Nokia is known for its build quality and reliability and this time Nokia has launched its Nokia 3270 pitting it directly aganist the Samsung Marine, a phone built for rugged use. Nokia 3270 is shock proof, Water proof and dust proof. It can definitely take some beating, the phone is expected to launched in Europe,India,China and Rest of Asia in October 2009.
The 3720 has a good set of features like A2DP stereo , 2MP camera, Opera Mini full web browser, Live messenger and a whole bunch free applications available online. The build quality is solid, the talk time and standby times are pretty good and have a powerful battery. The Music player is also standard and quality is pretty good. The phone has 16M colors as against Samsung B2100’s 65k colors. Nokia 3720 supports upto 8GB of memory (micro SD) card and comes with a 1 GB card in the package. The phone has only 20MB of phone memory for all these applications.
But for most of the users this phone is definitely a worthy buy and it is expected to be priced at 200$ (US) or Rs 8000-10,000 in India.
Nokia 3270 - Rough and Tough and Rugged phoneNokia 3720 Front and Back yellow shadeNokia 3720 in yellow shade
The phone has a classic candy bar look and comes with the following features
Symbian S40 with Java Support
16 Million Color TFT 2.2″ display
2 MP camera with LED Flash
115 x 47 x 15.3 mm, 69 cc
Bluetooth v2.1
A2DP stereo over bluetooth headset
IP54 certified – dust and water jets resistant
GPRS, Multi slot class 11
EDGE, Multi slot class 11
Li-Ion 1050 mAh Battery – BL-5CT
7 Hour talk time and 408 hours standby time
Music playback time: up to 14.5 h
Music player
Music playback file formats: .MP3, .MP4, .WMA, .AAC, AAC+, eAAC+
Stereo FM radio
2.5 mm Nokia AV connector
Micro-USB connector
Available in-box colours:
– Grey
– Yellow
Full Web Browser Opera Mini browser – HTML, XHTML, WML
Supported protocols: HTTP, WAP
SMS,MMS and Live Messenger
Java™ MIDP 2.0
Flash Lite 2.0
Instant messaging:
– Windows Live support (Windows Live Messenger pre-installed)
Well we have got the Sony Ericsson’s most anticipated and awaited phone the Xperia X2, the original Xperia failed to deliver as with most initial versions. So we expect the Xperia X2 to perform much better in this regard. Lets have a closer look at this powerful phone.
Sony brings most of its products with advanced features and almost always leading by example, and hence there is nothing short of that here with the Xperia X2, it has a powerful 8MP camera in a full QWERTY keyboard phone all packed into rather compact phone. It is also worth to note that cameras in Sony Ericsson phones usually perform better than its competitors like Nokia and Samsung. Ohh and dont bother to compare it with Apple.
Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 Front View dexternights
Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 – 110 x 54 x 16 mm
Samsung Omnia Pro B7610 -112.6 x 57.8 x 16.2 mm
Nokia X6 – 111 x 51 x 13.8 mm
Nokia N97 mini – 113 x 52.5 x 14.2 mm
Nokia N97 – 117.2 x 55.3 x 15.9 (18.2 max) mm
Well the Xperia X2 already has a competition in Nokia X6 in the dimensions area, though Nokia X6 only has a 5MP camera, in terms of other features and 40% lesser price, Nokia might get one ahead on the Xperia X2.
Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 with qwerty keyboard
The phone looks good but the expected pricing of around $1000 is little too much for any phone, especially considering that this Xperia X2 doesnt bring anything totally new to the table other than a 8MP Camera on QWERTY phone.The phone has a Qualcomm MSM 7200 528 MHz processor and runs a Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional Edition. It has a RAM of 256 MB and ROM of 512 MB. The performance should be slightly better than the competition, but it ultimately depends on the OS + hardware combination, so its justified to compare Nokias running symbian OS and Xperia X2 running WinMo 6.5.
But a big letdown is the internal memory of only 110 MB and supports upto 16GB in memory cards. Unlike say N97 which comes with a 32GB inbuilt memory, this might leave many wondering why was the mass memory ignored.
Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 back view
Apart from the above differences it has typical features of high end phones like A-GPS,3.5mm audio jack, v2.1 Bluetooth with A2DP support,mini USB and a 1500 mAH battery with a 10 hour talk time on GSM.
The Xperia X2 still has a Resistive touch screen unlike the Apple Iphone and Nokia X6 model’s Capacitive touch screen which allows multi touch. So even in this respect the powerful X2 lags behind.
Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 back expanded_dexternights
We dont expect the phone to be the best seller by any means, but will definitely come as a much improved phone overall compared to the first Xperia.
Below is the Full technical Specifications
XPERIA™ X2
Live life without boundaries
Facts and Figures
Size: 110 x 54 x 16 mm
Weight: 115 grams
Colours: Elegant Black, Modern Silver
Main screen: 65,536 colour TFT
Resolution: 480 x 800 pixels (WVGA)
Size: 3.2 inches
Phone memory: Up to110MB
Memory card support: SanDisk microSD™ and microSDHC™, up to 16GB
Talk time GSM: Up to 10 hrs
Standby time GSM: Up to 500 hrs
Talk time UMTS: Up to 6hrs
Standby time UMTS: Up to 640hrs
Music listening time: Up to 20hrs
Availability and versions
Networks:
XPERIA™ X2
GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
UMTS/HSPA 850/1900/2100
GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
UMTS/HSPA 900/1900/2100
Available in selected markets from early Q4 2009.
Camera
8.1 megapixel camera
Up to 16x digital zoom
Auto focus
Geo tagging
Image stabilizer
Send to web
Touch focus
Video light
Video recording
Music
Album art
Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
Equalizer
Sony Ericsson media player
Music tones (MP3/AAC)
Equalizer
Sony Ericsson media player
Music tones (MP3/AAC)
PlayNow™ arena*
Stereo speakers
Windows Media® Player
Web
Bookmarks
Google™ search
Internet Explorer®
Pan & Zoom
Web feeds
Communication
Call list
Conference calls
Polyphonic ringtones
Speakerphone
Vibrating alert
Messaging
Email
Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®
Handwriting recognition
Instant messaging
Picture messaging (MMS)
Predictive text input
Text messaging (SMS)
Design
Auto rotate
Media
Picture wallpaper
Touchscreen
Wallpaper animation
Windows Mobile® 6.5
Entertainment
3D games
Java™
Motion gaming
Tracker
Video streaming
Video viewing
YouTube™ application
Connectivity and Softwares
A-GPS
Bluetooth™ technology
DNLA Certified™
Google Maps™
Modem
Synchronisation
TV out
USB mass storage
USB support
Wi-Fi™
Organizer
Adobe® PDF Reader
Alarm clock
Calculator
Calendar
Flight mode
Microsoft® Office Mobile
Notes
Phone book
Stopwatch
Tasks
Timer
Accessories
In-Box:
XPERIA™ X2
Battery
Battery Charger
Stereo Portable Handsfree MH500
USB cable
TV out cable
4GB SanDisk microSD™ memory card
User guide
Optional accessories:
Bluetooth™ Headset PV740
Car charger AN300
Video Viewing Stand IM920
