Sony Ericsson Z310i / Z310a
Expected
Q1 2007 5th December 2006
Sadly not due until after Christmas,
the Sony Ericsson Z310i / Z310a is a very attractive
mirrored clamshell phone aimed at the lower end of the
market.
There are two variants - the Z310a is
a quad-band GSM version of the phone for use in the
US, the Z310i is a tri-band version for everyone else.
Otherwise, pretty much all the features on the Z310i
and Z310a are identical.
Styled somewhat after the Z610i,
the Sony Ericsson Z310i is a much more basic handset.
Inside there's a low-cost 128x160 pixel STN display
in 65,000 colours (Sony Ericsson say this is because
of the display's "low power consumption"),
on the outside is a VGA resolution (0.3 megapixel) digital
camera and a 96x64 pixel monochrome display. The Z310i
has Bluetooth, which is good. Talktime is an impressive
7 hours maximum with up to 12 days standby time. There's
no MP3 player (although the Sony Ericsson Z310i has
MP3 ringtone capabilities) and no expandable memory,
although the Z310i's 15Mb of internal storage should
be enough for most people.
However,
most people will be interested in the Z310's looks,
and it certainly scores well in this regard. The semi-transparent
surface conceals a number of indicator lights, and the
Z310i comes with some clever light effects that you
can customize so that there is a different colour for
different callers. There's also a feature where you
can upload snapshots directly from the Z310i to a blog
site.
So, the Sony Ericsson Z310i is a lot
of fun, looks good, and it promises to be great value
for money. Sony Ericsson say that the Z310i / Z310a
should be available from Q1 2007 in Jet Set Black, Blush
Bronze and Lush Pink colour combinations.
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Sony
Ericsson Z310i / Z310a at
a glance
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Available:
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Q1
2007
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Network:
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GSM
900/1800/1900 (Z310i) GSM
850/900/1800/1900 (Z310a)
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Data:
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GPRS
+ EDGE
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Screen:
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128x160
pixels, 65k colours
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Camera:
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0.3
megapixels
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Size:
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Compact
clamshell 87x46x25mm
/ 90 grams
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Memory
card:
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No
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Infra-red:
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Yes
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Java:
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Yes
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Battery
life:
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7 hours talk / 12 days standby
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