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Sony Ericsson Zylo

Sony Ericsson Zylo is a GSM slider phone targeted to the music lovers. It plays FLAC music files and is equipped with microSDHC card slot for plenty of storage. It also features FM radio, stereo Bluetooth and 3.2MP camera.

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Sony Ericsson Zylo specifications

Pros

No pros

Cons

  • Low resolution display (240 x 320 pixels)
  • Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
  • Low-resolution camera (3.2 megapixels)
  • The camera lacks autofocus
  • Low-resolution video capture
  • Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
  • Proprietary USB connector - have to use its cable for computer connection instead of a standard microUSB
  • Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

Design

  • Device type:
    • Feature phone
  • Form factor:

    Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel

    • Slider
  • Dimensions:

    Dimensions - Phone's dimensions

    • 4.06 x 2.05 x 0.63 (103 x 52 x 16 mm)
  • Weight:

    Weight - Phone's weight

    • 4.06 oz (115 g)
      the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)

Display

  • Physical size:
    • 2.60 inches
  • Resolution:

    Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display

    • 240 x 320 pixels
  • Pixel density:
    • 154 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
  • Features:
    • Scratch-resistant glass

Battery

  • Talk time:

    Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours

    • 4.00 hours
      the average is 7 h (448 min)
  • Stand-by time:
    • 14.1 days (339 hours)
      the average is 16 days (391 h)
  • Talk time (3G):
    • 3.50 hours
  • Stand-by time (3G):
    • 16.8 days (403 hours)
  • Video call time:
    • 2.00 hours
  • Capacity:

    Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh

    • 920 mAh

Hardware

  • Built-in storage:
    • 260 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

      • microSD, microSDHC
    • Maximum card size:

      Maximum card size - Shows the capacity of the memo0ry expansion slot that can be added

      • 16 GB

Camera

  • Camera:

    Camera - Camera specs

      • 3.2 megapixels
    • Features:
      • Digital zoom, Geo tagging
  • Camcorder:
      • 640x480 (VGA)
    • Features:
      • Video calling

Multimedia

  • Music player:

    Music player - Audio support such as MP3

    • Filter by:
      • Album
    • Features:
      • Background playback, Music recognition
  • Radio:
      • FM, RDS
  • YouTube player:
    • Yes

Internet browsing

  • Browser:

    Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone

      • Access NetFront
    • Supports:
      • HTML, XHTML, Flash Lite, RSS, CSS, WML
  • Built-in online services support:
    • Facebook, Flickr, Picasa, Twitter

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, 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, UMTS, HSUPA 2 Mbit/s, 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, Threaded view, Predictive text input
  • E-mail:

    E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features

      • IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange

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.

      • 2.1, EDR
  • USB:
      • USB 2.0
    • Connector:
      • Proprietary
    • 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
    • Tethering, Computer sync

Other features

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

Availability

  • Officially announced:
    • 13 Apr 2010
  • Scheduled release:

    Scheduled release - Shows when is the particular phone scheduled to be made available to the public in North America

    • Q3 2010 (Official)

Shopping information

  • Accessories:
    • Stereo portable handsfree, Charger, User documentation

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