Sony Ericsson G900: Touch and Go

• Posted: Friday, February 22, 2008
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• Author: pradhana
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• Filed under: Smartphone, Sony Ericsson

Sony Ericsson announced a handful of promissing devices at the Congress this year and after the Sony Ericsson G700 preview yesterday, we're now having a closer look at its bigger brother - the Sony Ericsson G900 UIQ smartphone.

The Sony Ericsson G900 is physically identical to the G700 with a 2.4" 262K-color TFT display of QVGA resolution. However the G900 has more to offer than its sibling - bringing Wi-Fi support and a 5 megapixel auto focus camera it looks set to cause high-tech high-end excitement.

As with the G700, UMTS support with video calls is also on board, along with stereo Bluetooth and an M2 memory card slot. Sony Ericsson also made a big deal of their Notes applications that allows you to organize your life with electronic yellow Sticky Notes (they come in other colors, too).

Sony Ericsson G700 (bronze) compared to Sony Ericsson G900 (black): the devices have different designs. Sexy is the last thing to call Sony Ericsson G900, but we couldn't resist trying some creative photography on it. It does pull off an occasional beauty shot.

Sony Ericsson have put a great deal of effort in optimizing the UIQ user interface for thumb use. Some controls have gotten bigger - especially the multimedia and camera ones. You have a vast array of user-configurable shortcuts at your disposal to make everyday tasks easier.

The Notes application has also received an upgrade and is now among the phone's main organizing features - a welcome change as we prefer notes over to-do lists for keeping track of our daily schedule. The new task manager also makes it easier to control and switch between the currently running applications.

You won't hear us comment on the features of the UIQ smartphone interface here. Those remain the same throughout the Sony Ericsson latest phones and if you are interested in finding out more you're welcome to return to our Sony Ericsson W960 review - all beside the Walkman today screen holds true for the G900.

We've already previewed the Sony Ericsson G700 too, so if you've read that, you are most likely to come across the same features twice. There are differences in the camera part, so don't miss that.

Touchscreen - finger navigation. Easy, intuitive, finger-friendly touchscreen operation: you just touch the screen to navigate your phone. And if you prefer using a stylus or a pointer, they work fine, too.

Handwriting Recognition. Text input using stylus on touchscreen: write a character as you would with a pen, and it transforms it into the corresponding letter on a keyboard.

3G. Quick and easy access to broadband Internet. Say hello to video calls, audio and video streaming, Internet surfing, multimedia messaging and email on the go.

RSS feeds. Use your phone to view up-to-the-minute news and other content from selected Web sites and blogs. Just subscribe to the feed and let it come to you. New content is available in standby on the main display.

Web wherever. Truly mobile Internet lets you enjoy browsing the Web and manage your email effectively with the convenience of your phone, wherever you are.

Blog your life. The easy way to share your life in pictures. Take or choose a photo, add a little text and publish it for friends and family to enjoy.

Features

• OS : Symbian OS, UIQ
• Messaging : SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, Instant Messaging
• Browser : WAP 2.0/HTML (Opera), RSS reader
• Games : Yes + downloadable
• Colors : Dark Red, Dark Brown
• Camera : 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, image stabiliser, video, flash; secondary videocall camera
• Connectivity: 2G Network: GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 and 3G Network: UMTS 2100

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