Sony Ericsson K700i

Advantages: Excellent value, excellent colour screen, good battery life, attractive design.
Disadvantages: VGA resolution camera, no expandable memory, poorly built joystick

I bought the Sony Errisson K700i for £89.99 ($154) in the UK. In the store, the K700i had the most features for its price. In terms of design, the K700i has a nice candybar design. From the reverse, the phone looks a camera, and from the front a phone. The K700i is averagely thin, with buttons on the sides (a volume rocker, camera button, and online key etc.). At the base is a charger and headset jack (the K700i comes supplied with a wired headset ...
...used as a headset during calls). At the top is a dedicated power button. The K700i performs all the usual calling, texting, and Internet services well, although some will miss no dedicated talk and end keys. The joystick is nice, but over time it will begin to be less responsive. The keypad is slightly cramped, but it is quite tactile and great for texting. However it feels quite poorly built. In terms of features, there is a media player (which ... Read review

Advantages: Good looking
Disadvantages: Heavy, stiff control stick etc.

...added bonus of being a sony ericsson. During the year I owned this phone I had a number of problems with it including problems with the headphones and battery. The headphone connector after a period of not too intense use became worn and loose as did the battery at the back of the phone. I found the handset itself to be extremley heavy, a lot heavier than most modern phones are expected to be nowadays and the memory was pretty shocking; the memory ...
...this phone, I would not recommend it to be used as a phone combine mp3 player. On top of all that the control stick which is a main feature sony ericsson uses to sell most of it's phones became stiff and hard to operate after a period of months. ... Read review

Advantages: Everything except the one disadvantage
Disadvantages: no expandable memory

I'm the kind of guy who test things to destruction, and with this phone i had to do a whole lot of 'testing'. I always buy Ericsson's for their sheer toughness, and ease of use. This phone was no exception. I had this phone for about 2 years, and for about 23 months of that i threw my phone...constantly...on hard surfaces. A couple of scratches here and there, but no damage whatsoever to the phone's functionality. Features wise, it's got almost everything ...
...of those people who use your phone for everything between checking your facebook to making the coffee. The 2 only downsides are the slightly low quality-ness of the camera, and the lack of expandable memory. Finally the last 'test' of the old, but still going K700i was done on a golf course, with a 9 iron. You get the picture? 40 yards i'd say, not a very aerodynamic peice of kit. But Wait! The phone was still alive! Fully functioning, with a slightly ... Read review

A really good phone, i bought this when it was first on the market at top price and i still have it now, i have not needed to replace any battery or screen or buttons. The Joystick in the middle sometimes sticks but that is a small price to pay. It has internet access and bluetooth and infrared, and excellent camera and also comes with 3 games included. Easy to text, send picture messages and browse the mobile internet. I would highly recommend this to anyone looking for perhaps an older or cheaper version of the new sony ericsson k750i or k800i.

I remember that I bought the Sony Ericsson k700i for 100$ from a shop in Romania.It is extremly useful when you must to make a call from countryside where the signal isn't so powerful. I have had it for about 2-3 months and it is not slow. K700i works really well and has all the basics.The camera may not be brilliant but you don't buy a phone for the camera. Also the buttons are just the right size not just for lady fingers. The size/weight is nice, though some might consider it *too* light. The RF and audio quality seemed OK in *limited* testing. This phone is one of the best i have had.

Advantages: Brilliant phone, lots of features!
Disadvantages: The joystick is hard to use.

...The Sony Ericsson K700i in my opinion is a brilliant phone, it includes many features such as an mp3 player, radio, camera and video capture with a video player. This phone also includes bluetiith which alows you to send files from phone to phone wirelessly, infared where you connect your phone's infared port to the other phones infared port. Even though i thought that the joystick was hard to use it is easy to find your way around the menu and other options. The design of the K700i is exquisite, and i tested the strength of the outer shell of the phone and its very strong so you don't need to worry if you drop it + i would reccomend it to people who are looking to get a phone.... Read review

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Advantages: MP3 player, video/camera, FM radio, light, stylish, games, bluetooth
Disadvantages: difficult games, buttons quite close together

...I am 15 and have one phone previous to this one. Before I got the Sony Ericsson K700i I had a Nokia which was reliable but didn't have the features I wanted. I started looking for a new phone in October 2005, I was looking for a phone which had a MP3 player and camera. I came across the K700i on the internet priced at £110. I was impressed with the number of features - mp3 player, fm radio, bluetooth and both video and normal camera to name but a few. Overall I would recommend this phone to people who find it easier to pick up new things and technology and who enjoy more entertainment features. This phone is great and is good value for money. It should last the test of time well. The positives and negatives of the different features avaliable and the phone itself. -excellent MP3 player which minimizes so you can multi... Read review

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Advantages: small stylish and easy to use
Disadvantages: easy to lose weird joystick thing hard 2 get used 2

...I am 18 and therefore a younger user of phones. The first phone I got was a Nokia when I was 11 and I used Nokias ever since. My Mom decided to get me a contract just before Halloween 2004 and we got this phone free. I was very happy as it was a camera phone and everyone already had one! Below are a list of positives and negatives about the Sony Ericsson K700i. Overall I would reccomend this phone to the younger side of the generation because of the functions and content. It is a great phone. Good luck choosing your phone x x x Positives: - Great quality screen. - Entertaining games, easy to use. - A good media player which minimizes so the phone can multi-task. - Great effects on camera (balck & white, negative, etc). - Different picture sizes and zoom x4. - Video capture (have not yet testeed how long for, only needed to do up to 40... Read review

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