Sony Ericsson G705
Release year: 2008
Launch price: 236 € November 2008
Sony Ericsson G705 is a third-generation Quad-band HSDPA mobile phone, able to offer the latest technologies to make communication easier, from voice functions to data transmission ones. It is equipped with expandable memory for ample storage capacity for applications, e-mail with attachments and files, EDGE class 10 and Bluetooth connectivity. Bluetooth technology allows transferring voice and data (e.g. images and video) between two devices equipped with a Bluetooth solution, all without cables. It is possible to take photographs, add text, music or speech and create a message to be easily sent as an MMS attachment file. The main camera with 3.15 MPixel has flash, autofocus, zoom and allows shooting videos and seeing the person you are talking to (video call). It also has an MP3/AAC/MPEG4 player, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g DLNA, FM radio with RDS, WAP 2.0/HTML Browser, RSS, GPS receiver, Push Email, IM and Java MIDP 2.0.
Technical specifications
| Networks | Quad-band GSM 900-1800-1900-850 |
| Dimensions | 95 x 47 x 14.3 mm |
| Weight with battery | 98 g |
| Battery | Lithium |
| Standby time | 400 h |
| Talk time | 100 h |
In the box: Battery, user manual, travel charger, headset, 1 GB memory card
Messaging
| SMS |  |
| MMS | |
| Predictive text (T9) | |
| Video messaging | |
| Chat |  |
Design and display
| Display | TFT display with 256K colors and 240 x 320 pixels. Wallpapers, screensavers. |
| Adjustable contrast | |
| Multi-line display | |
| Display color | 256K |
| Display size | 240 x 320 pixels |
| Backlit keypad | |
| Keypad lock | |
| One-touch phonebook access | |
| Antenna | internal |
| Vibration | |
| Headphone jack | |
Features
| SIM Application Toolkit | |
| Built-in speakerphone | |
| J2ME support | |
| Conference calling | |
| Voice recorder | |
| Phonebook entries | 2000 |
| Memory | 120 MB expandable with Memory Stick Micro |
Connectivity
| UMTS | |
| GPRS | |
| EDGE | |
| WAP | |
| IrDA (infrared) | |
| Built-in modem | |
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| Bluetooth | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | |
| USB | |
Personalization
| MP3 player | |
| Custom ringtones | |
| Silent mode | |
| Downloadable ringtones | |
| Polyphonic ringtones | |
| Downloadable images and logos | |
| AM/FM stereo radio | |
| Games | |
| Downloadable games | |
| Alarm clock | |
| Calculator | |
Camera
| Camera | |
| Sensor | Main camera 3.15 MP; Secondary VGA |
| Image resolution | 2048x1536 pixels |
| Zoom | Yes |
| Flash | Yes |
| Photo phonebook | |
| Image editor | |
| Self-timer | |
| Contrast and brightness adjustment | |
Video
| Video recording | |
| Quality settings | |
| Brightness adjustment | |
| Maximum resolution | |
| Video calling | |
Price history
236 € → 221 € (-6%) · minimum 119 €, maximum 236 € · 24 readings, Nov 2008 – Oct 2010