Sony Ericsson Elm review
Network and connections
The new Elm phone from Sony Ericsson offers design and respect for the environment, launched on the market together with its relative Hazel. With the latter it shares almost all of its technical and functional features. Starting with the technical characteristics, we find the GSM Quadband receiver, on frequencies of 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz. This guarantees optimal signal coverage, also thanks to UMTS support. For surfing the Internet nothing is faster than HSDPA technology, which allows speeds equal to home ADSL to be reached. The HTML browser will thus be able to easily open every Web page. Furthermore, distributed networks can be exploited, thanks to the Wi-Fi antenna. Bluetooth and USB output are also present.
Design and features
The style of this Elm is interesting, clean, discreet but with a touch that manages to give it something exclusive. At first glance one immediately notices the particular curved shape of the Candybar body. The front, on the other hand, has decisive and simple lines, which clearly separate the function keys with the keyboard and the directional pad from the screen. The latter is a 2.2-inch QVGA TFT, capable of displaying up to 256,000 colors. The dimensions are compact, with a thickness of 14 mm and a weight of 90 grams. Available in Metal Black and Pearly Rose colors.
Main features
The proprietary platform is really convenient and functional, absolutely complete right from the basic configuration. Java support nonetheless allows for further customization of content. Support for simplified writing helps a lot in composing text, making it easy to manage SMS, MMS and E-mail. The Office and PDF file readers allow attachments to be viewed correctly as well. Always informed on the latest News, thanks to the RSS Feed reader. The world of online communities is also within reach, with Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, YouTube and Google Maps, or even Instant Messaging. The Widget interface allows applications to be organized in the best way. The CO2 calculator is interesting. For telephone functions there is the speakerphone, the voice recorder and support for video calling.
Entertainment and multimedia
Absolutely complete also from a multimedia point of view, this Sony Ericsson Elm offers a digital camera of as much as 5 megapixels, for perfect and brilliant images in any condition. Videos can also be recorded, all thanks to functions dedicated to automatic capture. The internal memory is generous, with 280 MB, further expandable via microSD cards up to 8 GB. In this way there will be no space problems, for carrying your favorite audio and video files with you as well. The dedicated media player will take care of faithful playback. There is also an antenna for receiving AM/FM radio stations. Finally, there is also a satellite navigator, thanks to the integrated GPS receiver. The battery life is remarkable, with a Stand-by autonomy of 446 hours.