The most popular Sony Ericsson models. Falls and ups

Push-button mobile phones Sony Ericsson are in great demand as retro models. Much easier to manage than modern gadgets, and they hold the charge much longer, and they catch the signal no worse. Among monolithic (monoblocks), sliders, folding (clamshells), options with a joystick, you can always find the right one. Look for a reliable, but at the same time inexpensive cellular phone in the catalog of old models of Sony Ericsson phones. We have:

• Sony Ericsson C510;
• Sony Ericsson C902;
• Sony Ericsson C903;
• Sony Ericsson C905;
• Sony Ericsson Elm (J10i2);

And other devices.

We sell discontinued models with original components. When you buy a product in our online store, you get a complete package -Charger, cable, headphones, battery, as well as instructions for use. Popular models of Sony Ericsson phones are waiting for you!

Advantage of old Sony Ericsson feature phones

Sony Ericsson push-button mobile phones were produced in the years of fierce market competition cellular communication. Unviable devices were sifted out by themselves, broke down, and could not cope with the main task. That is why the previously popular Sony Ericsson phone models are needed now! They will become indispensable assistants at business negotiations, they will not be discharged at the wrong moment and will not break, falling from the table. Even if you need to replace something, you can buy any items from us with a guarantee from the manufacturer. Thus, the repair will be painless and will not hit your pocket. Thanks to a reasonable pricing policy, we can offer push-button and old touch phones at reasonable prices with delivery. The models discontinued by the company are functional, they have a package of options sufficient for comfortable use. Make a choice in favor of rare Sony Ericsson mobile phones and feel real comfort!

Onliner.by continues to publish articles on the legendary phones of the recent past. Last time, we are the mobile merits of Siemens, and today we will pay attention to Sony Ericsson, whose devices were in deserved demand among young people due to their musical functionality and advanced photo capabilities.

Before the merger in 2001, both Sony and Ericsson were successful mobile phone manufacturers. The Japanese had such popular models as the J5 and J70 on their account, while the Swedes should bow at their feet for at least T28s. However, trouble came to Ericsson - in the spring of 2000, the only factory that supplied the company with components for phones burned down. There was nothing left but to find a partner, which Sony agreed to become. For the next 10 years, the united Sony Ericsson pleased us with a lot of cool devices!

Sony Ericsson T610 (2003)

Already in 2002, the combined company released hit models T68i and T100, but the market was literally blown up by the next generation phone, T610, released a year later.

The model belonged to the universal line T (Talker), which included phones with a boring design and balanced functionality. T610 was just highly praised for its two-tone appearance, which was noted even at specialized exhibitions.

With an average Sony price Ericsson T610 had a good set of features for that time. Here you have a fashionable color screen, and Bluetooth, and a camera that can shoot at a resolution of as much as 288 × 352 pixels. It's a pity the case was flimsy and creaky. This circumstance did not prevent sales and allowed the newly minted company to take a deep breath - it went!

Sony Ericsson P900 and Р990i (2003 and 2006)

Almost 12 years ago, the Swedish-Japanese manufacturer launched the P900 Über smartphone. Huge 3-inch touch screen with a resolution of 208 × 320 pixels, spectacular flip-up flip, 128 MB memory card slot, Symbian operating system, 0.3-megapixel camera. A poet's dream! Or rather, geek.

Sony Ericsson P900

It’s a pity, but only a few could afford the standard of high technology. The price of the device went off scale for $ 1000, which made the little thing a toy for the elite.

Sony Ericsson P990i

Nevertheless, despite the potentially small audience of buyers of such devices, Sony Ericsson continued to replenish the P line. One of the most interesting models was the P990i with a QWERTY keyboard hidden under the flip. The phone mercilessly slowed down due to the small amount of RAM - out of 64 MB, almost 50 MB were occupied by the system.

Sony Ericsson K700i (2004)

This phone probably still has someone at home. Many owners of the T610 switched to the K700i and stayed with it. Why did the model become a cult? Probably due to the fact that the developers in one device embodied the widest functionality for the beginning of the 21st century and clothed it in a nice case with a metal finish (then metal was held in high esteem no less than now).

