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SonyEricsson T290 mobile phone review
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 SonyEricsson T290 is announced in 2004
Design
Having gained fresh wind in its sails over the course of the past year or so, SonyEricsson has certainly made its mark on phone sale hit lists recently, the SonyEricsson T290 is a very slender and compact handset at 101 x 44 x 19 mm and 73 grams. The 4096-color display is dim, not very bright and crisp, but is a far step above the very dim 256-color versions on even the most recent SonyEricsson models.The display resolution 101 x 80 pixel is not very high but is normal for low class phone.
The left side of the unit holds a spacious volume rocker.There is nice LEDs which notify users of new messages, active network and missed calls. This is not common for all SonyEricsson handsets and is not necessary to pick up and activate the device to see whether any alerts are waiting.
Ergonomics
The T290 lies well in ones hand.A numerical keypad placed below offers appropriately-spaced keys and are pleasantly comfortable in use.Sporting a simple and user friendly menu in style with other recent SonyEricsson handsets.The plastic keypad has good placed keys, with the shrunken center keys for no apparent reason, make the phone harder to dial than necessary.Unfortunately, the keypad of the SonyEricsson T290 emits excess noise, but on the bright side its keys have been comfortably spaced and sized. We're not entirely happy with the design of the navigational pad and its adjacent buttons, however, as distinguishing between these less easy than it ought to be.And last,but not least, a five-way navigation buttons centered below the display.
Features
Dual band 900/1800 MHz connectivity isn't all the SonyEricsson T290 has to offer: there's also support for GPRS, SMS, and a range of applications such as WAP , Email client, Java MIDP 1.0, 32-channels polyphony, Loud Speaker, all of which laptop and handheld users will be pleased to learn is a breeze to utilize either by means of GPRS support is the fastest way to download files with your mobile, and spacious phone book..
Performance
Audio quality on the T290 was crystal clear, and signal quality was good. The removable 700 mAh battery is rated for 12 hours talk time or 300 hours standby, which is very good for battery's theoretical capacity.Charge time is about 105 minutes.
Availability
The SonyEricsson T290 is now available throughout Europe in some language version.
Conclusion
SonyEricsson's T290 is yet another model in a range of phones from experienced users from SonyEricsson. A new compact design and a reduced sized battery - which avoids rendering a negative impact on battery life - ensures a thin and light phone which is ergonomically comfortable. |
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