Sony Ericsson G502
Discontinued 23rd April 2008
The Sony Ericsson G502 is a lightweight 3.5G candy
bar phone, launched in a blizzard of confusion about
the handset's GPS capabilities.
Although some of Sony Ericsson's specification
sheets say that the G502 has aGPS (Advanced
GPS), it does not. GPS capabilities can be added through
the GPS
Enabler HGE-100 accessory, but this is not included
in the box. And since the HGE-100 works with a wide
variety of Sony Ericsson devices, the G502 is really
no different from a normal midrange SE device, except
that it comes with a Google Maps application preloaded.
What you do get with the G502 is a lightweight 3.5G
phone that can support HSDPA downloads. The 2"
240 x 320 pixel display and basic 2 megapixel camera
are adequate for most users. Media capabilties are pretty
good, with support for stereo Bluetooth and an FM radio
built in, in addition to the usual Sony Ericsson media
player. An email client, RSS reader, web browser and
a set of PIM functions make up the software, and the
G502 also supports push email from Microsoft Exchange.
Unlike most other 3G phones, the G502 does not support
video calling.
On GSM, talktime is up to 9 hours, and on 3G it is
a maximum of 4.5 hours. It's a pretty lightweight device
at 83.5 grams and 109 x 46 x 13.5 mm in size. The memory
is expandable using Memory Stick Micro cards.
The "G" series designation is confusing.
The only two previous
models in this range are touchscreen smartphones,
so presumably "G" is being used for "General".
It's pretty similar in specification to the K660i,
so perhaps the G502 can be considered a replacement.
No price was given, but we expect it to be around €230
or £180 before tax and subsidy. Sony Ericsson
say that the Z780 should be available during Q2 2008.
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Sony
Ericsson G502 at a glance
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Available:
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Q2
2008
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Network:
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GSM
900 / 1800 / 1900 UMTS
2100
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Data:
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GPRS
+ EDGE + UMTS (3G) + HSDPA
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Screen:
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240
x 320 pixels, 262k colours
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Camera:
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2
megapixels
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Size:
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Lightweight
monoblock 109 x 46 x
14mm / 83 grams
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Memory
card:
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Memory
Stick Micro
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Infra-red:
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No
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Java:
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Yes
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GPS:
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Optional
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Battery
life:
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4.5
to 9 hours talk / 14 days standby
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