Sony Ericsson Z525 - user opinions and reviews

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Design
7.2
Features
7.1
Performance
6.9
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The Z525 is by far the worst phone we ever owned the PTT button is a total pain, it does take two hands to open, the screen goes black too quick the sound is up and down. We bought three, one only lasted a week.

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  • 2006-10-11 01:13
  • jHNR
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I am very disappointed right now because of this phone. The z525 is everything I ever wanted plus more. I love the features and the design more than any other phone I have ever seen for the same great price. However, in my experience, it is dysfunctional. My mother bought the same phone and was having the same problems of intermittent very poor sound quality, random dropped calls, blank screens when opening, and slow processing when opening and closing. We only had them for a couple of weeks and feared the worst would happen after our 30 day trial period. Regrettably, we had to return them. When we did, we were told that 2 others had been returned that day. My personal opinion: the z520 was a great phone, but when they added the push to talk feature, it created some problem that causes all of this heartache. Please Sony, fix this phone!

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  • 2006-10-08 19:24
  • 42uB
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I had the Sony Ericsson Z520 and was really disappointed when I found out I couldn't replace my current one with a new one. It has the best coverage I've had in a cell phone. My husband hunts and I never could get service in the woods when I'd go to meet him, with this one I could even sit in our trailer in the woods and talk. I sure hope the new Z525 is just as good.

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  • 2006-10-06 18:07
  • Q@$s
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i just got this model, had two 520's. all have the same problem. i'm talking to someone and the phone just quits. i can call them back, but who needs that. have had three seperate models and they all operate the same way.

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  • 2006-10-01 06:04
  • Ydrb
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I have tis phone less than a year and the same problem occures, the screen freezes and now the sound is gone from my message alert, videos and ring tone and will never purchase a sony ericsson!!!

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  • 2006-09-21 12:34
  • DVsS
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Neesha plzzz behave your self........

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  • 2006-09-21 02:38
  • 4nxb
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I Have this phone and a gew of my friends have this phone. We all have had the same problems....sometimes the phone will freeze up in the middle of a call and you have to completely take the battery out just to end the call, or the phone will ring and when you go to answer it the phone completey shuts off. There are a few other problems and I also called cingular and they told me that it is the phone not the service and that the only thing that they could do is send me another phone (the same make and model) and hope that it was just this phone. Considering I personally know of two other people with the same phone and the same problems, I think that I will pass. Good luck with yours.

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  • 2006-09-20 19:27
  • 4aj7
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I recently purchased this phone and I was happy with it, until I reached its first flaw. Whenever I would close the phone it would completely shut down and would not be able to recieve phone calls, text messages, etc. I contactedv Cingular and they reported to me that it was a *special* feature. I told them that it wasn't too special and then called the next day and got a different operator. They told me the same thing and I called the next day and I got another different operator. They told me it was a complete malfunction and that they would send me the Sony Ericsson W600a in complete apology for the mislead employees and for the phone malfunction. Besides the malfunction, I think this phone would be good if it didn't have that malfunction.

Pros: PTT function, easy user-interface, slim design, T9 capability

Cons: Malfunction, reception

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  • 2006-09-19 05:12
  • 4vJk
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well, this phone work well for me.. i admit it has very small memory space, but those who bought it shud have notice it b4 they bought it.. y complain? n the picture quality is not tat good, come on, as if it has any megapixel.. I still think this is a great phone for its' price.. at least, it doesn't hang like other SE phone. check out z610, it's damn cool.

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  • 2006-09-08 04:42
  • ib9Q
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OMG....I luv my Z525 it is a great phone,everything on it is off the chain and I luv my phone and wouldn't trade for nothin'!!!

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  • 2006-08-28 22:59
  • 4FC1
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I agree with the other poster, you guys are picky. This phone works flawlessly and someone put a positive comment on the Z520 then put a negative for this model. What are you, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?

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  • 2006-08-21 00:11
  • 4rh3
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Why do i see a lot of negative with this Z525 model compared to the Z520? Z520 has a lot of positive comment. Isn't this the same phone as the Z520?

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  • 2006-08-21 00:08
  • 4rh3
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you guys are so freakin picky. this is an amazing phone, looks good, customizes very good, and you can open the phone with one hand, maybe u should go work out a bit. the pictures are great.

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  • 2006-08-20 17:38
  • 49CU
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The camera quality is horrible, alot of the times the pictures come out blurred.

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  • 2006-08-15 16:03
  • 4nJ6
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let`s i have this phone, but it`s a z525a. don`t know the major difference but i don`t like this phone. it glitches and freezes. it worser then a motorola. after awhile when look at my menu the backcolor of the icons are black. the side buttons is absolutely annoying. i only like that the speakers are uberr loud so when i make my own ringtones it`s loud. it has no games, and the camera quality sucks. sometimes the phone fags out and i can`t call people and i have to hold the button to turn it off for awhile for it to turn off and push it even longer to turn it back on. ahh!!

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  • 2006-08-14 23:11
  • 4v1w
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ATTENTION, be careful if you want to bye this Phone.
I’ve had it, and had to go back to the store for like five times.
When having a conversation the connection fails after a few minutes.
There are a lot of bad phones of this model, so if you want to gamble, its up to you.
I changed it for another phone.
Cant believe that sony ericsson allows these phones for sail. But it’s always about the money right.
Have to admit it looks great, works fine, long conversation time.
But if you don’t mind to phone everybody back if thy call you, its your choice

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  • 2006-08-13 12:27
  • mnhg
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This phone sucks had for about 2 weeks and hate it. Buttons on the side of phone are really sensitive and when i first got it it said the camera wouldnt work because i needed to upgrade the software. I took it back and they happily exchanged it then the phone kept shutting down etc. This is one of the poorest se phone i have ever seen. The nokia n70 is way better and is what i am going to be using from now on..

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  • 2006-08-12 12:46
  • PQrD
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my friend has one and she thinks its a nice one to talk on

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  • 2006-08-10 13:38
  • DVX9
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I agree, this phone reception sucks...I simply wanted a phone that I could have a conversation on and would stay charged for 12 hours-it stays charged alonfg time(not as long as my last erickson which by the way I got for free and lasted 4 years)...the reverb on this phone sucks-the other person fades in and out and echos...its irritating. too expensive of a phone-didnt care about features just wanted one that worked well.

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  • 2006-08-08 20:58
  • NyR0
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The reception continually fades in and out on calls, even when we're standing still - In addition, the PTT button on the side is highly annoying, the screen fades after about 10 seconds, and it does take 2 hands to open the phone to answer it - We've had these phones for about a week and we are NOT happy with them.

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  • 2006-08-08 15:19
  • 4qAj
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