Sony Ericsson Zylo
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Posted: 13 Apr 2010 Announced: 13 Apr 2010
Market Status: Released
Release date: 27 Jul 2010
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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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