Features :
* Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and HSDPA 7.2 Mbps/tri-band HSDPA for US version
* Built-in GPS with A-GPS function, Wayfinder Navigator software, geotagging
* Wi-Fi b/g with DLNA and SIP support, Bluetooth (with A2DP), USB v2.0
* 2.4" 256K-color TFT display
* 3.2 MP camera with LED flash,
* Enhanced user interface with basic multi-tasking
* Illuminated Web shortcut keys
* Dedicated Play/Pause music key
* Media Center, Smart search, Manage Messages
* FM radio with RDS and TrackID
* YouTube client
* 120 MB built-in memory, M2 card support, 1GB included
Main disadvantages:
* Cheapo looking materials
* No office document viewer
* Video recording limited to QVGA resolution at 15fps
* M2 card slot is under the battery cover
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Sony Ericsson G705
A feature phone with no gaps in the spec sheet, Sony Ericsson G705 finds itself in quite a predicament. One, it's good enough to mess with the big boys (yep, that's smartphones), but second, it's cocky enough for the big boys to start messing with it.
At this point, the G705 has virtually no competition among non-OS phones. Check out our comparative table below for the kind of smartphone track the G705 will be running on. A couple of Symbian-powered Nokia devices are there for a taster of what our Sony Ericsson handset is up against.
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We've got a bunch of sliders there, with Wi-Fi, GPS and FM radio not even mentioned in the table, as all of them are available across the sample. Nokia E66 and Nokia N95 are all-in-one Symbian phones that, business or multimedia spin aside, easily match the main point of G705 - web browsing and connectivity. The now elderly Nokia N95 manages to even match its price tag.
Nokia 6260 slide is bigger and heavier but that's probably quite worth it, given the higher-res screen, better camera, stereo speakers and the great web browser borrowed from S60 UI. But it would be a few months before it hits the market while Sony Ericsson G705 will be enjoying a good headstart - and sets to make the best of the Christmas shopping spree. What's more, the G705 sounds notably easier on the wallet than the yet-to-be-released Nokia 6260 slide.