Sony Ericsson Z750a Phone, Gray
Mar.13, 2010 in
Sony Ericsson
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- Phantom gray clamshell phone with unique OLED external display that activates only when your phone is in use
- Tri-mode 3G connectivity for AT&T Mobile Music streaming and downloads; quad-band GSM global roaming
- 2-megapixel camera with video capture; Memory Stick Micro expansion; Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR connectivity with stereo music streaming
- Up to 9 hours of talk time, up to 400 hours (16.7 days) of standby time; measures 3.83 x 1.93 x 0.79 inches (WxHxD)
Amazon.com Product Description
The Sony Ericsson Z750a clamshell phone is ready to access your favorite streaming music and video thanks to its tri-band 3G connectivity, which makes it easy to download music purchased from AT&T Mobile Music, stream tunes from Napster and eMusic, and watch video streamed from CNN and Comedy Central via AT&T’s Cellular Video. This phone also offers quad-band GSM connectivity for easy globetrotting. Stylishly accented with curved corners and a mirror-fini… More >>
March 13th, 2010 at 9:26 am
Overall, I really don’t like this phone much. Besides the short battery life mentioned in the other reviews, I have other problems with the phone. Flipping the phone is very stiff and I find myself sometimes sending calls to voice mail because I pushed one of the buttons on the side of the phone trying to get it open. The cursor control in the center of the phone is very inaccurate. I find myself constantly pushing the wrong part of the cursor control and misfiring, for example creating voice messages when I’m trying to create text messages. Also, the text messaging is not easy. There’s no easy way to type the same letter twice without waiting the second or two until the key resets. Other phones use the single space to trigger the end of the wait without a space but this phone doesn’t. The display on the outside of the phone is cute but mostly it’s a gimmick to make the advertising pictures look nicer. When the phone is sitting on my desk, nothing is displayed and it’s easier to look at my watch then it is to find the tiny button on the side of the phone to make the time display. (Yes, the tiny button that I seem to always press when I’m trying to open the phone to answer a call.) It’s true that the display shows the incoming call but usually by the time I look at it, the scrolling is only showing the end of the number so I miss who is calling anyway. It would be better if the phone let you put in a short version for your contacts (like “Jack” or “Mom”) and only displayed that.
The camera does take decent pictures and the voice quality is good but if I could get a new phone it wouldn’t be this one.
Rating: 3 / 5
March 13th, 2010 at 9:41 am
To say this is one of the least user-friendly phone I have ever used would be an understatement. I wanted a phone with two qualities: good reception and good battery life. I will give it credit for neither.
Now the negatives. When you turn the phone on or off, it makes a noise as loud as a rocket launching. I am a lawyer, and the looks you get in the elevator when leaving court are terrible. Maybe a child would enjoy it. I emailed Sony support and asked how I can turn it off, and I was told that is cannot be turned off or modified.
As for answering a call, there is a button on the side of the phone that silences a ring and automatically sends the call to voicemail, which sounds like a convenient feature. However, the phone is very difficult to open (requires two hands) and only half the time am I able to answer the phone without touching the very sensitive button that cuts the call off.
There is an external display on the phone that is supposed to show the phone number/name of the person that is calling you, but it is on a fast crawl, that disappears after each crawl for several seconds. I hate looking at a ringing phone waiting for the message to reappear, so I can honestly say that feature is useless.
I replaced a Motorola RAZR that had died with this phone, and I greatly regret that.
Rating: 1 / 5
March 13th, 2010 at 11:17 am
Nice phone 3G phone with out the 3G price tag a great all around phone that is nice and does not look cheap!
It a good buy!
Rating: 5 / 5
March 13th, 2010 at 12:46 pm
I got this phone as a replacement under insurance for a Samsung AT&T Sync that met its demise in a glass of water. I was skeptical at first, but having lived with it for a month or so, here’s what I have to say:
PROS: This is actually a pretty cool looking phone. The mirrored outside with the screen is sweet and the interior screen is bright and looks nice. This is the second Sony-Ericsson phone I’ve had and though the interface is a bit quirky, once you get used to it, you’ll never want another phone. Reception seems to be on par with my old phone, camera looks good, and calls are clear and easy to hear. Generally, battery life is quite good.
CONS: This phone is great when it works, but unfortunately that’s not all the time. The phone tends to freeze up (happened probably 6-7 times in the month I’ve had it) and usually you have to resort to taking out the battery to reset it. It seems to particularly not like being stuck in places with questionable reception. Battery life will occasionally suddenly jump down to almost nothing without warning, I think connected to the previous two things. Additionally, my phone has been not getting on 3G like it was and instead opting for H everywhere I go, but this might be network trouble. I refuse to pay AT&T $20 for the data plan so the internet is disabled on my phone anyway (as it was on my last one), since I used all of a few cents every month back before I had a 3G phone. I would opt for updating the firmware on the phone, but it looks like you need Sony’s data-cable and a Windows machine…
Overall, I’ve really come to like this phone and it would be almost perfect if not for its occasional frustrations.
Rating: 3 / 5
March 13th, 2010 at 1:07 pm
For being a supposedly new cel phone with exceptional features, that it is not. The coverage and use is acceptable, but the battery life is way too short, the time doesn’t stay displayed on the outside and the sleek case is too slippery causing accidental drops. The colors are nice, but pretty limited. You should be able to get a much better phone for the money.
Rating: 2 / 5