Sony Ericsson Z310a Pink Phone (Unlocked)

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Product Features

• This unlocked cell phone is compatible with GSM carriers like AT&T and T-Mobile. Not all carrier features may be supported. It will not work with CDMA carriers like Verizon Wireless, Alltel and Sprint.
• U.S. tri-band GSM 900/1800/1900 cell phone with EDGE data capabilities
• Stylish mirrored front clamshell with unique hidden external LCD and disappearing icons for battery and signal strength, message status
• VGA camera for still photos; Bluetooth for handsfree devices; access to mobile email; web browser with RSS feeds; organizer
• Up to 7 hours of talk time, up to 300 hours ( 12.5 days) of standby time

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3 x 2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000O7RYSA
• Item model number: Z310a
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #14,664 in Cell Phones & Service (See Bestsellers in Cell Phones & Service)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description
In addition to making crystal clear calls, with the Z310a in hand you can send and receive email, browse the Web, synchronize your PC calendar and contacts, and more. Built-in Bluetooth technology offers wireless freedom for handsfree headsets and PC downloads. Other great features include a rounded clamshell design with an internal antenna, a VGA camera, RSS reader, EDGE data, a speakerphone, disappearing front indicators, an external display, and more.

Design
The Z310a's 65,000-color, 128 x 160 display is housed under the front cover while the outside sports a supplementary monochrome LCD 96 x 64 screen that can display time, caller information, and more. Located just above the outer display are unique disappearing backlit indicator icons that indicate battery and signal strength, message status, and multimedia status. The indicators fade away when not in use, leaving the phone's outer interface clean and sleek looking. The handset's VGA camera is housed on the front cover as well, just above the indicator icons. The Z310a uses an internal antenna--leaving nothing to snag or break off--and a five-way button just above the dial pad is used to control most of the phone's menus and features. Up/down buttons on the left side of the phone can be used for quick volume control and menu navigation. USB data and charging ports, as well as a headset port, are located on the phone's bottom edge.

Calling Features
The Z310a's call list remembers most of your recent missed, received, and dialed calls. The phone also features a speakerphone for easy, hands-free talking. In addition to a vibrating alert, the phone supports polyphonic ringtones as well as MP3- and AAC-format ringers, allowing you to use portions of your favorite songs to alert you to incoming calls. There's even a bundled application that lets you mix your own ringtones with up to 16 tracks. Picture caller ID lets you assign a photo to specific callers. Similarly, a ringer ID lets you assign ringtones to callers. Lastly, the phone also comes with conference call capabilities--an ideal feature for both business and leisure applications.

Messaging, Internet and Tools
The Z310a has all the bases covered when it comes to messaging. Support is built in for sending and receiving text, graphics, and sound via messages. When used in combination with the phone's built-in camera, MMS opens up a whole new world of messaging fun (carrier messaging charges may apply). Instant messaging is also supported and the phone ships with a built-in email client.

Getting on the Internet is easy with the Z310a, as it supports the GPRS protocol. When used with a carrier data plan and the phone's USB or Bluetooth data capabilities, the phone can be used as a wireless modem for laptops and PDAs. There's also a built-in Web browser for wireless downloads and mobile Web browsing. T9 text entry, a technology that makes it easier for people to enter words and text on handsets, is built into the unit--a plus for mobile email and text messaging users.

A number of handy software tools are bundled with the Z310a including a voice memo recorder, a calculator, a calendar, and an alarm clock with a timer and stopwatch. Sony Ericsson Sync Station software lets you synchronize your Microsoft Outlook calendar, contacts, notes, and tasks with your phone.

Imaging and Entertainment
The Z310a was designed for serious fun. The built-in VGA camera captures stills and video to the phone's 14 MB of internal memory. Picture effects such as a night mode, white balance and brightness control, and a self-timer are also included. The Z310a allows for custom screensavers, backgrounds, and themes to be set up to fit your personality.

Java support is built into the Z310a, making it a powerful gaming companion for both online and offline games. Games are downloadable via the Internet or you can use the handset's USB or Bluetooth data connections to load more games and files onto the phone.

Vital Statistics
The Sony-Ericsson Z310a weighs 3.20 ounces and measures 3.40 x 1.80 x 1 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 7 hours of digital talk time, and up to 300 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900 frequencies. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.

Product Description
The Sony Ericsson Z310a has EDGE, HTML Browsing, and Infared connectivity. Those that want to surf the net, check e-mail, or send and receive instant messaging should love this. The standard talk time is up to 7 hours, with 300 hours of standby. You've got to like the look of the Sony Ericsson Z310a. As you can see, this clamshell has got a really sexy polished finish. As you can also see, the front icon display is integrated into the design, and will only been seen from beneath the surface when a call or message is received.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Beginner Phone, October 31, 2007

By	C. Sims "Cassie" (IA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This phone is definitely a beginner phone. If you just want this phone simply for phone calls, then this phone is for you. But if you want a phone that has a good quality camera, takes videos, and etc. this phone is DEFINTELY not for you. This phone doesn't even have the video feature on it.

