Sony Ericsson TM506

The Sony Ericsson TM506 is yet another 3G smart phone from the Sony Ericsson stable with a pleasant array of features and a pleasing design.

Although Sony Ericsson doesn’t try to make a bold style statement with this phone, the TM506 is a very attractive and sturdy piece of hardware. It is very slim at 0.7 inches thickness and weighs in at 3.4 ounces, giving a sleek look to the phone. The Sony Ericsson TM506 will look equally impressive in the boardroom as well as a night club. The hinge also feels very strong and reliable when opening and closing.

The internal 2.25 inch display is colorful and vibrant with customizable brightness. Viewing photos and videos and playing games is a treat on this screen. The Sony Ericsson TM506 stands up to Sony Ericsson’s tradition of making great mobile displays.

The controls on the TM506 mobile phone’s keypad are very easy to use. It features a circular toggle and a central OK button, surround by raised ring so that they can be easily differentiated. The others keys are also well laid out, while the keys are flat, but large enough so that it prevents misdials. There is a dedicated power button conveniently placed at the bottom of the keypad.

As in another other phone from the Walkman series, listening to music through the provided Sony TM506’s headphones is a pleasure and the quality lives up to Sony Ericsson’s reputation. Being a 3G enabled phone, it offers a good browsing experience and also good call quality. At its price, the Sony Ericsson TM506 offers good bang for the buck and we have no hesitation in recommending it to anybody looking for a good 3G phone.

Sony Ericsson w350a

The Sony Ericsson w350a is perfect for music lovers as it allows users to carry their music wherever they go. The design is similar to that of a candy bar and the body of the phone is extremely sleek. The phone has a signature music player, bluetooth, a 1.3 megapixel camera and the standard FM radio. The w350a weighs about 2.8 ounces and is available in a variety of colors, namely, ice blue, graphic white and electric black.

The Sony Ericsson w350a offers emailing opportunities through Yahoo!, AOL and BellSouth. The user can send regular text messages, multimedia messages as well as video clips.

The feature that makes the Sony Ericsson w350a popular is the control flip that allows the user to hide the menu keys, the d-pad and ofcourse the numeric keypad. With the help of this phone feature, the user can make calls with the flip open and listen to music with it closed. A slider on the tip of the w350a allows the user to lock the phone.

When compared to other phones, the buttons on the Sony Ericsson w350a’s side are limited. It only has a key on the left which controls the music and another on the right which allows the user to change the volume. The cover of the battery is easy to open and the speaker of the Sony w350a is situated below this cover. Even though the keypad is large enough for the user to type comfortably, the Sony Ericsson w350a is slightly slippery- which is a definite negative point.

Sony Ericsson Z750a

The Sony Ericsson Z750a was announced in March 2007 and is available in a variety of colors including Grey, Pink, Purple and Silver. It weights about 110 grams and offers about 32MB of internal memory. Apart from this, the card slot on the Z750a also allows the user to insert a 2GB memory card. Even though it does not possess an Infrared port, bluetooth ensures that the user can transfer information, pictures and videos without any difficulty. The battery on the phone is standard and offers talktime upto 9 hours and standby upto 400 hours.

The internet on the Sony Ericsson Z750a is speedy and allows web browsing to take place without any disturbances. The user can download files and emails almost instantly and web feeds appear on the screen within seconds.

The 2-megapixel camera on the Sony Eric Z750a offers decent image quality and comes equipped with a dedicated menu and screen viewfinder. Due to the Java support, one can play any game- no matter what the speed. The rich colors make sure that you are satisfied with your gaming experience. Naturally, the user can also make use of the web to transfer Java games directly from the Web to the phone.

The phones keypad is large and does not cause any problems with respect to sending text messages or making calls. The Sony Ericsson Z750a can store up to 20 dialed, missed and received calls. With the help of the media player, the user can carry music with him wherever he wants. The Z750a supports a number of file formats and therefore, is highly recommended for music lovers.

