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This fone looks great, spec. wise though it aint so good, I dont kno why SE put memory card slots in so few fones these days? This would make an idea second fone if you want one with a great sec i would reccommend the Nokia N90. SE are good, and I have been a loyal customer of theirs for a few years now, but that Nokia blows the recend SE phones out of the water, including the W800 in my opinion
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- 2005-07-13 02:01
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This is a great looking phone but like they said, there is no perfect phone. The loop antenna looks good but it only adds to the size of the phone and could be an inconveniense when place in the pocket or bag. Why didn't they just use internal antenna like what samsung is doing nowadays. And the external screen, it's only 4k, and worse it's only STN not TFT. Other than this two, I still like this phone much better than Nokia's 6101. Just saaw it and it's huge if you compare it with other clampshell phone in the market. Shows you that Nokia still has a long way to go when it comes to clampshell-type phone. Too bad, I thought they were going the right direction with their 2650 , 7270 and 6170.
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- 2005-07-11 10:28
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Well I won't say this phone is crap. The thing that some of you people don't understand is that phones are targeted at different markets. The way I see it, this phone is an upgrade from the Z200, which was an awful phone...my T310 was even better than the Z200. Now back to the matter at hand...I'm a bit surprised at what you get with this lower end market phone, a 65K TFT screen, a camera of VGA status instead of a CIF. Video recording capabilities,Bluetooth, MP3 player, come on people you are getting some high end feature in a low end phone, what are you all complaining about ? I do agree, one would expect more built in memory for an MP3 phone but let's NOT forget, more memory means more memory, memory is crucial BUT it aint cheap. Some complain abount no memory card slot, once again, low end phone...furthermore, if the high end K700 didn't come with a memory card slot, why should a low end phone come with one ? Regardless of the 16MB which is small for an MP3 and video recording phone, it's still more than the K500 and K300 which are also MP3 & video recording phones. This is a vast improvement over the Z200 so quit complaining and start appreciating.
Now to comment on what some of you opinionists have said: to JOY: This is NOT a high end phone, how on earth do you expect it to come with a 2MP camera ??? think girl think
To MAAN, you said that if people's focus is on photo and video shooting they should get dedicated cameras and video recorders, well look at it this way, cellphones are very versatile these days, having a do-it-all cellphone save you additional expense of getting a standalone camera or video recorder, having them in a cellphone makes everything more COMPACT, no carry bags etc. But MAAN you are right, people expect too much from cellphones these days, for me, once it does a decent job I'm ok with it and won't need to look in the direction of buying the standalone counterparts.
To MATTHEW: Don't get me started. Never diss Nokia, Nokia set the foundation for Digital phones and the way I see it, they are still leading the way. Tell me which phones are stronger OR more reliable than Nokia ? Nokia's take hard drops & get soaked in water YET they still work like new. Furthermore, Nokia have MUCH better reception than SE phones. Sony Ericsson phones AREN'T strong nor reliable, I have gone through the experience of a T310, T610 & P800, they all disappointed me. Joystick & Buttons stopped working for the T310 and I am not a hard button presser. The same exact joystick problem occured for both the T310 & T610 and I wasn't the owner for the T610, I won't even go on to the high classed P800. The reception for all 3 SE phones are terrible too. Most of the time, I get 1-3 out of 5 bars for SE phones. Nokia gives 7 bars in the same PLACE, that's full reception and if it drops it's just for a second or two.
Nokia is the best overall phone anybody could buy. I will never buy another SE phone!!!
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- 2005-07-11 10:18
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any idea on the price of this phone ? is this a middle-class phone which has bluetooth ? if so , i hope to get this phone in the future ..=>
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- 2005-07-06 10:48
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I've asked the same question as Lynie "how much is this phone" and my email has been erased...any reason for this?
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- 2005-07-01 12:10
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what i wanna know is, does the Z520 come with usb cable?? the switchable covers are great, but if u have to pay a hundred for it (ringgit) it's not that worth it, especially when the features afford lots of space for improvement... it looks real good though. does anyone know..?? ;)
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- 2005-07-01 08:47
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AHHH!!! If only this phone was equiped with 2MP cam.. The design is so nice and stylish! but it's features are nth to rave about.. x.x
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- 2005-06-26 15:42
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Hopefully SE makes more Quadband phones into their higher end models! I hate always having to wait for them to release the NA 850 models so I can get reception where I've gotten used to. My provider is only putting up new 850 towers now, and no 1900 :(
But this looks like a pretty decent phone if it's priced right :)
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- 2005-06-22 01:52
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This phone have a size of 83 not 93 and display are TFD not CSTN, check there.
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- 2005-06-21 19:31
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It is so funny reading all your comments about this phone's feature...
First, what is the first number after the letter for this phone? 5.... that's right.a.. a 5 meaning it's a mid range phone... before comparing it to other phones in terms of features, do your research and compare with what this phone is meant to go against. I mean compare this to the Nokia 6101 which costs about the same. This one is much better.
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- 2005-06-19 14:27
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why all the phones se annouced this month no external memory ???
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- 2005-06-19 07:37
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I plan to buy this phone as soon as I have the budget and as soon as it is released in the Philippine market. I think it's a good buy. It has a little of everything, so to speak. I mean can't you guys see that phone manufacturers don't lump all the features customers want in a single phone? Otherwise, their other, and I should add "lesser" phone models would suffer. Therefore, what phone manufacturers do is to distribute all the good features among all their phones to even out sales. In short, you can't have it all in one phone! There's no such thing as a phone which has it all! Based on my objective assessment of the SE Z520 (I've been researching on a lot on phones from Siemens, Nokia and Samsung too), I honestly think it's a good buy. Store only your favorite MP3s, pictures and videos if the memory's what's freaking you out. After all, it's a cellphone -- it oughta be used for calling out/receiving calls and for sending/receiving text messages. The camera and video functions are just accessories/secondary features. If your focus is on pictures and videos, you don't need a cellphone. Buy a digital camera and a digital video recorder instead. Final Judgment:The Z520 would be an excellent buy.
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- 2005-06-18 17:41
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wow, wow, SE, you are great.. a great flip phone thanks God with no stupid antena and ugly face.. also it's superbly low price...exchangable covers are a plus... it'll definitely rock the market... also a good piece of memory installed... :)
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- 2005-06-18 13:27
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How can you call Sony Ericsson crap? They are by far better than Nokias and thats a fact because I have done my research.
Nowadays Nokia are also making new phones and leaving out vital features...infact they do it much more than Sony Ericcsons, Sony Ericssons also have better quality features and smaller sized phones.
So you may think Sony Ericsson is crap but currently they are the leading phone brand in the world...for proof do your research...this phone Z520i is a decent phone with good features...
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- 2005-06-18 00:08
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Some people say this phone is crap however i think its rather a decent phone it has most of the latest features it looks sexy and its brand new, true say the 16mb is dissapointing but you can;t call this phone crap unless you say you think it's crap because everyone is entitled to an opinion...
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- 2005-06-18 00:05
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I really like the design of this phone. Much better than the Z600. I have my dedicated mp3 player, so I don't bother having only 6MB onboard. I can also live with the "only" VGA camera.
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- 2005-06-17 20:45
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