Sony Ericsson K700i / K700
Discontinued 10th March 2004
There's something familiar about the
Sony Ericsson K700 at first glance, with it's large
display, digital camera and compact packaging it looks
a little like an early replacement for the T630
- but since the T650 is still rumoured to be a little
way off, it looks like Sony Ericsson have taken a step
sideways with a model that's more than just a straight
replacement for the T630, but isn't as good as we hope
the T650 to be.
Confusing? Well, a little. The K700
doesn't fit too well into the Sony Ericsson product
range, and although it's good looking and has some nice
features, its feature set is decent enough but hardly
ground-breaking.
The K700 has a 176x220 pixel display
in 65,000 colours and a VGA resolution camera with 4X
digital zoom and a "photo light". You can
connect the phone up to your PC via Bluetooth, infrared
or USB cable. There's Java support for games, plus 3D
graphics support in hardware. There's video capture
and playback too. The K700 supports tri-band GSM plus
GPRS. These specifications are pretty typical for the
current crop of newly announced handsets though, so
the K700 is nice but nothing special.
The K700 plays MP3s and has a built-in
FM radio. Internal memory is just 32Mb though, and there
seems to be no way to expand this. Sony Ericsson have
lots of interesting Bluetooth accessories though, including
media attachments, handsfree kits and even a remote
control car. Indeed, Sony Ericsson seem to have the
best range of Bluetooth add-ons going at the moment.
The K700 certainly beats the T630 in
terms of features, camera and screen quality, although
the camera is a little limited at just 640x480 pixels.
It's certainly a competent phone and holds up pretty
well against the competition, it's just not terribly
exciting and its blends into the crowd a little.
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Sony
Ericsson K700 Specifications
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Available:
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Q2
2004
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Network:
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Tri-band
GSM
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Data:
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GPRS
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Screen:
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176x220
pixels, 65,000 colours
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Camera:
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640x480
pixels
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Size:
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Small
candy bar 99x47x20mm,
90 grams
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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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 / 15 days standby
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