Sony Ericsson Z520
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Posted: 14 Jun 2005
Market Status: Released
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US carrier availability: AT&T - Discontinued CellularOne / Dobson - Discontinued
Links: Sony Ericsson Z520 manual Sony Ericsson Z520 Press Release Sony Ericsson Z520 Official Page

The Z520a is the first quad-band phone from Sony Ericsson. Aimed at the young fashion conscious users, the Z520 features Slyle-Up exchangeble front and back covers. Several lights are placed on the edges of the phone and the user can assign different lighting patters for each caller

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Sony Ericsson Z520 specifications

Pros

No pros

Cons

It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.90 inches)
Low resolution display (128 x 160 pixels)
Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
Low-resolution camera (0.3 megapixels VGA)
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
- Clamshell
Dimensions:
- 3.20 x 1.80 x 0.90 (83 x 46 x 24 mm)
Weight:
- 3.30 oz (94 g)
  the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)
Design features:
- Numeric keypad, Soft keys, Exchangable faceplates (2)
Side Keys:
Side Keys - Buttons on the side of the phone, designed to be used by fingertips while holding the phone - one-handed operation.
- Left: Volume control, Camera shutter

Display

Resolution:
- 128 x 160 pixels
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
- 65 536
Additional display:
Additional display - Shows specs of the phone's additional display
- - Color, STN
- Resolution:
  Resolution - Refers to the width and the length od the additional display
  - 101 x 80 pixels
- Colors:
  Colors - Shows the number of colors that the additional display supports
  - 4096

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 9.00 hours
  the average is 8 h (496 min)
Stand-by time:
- 16.7 days (400 hours)
  the average is 21 days (498 h)
Capacity:
- 900 mAh
Type:
- Li - Ion

Hardware

Built-in storage:
- 16 MB

Camera

Camera:
- - 0.3 megapixels VGA, Immobile
- Features:
  - Exposure control, Digital zoom, Night mode, Mirror, Self-timer
Camcorder:
- - Yes

Multimedia

Music player:
- Supported formats:
  - MP3, AAC, WAV, AMR, MIDI
Video playback:
Video playback - Video support such as MPEG4
- Supported formats:
  - MPEG4, 3GPP
Streaming:
- - Video

Internet browsing

Browser:
- - Yes
- Supports:
  - 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, 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.
- GPRS

Phone features

Phonebook:
- 500 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, Calculator, Timer, Stopwatch
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS (T9), Predictive text input
E-mail:
- - IMAP, POP3, SMTP
Instant Messaging:
- - Yes
JAVA:
JAVA - J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition) is a technology that allows programmers to use the Java programming language and related tools to develop programs for mobile wireless information devices such as cellular phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs). J2ME consists of programming specifications and a special virtual machine, the K Virtual Machine, that allows a J2ME-encoded program to run in the mobile device.
- - Midp 2.0
Games:
- - JAVA downloadable

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
- - 2.0
- Profiles:
  - Basic Imaging (BIP), Dial-up networking (DUN), File Transfer (FTP), Generic Access (GAP), Generic Object Exchange (GOEP), Handsfree (HFP), Headset (HSP), Human Interface Device (HID), Object Push (OPP), Serial Port (SPP), Synchronization (SP)
USB:
- - Yes
- Computer sync, Infrared, SyncML

Other features

Notifications:
- Service lights, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones (40 voices), Vibration, Speakerphone
- Voice dialing, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval:
FCC approval - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent United States government agency, directly responsible to Congress. The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 and is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. The FCC's jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions. Every wireless phone device that that is sold in the U.S. has to be tested and approved for sale by the FCC.
- Date approved:
  Date approved - Shows the date when the particular phone is approved by the Federal Communications Commission
  - 26 Aug 2005
- - FCC ID value:
    FCC ID value - Shows the FCC Identifying value of the particular phone
    PY7AC052011 link
FCC measured SAR:
FCC measured SAR - The exposure standard for mobile devices employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit stated in the international guidelines is 2.0 W/ kg*. Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions with the device transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands. Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level, the actual SAR of the device while operating can be well below the maximum value.
- Head:
  - 0.37 W/kg
- Measured in:
  - 1900 MHz
- Body:
  - 0.38 W/kg
- Measured in:
  - 1900 MHz

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