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Video: Sony Ericsson phones durability test

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

Having read some of the comments about my rather cool (and totally copyrighted!) way of handling the F305, T700 and W302 in the unboxing videos (read: tossing them around a bit), I’ve decided to go all in with a large durability test, and – naturally – caught it all on tape, err, memory card! The durability test included no less than thirty Sony Ericsson phones that all received some TLC before being airborne. To my great surprise, none of the phones received any scratches from this test – great job, Sony Ericsson!

All right… My time is up, and I’ll leave you with the video and a question just below it…

So, have I got too much time on my hands or too many phones to be in my hands? That’s the question!

The phones in the video are:

C902, C905, G900, K530, K660, K700, K750, 2x K770, K800, K850, M600, P990, S500, T68i, T230, T610, W550, 2x W595, 2x W760, W800, 2x W890, W900, W950, W960, X1, and Z320.

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Posted in c-series, entertainment, exclusive, fun, g-series, hands-on, k-series, m-series, p-series, problems, s-series, t-series, tips-tricks, useb, videos, w-series, x-series, z-series | 26 Comments »

Sony Ericsson Z780 in blue

Monday, June 9th, 2008

It looks like the Sony Ericsson Z780 will soon make its appearance on the American market in a completely blue suit, which in my opinion actually looks surprisingly good, although the colour might be a bit too much for me. Guess what – there’s another current phone coming in blue soon :-) And it’s hot!

Source: CNMO.com via SEMCBlog

Posted in new-colour, z-series | 12 Comments »

New firmwares out for K660, W890, W910, Z750 & Z770

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Sony Ericsson just recently launched a new firmware for the K660, W890, W910, Z750 and Z770. This one is called R1FA030, and is available on Sony Ericsson Update Service.

As of this moment, I’ve only heard feedback from W910 users, but the user feedback so far is quite good, and reports say that the device generally feels faster after the update, especially in the Media menu even with great amounts of files. I’d be surprised if this doesn’t go for the rest of the phones as well. Other than, Sony Ericsson apparently did some fixing on the rather buggy video playing, and the phones should now be a lot better at playing videos. An option to update the media library has also been added to the Media menu.

Let’s hope the rest of the A2 phones will get their firmwares updated soon as well!

[thanks, cliosguy!]

Posted in a200, firmware, k-series, w-series, z-series | 37 Comments »

Z770 Ducati edition

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

It seems Sony Ericsson in Italy is planning to launch a special Ducati edition Z770 by TIM in July.

Apart from the Ducati-inspired new look, and a set of Ducati branded covers, wallpapers, themes & videos, the Z770 Ducati edition will be no different from the regular Z770. Who cares, though? It’s a well-respected brand, and that’s what’s supposed to be selling this phone, not the phone itself. Apart from that, it’ll also come with a special Ducati branded version of the HBH-220 Bluetooth headset.

Via: Unwiredview and IntoMobile

[thanks, angela!]

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Review: Sony Ericsson Z770

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

We’ve just finished up on our Z770 review. Z770 is quite an interesting device, and the design is indeed very much appealing, although far from perfect. The features are a bit above average, and the software platform is superb, with only very minor bugs.

Because the Z770 is very much like the K660 that we’ve already reviewed, we’ve removed a few parts of the Z770 review in order for us not to repeat it over again. If you feel like you’re missing something, please have a look at the K660 review, or contact us.

By the way, this has to be the review with the most pictures in all of USEB’s soon-to-be 1-year history!

Check out the review right here, and please let us know if we’ve made any mistakes.

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Sharapova Teams Up With The Z555 In A Wallpaper Mania

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Sony Ericsson has just launched a mini-site with a set of wallpapers of the lovely Maria Sharapova and the stylish Z555. The computer wallpapers can be downloaded here in the following sizes; 1024 x 768 pixels, 1280 x 1024 pixels, and 1920 x 1200 pixels (hallelujah!). At the same site, you can also download a set of wallpapers for your Z555 phone (or any other phone with a 176 x 220 pixels display).

Via: SEMCBlog

Posted in campaign, fun, z-series | 8 Comments »

First Impressions Of The Z770

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

“Wow – the front of this one looks amazing” was probably my first thought when unboxing the Z770. It gets even better once you pick it up, and you feel how well it fits in your palm. It’s obvious that the designers of the Z770 have been had a look out for the small, yet important details. One is that the phone’s outside is completely flush around the flip hinge when opened. It simply feels like a piece of heaven. Another thing you’ll notice on the front is a mono-coloured outer display, which I’m quite fond of already.

The Z770 is a light-weight phone. It feels rock solid in hand, although the flip is a tiny bit loose (it can be moved about 0.1 millimetre). To my great surprise, the keypad on the Z770 is excellent! It offers great tactile feedback, and the large keys are really comfortable to use and with large spacing between them as well. While I would probably have wanted a better, marked separation of the keys, it doesn’t really matter that much.

The display is gorgeus! It’s a 2.2 inch TFT display, capable of showing upto 262.144 colours. Its colour saturation and representation is superb, and it’s got a very decent viewing angle to top it of with.

The camera, on the other hand, isn’t much to write home about. It’s a mediocre “snapper” camera, and you won’t be able to use the pictures for much other than goofing around with your friends or posting on your MySpace profile!

So, that was our short preview / first impressions of the Z770. Stay tuned for a review of it later this month.

Posted in preview, z-series | 8 Comments »

Gallery: Sony Ericsson Z770

Monday, May 5th, 2008

Here’s our large gallery of the Sony Ericsson Z770. Press the thumbnails to get the large photo :-)

Posted in gallery, z-series | 18 Comments »

Unboxing The Z770

Monday, May 5th, 2008

I received the Z770 today, and here’s a photo unboxing. A bit later today, we’ll bring you a large (no, seriously, large!) gallery containing high quality photos of this phone.
First impressions? I’m in love with the design of this baby!

It’s not much, but it should get you going :-) Oh yes, I almost forgot! The Z770 is delivered with a Bluetooth headset – the HBH-PV703, which is actually a nice extra! Here’s a preview :-)

Posted in unboxing, z-series | 12 Comments »

K660 & Z770 Coming Soon

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Just wanted to pop a note that our review of the HSDPA-enabled Sony Ericsson K660 will soon be published (apologize that it’s taken quite some time, but my schedule is quite booked these days). It’ll probably end up around 2,500 words or so, meaning that it won’t be as in-depth going as the W890 review, but hopefully you’ll enjoy it and put it at good use anyway :-)

Also, I should be getting a Z770 from Sony Ericsson any day now (update: Monday or Tuesday). Or at least, I think so :-) While this is basically a clamshell version of the K660, I am still in doubt what to do with it. If I should simply do a long comparison of the two, or whether I should go for a full fledged review of it. Any ideas?

Have fun in the meantime :-)

PS. Thought I might want to shortly mention what’s happening on the rumours’ front of things. Well, Sony Ericsson is currently working up a Walkman version of the C902 with some extra tasty features. We might get to see this a lot earlier than expected… Wow, what a cliff-hanger! ;)

Posted in k-series, rumour, upcoming, z-series | 16 Comments »

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