Sony Ericsson J220 & J230
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The Sony Ericsson J220 and J230 are
two simple to use dual-band GSM devices, and are additions
to Sony Ericsson's low cost J-series of handsets.
The J220 (pictured right) comes
in three different configurations - the J220a is a dual-band
GSM 850/1900MHz phone for use in North America, the
J220c is a 900/1800MHz phone for the Chinese mainland
and finally the J220i is a dual-band 900/1800MHz device
for Europe and the rest of the world.
Designed to be extremely easy to
use, the J220 comes with a very simple menu and icon
structure, and there are clearly marked shortcuts on
the keyboard to help find common functions easily. It's
a simple device, with a 128x128 pixel STN display in
65,000 colours, GPRS, a
WAP 1.2 browser and built-in games and polyphonic ringtones.
The J220 is quite lightweight too, weighing 83 grams
and coming in at 102x44x18mm - so it's not too small
to handle. There's an impressive 6 hours talktime and
11 days standby time too. It will be available in "Smooth
Black" and "Sky Blue" (pictured) variants,
or alternatively these can be swapped out with "Style
Up" aftermarket covers.
Unlike the Sagem
VS1 though, the J220 is really just a standard
handset with some different software rather than a custom
built "simple" phone.
A step up from this is the Sony Ericsson
J230 (pictured left), again it's a dual-band
phone in different versions: J230a for North America,
J230c for China and J230i for the rest of the world.
It's a very similar device to the J220, except it comes
with an FM radio. It weighs slightly more at 85 grams,
but the talktime is still the same 6 hours.
The J230 will be available in "Cosmo
White", "Cherry Red" (pictured) and Deep
Blue variants, and again it comes with exchangeable
covers.
OK, they're nice looking handsets but
really we'd like to see something a bit more advanced
from Sony Ericsson. We suspect that the J220 and J230
exist primarily to carve out some low-margin market
share rather that to turn in any serious profits. Both
handsets should be available from Q1 2006.
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Sony
Ericsson J220 at a glance
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Available:
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Q1
2006
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Network:
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Dual-band
GSM
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Data:
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GPRS
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Screen:
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128x128
pixels, 65k colours
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Camera:
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No
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Size:
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Standard
candy bar 102x44x18mm
/ 83 grams
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Bluetooth:
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No
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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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No
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Battery
life:
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6 hours talk / 11 days standby
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Sony
Ericsson J230 at a glance
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Available:
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Q1
2006
|
Network:
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Dual-band
GSM
|
Data:
|
GPRS
|
Screen:
|
128x128
pixels, 65k colours
|
Camera:
|
No
|
Size:
|
Standard
candy bar 102x44x18mm
/ 85 grams
|
Bluetooth:
|
No
|
Infra-red:
|
No
|
Polyphonic:
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Yes
|
Java:
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No
|
Battery
life:
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6 hours talk / 11 days standby
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