| Launched last February 7 at Barcelona, the G-series | | | | storage capacity limits can be circumvented because |
| mobile phones is Sony Ericsson's newest line of high | | | | of the expansion slot but doing so would bring up the |
| tech smart phones aimed at the mass consumer. | | | | total cost of the phone, since it uses Sony's Memory |
| Despite its relatively low market price and intention to | | | | Stick Micro, which is more expensive than your run of |
| corner the budget smart phone market, the G-series | | | | the mill SD or MMC flash card. But if you do have the |
| mobile phones still boast of amazing features and | | | | desire and budget to buy an extra storage card (even |
| specs that you would normally only find in very | | | | though other phones do not need it), you can enjoy up |
| expensive high end palmtops. Being the cheapskate | | | | to 8 Gigabytes of storage space. That brings the |
| that I am, I decided to go with the Sony Ericsson G700, | | | | G700's specs to iPhone levels. In fact, with an 8 GB |
| since it's the little brother of the G-series (and therefore | | | | memory stick, the G700 is essentially an iPhone, with |
| the cheapest). | | | | better third party software capabilities. |
| The term little brother can also be taken literally, with | | | | Last but not the least, I find the absence of Wi-Fi |
| the G700 measuring only 106 x 49 x 13 millimeters. The | | | | support puzzling, since a large number of Sony's |
| G700 is very compact and lightweight, which can be a | | | | products have native Wi-Fi support built in, and they |
| little bit on the negative side since its most notable | | | | are usually quick at supporting the technology, even |
| feature is its touch screen capability. For people with | | | | going so far as to use it as the connectivity means for |
| large fingers like me, the touch screen can be difficult | | | | their Playstation Portable. The G900 supports Wi-Fi, |
| to use since you are liable to keep hitting the wrong | | | | though, so maybe the omission of WiFi is intended to |
| screen area. Luckily, Sony didn't remove the traditional | | | | bring the costs down, and to make the higher end |
| keypad controls. This is also useful for people who are | | | | product more appealing for the consumers who have |
| paranoid about the phone screen, and refuse to touch | | | | extra money to spare. |
| it if they think the sweat or food on their fingers will | | | | At the end of the day, the Sony Ericsson G700 is a |
| stain the screen and possibly ruin its sheen. | | | | great budget-priced smart phone that has capabilities |
| Another glaring negative aspect of the G700 is its | | | | that will rival its more expensive competitors. While it |
| relatively low storage capacity, with only 160 MB of | | | | does have several flaws in terms of missing features, |
| phone memory. Considering the fact that the Sony | | | | they are certainly not dealbreakers and most of them |
| Ericsson G700 is being marketed as a smart phone | | | | can be justified. I would still highly recommend the |
| with multimedia capabilities, 160 MB is too little. You | | | | G700 if you want a high quality smartphone but don't |
| wouldn't be able to fit 1 high quality full-length movie in | | | | have the budget. |
| there, much less add your entire mp3 collection. The | | | | |