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:
- 4.10 x 1.80 x 0.90 (105 x 47 x 22 mm)
Weight:
- 4.10 oz (115 g)
  the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)

Display

Physical size:
- 2.00 inches
Resolution:
- 240 x 320 pixels
Pixel density:
Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.
- 200 ppi
Technology:
Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.
- 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 8 h (497 min)
Stand-by time:
- 14.6 days (350 hours)
  the average is 21 days (496 h)
Capacity:
- 900 mAh

Hardware

Built-in storage:
- 64 MB
Storage expansion:
- Slot Type:
  - Memory Stick Micro (M2)

Camera

Camera:
- - 3.2 megapixels
- Flash:
  - Xenon
- Features:
  - Auto focus, Effects
Camcorder:
- - Yes

Multimedia

Radio:
- - FM, RDS

Internet browsing

Browser:
- - 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.
- 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:
- - IMAP, POP3, SMTP

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
- - 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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