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Posted: 2008-10-02 11:16

Want a high quality radio? Go for Sony! Sony�s radios have a long history of excellent clarity, durability and speed. The R306 Radio integrates the excellent radio and packs a lot more features in a compact body. Is it for you radio lovers? Read on!



The package contains the phone, a battery, a handsfree, a charger and a user�s guide. The R306 Radio has a pretty long battery life (9 hours talk, 410 hours standby) so there is no need of a secondary battery (at least for most of us).







When it comes to design, the R306 Radio is not the type that can instantly inspire the wow�s but its design is not too bad either. The body has a moderate 15.8mm thickness, which is about average for a budget flip phones. The phone is also large enough to fit in your palm securely.







The interior design is simple with a lot of black and silver. The 1.9� screen does not have the most vibrant color or highest resolution, but it does a decent job for displaying text.







The keys have a nice tactile feeling with about the right softness. The keys are about the size of your fingertips. I believe Sony Ericsson could have made the keys larger by using square instead of rounded keys.







The camera has 1.3MP with no flash or autofocus. Photo quality is comparable to other 1.3MP, or some 2MP cameras with accurate exposure but suffers from noise and inaccurate focus.







See the AM word on the handsfree? Most phones or MP3 players can�t handle AM frequencies but the R306 Radio has no problem with them! You need to have the handsfree plugged in to use the radio function.







The front aluminum plate has 5 buttons for controlling the FM/AM radio. Beneath the plate lies a hidden display that can display the channel you are on.







Besides the usual phonebook and organizers, it can record a section of the music and return the track title to you through the TrackID feature.







The biggest selling point of the R306 Radio is the design and the high-quality radio. Battery life is pretty good and the external keys and display are very convenient. The only real complaint is the mediocre feature set, which is the common problem of budget models.