Something ideologically similar four years earlier was proposed by Siemens in the form of the SL45 model. It also had all the most advanced plus a great design.

Sony Ericsson K700i has one of the best displays in the segment (176×220 pixels at 1.8 inches), 40-voice polyphony, 0.3-megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom (!), IR port and Bluetooth. And also - a cool transparent keyboard. The phone could play MP3s and 3GPP videos! True, the volume of the built-in storage was just nothing, and there was no support for memory cards, so the device was not suitable as a player.

Sony Ericsson K750i (2005)

Inspired by the success of the K700i, Sony Ericsson rushed to launch one hit device after another. It took a little to blow up the market - just listen to your fans and do as they ask. This is exactly what the Swedish-Japanese manufacturer did.

The K750i added a memory card slot and even bundled the phone with a 64MB Memory Stick Duo. Now you can listen to music and watch videos. But the main change was hidden under a massive curtain on the back of the phone. It was possible to activate the photomodule simply by sliding the panel. Autofocus and dual LED flash complete the benchmark, finally making the Sony Ericsson K750i camera perfect.

Profile journalists almost immediately recognized the model as the best camera phone, and many still consider the K750i the most successful model ever created by Sony Ericsson or Sony. And how many amateur firmware came out to the phone - today you can’t even count.

Sony Ericsson W800i and W810i Walkman (2005 and 2006)

In 2005, Sony Ericsson released the first phone under the Walkman brand. In fact, the W800i was an analogue of the K750i, only in a different case, with advanced headphones in the kit and slightly improved software.

It is curious that there was nothing particularly “musical” in the phone. The developers, of course, installed a good player, but there were no hardware modifications compared to the K750i. However, it was the Walkman that was heavily praised for its amazing sound. We think it's primarily about the strength of the brand itself and a good headset, which could not be compared with most bundled headphones of mediocre quality.

In addition, an unusually bright design went to the benefit of the novelty. The combination of white and orange, and even with the Walkman logo, seemed to scream about the musical essence of the phone. A lot of people fell for this and replaced their players with the W800i, although it was enough to buy other headphones.

Sony Ericsson W810i Walkman

A year later, the W810i Walkman came out. Instead of white, the bet was made on black, thanks to which the orange accents looked even more spectacular. Curiously, the phone has become one of the most counterfeited cell phones. The Chinese flooded the markets with the W800c clone model, which was much cheaper (and worse) than the original.

Sony Ericsson K790i/K800i (2006)

Obviously, after the success of the K700i, the manufacturer began to pay the most attention to the K line. After the 750, the K800i model followed (K790i did not differ in anything, except for the lack of 3G support).

Again, Sony Ericsson improved previous model and made another uncompromising phone. This time, a 3.2-megapixel camera with a xenon flash was installed in the device. The photo capabilities of the Sony Ericsson K800i could easily give a light to the "soap dishes" that existed at that time.

True, the phone has a worthy opponent. Nokia, which came to its senses in time, released the N73 simultaneously with the release of the K800i. In the hardest struggle, both devices divided the market and the sympathy of subscribers approximately equally.

Then there were K810i and K850i, but still they were far from the popular love of their predecessors.

Sony Ericsson M600i and W950i (2006)

In the eventful year 2006, Sony Ericsson presented the world with the first and only M-series phone. The line was supposed to include business models equipped with a hardware QWERTY keyboard. God knows why, but after the M600i, the phone manufacturer no longer released M-phones, apparently considering that they would compete internally with the P-line devices.

The M600i did not have a camera or Wi-Fi, and the first versions of the phone were unstable. Nevertheless, this model has earned its place in various ratings. The device received a large touchscreen display with a stylus and a unique keyboard, each key of which is made in the form of a rocker and is responsible for entering two letters (for example, "u" and "k"). In addition, Sony Ericsson M600i became the first Symbian 9 device with UIQ 3 interface.

Almost simultaneously with the M600i, the W950i came out. She completely repeated her business colleague, but was focused on wealthy youth. Since the need for a QWERTY keyboard has disappeared, it was replaced with a conventional numeric keypad. The keys are not touch sensitive, as you might think, but simply hidden behind a flexible plastic. But there are convenient hardware player control buttons.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 (2008)

By 2008, the company was ripe for the release of smartphones running Windows Mobile. At the MWC conference, the X1 model was announced - the ancestor of the Xperia line, which still exists today.

