Sony Ericsson takes touchscreen mainstream with two phones set to simplify your life

Sony Ericsson takes touchscreen mainstream with two phones set to simplify your life

10 February 2008

The new G700 and G900 phones are designed to give back time. They place personal organiser features and easy finger-touch control within familiar form factors.

Barcelona, Spain – 10th February 2008 – Sony Ericsson today launched a new generation of phone: Touchscreen organisers with a broad appeal. The G700 and G900 phones are essential tools designed to organise the lives of all those with busy schedules to juggle, both at home and at work.

* The G700 is here to help you live your life to the full. This personal organiser in-your-pocket keeps your contacts, calendars, notes, pictures and favourite Web sites all in one place and just a fingertip away. Touch and go.

* The G900 has all the functions of the G700 with the added features of a unique new 5.0 megapixel Touch Auto Focus camera, touch photo album and editor. Perfect for those looking for a one-touch media experience combined with their organiser.

“Sony Ericsson is delivering touchscreen and innovative organiser capabilities to a wide audience without compromising on the size or shape of the phone. Both the G700 and G900 have regular keyboards and are no larger than a regular phone.” says Martin Winkler, Director Global Marketing and Head of Multimedia Web at Sony Ericsson. “These phones are ideal for users that are only interested in making their lives simpler. It’s not about technology for the sake of it.”

Sony Ericsson G700 phone

* One-touch full organiser functions

* Touch controlled Notes application - write and draw your memo's

* Large 2.4" display with unique single touch control menu

* 3,2 megapixel camera

* Compact size

Calendar is King

Access your calendar, reach family and friends and scribble and save your notes on your phone. With the G700, you can jot down a note on the screen with a stylus, just as you would with a pen on paper, and save it on your phone’s desktop to remind you - just as you’d stick a note on the fridge. You can even draw a map to the local shop or doodle personal notes to send them to your loved ones! Holding everything that is important to you wherever you go, the G700 is the most natural way to manage life. There’s no longer a need to have your home calendar separate from work – it works with you, the way you do.

Intuitively simple

With the G700 you can enjoy touchscreen text input, Web surfing, calendar and phone navigation. Want to contact someone at home? Just touch the relevant name in your phonebook and all of the various contact options will appear onscreen. It’s instantly intuitive messaging. You can even browse your photo album using the tip of your finger. The G700 also has dedicated keys for messaging, notes and a key lock on the side of the phone. All it takes is one press to unlock.

Sony Ericsson G900 phone

* One touch media experience

* 5.0 megapixel camera with touch Auto focus and Multi-shot function

* One- touch media and organiser menu

* Large 2.4" display with single touch control menu

* Wi-Fi™ for high speed data transfer and internet browsing

Print-quality photos to keep

The G900’s 5.0 megapixel camera lets you take print-quality photos and share them with friends and family straight away.

Frame your shot and decide where you want to focus the camera by simply touching the screen. Also, with Camera Multi-Shot, hold down the camera key and take as many pictures as you like. Great for taking photos of your kids as they dash around the garden! Scroll through all of the photos on your phone with touch control and even edit them there with the Touch photo album and editor.

Stay mobile

Got a moment to surf? Access your favourite Web pages when you’re in a Wi-Fi™ hotspot and view them on the large 2.4” display. Use the stylus or your finger to zoom-in or pan around the page. When you’ve barely got a moment to spare, get RSS feeds direct to your phone for the latest updates; news, football scores or whatever you are in to.

Organize with a personal touch

Touch, type or write… Everything comes naturally with the G900. Organise your schedule, touch and tap to make calls and jot down notes before you forget it. The G900 works your way to let you get more into your day. It’s the power of personal touch.

The G700 will launch in Silk Bronze and the G900 will launch in Dark Red and Dark Brown. Both are UMTS 2100 and GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900 phones that will be available in selected markets from Q2 2008.

