Hi,
I have always been a Symbian fan (and will always be!) But the amazing range of phones released by sony never ceases to amaze me!
The first thing interesting about this phone is it’s design! I call it my Black Beauty. And when it’s price dropped to 16k-17k (thanks to the release of the k790), I immediately grabbed it.
This phone has everything!
Pros:
# 2Mega Pixel Camera (with autofocus :- This is very important, compare it’s pics with N70/6270, you’ll know)
# Stereo Mp3 player (there’s a downpoint here, the sound cracks at max volume (with MegaBass setting) when playing a high beat song, but it’s pardonable I suppose)
# Bluetooth 2.0 : Why is 2.0 so important? Try comparing transfering a file from a nokia phone to another and the same betn sony mobiles, you’ll see the difference
# USB Cord & Software : Extremely easy connectivity with PC. Plus with freeware software such as MyPhoneExplorer and others, you don’t need to switch off the phone while connecting, transfering files through these software is a breeze!
# 512Mb Card : Sony should provide it with options; one should get an option of higher memory too, say 1GB at 1k-2k extra. Sometime I feel 512 is less
# Immense number of themes and games available on the net: Unlike symbian, where the 3rd party applications are not for free, all these themes and games are for free.
# Output jack for other earphones : For a music fad like me, I would definitely like to connect my mobile as a mp3 player to other head phones/loud speakers. Of course, the ear phones are too good :)
# Better screen: No desc required, compare the screen with any other Sony/nokia mobile
Cons:
Some of the cons I have already mentioned in the pros.
# No remote. When the name suggests Walkman, there should be a option to pause/play the songs without touching the phone, this is quite helpful when you are travelling. Considering the fact that there is the remote option for picking/ending calls on the earphone, it shouldn’t be really tough to extend the same for the mp3 player right?
# Relatively smaller screen: The best thing about Nokia 6270 is it’s screen. This mobile could have had a bigger screen. But no big deal on this.
At the current price, it’s a steal!
Go get your black beauty!