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Sony Ericsson G900
By: Laiq Qureshi   |   Oct 11, 2008
  • 3
Neat and sleek design
Plenty of office features
Good touchscreen-keypad combo
2.4-inch screen
Somewhat sluggish
Camera isn't that good

It's traditionally believed that smartphones can't be good-looking, or have any appreciable multimedia features. The SE G900 attempts to demolish that myth. Let’s see what this 'hybrid smartphone' can do!

Design and Build

I like the form factor of the G900. It’s not funky, but it's sleek in a functional sense. To elaborate, it measures 106 x 49 x 13 mm, and weighs 99g. I won’t call it light, but it certainly isn’t a bother to carry around. It also won't produce an embarrassing bulge in your pocket.

There’s a 2.4-inch TFT touchscreen, and a regular keypad. You will also find the regular SE proprietary keys such as the Back and Cancel buttons, and direct-access keys to Notes and Messages. In addition, there’s a responsive five-way navigation pad.

The screen is large enough to put to good use, and the presence of a regular keypad adds to the charm and usability. For instance, messaging is always a pain on a touchscreen, especially when traveling on a bumpy road. It’s for situation like these that a keypad comes in handy. Also it’s a whole lot faster!

The proprietary USB/charging/earphone slot is on the left, right above the missed call/message indicator LED light. Needless to say, a small thing like this can save you a lot of effort – no need to unlock and check for missed calls every now and then.

I don’t particularly like the plastic battery cover. A rubberized finish would have worked. Besides, the color of the cover breaks the uniformity of the shiny black around the camera. The back sports the external speaker and the camera (with flash).

I mustn't  forget to mention the keypad lock button that makes life a lot easier, especially when driving.


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Abhi @ Jan 11, 2010
I am using Sonyericsson produt from 2005 First K750, 2nd W950,W595 and now G900. Its very good performance media,internt thruogh WIFI,Touch screen and Quick office. but camera is not like 5 MP I fill less than 2MP and body also not compact.
thapa @ Jan 08, 2010
servie
KALAISELVAN @ Dec 20, 2009
it is a cool hand set in every thing
sobraj @ Jun 23, 2009
its slim n fuctionalities r good.........nice phone
alok @ Dec 05, 2008
its slim n fuctionalities r good.........nice phone
alok @ Dec 05, 2008
I have had 3 Sony Ericsson Phones till date - K700i , W300 and P1i and to my dismay though the phone look good all of those has problems with their Screens and the worst part- SE could not repair the handset even though they were under warranty. I think we must buy SE only if we need to flash it as a fashion accessory and not use it then it is a good buy otherwise shift to Nokia or even Moto.
Ravi Kontham @ Nov 16, 2008
I Like to use sony G900
Deepak Lohar @ Nov 12, 2008
Better buy the Nokia N82 instead. With the same pricing, it is a great multimedia phone.
q @ Oct 27, 2008
my good choise sony ericsson g900
arunesh bishnoi @ Oct 17, 2008
nw a days mobile is nt sold like a mobile.it is sold more like a mp3 player,camera or frm.
rather spending extra 5-8k in 5m.p camera..guys u spnd it on digicam whch will have 8m.p n they r better thn those useless camera phn
i m using n95 but nt satisfied wit it
baskey @ Oct 14, 2008
My suggestion...do not go in for the UIQ anymore. Its a done with deal. Sony Ericsoon nor any one else in this world is going to come out with a UIQ phone no more and even if they do there wouldnt be many takers.
max @ Oct 13, 2008
Its size is probably the most convenient from the lot of smart phones.
Microman @ Oct 13, 2008
You forgot to mention the M600i which also "sports" Symbian UIQ. I quite like it save its slow response on certain occasions. During last two years, twice or thrice the phone went "dead", but just a reset of the battery was sufficient to come back to life.
BTW, which phone has had a good camera so far? Even the highly rated K810i (3.2 MP) is pretty useless. Go for a separate digicam instead.
VeeKay @ Oct 12, 2008
It's related to general SE service. Recently I purchased P1i but after use (within 8 days) found out that the talk time SE has claimed and what i was getting was just 50%.
Though I took up the matter with SE directly, i didn't get the fast responses.
Unfortunately, i lost this mobile but didn't dare to buy another SE piece, mainly because of service and I will strongly recommend to the other users to check about their claims regarding talk time with the known sellers. (you will always negative feedback!)
Anup Nalamwar @ Oct 12, 2008
"Airtel problem" wtf
the screenshots suggest otherwise
aditya @ Oct 12, 2008
Stay away from this.
D K M @ Oct 11, 2008
A 5MP camera phone under 20grand sounds good.. but i was taken aback when the review mentioned the camera's not all that good.. cuz thats what we appreciate and bank on sony erricsson phones for. it's rightly described as the a jack of all and master of none! i guess it's target audience is the PDA using community who aren't really music freaks. certainly not my types!
Shyam Bhat @ Oct 11, 2008
it looks like a blackberry.... in other words BORING !!!!
anurag @ Oct 11, 2008
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