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The Sony Ericsson G900 phone at a glance

Camera

5 megapixel camera

3x digital zoom

Auto focus

Image stabilizer

Photo fix

Photo light

Picture blogging

Video light

Video recording

Video stabilizer

Music/Entertainment

Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)

Media player

Mega Bass™

Music tones (MP3/AAC)

PlayNow™

TrackID

3D games

FM radio with RDS

Java

Video streaming

Video viewing

Web/Internet

Opera™ Web browser

RSS feeds

Communication & Messaging

Polyphonic ringtones

Speakerphone

Vibrating alert

Video calling

Push Email, Exchange Active Sync

Picture messaging (MMS)

Predictive text input

Sound recorder

Text messaging (SMS)

Design

Navigation key

Picture wallpaper

Touchscreen

Connectivity

Bluetooth™ technology

Modem

Synchronization

USB mass storage

USB charging

Wi-FiTM 802.11 b/g

Organizer

Alarm clock

Calculator

Calendar

Document editors

Document readers

Flight mode

Handwriting recognition

Notes

Phone book

Stopwatch

Symbian™ OS

Tasks

Timer

Business card scanner

Accessories

In-Box:

* Battery

* Charger

* USB Cable

* Stereo Portable Handsfree

* Sony Ericsson PC Suite

* Media Manager software

* 2 stylus

* User guide

Optional:

* Bluetooth™ Headset HBH-PV708

* A powerful wireless handsfree available in chrome or rose for everyday wear.

* GPS-Enabler HGE-100

Get more from your phone – add GPS technology. Know where you are, where you’re going and how to get there.

* Bluetooth™ Car Speakerphone HCB-150

High performance car handsfree with text to speech for convenient calls on the road.

Facts and Figures

Size: 106 x 49 x 13 mm

Weight: 99 grams

Colours:

Dark Red

Dark Brown

Screen: 262,144 colour TFT

Resolution: 240 x 320 pixels

Size: 2.4 inches

Phone memory: Up to 160MB

Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) support

Talk time GSM/GPRS: Up to 12 hrs

Standby time GSM/GPRS: Up to 380 hrs

Talk time (UMTS): Up to 4 hrs

Standby time UMTS: Up to 380 hrs

Video call time: 2.5 hrs

Availability and versions

Networks:

UMTS 2100

GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900

Available in selected markets from Q2 2008.

G900 ini pake lensanya samsung apa Sony?

klo bukan samsung/sony mungkin micron kali ya..

^
klo gak Samsung ya OmniVision. modulnya Sony khusus buat Cyber-shot, itu pun gak semua (K770, C702/902 Samsung)

Emank gak bagus2 amit kameranya, tapi at least gak jauh amit di bawah K850 (yg seperti Lando bilang, gak bagus juga), jadinya gak keberatan dhe gadai K850 demi beli G900, hehehe.

Hello semua... sorry baru bisa muncul lagi.

Sekilas mengenai kamera 5 megapixel nya G900.

Menu :
Interface-nya sedikit berbeda dengan kamera handphone SE lainnya baik yang UIQ maupun non-UIQ.
Pada saat pertama kali masuk menu kamera -- semua arah yang disebutkan dalam posisi landscape -- di bagian paling kanan atas ada icon "back", di kanan bawah ada icon untuk masuk ke menu "Setting" dan di tengah ada pilihan untuk pindah ke mode "View" (d-pad ke atas), still camera (d-pad tengah -- default), dan video recorder (d-pad ke bawah).

