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For me, performance is very important. As a result, I generally use dedicated devices rather than the "jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none" types.
Phone: I use a simple flip phone that places the mic properly (read: near my mouth). 3G slab phones use too much squelch (to reduce noise resulting from poor mic placement) and too much data compression resulting in low quality audio.
MP3 player: I use a dedicated MP3 player (from Creative) that is small and provides dedicated buttons that can be used by feel and provides a display.
Ereader: After years (~15) of using various multipurpose portable devices as ebook readers I've moved to a dedicated eInk device (Kindle 3/WiFi).
Camera: I've had little use for the camera functions in my phones and earlier Sony Clie. When I take pictures I rely on good cameras, my old Nikons in earlier epochs and a slick little Panasonic Lumix G1 and several lenses these days.
I do rely on my phone as somewhat of a multifunction device. It also serves as my watch (I haven't worn a wrist watch in some 8-9 years) and I use the alarms and calendar functions heavily. So, other than ereader functions, my phone replaces the PIM functions that I used in my old PalmOS and WinCE devices.
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