Sony Ericsson G900

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Sony Ericsson G900 Dimensions (w/h/d): 49 x 106 x 13 Weight: 99g Talk Time: 12 hours Stand By: 380 hours Camera: Camera Resolution: 5.0MP Handset Type: Standard Coverage (Band): Quad Video: Bluetooth: Mp3 Player: Mp3 Ringtones: MMS: Java Games: Radio: GPRS: Email: Internet Browsing: 3G: Flash Memory: WiFi:

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Our Review of the Sony Ericsson G900

Sony Ericsson has released a veritable feast of mobile phones very recently and the head of the table belongs to the G900. At first glance the G900 looks remarkably similar to the upcoming G700.

Sony Ericsson has released a veritable feast of mobile phones very recently and the head of the table belongs to the G900. At first glance the G900 looks remarkably similar to the upcoming G700. The two handsets even have exactly the same dimensions and both weigh in at 99 grams. The keypad and screen of the G900 has the same utilitarian look as previous Sony Ericsson models but this is not a bad thing as such. The keypad is clear and easy to use and the buttons a have a similar size and look to the buttons on the K800i. One black mark against the G900 is the memory card slot, or rather the lack of it. To put your M2 memory card in the G900 you have to remove the battery and place it in a slot underneath. Removing the card after putting it in is then a task that should be on the krypton factor, should they ever bring it back.

The real meat of the G900 lies in its superb array of features. For a start the phone has a five megapixel camera that combines with the touchscreen. Although it doesn't come close to the iPhone, the G900 has a great camera with auto focus and multi shot functions that can be accessed through the touchscreen. You can also frame your shot and then decide where to focus by moving your finger along the screen. It's surprisingly intuitive and after a while you start to wonder why every camera phone doesn't have this level of functionality. Unfortunately the camera does take some time to fire up and shot-to-shot time isn't really what you"d expect from Sony Ericsson, maker of the popular cyber shot phones. But all in all, the camera on the G900 works very well and it may even be tuned further before release.

The G900 also has full Wi-Fi support as standard along with 3G compatibility and some very capable browser software. The browser performs at a good pace and has enough configurations to keep even the most tech savvy user happy. Unfortunately the G900 is not HSDPA compatible which is a bit of a backward step. Full Wi-Fi does go some way towards making up for this but it would have been nice to have faster speeds on the move.

The Sony Ericsson G900 is a bit of a mixed bag. On the one hand the five megapixel camera with touch focus lends the phone a real innovative feel but this is deflated by the lack of HSDPA compatibility which is something that high end phones released a year ago even had. If we are going to go backwards why don't we have rotary keypads! But the G900 manages to overcome this and it will definitely not disappoint you.

 Pros

A novel blend of touchscreen control and alphanumeric keypad.

 Cons

No HSDPA compatibility!

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The G900's 5 megapixel camera is its main selling point, but its lack of HSDPA - a common feature on high-end phones - is disappointing.

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