Jika kita pilih menu "Setting" maka di sebelah kiri akan ada 4 pilihan meu yang tersusun secara vertikal. Dari atas ke bawah :
- Scene (Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Twilight, Sports, Document)
- Shoot mode (Normal, Panorama, Multi-shot)
- Flash (Auto, On, Off)
- Focus (Touch focus, Auto focus, Macro, Infinite)

Di bagian kanan bawah ada icon untuk masuk ke menu "Setup" yang terdiri dari (lagi-lagi tampilan menunya adalah vertikal) :
- Picture size : 5MP, 3MP, 1MP, VGA
- White Balance : Auto, Incandescent, Fluoresence, Daylight, Cloudy
- Self-timer: On, Off
- Effect : Off, Negative, Solarization, Sepia, Black & white
- Picture quality : Economy, Normal, Fine
- Image stabilizer : On, Off
- Auto review : On, Off
- Save to : Phone Memory, Memory Stick, Memory Stick pref.
- Shutter sound : Off, Shutter sound 1, Shutter sound 2, Shutter sound 3, Shutter sound 4
- Reset

Warning
Jika Image Stabilizer diset ke On, maka Flash tidak dapat digunakan...!!!

Entah ini bugs atau bukan....

Shortcuts
Shortcut yang terdapat pada G900 pada saat menu kamera aktif adalah :
- Tombol volume : Zoom +/-
- 3 : Shoot mode
- 6 :Scenes
- 9 : Self-timer
- # : Flash
- 2 : Zoom -
- 5 : Zoom +
- 0 : Help
- 1 : Focus
- 4 : White Balance
- * : Display on/off
- D-pad atas : View
- D-pad tengah : Still camera
- D-pad bawah : Video recorder

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novarli said:
Mau nanya bro TRO

1) Resolusi Video Recording

2) Aplikasi Note it itu. Apakah kalah misalkan catatan yang kita buat melebih layar hpnya. Adakah scroll otomatis? Atau mentok cuma sampai layarnya?

4) Alarm bisa nyala kalau hp dimatikan?

5) File manager buat preview gambar dan video sudah bisa bentuk thumnail matriks 3x3?

Sekian dulu pertanyaan saya. Thanks atas jawabannya.

Mau jawab nih...

1. QVGA (320 x 240 pixel).
Menurut whitepapernya frame rate nya bisa sampai 30 fps tapi dari 3 kali nyoba rekam video baru dapat gak pernah lebih dari 15 fps.

2. Scroll dengan menggunakan d-pad atau geser scroll bar di sebelah kanan.

No. 3 nya ke mana ya???

4. Belum nyoba karena gak pernah dimatikan. Biasanya sih kalo hape UIQ gak bisa. Tapi ntar deh gw coba matiin malam ini.

5. Gak bisa. Tapi kan di G900 ada Media Player yang persis sama dengan yang ada di hape2 A200. Media Player ini bisa untuk memutar musik dan video, juga untuk preview photo/gambar, juga slide show dengan XPic Story. Pada saat masuk ke Photo atau Picture kita akan masuk ke tampilan berupa thumbnail : 3 x 3 untuk Camera Album, bahkan bisa 3 x 4 untuk Pictures.

Mau ikutan tanya, video playernya gimana tuh? Udah bisa muter video 30fps secara sinkron antara suara dan gambar?

Soal image stabilizer kog kebalikan K850 yah? Di situ stabilizer baru aktif (walaupun udah di set on) jika flashnya dimatikan.

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Marty said:
Mau ikutan tanya, video playernya gimana tuh? Udah bisa muter video 30fps secara sinkron antara suara dan gambar?

Soal image stabilizer kog kebalikan K850 yah? Di situ stabilizer baru aktif (walaupun udah di set on) jika flashnya dimatikan.

Untuk memutar video yang properties nya seperti gambar di bawah ini :

G900 lancar-lancar aja. Sinkron antara gambar dengan suara dan gak nge-lag.
Sementara video yang sama diputar di K850 agak nge-lag jalannya.

Nanya lagi nih bro TRO

Lampu flashnya cuma 1 ya? Terus maksimum sampai berapa jauh? Bisa posting foto yang malam hari bro? Night mode nggk ada?

@bro TRO

tahu gak, dimana kita dpt neglompokin hasil foto kita.
Terkadang kita mau buat folder buat jepretan keluarga sama saaat kerja.
aku tidak bisa nemuin fitur ini.
Please help me.

