Sony Ericsson K790
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- Posted: 28 Feb 2006 Announced: 28 Feb 2006
- Market Status: Released
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The succesor of K750, K790 has an upgraded 3.2 mega pixel camera, increased screen size to QVGA (240x320 pixels), and Memory Stick Micro (M2). The difference between K800 and K790 is that the latter does not have 3G support. Other features supported by K790 include Bluetooth, multimedia player and full HTML browser
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Sony Ericsson K790 specifications
Pros
- Features a Xenon flash - better than a standard LED
Cons
- Slow data means slow Internet browsing (EDGE)
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.90 inches)
- Low resolution display (240 x 320 pixels)
- Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
- Low-resolution camera (3.2 megapixels)
- Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
- Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
- Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
Design
- Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Candybar
- Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 4.10 x 1.80 x 0.90 (105 x 47 x 22 mm)
- Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 4.10 oz (115 g)
the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)
- 4.10 oz (115 g)
Display
- Physical size:
- 2.00 inches
- Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 240 x 320 pixels
- Pixel density:
- 200 ppi
- Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- TFT
- Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 262 144
Battery
- Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 7.00 hours
the average is 7 h (448 min)
- 7.00 hours
- Stand-by time:
- 14.6 days (350 hours)
the average is 16 days (391 h)
- 14.6 days (350 hours)
- Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 900 mAh
Hardware
- Built-in storage:
- 64 MB
- Storage expansion:
Storage expansion - Capability to add additional memory to your phone.
- Slot Type:
Slot Type - Shows what type of additional memory can be added to the particular phone. Eight major memory slot types are available: MMC, SD, CF, Memory Stick Duo, miniSD, RS MMC, TransFlash (microSD), Memory Stick Pro Duo
- Memory Stick Micro (M2)
- Slot Type:
Camera
- Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- 3.2 megapixels
- Flash:
- Xenon
- Features:
- Auto focus, Effects
- Camcorder:
- Yes
Multimedia
- Radio:
- FM, RDS
Internet browsing
- Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- NetFront
- Supports:
- HTML, WAP 2.0
Technology
- GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed. SIM cards can be programmed to display custom menus for personalized services.GSM provides a short messaging service (SMS) that enables text messages up to 160 characters in length to be sent to and from a GSM phone.
- 850, 1800, 1900 MHz
- Other version supports GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz
- Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- EDGE
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- 1000 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, Timer, Stopwatch, Notes
- Messaging:
- SMS, MMS (T9), Predictive text input
- E-mail:
E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features
- IMAP, POP3, SMTP
Connectivity
- Bluetooth:
Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.
- 2.0
- USB:
- USB 2.0
- Features:
Features - Universal Serial Bus - is a plug-and-play interface for connection a computer and add-on devices such as joysticks, keyboards, wireless phones, scanner, cameras etc. USB supports hot-swap (ability to add a new device without having to reboot the computer). USB supports data speed of 12 megabits per second.
- Mass storage device
- Infrared
Other features
- Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones (72 voices), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording
Availability
- Officially announced:
- 28 Feb 2006
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