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Sony Ericsson C702 review: Allroad Cyber-shot

18 March 2008 | Read the review | Post your comment
Sony Ericsson C702 review: Allroad Cyber-shot - read the full textThe Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot family welcomed two new members in February. We already gave you a glimpse of the 5-megapixel C902, and now junior has the stage all to itself in our Sony Ericsson C702 review. The two sharpshooters clearly have...

 

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I got it today and it's going straight back! I got it as an intended 'upgrade' from a K810i and it's anything but! There's no proper xenon flash (only a 'camera light' that has to be manually switched on every time), there's no ZOOM unless you're in VGA mode (why not in xxMP mode????!!!) and the menu scrolls very slowly compared to the K810i. Also, I fould the buttons very fiddly to use.
Although I will say it looks good, feels good and I like the idea of it being splash and dust resistant. Other than that, I can't honestly say it's any better than my beloved K810i. I think I'll be exchanging it for a K850i instead!

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  • 2008-06-24 21:35
  • pYys

I love this S.E! It's a nice mobile. But how much is it? I think it should have a medium price so i can buy it (_ _")

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  • 2008-05-17 13:38
  • 2ILX

@Stathis:
For free maps I'll try GpsMid on C702. It's a free opensource application using the free vector map data from openstreetmap.org.

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  • 2008-05-14 13:10
  • Tjpy

Just curious as to whether the LED flash is set up like the one on the C902 or if it's just the bog-standard SE photo-light. Would be great if its the LED photoflash from the C902....

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  • 2008-05-01 11:25
  • PGti

Does SE C702 have the function of autolock for keyboard,view any kind of documents as TXT,PDF etc?And how much this phone in Europe?

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  • 2008-04-02 03:33
  • UuEq

I am a bit concerened about the GPS feature. Can I just load some free maps and use the GPS with them? I don't like that you have to be connected to the internet to use the GPS. It sounds like a trap more than a feature! Besides it looks strange that in the official SE site they don't mention GPS with big letters as one of the main features.

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  • 2008-04-01 12:57
  • ADPh

i don know about its resistance but this is best in its multimedia feature i think it would be a winner for se and would be waiting for its final launch its camera & music are so good that no one can even touch it

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  • 2008-03-23 19:06
  • wiTb

I like this phone. I want this phone. I need to replace my shoddy Nokia 2600 with this phone. This C702 is like the perfect compromise that merges the Walkman Phone & Cybershot phone, something I'd been hoping for in a long time, at the affordable mid-level which it clearly outperforms! Sure there is an absence of SensMe & Shake but you do get the latest iteration of Walkman Player & the PSP Media Center plus excellent speakers. The camera features are perfect too: 3.2 MP sized, autofocus, zoom, & dual photolights that double as a torch. Then there is the multitude of features that make you regret buying a radio, alarm clock, electronic organizer, video recorder, etc. This phone deserves its 9 point score all the more. I certainly agree the styling is unimpressive, but I should say it is functional classy and reminiscent of a certain T610 phone of long ago which raked in Phone-Of-The-Year awards. As for the color, I will just opt for the black version. I hope SE makes more of those than the cyan one because I know many others will go with that color.

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  • 2008-03-23 10:54
  • wYB}

i think this is a nice phone, if not very nice looking. I think the colour is a bit bright, and they could hae used a 5MP camera, but it seems like a good camera phone. I don't think best pic has been used, which would have been nice but I still think it's a good camera. I think the sound quality will be good too, if you listen to similar models that use that Media Player, sound quality has always been good, and it's a SE, and SE do dedicated Music Phones. I think the idea's of the newer Cyber-Shots (K850i, C702, C902) try to give the best of everything :in durability, music and Camera. They are all easy to use, I would sya this phone will be good, and if you don't like the design, then get a K850i or a C902. If you want a Nokia alternitive, I would say N95 8GB, and for LG, the Viewity, Samsung the G800, but I'm not sure which Motorolla, probably Z10.

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  • 2008-03-21 17:21
  • pJAj

far out, you ppl expect too much. Scratch and splash, and dust resistant means that.It may/may not survive if you charge the phone i a bucket of water, but for trades ppl who sweat, and drop their phone in a heap of stuff this is perfect.

I wonder if the same comments were made aout the shokia phones that are splash and dust resistant?? At least the SE keypad will stay stuck on!!

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  • 2008-03-21 06:41
  • 2CZu

i think this phone looks great!

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  • 2008-03-20 16:31
  • kWxw

i don know man i don like the looks

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  • 2008-03-20 13:48
  • 0BSc

Controversial looks? What's more controversial is the reviewer's apparent lack of taste.

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  • 2008-03-20 12:04
  • PEaS

well, after a few cybershot models that have camera image quality that are below par, this model brings back the image quality back to the level we expect from the cybershot branding, IMO.

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  • 2008-03-20 02:47
  • ibeK

Wow, takes better photos than the C902 and any other 5MP camera for that matter.

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  • 2008-03-19 15:07
  • RNPZ

wow, check out this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXmSBDlUutY
the c702 was put in the sand and water has been poured on it from a bottle.

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  • 2008-03-19 14:05
  • ib45

The thing is: in product pictures they put a C702 in the sand and in some water. Not honest from SE!

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  • 2008-03-19 13:41
  • p6h1

Something resistant is not the same as being something proof. Say its scratch resistant, this means it will resist to a certain degree, but forceful scratching or scratching with a very hard material will scratch it. For something to be scratch proof, it must be made from diamond - the hardest material known to man. Splash and dust resistant doesn't mean you can drown it and store it in dirt. It will resist to a degree though.

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  • 2008-03-19 12:05
  • vxA9

it's not water and dust resistant, it's SPLASH and dust resistant.
think splash is bit different to water in the context.

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  • 2008-03-19 09:13
  • wr74

Does anyone knows the proce of this C702 in Europe?

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  • 2008-03-18 23:54
  • p6h1
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