Sony Ericsson T630

The Sony Ericsson T630 was announced in the year 2003 and was a better version of the Sony Ericsson T610. It weighed about 92 grams and offered a TFT screen. The Sony Ericsson T630 is available in two colors namely, black and white. However, black was available only in a few areas and countries.

The design of the Sony Ericsson T630 is sleek and is similar to the iPhone. The keys are transparent and the design is retro. The back of the phone was designed in a way that made it seem like a camera when the user moved it to one side. A few new features here and there add to the look of the T630 and give it a classier feel.

The phone is sturdy and has a solid structure. The T630 is about 1.78 inches in length and offers a variety of screensavers and wallpapers. The only problem with the design of the phone is that it gets dirty quite easily as fingerprints settle on it after a few uses. The internal memory of the Sony Ericsson T630 is about 2MB. However, the phone does not come equipped with a card slot. Therefore, the user has to make do with the internal memory and cannot buy an additional card.

The Sony Ericsson T630 features like Infrared and Bluetooth allows the user to transfer information and pictures without any difficulty and the USB port is reliable. The battery is standard and offers talktime upto 14 hours and standby upto 315 hours. Apart from that, the user can store upto 30 missed, received and dialed calls on the phone.

Sony Ericsson W350

The Sony Ericsson w350 is Sony Ericsson’s very first venture into the flip phone market. With a thickness of 10.5 millimeters, the Sony Ericsson w350 is one of the thinnest flip phones in the market and fits easily into your pockets without bulging out. As a Walkman phone, the Sony Ericsson w350 is designed to be a complete music experience. And it does have its share of unique and standout features.

With at least 7 hours of talk time, over 15 hours of music listening time and up to 300 hours of standby time, the batter life of Sony Ericsson w350 is better than even most entry level phones available in the market. The organizer includes calculator, alarm, calendar, flight mode a phones book and the likes.

The Sony Ericsson w350 offers great music playback quality, courtesy it’s Walkman Player. The phone comes with a 512 megabyte memory card included, which can hold over 500 songs in standard format. If you need more space, you can always upgrade the Sony Ericsson w350 to a higher capacity memory card. The best thing is that you don’t’ even need to open the phone to start listening to the music, since it has all the controls outside the phone, in addition to the keypad.

It is extremely easy to transfer your favorite music tracks by drag n drop method, using the provided USB cables. The peripherals of the Sony Ericsson w350 include a charger, a memory card as mentioned above, a cable for listening to radio and a CD containing a media manager to manages your music.

Sony Ericsson Z750

The Sony Ericsson z750 is one of Sony Ericsson’s initial ventures into the flip-phone game. The design is a minimalist on which a feature set that includes Bluetooth, a 2 megapixel camera and MP3, which is great for the price. The hinge construction of the Sony Ericsson z750 is very solid and feels very reliable, unlike many phones.

It features a small external display which shows the time, battery life, signal strength and caller ID. The internal display is excellent at 2.25 inches and a resolution of 240X320 and supports 262,144, which provides vibrant colors and crisp images. The clock size and brightness of the z750 are customizable.

The four-way navigation pad is very well-designed allowing you to zip through the menus which too are user friendly. The Sony Ericsson z750 also has an excellent backlit keypad, which is large and tactile which make typing on the phone a wonderful experience. The power button is unconventionally, but conveniently located at the bottom of the keypad.

The phonebooks of the Sony Ericsson z750 allows 1000 entries and each entry can hold 7 phone numbers, which is more than sufficient for anyone. Caller groups can be paired with a common video ringtone or one of the polyphonic ringtones that is offers, while photo caller ID’s are also supported.

Although the Sony Ericsson z750 is not a certified Walkman Phone, its music playback is on par with Sony Ericsson’s Walkman offerings. The music player supports MP3 and AAC and features a helpful equalizer. Music can be easily transferred from the PC through the provided USB cables.

All these features make the Sony Ericsson z750 a great phone and it offers bang for the buck.