Oh and the battery life absolutely sucks!

The only good thing about this phone is the cool lighting features. THAT'S IT.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Low-end hardware, some good features added., March 5, 2008

By	A Customer "customer12345657" (USA) - See all my reviews

The SonyEricsson Z-series, and some of the T-series, are their lowest-cost models. They typically have shorter battery life than the K- or W-series models, slower processors, and lower sound quality (but still OK). On the up side, they are often a little fancier-looking. The z310 is typical in those areas.

I think the z310 is OK, but I was more satisfied with the w200, so I will compare this phone to that.

Email client:
- I really like having this, and not all low-end phones include it. The w200 has it as well. Email pictures and sounds to friends instead of using MMS (which will degrade them into smaller files).
- It's not instant email delivery like a Blackberry, but it is faster to check than using a web-based email page.

RSS reader:
- It's integrated with the browser and messaging menu, and can update automatically. On this phone, it can basically only handle headlines, while better models can load a couple sentences or even a paragraph of the update. I guess it is afraid of using up memory. I don't think any other low-price phones have this at all.
- The w200 does not have the RSS reader integrated, it's a Java application that has to be "opened", so the z310 actually wins here.

Display:
- Pretty good for STN type. 128x160.
- It's about the same as the w200.

Outer display:
- Hard to see in the sun. Limited area for displaying info, and various icon alerts disappear after a while. The w200's main display is better for checking the time.

Menu:
- The menu looks pretty good. It appears to be the same setup as the w200, which is pretty good. An improvement over previous z-series models.
- On both phones, the main screen conveniently includes the time of your next alarm, as well as any running timers.

Sound:
- Both the ringer and the earpiece are loud enough to be good, but have a slight muffle at the high end. The w200 doesn't ring quite as loud, but sounds a little clearer.

Battery life:
- SonyEricsson rates the z310 at 7 hours talk, 300 standby. The w200 is 7 hours talk, and I think 370 standby. It seems like a bigger difference than that, so I wouldn't recommend the z310 if you make a lot of calls. Previous z-series, as well as the older t290, also fell well short of the battery claims. The w200 seems to do a lot better.

Java applications:
- Opera Mini and Google Maps, which I consider the two most useful Java applications, both run in their most recent, full-featured versions.
- However, now and then when I try to download a file from a website using Opera, the z310 will tell me it can't handle that without closing a Java application (ie, Opera Mini). The w200 seems to handle it OK.

Media files:
- It can play MP3, MIDI, and even AMR (mainly only good for voice notes).
- It can display standard graphic file formats, including PNG which many phones can't use. I prefer PNG for phone graphics (and any other application) because it can be converted and resized with much less noise and artifacts.
- It can't play 3GP videos. It doesn't just lack the recording ability, but can't play them either. It doesn't have much memory to be recording or downloading videos, but it would be nice if you could at least watch a short clip a friend sends in MMS. The w200 can record and play video.
- Any sound file can be selected for ringers, alarms, or message alerts. Other SonyEricsson and Nokia models also do this, but many Samsungs only allow new ringers to be downloaded.

Organizer features:
- All the standard stuff--calendar, tasks, notes, timers and stopwatch, calculator, converter.
- It also has a voice memo, but as SonyEricsson often does it has been placed under the Entertainment menu for some silly reason.

Camera:
- Common cheap VGA (aka 640x480, aka 0.3 megapixels) on both the z310 and w200.

Memory:
- 14MB. The w200 has 156.

EDGE data speed:
It isn't as fast as a lot of other EDGE phones, and it doesn't have a huge amount of memory for downloading things anyway. Even though the w200 only has GRPS, normally a good deal slower, the z310 is not providing as much of a benefit from EDGE as other phones do.

Keypad:
The keypad on the z310 is not so great. It's a layer of plastic/rubber stuff over the metal contact plates, and my fingers give out faster than with the w200's proper button setup.


The z310 isn't terrible overall, and I will probably use it for a while until I get bored with it. But if I had to use just one phone, I would rather have the w200.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars OKAY, July 12, 2008

By	Jennifer Field "Jen" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've had this phone for under a year. It has some great features for sure! I really liked the pink color and I am over 30. From the begining, everyone I spoke to on the phone said they could not hear me unless I spoke loudly into the bottom of the phone which was quite annoying esspecially in public. Then one day no one could hear me at all. I tried everything including reseting the phone, nothing worked. I am now in the market for a new phone in less than a year, what a waste.