Review rated by 8 Ciao members on average: helpful
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I got this phone as a 12 month contract from '3' and i wasn't expecting it to be as small and light when I opened my parcel. I ordered online from '3's' website and received my phone the very next day which was very exciting! The phone itself is very light and is quite small in size especially in comparison to the other 3G phones availible on 3 which are very bulky. The menus are easy to use and direct you to the features you want using pictures- the only downside to this is the joystick type control you use which takes a bit of getting used to. I think a lot of the sony erricson models use this controller and I found it quite simple to use after a little practice. The phone features as an mp3 player which you can use either through the speaker or an earphone supplied with the phone. It is pretty easy to download mp3's onto the memory of the phone using the supplied lead and software- its a drag and drop system. Another great feature for music lovers is the fact that the phone has a radio too- though you have to have earphones plugged in as these act as a ariel for the radio (but the sound can still come through the speaker!) The camera is pretty good - zoom feature and although its 1.3 megapixel the results on screen are not too bad. Video feature is useful though not very clear- the sounds very good. Its easy to transfer pictures to your pc using the lead- or bluetooth/infrared feature. I have found the only downside to this phone is that the 3G signal isnt very strong though this maybe just the network i am on with it. The battery seems to last around 3 days before i need to charge- with me talking around 30mins a day and texting etc. Playing music/videos does wear the battery down a bit quicker and it needs charge sooner. I was impressed with the phone memory as it does not take memory cards and i have a fair amount of photos/videos stored as well as 5 java games and i still have a great deal of space left. Game play is really good on this phone as the mini joystick control makes this easy! I have found the phone to be very durable as I have a tendency to drop my phone quite alot and although it has a few scuffs now (after around 8 months) it still works perfectly.
I'm currently looking for a new phone - my Sony Ericsson K700i has been dropped one too many times and is now very tempremental. This sounds like the sort of thing I'm after. Good review!
15.05.2006 02:59
I'm currently looking for a new phone - my Sony Ericsson K700i has been dropped one too many times and is now very tempremental. This sounds like the sort of thing I'm after. Good review!