Price Range: $236.58 to $295.00

Compact efficiency

Access email and the Web - at 3G speed - wherever you go. Snap quality pictures. Organize and synchronize. The K530i: efficiency in your pocket.

ony Ericson K530i allows the user to access the internet by means of the built in Access NetFront it is a web browser that comes already installed in the mobile phone that provides the means to search the World Wide Web for information regarding online music, games and other online resources. The handset supports the revolutionary RSS feeds method that allows the mobile phone user to receive the latest information and reports beamed directly to their mobile phones using the RSS feeds.

The user can use the built in Access NetFront™ Web browser which comes preinstalled to search the Web for information or to buy music & games online. The phone supports RSS feeds which allow the user to have all the latest reports fed directly to their handset via the RSS feeds. The Internet focused K530i comes with a WAP browser which is a 2.0 version XHTML Web browsers which allows the user to access the Internet when they are out & about. The user can enjoy a fun mobile Internet experience on their luxurious new K320i handset. The highly capable phone is a 3G phone which provides its user with high speed broadband Internet, video streaming capabilities, quick email service & a 3G video calling feature all in this compact handset.

Bar/block design (I ain’t calling it candybar - it’s a US term), and reasonably lightweight, the K530i is a typical cookie-cutter mid-range Sony Ericsson phone. Made of plastic, the K530i feels solid and fits snugly into my piano-player hands.The screen resolution is a low 176 x 220 - most new mid to high-end mobile phones have at least 240 x 320 resolution. The plastic screen is fine - it’s the same as many of the other Sony Ericsson phone screens.

Camera
* Camera - 2-megapixel
* Digital zoom - 2.5x
* Picture blogging
* Video record

Music
* Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
* Media Player
* Music tones
* PlayNow™
* TrackID™

Messaging
* Email:
* MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
* Predictive text input
* SMS long (Text Messaging)
* Sound recorder

Connectivity
* Bluetooth™ technology
* Modem
* Synchronisation PC
* USB mass storage
* USB support

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Ease-of-use focus

Easy to call, easy to write and send text messages. With the slim J110i, you communicate in style.

The handset is available in three colours which include smooth grey, precious purple & soft cream which depending on the colour chosen gives the handset a different look & feel. The J110i has been designed to make calling & text messaging features easy & quick for the user. The handset is simple to use & provides the user with the basic but essential features that we all want from a mobile device. The user can communicate in style with the Sony Ericsson J110i as a mobile companion. The J110i is a member of the J range which includes the Sony Ericsson J120i which also a simplistic mobile phone which has a stylish & fashion conscious casing.

The replicas Sony Ericsson J110i/J120i be at variance only by FM-radio, which is obtainable in the second, in terms of other features they are twins. These two have similar design prompts and appear to be set separately only by the color options. This manner, Sony Ericsson J110i handset arrives in Soft Cream, Precious Purple. The dissimilarity is concealed in cover on the side plates and back, while the obverse outlook is always dressed in black.

Messaging
* Predictive text input
* SMS long (Text Messaging)

Organiser
* Alarm clock
* Calculator
* Phone book
* Timer

Communication
* Polyphonic ringtones
* Speaker phone
* Vibrating Alert

Design
* Navigation key

Price Range: $199.99 - $339.99

Deluxe Walkman® phone

Mobile phone and music player for audio connoisseurs. Great sound quality, advanced communication features, sleek style.

There’s no hiding the fact that the W810i is an upgrade of the W800i, especially since they share practically the same dimensions and weight. The W810i is black, though, which is a huge improvement if white and orange isn’t your thing. The entire handset including keys is black except for the dedicated Walkman key, a Walkman symbol on the bottom and back, and an orange portrait mirror. The other immediately noticeable design features are the new keypad, navigation button and soft keys.

The W810i is designed to be an outstanding music player phone, and it succeeds. The media player supports both MP3 and AAC formats and audio quality is superb. Mega Bass™ enhances bass frequencies for a better overall music experience. There’s loads of memory for storing music, as the W810i comes bundled with a 512 Mbyte Memory Stick PRO Duo™ - enough to store up to 20 full-length audio CD’s. The memory stick is expandable to 1 Gbyte. Software for ripping CD’s is supplied. In addition to the MP3 player there’s an FM radio with RDS. A quality headset is included in the sales package, and the W810i can also be connected to an external speaker system via an optional cable.

Positioned below the screen, the standard navigational keypad layout was replaced by an interesting three circular-section design. Offering increased convenience when listening to music, the keys serve a dual purpose, allowing users to comfortably navigate through the menu structure, while doubling as music player controls. The 5-Way keypad doubles as Play / Stop, Next and Previous Tracks, and Volume Keys while dedicated Left Selection, Walkman, and Back Keys are positioned on to the left side, and Right Selection, Activity Menu, and Clear Keys on the right.

