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The Sony Ericsson T715 has been sat on for quite some time by it Japanese-Swedish mobile maker. We first saw it back in June, but now the “executive” slider, as it’s been styled, is finally out in the UK. Is this a dumphone that suits would ditch their BlackBerry for? And more importantly, what about you? Read on and find out in our Sony Ericsson T715 review.
It’s hard not to be won over by the Sony Ericsson T715’s dinky dimensions at first. Pop it out of its tiny carton and you’ll be cradling it in your palm and making the sort of cooing noises you’d expect from a broody mother, or a pigeon. At just 91.5×48x14.9mm and 97g, it’s tiny, titchy and adorable, but still perfectly usable since the T9 keypad rests underneath the 2.2-inch, sharp QVGA screen.
The troubles start though once you power the Sony Ericsson T715 on. Yes, it’s got 3G, the god-like Google Maps and a fine 3.2MP camera, but when was the last time you saw a Sony Ericsson phone that didn’t? We’re on far too familiar territory here, with the same old menus and same old software.
In fact, it’s almost identical to the Sony Ericsson W995 slider, fast approaching a year old. Admittedly, we’d choose the Sony Ericsson T715 over it, but only because it’s slightly less tacky looking, and comes with a standard microSD slot for stashing your tunes, rather than Sony’s proprietary format, which it’s worked to death like a Blackpool donkey to no avail.
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The problems don’t stop there. You’re still lumped with the bundled, non-standard headphones unless you opt for the swanky MH907 motion sensing buds. And we just can’t see what self respecting business bod would think a phone that requires you to install Opera Mini to make web browsing even bearable is a smart, productive tool.
Sony Ericsson’s cultivated a loyal following over the years with its pleasantly specced out and feature filled dumbphones, but as cheap smartphones like the HTC Tattoo start to gatecrash shop shelves, blowers like the Sony Ericsson T715 feel like a step back. If your ageing Sony Ericsson’s worn around the edges, the Sony Ericsson T715 is ideal. If you want something hotter, than you’re best looking elsewhere.
I can’t really disagree with anything the reviewer says, but…. I’ve been using this phone for a couple of weeks and have to say I really do like it. I also have a Blackberry 8900 and I bought this as a personal 2nd phone. The size is great as you can pop it into your pocket and, because it’s a slider, you don’t have to worry about the keys. The music player and fast internet are nice and it has a decent screen and handy camera. The other thing that pleasantly surprised me was it’s MS Exchange capability. I plugged in my Gmail info and it happily OTA syncs my Google email, contacts and appointments.