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05 February 2012
Good phone for people with chunky fingers!!!!!
I got this phone as I wanted GPS and a decent camera in my phone at a budget but having chunky fingers I needed a decent keypad. I do wish that you could get a standard phone numeric keypad phone with GPS but I could not find one.
I can't compare this phone to other smartphones as this is the first one I have brought. My other phone was a '3' S2 Skype-phone but here goes:
When I first got the phone the battery life was only half a day even with bluetooth, wireless etc turned off. This problem resolved itself when I finally did a full upgade via sony ericsons update software (my phone was already up-to date but I did a clean install) I now get 2 days use out of the phone between re-charges.
I would love to be able to uninstall some of the bundled software from Sony Ericson because they are useless to me and do cause the system to crash occassionally. The only way to recover when the system locks I found is to take the battery out for 5 seconds and then re-start the phone. This can be annoying.
The flip out keyboard is great. I have 'chunky fingers' and got this phone because Blackberry keypads are to small for me. These keys are well spaced even for my fingers.
You are limited on the number of apps you can install because you cannot get them to install to the memory card but for what I need, this is not a major issue.
The screen is clear to read and I can't complain about the colours etc because they are more than adaquate.
You can install pretty much any apps you want so the phone will work how you want it to. You can even make the phone voice controlled via free Android Market apps. This is great for car-hands free.
This phone was only £63 when I got it so it was a real bargain. It is not the most up-to-date version but I can live with that.
In summary:
For people with chunky fingers this phone is brill.
The touch screen is very sensitive but you get used to that quickly.
The camera is great for what I need and the videos are fine also unless it is night time at a distance, then again even flash only has a certain range on any camera.
Battery life is disapointing but I do have access to charging facilities regularly so I can live with that.
It works on the 3 network.