Aug 24, 2005 11:55 PM
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(Updated Aug 26, 2005 12:34 AM)
Sony Ericsson K750 - one of the most important and most anxiously expected mobile phones of this year.
This is a top-class device, which outruns most of the competition. No doubt a phone of its class naturally deserves a special review ... our is a little bit longer than usual.
Standard delivery package content
Mobile phone
Memory Stick Duo 64 MB memory card
Adapter for magnetic card readers of standard size
USB cable
Stereophonic ear-phones combined with handsfree
Charger
CD with software
Documentation
Key features
Very high quality camera with auto focus function
Memory card
Brilliant sound quality in the MP3 player
Good quality display
New Activity menu
Built-in radio equipped with RDS
Recharge through a USB cable
Flashlight function
Main disadvantages
No EDGE
Display is not imbedded
Lower quality touch orientation on the keypad
Menu animation cannot be switched off
No standard support for USB Mass Storage
MP3 ringtones of average quality
Camera shutter sound can't be switched off (update - on some firmware versions it can be switched off)
Is this the best present-day mobile phone?
Sony Ericsson K750 is one of the best mobile phones ever. Its new phonebook comes to correct one of the main disadvantages of the forerunners - the much too small contact list. The new model is equipped with a memory card, which makes the MP3 player usable. What's more, the sound performed by the player is excellent.
As a matter of course, the phone features some less attractive characteristics. None of them is however so crucial to make me warn you against buying Sony Ericsson K750… except for the damnable EDGE, which may lure away a significant amount of customers!
Here is my final conclusion:
Despite an advanced feature set which includes a high quality camera and similarly high-performance audio player, the Sony Ericsson K750i manages to maintain acceptable battery life. Despite its lack of EDGE for high-speed data, the handset also delivers an excellent overall experience in the communications and messaging departments, rendering it the very best handset to be had at the time of its introduction. In other words, the K750i comes highly recommended.
