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Published:: 10 Feb 2008
Market Status:: Released
Links:: Hands-on with Sony Ericsson G900; Sony Ericsson G900 Official Page; Sony Ericsson G900 Preview; Sony Ericsson G900 Review
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Sony Ericsson G900 is a Symbian UIQ smartphone with compact dimensions and standard hardware keypad. It has 5-megapixel camera with auto-focus, WiFi for wireless LAN network and 3G support. Unfortunately it is only tri-band GSM so the markets it can be used in are limited.

User rating: Excellent; 9.1; out of 10; based on 9 reviews

Editor's rating: Average; 5; out of 10

PAppeal

Christian Dior:: 1 of 10; Very Low

Average Joe:: 7 of 10; High

Corporate US:: 1 of 10; Very Low

High-Tech junkie: 3 of 10; Low

Sony Ericsson G900 specifications

Announced
- Date
  - 10 Feb 2008
Network
- Type
  - GSM Europe/Asia bound phone, supporting both frequencies and one for roaming in America (900/1800/1900 MHz)
    UMTS European/Asian 3G (2100 MHz)
- Data
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    GPRS/UMTS
- 3G Capable
  - Yes
Size
- Dimensions
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    4.2 x 1.9 x 0.5 inches (106 x 49 x 13 mm) Size Compare
- Weight
  - 3.5 oz (99 g)
Battery
- Type
  - Li - Polymer, 950 mAh
- Talk
  - 12 hours ( 720 mins) of Talk time
- Standby
  - 380 hours ( 16 days) of Stand-by time
Main Display
- Resolution
  - 240 x 320 pixels
- Type
  - 262 144 colors, TFT
- Features
  - Touch
- Touch Screen
  - Yes with stylus and handwriting recognition
Camera
- Resolution
  - 5 megapixels Resolution
- Video
  - Yes
- Features
  - Auto focus,Image Stabilizer, Flash: Yes, 3x Digital zoom
Multimedia
- Video Playback
  - MPEG-4 (H.263, H.264), 3GPP, RealMedia, WMV formats supported , Video player
- Music Player
  - MP3, AAC, eAAC+, AAC+, WAV, WMA, Real Audio 9 formats supported
- FM Radio
  - FM radio with RDS
Memory
- Memory Slot
  - Memory Stick Micro (M2)
- Built-in
  - 160 MB
Smartphone
- OS
  - UIQ over Symbian; Symbian OS v9.1, UIQ 3.0
- Processor
  - ARM9, 208 MHz
- Memory
  - 128 MB RAM / 256 MB ROM
Connectivity
- Internet
  - Opera 8 Web browser, RSS
- USB
  - Yes
- WiFi
  - 802.11b/802.11g
- Bluetooth
  - 2.0, Stereo Bluetooth
- Connectors
  - Proprietary
Other Features
- PhoneBook
  - Capacity depends on system memory, Multiple Numbers Per Contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
- PIM
  - Alarm, Calendar, Calculator, TO-DO, Stopwatch, Notes
- Voice
  - Recording, Speaker Phone
- Email
  - IMAP/POP3/SMTP/Microsoft Exchange
- FCC Approved
  - Yes

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Poor Battery Life

31 Aug 2008 by Rahul Arora

9 out of 10

ive been using this phone for a month now, works perfectly!
but the only problem im facing is the battery life.
my phone doesnt last a day.
i had a nokia n73 before and surprizingly that phone lasted 1.5 days as compared to g900's 1 day max.
if i talk via the bluetooth handsfree, talktime is reduced to 3 hrs
even if i dont use wifi, bluetooth, etc and perform basic phone functions like sms and calling, it doesnt last a day.
I would not recommend this phone to someone who has a talktime of 4-5 hrs in a day.
other that the battery life, g900 rocks!

Pros

Good built
both Touch and keypad functions
decent camera
no compatibility problems with pc suite

Cons

poor battery life
a little difficulty in accessing functions
interface could have been made more user friendly

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Not as easy to use as it could have been.

30 Aug 2008 by Brian Brigg

7.3 out of 10

Recently purchased the phone because I was attracted by it's compact size and feature list but found that many of the features are difficult to access compared with earlier models by Sony Ericsson. The menu system is not as easy to use as the old P910i and P990i models and the smaller screen makes the onscreen keyboard (my favorite input method) is trickier with the smaller letters.

The physical size makes it impossible to include a stylus as long as the older models had, unless you want a fiddly telescoping type, so my big hands don't fit it very well. The combination of short stylus and smaller screen emphasizes the problem. That is a trade off that you need to weigh up for yourselves, I had the chance to try a demo model and I thought that I will probably get used to it.

If only I could find the profiles menu.

Pros

Small physical size and weight
Great battery life
Touch screen
Clear calls
Wi Fi
Loud ring tones (useful as an alarm for heavy sleepers like me)

Cons

No profiles menu
Screen washes out in sunlight
Poorly arranged menus for some functions
Small screen size makes a lot of things hard to see
Fiddly battery cover and SIM card holder

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good

12 Aug 2008 by haribabu

9.2 out of 10

hi i have brought G900 it is very good and have all the features what young generation is looking for........

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