Sony Ericsson W705

Sony Ericsson W705 is a quad-band GSM slider with 3G support. It features QVGA display, 3.2 MP camera, Wi-Fi, Stereo Bluetooth, M2 memory slot and Music player.

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Sony Ericsson W705 specifications

Pros

  • Small dimensions (3.74 x 1.87 x 0.56 inches)

Cons

  • Low pixel densitiy screen, below 180ppi (167 ppi)
  • Low resolution display (240 x 320 pixels)
  • Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
  • Low-resolution camera (3.2 megapixels)
  • The camera lacks autofocus
  • 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

    • Slider
  • Dimensions:
    • 3.74 x 1.87 x 0.56 (95 x 47.5 x 14.3 mm)
  • Weight:
    • 3.46 oz (98 g)
      the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)

Display

  • Physical size:
    • 2.40 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.

    • 167 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

    • 10.00 hours
      the average is 8 h (497 min)
  • Stand-by time:
    • 16.7 days (400 hours)
      the average is 21 days (496 h)
  • Talk time (3G):
    • 4.00 hours
  • Stand-by time (3G):
    • 14.6 days (350 hours)
  • Video call time:
    • 3.00 hours
  • Capacity:
    • 950 mAh

Hardware

  • Built-in storage:
    • 120 MB
  • Storage expansion:
    • Slot Type:
      • Memory Stick Micro (M2)
    • Maximum card size:

      Maximum card size - Shows the capacity of the memory expansion slot that can be added

      • 8 GB

Camera

  • Camera:
      • 3.2 megapixels
    • Flash:
      • LED
    • Features:
      • Digital zoom, Geo tagging
  • Camcorder:
      • Yes
    • Features:
      • Video calling
  • Front-facing camera:
    • Yes

Multimedia

  • Radio:
      • FM, RDS

Internet browsing

  • Browser:
      • Access NetFront Browser
    • Supports:
      • XHTML, WAP

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, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
  • UMTS:

    UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service, also called WCDMA, is a 3G (Third Generation) packet-based transmission of text, digitized voice, video, and multimedia at data rates up to 2 Mbps. It is based on GSM standard and is supported by major standards bodies and manufacturers

    • 900, 2100 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.

    • HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 2 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE

Phone features

  • Phonebook:
    • 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, EDR
  • Wi-Fi:

    Wi-Fi - Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) - used radio waves (RF) or infrared signals to send and receive data over the air. Most popular WLAN solutions today is Wi-Fi (802.11b and 802.11g) standards. 801.11b provides data speeds of around 11mbps while 802.11g can go up to 54 mbps.

      • Yes
  • USB:
      • USB 2.0
    • DLNA, Computer sync

Other features

  • Notifications:
    • Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
  • Sensors:
      • Accelerometer
    • Voice recording

Availability

  • Officially announced:
    • 06 Nov 2008

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