The massive metal device with a QWERTY keyboard that slides out at an angle and a 3-inch resistive screen looked solid and was expensive. A good 3.2-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi and a memory card slot were also useful. Potential buyers only the price, which exceeded $1000, was embarrassing. As is often the case, literally in a year the smartphone has fallen in price by half, and the students who collected money from lunches could finally afford to buy a dream.

Xperia X10 was very popular in our area. Again, due to the sharp decline in price shortly after the release. The fact is that already on the day of release, the smartphone was running on an outdated android versions. The update was released almost a year and a half later, however, some device functions did not work correctly (for example, multitouch). I had to sell stocks of Xperia X10 at bargain prices. This, of course, pleased the buyers, but negatively affected the position of Sony Ericsson.

At the end of 2011, Ericsson agreed to sell its stake in the joint venture to Sony. The deal cost the Japanese a billion euros. There has been a lot of talk about how a new marketing campaign and a strong brand will fix things for the smartphone maker. Well, for four years, Sony continues to hold on to the market " smart phones". True, the position of the company can hardly be called stable.

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The Japanese corporation Sony has been on the market for over 70 years. It is worth saying that phones are not the main product of the company. In addition to smartphones, the Japanese produce home and professional electronics. The game consoles that every gamer dreams of getting are also known.

In addition, Sony has two film studios, a record label and a huge film archive. Also, in some cases, it can provide financial services. The company has several large representative offices around the world: in Japan, China, the USA and European countries.

Spreading

The corporation began its work in the distant 1946. Initially, the company was called the Tokyo Telecommunications and Industrial Company. Later, thanks to a combination of letters and analogies, it was decided to reincarnate as Sony.

Back in the early 50s of the last century, the company was engaged in the sale of tape recorders. Soon released the first radio. Over time, the company's shares began to be quoted, and it immediately began to gain popularity and momentum. TVs, VCRs and players began to improve next.

Already in 1994, game consoles became known. It was then that the first PlayStation appeared. A few years later, the company began to produce computers, laptops and players.

telephone era

In 2001, the world saw the Sony Ericsson phone. All the models whose photos were preserved on the Internet were extremely popular. They began to be produced in batches. The corporation worked on improving them, and after 10 years got rid of the Ericsson set-top box.

In 2012, new competitive models of Sony Xperia phones appeared on the market. This line has become very popular. She received several branches. Some models have become budget, others, on the contrary, the most expensive smartphones on the market.

The beginning of the way

As mentioned earlier, in 2001, Sony decided to start producing phones. She was helped in this by the Swedish company Ericsson, which received exactly half of the subsidiary Sony Mobile Communications Inc.

After the tasks were set, the implementation of the plan began. Both firms wanted to produce phones that would feature high-quality digital photography as well as a wide range of multimedia options. Since 2002, all Sony phone models have received color displays. In addition, the company seriously thought about switching to GSM, and successful sales only confirmed the correctness of this decision.

First popularity

Despite the difficulties that the brand encountered along the way, the world saw the first “swallow” that brought success in 2003. It was a Sony Ericsson T610 model. The phone gained its popularity thanks to a number of improvements that have been worked on for 2 years. The design turned out well. Of course, now such a phone would look antediluvian, but then it was a bestseller. The case had a classic monoblock, there was also a joystick, which later became familiar and convenient. The dimensions of the apparatus were compact.

In addition to the color display, there were many useful features with which people had only to get acquainted. Among them is the long-loved E-mail client, as well as support for infrared and even Bluetooth, which was popular at that time.

At the end of October was presented and new model P900, which replaced the P800. This phone has become a discovery for the whole world. He received a touch screen, inside there were as many as 16 MB of memory. Its design was very interesting - the gadget had a hinged lid that covered a small part of the screen. Also included was a stylus for comfortable control. After there were several modifications of this model.

For example, P910 was one of the first phones to have the famous QWERTY keyboard, which was located on the flip cover of the device. There was also a fairly high-quality display, which was larger than the previous ones. The company has also expanded the internal memory.

