What is it: Compact clamshell with an orange external screen and cute design
What we think: This is a good entry-level phone with a great price tag and feature set
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Sony Ericsson Z530i compared to all other phones
 Sony Ericsson Z530i |
 Sony Ericsson C905 |
 Sony Ericsson K800i |
 Sony Ericsson K750i |
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| Review date | 29 Jun 06 | 12 Nov 08 | 19 Jul 06 | 19 Jul 05 |
| Editor's rating |
7.5
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8.8
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8.8
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8.7
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| Price range |
£461.63 - £470.91
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| Review summary | 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 Read full review |
Sony Ericsson has always produced good camera phones but the C905 outdoes them all. The high resolution camera with xenon flash produces sharp shots even in low light and we were impressed by all the extras, such as GPS and Wi-Fi. If you're looking for a serious camera phone that could replace your camera, this is it Read full review |
For a relatively small and lightweight 3G phone the Sony Ericsson K800i is positively dripping with features and the headline 3.2-megapixel camera isn't the only good thing about it. We aren't big fans of Sony's new tiny Memory Stick Micro, but if nothing else the K800i stylishly shows that 3G handsets have at last made it mainstream Read full review |
The K750i is a great mix of good hardware and software features. It's small in size, sleek in design and has some of the best features we've seen in a handset. The standout is the camera, which is both easy to use and well specified. We could see ourselves getting standard prints from this phone -– something we've never wanted to try before Read full review |
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