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Sony Ericsson announces the G705 slider model |
Raja
Joined: Nov 22, 2001
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@carkitter
Go for the G and get GPS included as well? |
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vegetaleb
Joined: May 03, 2002
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From: Lebanon
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Yes you will loose the GPS if you take the walkman edition,and yes it's true that big screens are very nice for mp3 players like my fabulous Samsung P2 and that a 2.4/2.6'' screen are very comfy for a phone |
k550iowner
Joined: Mar 31, 2008
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I don't know much about sliders. do you lock the phone by shutting it? have you access to the phone without unfolding the keypad? |
hwars
Joined: Sep 02, 2007
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Finally... SE has bring back the 'play stop key' on this phone..
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islandprd
Joined: Nov 29, 2007
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On 2008-11-28 11:00:33, carkitter wrote: The problem is deciding whether to get the G or the W version. 
I like the G looks better, classy whereas W is a lil fuzzy.
On 2008-11-28 21:09:02, k550iowner wrote:
I don't know much about sliders. do you lock the phone by shutting it? have you access to the phone without unfolding the keypad?
Yes. This phone will lock and call will end when you shut it. You can answer a call by sliding it down. That is better than the dual slider of Nokia N series where you sliding down won't answer the call or shutting the slider won't end the call unless manually pressing the keys.
To access without sliding, you need to press the left shortcut than press the ok shortcut.
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carkitter
Joined: Apr 29, 2005
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From: Auckland, NZ
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GPS is a gimmick I seldom use on the iPhone and would not miss it on a W705, but I would like to have a  phone for the first time. I like the styling of both, but the W uses VodafoneNZ frequencies (W-CDMA 900, 1900, 2100) only while the G705a can also use TelecomNZ frequencies (W-CDMA 850) and I'd like a phone which can do both but it's not essential because I intend to get a 3G wifi router
Also the G705a is available very soon but the W705 is some months away - I think.
So it's features vs multiple frquencies and less waiting time. Hmmm...
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yea g
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From: New Zealand
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TBH the walkman features are not much, if you mod your phone with walkman acoustics then you loose very little
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Raja
Joined: Nov 22, 2001
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GSMArena have their review up:
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_g705-review-301.php
Good review, but full of errors of the phones they have compared the G705 to. Says W705 also has wi-fi and GPS (No GPS in W705). |
gtr83
Joined: Sep 27, 2008
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Err.. I thought G705 was compared with a Nokia in that review?
Nokia 3520 > 6600 > W800i > W890i > C702 > C905 > BB 9500 > Samsung INNOV8 |
borg_
Joined: Feb 20, 2004
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From: Algarve - Portugal
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The keypad (numbers of the keypad) lights are White or Green on the G705 Majestic Black?
Xperia ZL White + C905 Ice Silver +  MW600 + MBW-150 Executive + /// T39m  Ericsson Technology |
islandprd
Joined: Nov 29, 2007
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On 2008-12-05 18:04:07, gtr83 wrote:
Err.. I thought G705 was compared with a Nokia in that review?
Notice the size and the weight on G705 for the same 2.4" screen with wifi, GPS, HSPDA and lower price? Its not bad at all. Both colors sold out for a whole week in Singapore. Heard distributor is rushing fresh shipment.
Keypad backlight white |
gtr83
Joined: Sep 27, 2008
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@islandprd: I agree with you completely, my previous post was because I read the review and saw that it was compared to a Nokia (that's not even released yet).
Nokia 3520 > 6600 > W800i > W890i > C702 > C905 > BB 9500 > Samsung INNOV8 |
islandprd
Joined: Nov 29, 2007
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I dont own E66, but the G705 HSDPA is faster than N958GB. I get a bursting of 5-6mbs as modem connection to my laptop while N958GB is less than half. Awesome |
gtr83
Joined: Sep 27, 2008
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@islandprd: Now that's interesting, I always thought N95 8GB is better hardware-wise. Especially since it comes from a totally different class.
Nokia 3520 > 6600 > W800i > W890i > C702 > C905 > BB 9500 > Samsung INNOV8 |
islandprd
Joined: Nov 29, 2007
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Maybe the usb speed on N958GB is slower? Overall download speed is not much diff. The problem with hsdpa 7.2mpbs is still limited to certain areas here, mostly still on older 3.6mbps. |
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Posted: 2008-11-28 14:06
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