Sony Ericsson F305 With Motion Sensor—A Review

 

 

 

A new device from Sony Ericsson have attempted to bring Nintendo Wii-style gaming to the mobile arena, it has emerged. Featuring similar technology to the popular console, the F305 handset is fitted with a motion-sensor which allows users to play games by swinging an arm or moving a hand.Sony Ericsson went head to head with Apple's iPod by launching its Walkman range of phones and now have done the same with Japanese gaming giant Nintendo, the Times reports.The F305 comes with Bowling, Bass Fishing and Jockey games built-in, with more available to download online. 

 

 

 

Specifications:-

General:-     2G Network     GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Announced:-     2008, June
Status:-     Available. Released 2008, November
Size:-     Dimensions     96 x 47 x 14.6 mm
Weight:-    97.5 g
Display:-     Type     TFT, 256K colors
Size:-     176 x 220 pixels, 2.0 inches
Ringtones:-     Type     Polyphonic, MP3
Customization:-     Download
Vibration:-     Yes
Memory:-     Phonebook     1000 entries, Photo call
Call records:-     30 received, dialed and missed calls
Card slot:-     Memory Stick Micro (M2)

• 10 MB internal memory

Data:-     GPRS     Yes
HSCSD:-     No
EDGE:-     Yes
3G:-     No
WLAN:-     No
Bluetooth:-     Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port:-     No
USB:-     Yes
Features:-     Messaging     SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser:-     WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games:-     Yes + downloadable, order now
Colors:-     Polar White, Mystic Black
Camera:-     2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels, video

• Java MIDP 2.0
• Motion-based games
• Stereo FM radio with RDS
• MP3 player
• TrackID music recognition
• Picture editor/blogging
• Organiser
• Built-in handsfree
• Voice memo/dial

Battery:-           Standard battery, Li-Ion
Stand-by:-     Up to 400 h
Talk time:-     Up to 8 h

         

 

 

Review:-

Design:-

• The F305 is a slider phone with a nice, slick-feeling sliding action.
• The screen is a minor disappointment, featuring a below average 176x220-pixel resolution that appears noticeably duller than most Sony Ericsson handsets, and inferior to the similarly priced INQ1 mobile phone.
• Controlling the F305 is good for the most part with its selection keys being widespread and easy to define. Beside the basic five-way nav key and selection buttons there are also dedicated gaming keys; one to access your game folder and two above the screen for controlling certain games.
• The numeric keypad below the slide could be better, this flat pad lacks definition and we've found it cumbersome to use when thrashing out a text message.

     

Features:-

• The F305 is certainly not the PSP gaming phone suggested by the rumour mill for eons now, in fact, it's more Wii than PSP, with motion-controlled games. Cleverly, the F305 uses the 2-megapixel camera on the back of the phone to orientate itself to calculate the movement of the phone, similar to the PlayStation's EyeToy.
• All in all, there is about 60 games between those pre-installed and others ready to be installed on the bundled 512MB M2 memory card that comes with the handset. The games cover a range of gaming styles from a watered-down Sims 2 and Need for Speed, to puzzle games, shooting games, sport games, etc. Some of the motion-controlled games include a ten-pin bowling simulator, a fishing game and a pretty challenging horse racing game.
• It's probably worth noting at this point that none of the games are that much fun. Some offer a once-off challenge, but the majority of those we've played are pretty dull.
• Along with the phone and the memory card, Sony Ericsson has included a wrist strap lanyard for gaming, an alternative battery cover to customise the handset, and headphones that connect to the charging port of the phone.

Performance:-

• As with most Sony Ericsson handsets, the F305 is a solid little performer. There are no complaints when making calls, and messaging is fine so long as you have tiny enough fingers to navigate the keypad efficiently.
• The built-in camera is pretty rudimentary and the proof of this is in the lacklustre photos it takes. Without a flash or auto-focus one can struggle to take a photo that one would use other than as caller ID pics for his contacts. The photos are barely worthy of being posted to Facebook, and that's saying something.
• The F305 supports a decent range of music files including MP3, AAC, WMA and WAV and can also play MP4 and 3GP video files. Strangely, Sony Ericsson doesn't include a USB cable in the box with the phone so transferring media files to the F305 requires you to buy a cable or sync with Bluetooth.
• Sony Ericsson rates the battery life at eight hours talk-time and 400 hours of standby life. During our tests we charged the phone every fourth day when using it for calling and as much as every other day when we played the games for an hour each day.

 

 

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