Sony Ericsson G705 - user opinions and reviews
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8.3
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8.3
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8.3
- Anonymous
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beautiful...i have the k800, k810, z610, w810, etc...but now i'm using the w350i...considered the w910...but no flash, no wi-fi...don't need the 8mp of the c905, not to meantion the weight of it...the g705 is beautiful...too bad about the autofocus and tv out...but...can't have it all...this is the next SE for me...hope it's not outragously priced and is not symbian...
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- 2008-09-10 13:03
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- Nokia FanZ !
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I think SE is now the follower of Nokia Phone. Since the function of G705 (Not only G705, but also others) is almost same as Nokia N Series. WiFi, GPS, etc..
Maybe SE is the "slave" for Nokia...
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- 2008-09-10 10:24
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- Pritesh
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Good Handset, positive moves to increase screen size, inclusion of A-GPS and Wi-Fi, but would have been even better to enable UMA for all G705 retail handsets instead of giving it exclusively with Orange...
And, seems Nokia has only one handset N95 to compare every time with most great SE handsets... Does 16m color screens of Nokia look better than 262k color screens of SE? Did u ever checked?
I strongly believe N95 is popular only over internet blogs/forums to compare with other handsets... did u see it much around you? Did people prefer and love it like u believe.
And guys now for SE, W series is for walkman, C series is for Camera and this one is not C series handset to bring an AutoFocus capability.
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- 2008-09-10 09:08
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- Anonymous
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Great fone... but i will definitely happy if SE shall release a clamshell C-series fone in the form of TM506 or W980-like.
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- 2008-09-10 06:55
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- razec
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The only lowdown of this is the camera, but if you have WiFi DLNA, HSDPA, GPS and a very nice A200 UI packed then who cares for this lack? anyway C905 was made to compensate for the people who want a great camera while maintaining G705 features :)
Also, it's nice that SE is integrating alot of japanese DNAs for the overall looks of their phones.
BTW: G705 codename is Kumiko, a Japanese name just like C905's Shiho. also Japanese codenames indicate that the phones were mainly produced from SE Japan.
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- 2008-09-10 06:26
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- kevibeni
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> In reply to Anonymous @ 2008-09-10 02:25 from M@T2And long overdue, I'm sure the camera will perform acceptably well. I've been waiting for Wi-Fi for soooo looong...people just can't help to always find something to complain about.
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- 2008-09-10 02:29
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- Anonymous
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> In reply to kevibeni @ 2008-09-10 01:34 from ka8tI agree met u, u need phone met good cam with AF, SE has their magnificent C series, SE has various collection for various purpose, Its a complete brand.
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- 2008-09-10 02:25
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- Harith
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SE should change hp display to 16.7 mil colours instead of 262k!!! I hate SE because of that particular only. But the compare to 16mil colours provided by Nokia phones, i think SE able to display better than nokia. I dont know why!!!!
But i love this SE G705...honestly!!!
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- 2008-09-10 02:01
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- kevibeni
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Pretty...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NvAEu00q0U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRDYuntpKqw
...very pretty :)
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- 2008-09-10 01:34
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- Greg
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> In reply to MobileSlider @ 2008-09-09 19:44 from 4Y71Want autofocus?? BUY A DIGITAL CAMERA!! forgod sakes it's a fone man!! it is used for making calls and receiving calls, just be happy it has all kinda features it provides. since not all non OS fone has it.
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- 2008-09-10 01:12
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- Anonymous
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SE is the only who makes the invetions (youtube search and upload) and than Nokia only has to copy and paste. Thats why I hate Nokia
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- 2008-09-10 00:57
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- Dani
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> In reply to The Mojo @ 2008-09-09 20:28 from mv84Sounds Good, Nice Review!
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- 2008-09-09 20:49
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- The Mojo
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Hey all
I work for an operator in Europe and I have this phone, started using it today actually. I honestly switched from an 3G iPhone to the G705, before my iPhone I had a Nokia E66.
These are my impressions from using it intensly a couple of hours:
1. Overall the UI is absolutely outstanding. Everything makes sense and you can do all the actions you'd expect. IMHO the UI is on par with the iPhone, and definitely much better then the Nokia E66.
2. It is very quick and there is absolutely no lag at all in the menus etc. It's even faster then the iPhone, for example when opening the SMS inbox and phonebook. The E66 is slow in comparison, but still OK I guess.
3. The overall build of the G705 is quite OK, but the Nokia E66 feels more luxurious. The G705 is all plastic except some keys in the front.
I'd also like to highlight some new features that SE have added:
*WiFi* - The WiFi on the G705 is soooo easy to use. The performance is great too. This is the first "dumb phone" from SE that I use with WiFi and they have done a really great job. All of you who have used WiFi on iPhone know what I'm talking about. The Nokia E66 WiFi implementation feels much more "techy" and is nowhere nere iPhone and G705 in ease of use.
*SMS/MMS* - Maybe a smaller thing to some but SE have done a major upgrade to the way SMS and MMS is used. This is the absolute best SMS/MMS implementation I've seen in all my years in the industry. SE are really taking it to the next level, and since I use SMS and MMS a lot that makes me happy. :-)
*Browser* - As mentioned in the article SE have done a good job in integrating Google search into the phone. However I still think that the E66 have the best search features. The browser in G705 is quite fine, but the one in iPhone is better.
As you may have guessed I really like this phone. :-) It's definitely a keeper and I'm not switching back to either of E66 or iPhone.
If you have questions about the phone I'll try and answer, but no promises. And I won't answer any questions about price or availability.
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- 2008-09-09 20:28
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- Rocco
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I love SE, but why is so difficult to implement AF, and to protect camera (ala K850 style)??
Oh well, we'll have to wait for G905
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- 2008-09-09 20:25
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- Karim
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Ok now time for my comment...well all i can say is that the nokia e66 offers everything this s-e has to offer!
the nokia e66 looks better, higher capacity battery, better materials used, auto focus camera, infrared, better display 16.7 mil colours, slimmer, scroll key, 2.5mm headphone jack, micro usb, symbian - more stable user friendly more customize, Hscd, Voip, office apps, push to talk, turn to mute feature, and many more!!!
so why choose the s-e its got literally nothing new!!!
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- 2008-09-09 19:58
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- MobileSlider
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SE really has some issues. The handset looks good enough...nice screen...Wi-Fi... GPS....accelerometer...even geo-tagging.
But for god's sake, why is there no auto-focus??....having a phone with upper end specs like GPS & Wi-Fi, but no AF is a serious mistake. It's small 'n' slim too.
SE really has to start putting AF in their mid-upper tier handsets.
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- 2008-09-09 19:44
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