Rise of Ericsson

All models of Sony Ericsson phones were famous for their features. But the Walkman and Cyber-shot series became the most popular. A huge number of models came out. Walkman became popular thanks to their proprietary players and incomparable sound. Cyber-shot had a slant on good camera, and now they would have received the proud name of camera phones.

The first most popular among them was the K750i, which belonged to the Cyber-shot. Perhaps this is the most popular Sony Ericsson phone. All models that came out later did not receive such a huge amount positive feedback. This model was first seen in 2005. After a while, she was recognized best product those years, and a little later, and generally the most successful project in the history of the concern.

In general, the K750i turned out to be very tenacious. The conservative owners of this phone still cannot get enough of its stable performance. After 11 years, there are still those who use the K750i. Of course, on this moment its camera has become much weaker - only 2 megapixels. Also internal memory here a little - 34 MB. Not to mention 1 MB random access memory. Nevertheless, at one time it was a hit that not everyone could boast of.

But from the Walkman series, the W800i became such a phone. It immediately began to be considered a clone of the K750i. The only difference was in direction. Still, each had its own specialization. There were also minor differences in the body, software and package. Otherwise, these are absolutely two identical models of Sony phones. Their photo, by the way, only confirms this.

Other models

In addition to these, other equally popular models were released under the Walkman and Cyber-shot brands. Among them is the K850i, which received as much as 5 megapixels of the main camera. A little later, the C905 already came out with 8 megapixels. There was also an exhibition model Satio, which already had as much as 12 megapixels.

In 2007, the company decided to buy a software manufacturer, and since then all models have become more unified inside. They had approximately the same set of branded applications.

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The Sony phone has been through a lot. All models had a huge number of modified versions. But fans have always been pleased to see new episodes. So, in 2008, the famous prefix Xperia appeared for the first time. The first model, which received a short but loud name X1, began to work on Windows base Mobile. It was on this OS that the company originally released this series. But the following year, all models were rebased on Android.

In general, during the period when they were just getting acquainted with Xperia, three basic models were released. But among them were those that would surprise even the modern buyer. For example, the Sony Ericsson X5 Pureness was a limited edition phone that had a transparent display. It could only be found in exclusive salons at a very high price.

Until the end of 2011, another whole line phones with an Xperia prefix. Among them are such popular models as the gaming Xperia PLAY or the advanced Xperia Neo, and the lesser-known Xperia Mini, Xperia Mini Pro and Xperia Pro.

disappearance

The end can be officially considered the period when Ericsson ceased to exist. The Swedish company decided to sell its stake to Sony, and without thinking twice, she agreed to this step. Such an event was due to the fact that phones became less competitive, it was necessary to move on, come up with new models and create a better product. So there was updated company Sony Mobile Communications.

Falls and ups

All Sony phone models have come a long way to end up in someone's bag or pocket. Since 2012, a number of lines have been released from the updated Sony Xperia. Among them are budget models, and those that could claim immense popularity. But the most successful and at the same time failed were smartphones from the Z series.

They first entered the market in 2013. Gadgets became the first waterproof devices. The case is monolithic, and docking stations, which were not previously known, also began to be supplied to it. The first model was Sony This is the most classic version of the series. After it came a compact variation of the model, as well as a large device - Compact and Ultra, respectively.

Following the Japanese decided to release the Z2, Z3 and Z5. The fourth version was only available in Asia. As a result, the project started very successfully, but eventually turned out to be a failure. The company tried all the time to fix some errors, but at the same time created new problems for users. As a result, it was again at a loss.

New try

In 2016, all Sony phone models changed the main index to X. The company again decided to try to improve and release quality smartphones. As a result, three models came out under this name: X and Sony Xperia X Performance. These smartphones really turned out to be very good, but quite expensive.

The company tried not to deviate from its style, but still updated the design and made elegant, sophisticated and beautiful models. In addition, I worked on the software and on the technical component. I listened to customer feedback, moved the soft buttons around the case. Added the famous fingerprint scanner.

In general, carefully, but did work on the bugs. Now Sony has nothing left to spoil with the further release of models and listen to customers more carefully.

