video recorder (pretty good), built-in GPS so you can use Google Maps or Live Maps (or even buy a mapping package), use voice commander (built-in) to tell the phone where you want to go and it will plot your directions, show the traffic conditions, and monitor your progress.

I use the Verizon Network here in the US, but the phone has a SIM card slot that is easy to unlock (just call Verizon) and when I'm overseas I can use my overseas SIM cards. No longer have to juggle my US phone/PDA and a second phone for talking - one phone can control/contain all my contacts.

Definitely does everything your Axim 51v does, and of course can tether to a laptop. Heck, I run WMWiFiRouter on mine and it becomes a WiFi hotspot with two screen clicks. It is my sole access to the Internet; right now it's my WiFi router at the house, sitting in my office as I'm typing on my laptop in the living room.

HTC TouchFlo 3D is a great UI for the phone, but I got hooked on SPB's Mobile Shell a year ago and still use it. Amazingly customizable UI manager, great tools built-in, makes the phone easier to use and configure than the iPhone.

And it still has the ability to natively edit Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files - it is Windows Mobile, after all! I even played with the TV out (optional $20 cable) - I can show my 640x480 movies on any TV, and even display PowerPoint presentations from my phone. VERY slick, very cool!

And yes, it does play audio files - the 16 GB microSD card I have installed right now has about 1200 songs, a dozen movies, and 60 eBooks (which read very nicely on the big, bright screen).