Di camera album hanya cuman sekedar mengelompokin berdasarkan bulan saja.

wakakaka om TRO kayak nara pidana disidang aja diteter pertanyaan trus

berjuang om TRO

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Edoriku said:

wakakaka om TRO kayak nara pidana disidang aja diteter pertanyaan trus

berjuang om TRO

GPP kok ya Bro TRO. Kan sudah jadi seleb

Jadi resiko menghadapi wartawan infotaiment

Hehehe... gpp kok ditanyain terus, selama gw bisa akan gw usahain jawab ya...

@novarli
Tentang Alarm :
Surprise!!!
Ternyata G900 ini alarmnya AKTIF meskipun handphone dimatikan. Cool.

Wah asyiikkk deh

Jual P1i aahhhhh ....

Tanya lagi bro

Apakah SMS dari XL masih ngaco lagi?

@TRO
Preloaded contents-nya diupload dong Bos. Tengkyu.

Nanya donk, dealer SE mana aja sih yang udah ready stock G900 ini?
Soal pertanyaan saya sebelumnya tentang paket handsfree itu, saya uda email ke SE nya langsung dan dibalas, memang G900 dipaketkan dengan handsfree yang bluetooth itu, petugas di SE Taman Anggrek yang salah..hehe..

@novarli
memangnya SMS dari XL ngaco kaya gmn? sori saya ga tau apa2, masih newbie soalnya..harap maklum..

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novarli said:
Nanya lagi nih bro TRO

Lampu flashnya cuma 1 ya? Terus maksimum sampai berapa jauh? Bisa posting foto yang malam hari bro? Night mode nggk ada?

Yup, lampunya cuma 1.
Oke ntar aku coba posting hasil photonya yang pake flash ya....
Tadinya pengen ngebandingin sama T650 yang sama2 pake LED, tapi....
Jadi pindah rencana mau ngebandingin sama K850 aja, juga ada tapinya...

Musibah menimpa keduanya (T650 dan K850)....

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chen71281 said:
@bro TRO

tahu gak, dimana kita dpt neglompokin hasil foto kita.
Terkadang kita mau buat folder buat jepretan keluarga sama saaat kerja.
aku tidak bisa nemuin fitur ini.
Please help me.

Di camera album hanya cuman sekedar mengelompokin berdasarkan bulan saja.

Udah gw coba memang gak bisa bro.

Quote:
novarli said:
Wah asyiikkk deh

Jual P1i aahhhhh ....

Tanya lagi bro

Apakah SMS dari XL masih ngaco lagi?

SMS dari XL gw coba langsung barusan, jamnya oke-oke aja, gak ada masalah.

Quote:
WhiteEye said:
@TRO
Preloaded contents-nya diupload dong Bos. Tengkyu.

Your wish is my command Sir, please back in an hour or two.

Quote:
Hendy_Lau said:
Nanya donk, dealer SE mana aja sih yang udah ready stock G900 ini?
Soal pertanyaan saya sebelumnya tentang paket handsfree itu, saya uda email ke SE nya langsung dan dibalas, memang G900 dipaketkan dengan handsfree yang bluetooth itu, petugas di SE Taman Anggrek yang salah..hehe..

@novarli
memangnya SMS dari XL ngaco kaya gmn? sori saya ga tau apa2, masih newbie soalnya..harap maklum..

Gw beli di SESC Ambasador.

Oh my.

Kuharap upgrade software nanti, bisa memperbaiki kekurangan.

@ Bro Tro
Mau tanya dong memang G900 udah dirakit di china yah ?? kok di dus nya sama di hp nya ada tulisan made in China nya ??

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gogodut said:
@ Bro Tro
Mau tanya dong memang G900 udah dirakit di china yah ?? kok di dus nya sama di hp nya ada tulisan made in China nya ??

Iya kayanya, punya gw juga sama ada tulisan Made in China di dus sama hapenya.