Sony Ericsson Z310i Review

The stylish Z310i is a fashion conscious camera phone which has been well designed by Sony Ericsson. The Z310i is a clamshell phone which comes in a choice of three colours which include brush bronze, lush pink & jet black. The handset is eye catching with its smooth glossy coating & external icon display with an external monochrome screen. The subtle icon display provides the user with useful information in a clear & fun way. The Z310i comes with an internal colour screen complete with back lit keypad which is highly attractive. The handset measures 87 x 46 x 24.5 mm & weighs 90 grams which provides an easy to hold chunky & solid handset. The Sony Ericsson Z310i is a member of the Sony Ericsson Z range

The Z310i comes with 14 Mbytes of built in memory & with a removable battery. The battery can provide up to seven hours of talk time & up to 300 hours of standby time from a fully charged battery. The Sony Ericsson Z310i can connect to the Internet & comes with an Access NetFront™ Internet browser. The built in Bluetooth® connectivity allows the user to connect their Z310i to any Bluetooth® compatible device & enjoy a wireless connection between devices of up to ten metres apart. The phone comes with a USB connection & infra red connection point which allows the user to connect to other devices which are compatible. The user can download data & transfer information using any of the connective options that the Sony Ericsson Z310i supports. The phone comes with EDGE technology which provides fast data transfer which are approximately three times faster than GPRS. The Sony Ericsson Z310i works over a tri band network which covers GSM 900, 1800 & 1900.

The phone comes with a built in camera function which allows the user to take a photograph by using the screen as a viewfinder. The camera provides a fun feature which allows the user to take photographs which can be used as screen savers, picture wallpapers & even sent to others via multimedia messaging service. The Sony Ericsson Z310i comes with a picture blogging facility which allows the user to take a photograph & send it to their own blog. The blog works like an online photo album which other contacts can access which makes sharing photographs fun & easy.

The Z310i comes with the ability to play both polyphonic & MP3 music ringing tones. The user can create their own polyphonic ringing tones by using the Sony Ericsson MusicDJ™ feature which is a music tool complete with various instrument sounds & a selection of music styles. The user can download the latest ringing tones in three clicks with the Sony Ericsson PlayNow™ feature which is the easiest & fastest way to download ringing tones. The phone comes with pre loaded games which bring entertainment for the user to enjoy at the leisure. The phone book feature is easily accessible from the main menu & allows the user to add, remove & edit contacts names & numbers. The Z310i is packed with useful built in features which can be easily located from the phones main menu & include a calendar, notes, tasks, stopwatch, alarm clock, timer, calculator & business card exchange facility.

Sony Ericsson Z310i Specifications & Features

Screen
Internal 65k STN Colour Screen (128 x 160 Pixels)
External Icon Display Monochrome Screen (96 x 64 Pixels)

Imaging
0.3 Megapixel Camera
Picture Blogging
Viewfinder Display
Wallpaper Animation
Picture Wallpaper
Screensaver
Themes Display

Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
SMS Long
Push Email
Predictive Text Input

Sound
Music Ringtones (MP3)
Polyphonic Sound (72 Voice)
MusicDJ™
PlayNow™

Entertainment
Java™ Games
Embedded Games

Organiser
Phone Book
Calendar
File Manager
Alarm Clock
Business Card Exchange
Calculator
Conference Calls
Vibrating Alert
Tasks
Timer
Stopwatch
Notes

Connectivity
Bluetooth®
EDGE
Fast Port
GPRS
Infra Red
Synchronisation PC
USB

Network
Tri Band (GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)

Internet
Access NetFront™ Web Browser
RSS Feeds
Modem

Memory & Talk Time
14 Mbytes Memory
7 Hours Talk Time
300 Hours Standby

Weight & Size
90 g
87 x 46 x 24.5 mm