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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful.
good hardware, nicely implemented software
By snath83
Bought it for my wife, was very pleased with the phone.
hardware keyboard & android experience & AT&T 3G – these were a must criteria – narrowed down to Motorola milestone 2 / desire Z / xperia pro
milestone 2 – rejected as available in US only with Verizon as droid 2 (CDMA)
desire z – not available in amazon , available in eBay – costly for what it offers and z-hinge sounds terrible (in fact ordered one and then cancelled it)
The Xperia UI is very polished, and doesn’t necessarily need to be replaced by stock android AOSP or CM7(CyanogenMod 7). No green android figures here, UI is aesthetically very mature, good for business environment. Looks like Sony borrowed UI elements from CM7. (Update: Lockscreen has limited options, cannot launch apps unlike Sense 3.0 and cannot control default music player from lock screen – possible to control music player from lock screen for replacement music apps like ‘Cubed’)
The keyboard has a nice feel to it – the space between the qwerty keys is adequate with just the right amount of travel (press feedback).(Update: Hardware keypad is backlit which switches off even if open after some time of inactivity to save battery)
the body is plastic – which Sony rates as scratch resistant, but its a ‘fingerprint magnet’; screen is good.
One very nice thing – hardware buttons in the front – which is gradually disappearing from all touchscreen models. So it helps when you got water on your fingers.
the ‘contacts’ app list supports full integration with Facebook. overall nicely done. Default number option for a contact is not present.
The battery should be good for an android device(1500 mAh), i have not tested it fully yet. looks like it should hold up full charge for 35-45 hours or so. showing 76% left after 11hours of heavy use (lots of calls mostly, surfing on WiFi if required) – have to test on weekday for realistic figures. (Update: My office desk is at basement so VERY poor reception, the battery lasted about 33 hours with heavy usage)
Performance is good, could work with GPS (Google navigation) while playing music. Office editor , virus scanner, pre-installed. Swype can be installed and works just fine. (Update: Quadrant Score of 1447)
Loudspeaker is good (loud too). Music (Sound reproduction) is quite good. (Update: Music player has some limitations (like no repeat option – or may be i could not find it; can be replaced by any other android music app)
(Update: Storage- Comes wth 8GB Class 2 MicroSD card)
Skype has the potential to utilize video calls – it starts up but closes when Skype detects that device is not officially supported (i guess software restriction) – front camera resolution is ok.
Primary Camera – tested only in low light – its good – day photos should be better, (8MP, HD video).
Curious thing – Headset provided looks like Sony proprietary. It did not support my other Phone’s headset (Palm Pre)
Customization – Supports custom ringtones. did not root it yet (as the phone’s for wife).
Rest all features are android standard, android version – Gingerbread 2.3.3.
Apps suggested to make the phone complete – Extended Controls, QQPlayer, Root Explorer, Swype, Lookout, Dolphin Browser, EasyTube, Skype etc.
Did not test DLNA, only some of the Sony bloatwares can be uninstalled.
Overall verdict -
‘must buy’ if need unlocked, no contract, android with hardware keyboard with AT&T 3G frequencies. T mobile patrons should go for G2.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Good Phone – lots of features
By Heydog09
I have had this phone for a month now. I can report that I am quite happy with it so far.
Call quality is good, especially the speaker phone, use that feature all the time.
Apps load very fast.
Battery life goes fast if you stream video but that seems to be the case with all Android phones.
I installed Advanced Task Killer and end any applications that I am not using. This has helped tremendously with the battery life. I usually will have 50% left when I plug it in after a normal work day.
Qwerty keyboard is very nice, camera takes good pictures and videos.
This phone does not come with a screen protector so I would recommend buying one with it. I used my phone without a screen protector for the first two weeks and could see faint scratches starting to form.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Not Unlocked – Sony Ericsson MK16A Xperia Pro Android Smartphone
By Dr. R. Martin A. Villarica
I bought this phone and tried it with a Philippine sim card (Smart Telecom). It did not work. It did, however, work with a T-Mobile sim card. I see others received unlocked phones, so I am not sure why mine only worked with T-Mobile. I did not have any other US sim cards to try.
I contacted Amazon and asked if they could send me an unlock code. They could not, but offered to reimburse the cost to ship it back to them, so I returned it.
I would try this again if I can be assured that it is really unlocked.
4 stars because it was not as described, but the return was easy enough.
Note: This phone was sold directly by Amazon, not a third party seller.
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Hey Adam.
You really can not go wrong with the Samsung T260.
It is 1920×1200 so its actually bigger than Full HD 1920×1080
It is 26 inches and has an amazing 20000: Dynamic contrast radio which means that in a dark room, the difference between white and black is 20000 times darker.
It sells around £300 and it’s fab, i own one
here is a video review of it
im a serious gamer and it runs great, at 59 fps as its refresh rate is 59 Hz
Good luck