Sony Ericsson Z530i review

What you need to know

Reviewed by: Andrew Lim

Reviewed on: 29 June 2006

Tags: Sony Ericsson, Sony Ericsson Z530i, displays, videos, WAP browser

We like:

Infrared and Bluetooth connectivity; good audio quality on calls; orange monochrome external screen in addition to the 65k-colour internal screen

We don't like:

0.3-megapixel (VGA) camera; fish-scale keypad; small OK button

CNET UK judgement:

The Sony Ericsson Z530i manages to cram in high-level features for an entry-level price. It improves on its predecessor, the Z520i, with a variety of connectivity options and an expandable memory card slot that lets you store up to 1GB of photos and MP3s. Unfortunately, Sony Ericsson hasn't made any changes to the 0.3-megapixel camera -- we'd like to see a higher-resolution camera in the next version

Full review:

The Sony Ericsson Z530i is the upgraded version of the Sony Ericsson Z520i. Both phones have the same form factor and loop aerial, along with similar specs, but this handset has a new keypad and expandable memory slot. We're not convinced by the fish-scale design of the keypad but we're over the moon about the increase in storage space. Continue Reading...