Camera
* Auto focus
* Camera - 2-megapixel
* Digital zoom - 4x
* Photo light
* Video record

Music
* Media Player
* MegaBass™
* Music tones
* PlayNow™

Messaging
* Email:
* MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
* Predictive text input
* SMS long (Text Messaging)
* Sound recorder

Connectivity
* Bluetooth™ technology
* Infrared port
* Modem
* Synchronisation PC
* USB mass storage
* USB support

Price Range: $265 - $369

Entertainment on the go

This all-round entertainer will keep you amused for ages. Take hours of music with you. Make video calls. Enjoy 3D gaming. The fun never stops!

This compact music and video phone is alive with audiovisual entertainment. Fast Web access lets you stream music and movies in real time. Carry the Internet in your pocket! Get up-to-the-minute news feeds via RSS, and visit your favorite Web sites, whenever you fancy. Get your pictures online in seconds. It’s a snap to share what you see with the 2 megapixel camera and integrated picture blogging.

Sony Ericsson K618i supports a 2.0 MegaPixel camera with 2.5x digital zoom, less than W810i that can zoom up to 4x. The camera gives the user high quality images and the digital zoom digitally crops and magnifies the centre of an image to make the subject appear nearer or further away. Press once the dedicated camera button and the integrated camera activates. The 2.0 Megapixel camera has 256MB internal memory with extra memory available through memory stick micro cards. Further more, it comes with Mobile Blogger, a application that allows users to post their pictures directly to their own website or blog spot on the web. This way family and friends can easily access the site and view the pictures in no time. You can also record motion video to your phone with the video recorder. Thanks to the viewfinder display, you can you can see what will be in the picture before you take it.

The NetFront browser is built-in for Web access, which works fine on Vodafone Live but doesn’t suit regular sized Web pages that aren’t designed for mobile screens. Any Web page with too much content will become a burden to scroll through. A RSS reader lets you keep up-to-date with your favourite RSS feeds.

Camera
* Camera - 2-megapixel
* Digital zoom - 2.5x
* Video record

Music
* Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
* Media Player
* Music tones
* PlayNow™

Messaging
* Email:
* MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
* Predictive text input
* SMS long (Text Messaging)
* Sound recorder

Connectivity
* Bluetooth™ technology
* Modem
* Synchronisation PC
* USB mass storage
* USB support

Price Range: $290.00 to $653.13

For the digital connoisseur

A quality camera that’s also a phone: a 3.2-megapixel digital camera with all the functionality and connectivity you’d expect in a top 3G phones.

Sony Ericsson falls in the market niche of highly functional devices for which size is not that important. It’s a camera phone and the devices we like to call camera phones are phones that boast a digital camera that’s on par with the low-end digital cameras on the market. Speaking of camera phones, nowadays we see an increase in the maximum image resolution. We see implementation of new features which not long ago belonged to the world of the digital cameras only - such as specific scene modes, xenon flash, auto focus. Recently announced Nokia multimedia phones would even have optical zoom. The camera functionalities of the mobile phones are becoming increasingly important since the battle for the ultimate multimedia device continues - a device that can take great pictures, capture hi-res video, one that plays high-quality music, one that you can browse photos or play games on, one that helps you organize your daily schedule and browse the Internet, and in the same time functions equally well as a regular phone. Right about now buying a new mobile phone is always a bit of a trade-off on some of those things. There is no perfect phone.

At 3.2 megapixels, the K800i’s camera has the highest resolution available at the time of writing (August 2006), but its the quality of the optics that really determines the quality of a camera, and the K800i doesn’t disappoint. With autofocus and a real xenon flash (most camera phones have a weaker LCD flash that leads to poor exposure and red-eye), the K800i is a real digital camera, not just a toy. Picture quality is very impressive indeed, and is a match for many dedicated digital cameras. The K800i comes with a novel feature called BestPic™. BestPic takes nine pictures at a time, enabling you to choose the best. There’s also a picture stabiliser, helping to eliminate camera shake. Naturally the K800i supports direct printing on PictBridge compatible printers, so you don’t need a computer in order to print your pictures.

Camera
* Auto focus
* BestPic™
* Camera - 3.2-megapixel
* Digital zoom - 16x
* Image stabiliser
* Picture blogging
* Red-eye reduction
* Video record
* Video stabiliser
* Xenon flash

Music
* Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
* Media Player
* Music tones
* PlayNow™

Messaging
* Email:
* MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
* Predictive text input
* SMS long (Text Messaging)
* Sound recorder

Connectivity
* Bluetooth™ technology
* Infrared port
* Modem
* PictBridge
* Synchronisation PC
* USB mass storage
* USB support