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Sony Ericsson K750 review
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Sony Ericsson K750
- one of the most important and most anxiously expected
mobile phones of this year has finally hit the market. We
are being offered a top-class device, which outruns most of
the competition. No doubt a phone of its class naturally
deserves a special review ... our is a little bit longer
than usual. |
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Key features
- Very high quality camera with auto focus function
- Memory card
- Brilliant sound quality in the MP3 player
- Good quality display
- New Activity menu
- Built-in radio equipped with RDS
- Recharge through a USB cable
- Flashlight function
Main disadvantages
- No EDGE
- Display is not imbedded
- Lower quality touch orientation on the keypad
- Menu animation cannot be switched off
- No standard support for USB Mass Storage
- MP3 ring tones of average quality
- Camera shutter sound can't be switched off (update -
on some firmware versions it can be switched off)
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Sony Ericsson -
just like the former independent Ericsson - has never missed
to prove its competency in equipping its mobile phones with
the latest high-class technologies. Taking into account the
reasonable prices Sony Ericsson models are usually sold at,
I think they have always managed to offer the customers a
little more equipment than the competition of the same
category. Let me remind you of mobiles like R320, R520, T39,
T68, as well as of the latest T610/T630 and K700 models.
Those were phones that would worm the cockles of any
technoid's heart. They did not put themselves on airs, nor
did the manufacturer use bumptious marketing statements in
its promoting campaigns - the phones were simply good and
functional. In proportion to price and performance they
often did better than the competition.
The new Sony Ericsson K750 homes into the king class of
the so called manager mobile phones. Once again quite boring
at first sight, the phone invites you to peep into what is
hidden inside its shell. By the way, this review comes out
exactly a year after the publishing of the tests of the
previous K700 model. |
It has been some time since Sony Ericsson K750 first hit the
markets in Europe. On internet it is being offered for
approximately 370 euros.
As you see, the price is not high. What's more, a notable
price cut is to be expected too. The previous Sony Ericsson
model K700 was launched in July last year at an official
price of about 470 euros. Within a few months its price went
down by 130 euros.
We are testing the marketing sample of the phone, the
constructional work on which has not been carried through
yet (see creaky sounds, for example). |
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Sony Ericsson W810 review
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Sony Ericsson a few
months after launching its new W810 model, released W810i.
This black twin of the famous W800 model features EDGE and
the main menu has undergone slight modifications. All other
applications have remained untouched. The new W810 is much
more about color emotions, sport spirit, and launching
novelties at all costs. |
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Key features:
- Fully functional MP3 player
- Top-quality sound
- Very good earphones enclosed in the retail package
- Brilliant camera feat. automatic focus
- Great display
- EDGE Class 10
- Built-in FM radio with RDS
- 512 MB memory card enclosed in the retail package
- Hot swap functionality
- USB charging
- Solid construction
- Fresh redesign of the famous W800
Main disadvantages:
- Looks a bit too plastic
- There are no alternative color versions
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EDGE in black
It did not take much time. In January 2006 Sony Ericsson
announced its new model W810. This black pearl comes to
satisfy all customers, for whom the orange-beige Sony
Ericsson W800 was just not what they wanted. There is just
one crucial change, related to the connectivity features of
the device. All the rest is more or less identical to W800.
Sony Ericsson has been ignoring EDGE for quite a long
time. They explained the absence of this technology in its
European product line with the fact that EDGE is not popular
enough in Europe. What's more, many carriers do not even
have EDGE support in their networks. It seems, however, that
the voices of the SE fans have been finally heard, because,
as you can see, Sony Ericsson has decided to change its
market philosophy and has implemented EDGE into all its new
models, incl. W810. |
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In the summer of 2005 I was really pleased with the lively
colorful body of Sony Ericsson W800. So when I first saw the
official photos of the planned W810 model, I did not like it
much. Today I am holding this phone in my hands and I feel
obliged to confess that there is something special in it. In
reality it looks far better than on the pictures. In this
sense, let me recommend you something right at the start of
our review: if you are thinking of buying Sony Ericsson W810,
but you still have some doubts, please, go to the nearest
mobile store and hold it in your hands. I am sure that once
you've touched the phone, you will start to think of it in a
rather different and much more positive way. |
Article
source: GSMArena.com |
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