Review of GSM/UMTS-handset Sony Ericsson T700

Mobile-review have posted their review of the Sony Ericsson T700. Here is their final impression.

With the Sony Ericsson T700 our calls sounded loud and clear, plus the reception quality was no worse than that offered by most other contemporary GSM phones. All in all, its earpiece volume and microphone sensitivity make for audible calls in just about any environment. Thanks to its 64-tone polyphony, the T700’s preinstalled tunes sound okay, if only a bit muffled (and there is an easy way around this problem – you’ll just need to use MP3 tracks as ringtones). While Sony Ericsson claim that the T700 comes with two loudspeakers, we couldn’t find the second one – perhaps, they meant that the earpiece accompanies the speaker found on the back side, although this setup doesn’t bring any significant benefits in the way of sound quality. The silent alert was average strength-wise, but it never let us down.

On balance, the T700 is a likable phone that has the basics covered, plus a pocketable and neat looking casing. We are particularly pleased by the variety of color schemes available for it, and to tell the truth, if I happened to have it on my shortlist, it would’ve been hard to set my choice on one of them, since I do like all of them. However, the T700 falls flat in the music department, where it can’t compare with the W880 or G705. But this glitch aside, it goes for only 290 USD before subsidies, and since its price is very likely to dip down a bit more in the coming months, it has a good chance to become one of the most popular offerings in this class.