Today, as part of a series of nostalgic materials about legendary phones, we recall the fruits of almost a decade of cooperation between Sony and Ericsson. Both companies had experience in creating mobile phones before cooperation, so it is not surprising that they got really worthwhile and popular devices. The collaboration began when the Philips plant in New Mexico, which supplied electronics for Ericsson, burned down and there were significant difficulties with restoration. The company had to look for other partners. Sony became such a partner; Since 2002, Sony Ericsson phones have been produced. In 2011, Sony bought out the part that belonged to Ericsson and began to produce devices under its own brand.

Sony Ericsson T68i

Let's start with the Sony Ericsson T68i, it was released in 2002 and was a rebranded Ericsson T68 (which was the company's first color phone and just a very successful model). In addition to the logo, name and some color changes The phone did not change anything (hardware). The firmware of the phone was improved, although the Ericsson variant could be upgraded to current version. It was a classic keyboard "monoblock" with STN-screen with a resolution of 101x80, which displayed 256 colors. The device supported SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, WAP 2.0 and xHTML. Were bluetooth modules 1.0b and IrDA. There was no own camera in the device, but if desired, it was possible to connect an external one.

Sony Ericsson T610

The next hero of today's article is the once very popular Sony Ericsson T610, which many still have in working order. The device came out in 2003 and had all the features that would be useful to a mass user (at that time). The gadget was quite pleasant in design, produced in three colors: red, black and blue. In all three cases, the keyboard unit was silver. At the ends of the device were buttons for volume control, camera start and WAP-browser.

The phone was equipped with a STN color display with a resolution of 128x160 which displayed 65K colors. It was one of the first mass-produced phones with a built-in camera that could take pictures with a resolution of 352x288. Sony Ericsson T610 supported MIDI ringtones, screen wallpaper changer, Java, GPRS, WAP 2.0/xHTML, was equipped with an e-mail client, infrared port and Bluetooth 1.0b.

Sony Ericsson K700

One of the representatives of the successful K-line of phones is the K700. It had already installed a TFT-display with a resolution of 220x176, displaying 65K colors. There were 7 lines of text on the screen. The interface has been significantly redesigned compared to previous models. Appeared "Settings Wizard" which, when turned on for the first time, explains the purpose of the main controls and suggests basic setup(date, time, copying data from the SIM card to the phone book).

The phone supported playback of music in MP3 format and video in 3GPP, although it was of little use as a player: internal memory (accessible to the user) was about 42 MB, and memory cards were not supported. K700 supported Java (MIDP 2.0) and the execution of a 3D engine, which made it possible to play even primitive, but 3d games. The phone was equipped with a 0.3 megapixel camera (640x480), which was able to shoot video with sound. There were IrDA and Bluetooth wireless interfaces.

Sony Ericsson K750i

This article would be incomplete without the legendary K750i, which was released in 2005 and was recognized as the best camera phone of that year. It has a 2 megapixel autofocus camera. LED flash and the ability to shoot video. The chamber was closed with a retractable lid. The phone supported memory cards of its own format Memory Stick Duo and Pro Duo up to 2 GB, which already allowed using the K750i as a player and indulging in frequent shooting with the built-in camera.

The phone has been installed TFT color display with a resolution of 220x176, which displayed 262,000 colors. On the case there were hardware buttons for the camera, volume (responsible for digital zoom in shooting mode) and launching the music player. The gadget had interfaces Bluetooth, IRDA, support for WAP 2.0, GPRS, HTML and mail client POP/SMTP.

Sony Ericsson K790i/K800i

K790i/K800i became the ideological followers of K750i in 2006. They were almost identical: the 800th model supported UMTS and was equipped with a front-facing VGA camera for video communication. These were the company's first camera phones under their Cyber-shot photo brand. It used a 3.2-megapixel camera with autofocus and xenon flash, and again a sliding shutter was provided to protect the lens. The screen has increased both in diagonal up to 2 inches, and the resolution has grown to 320x240. Audio playback was supported in MP3, AAC, MIDI, WAV, AMR, M4A and RA(Real Audio), Java MIDP 2.0 applications. The phones had a built-in modem, infrared port, Bluetooth and FM receiver.

Sony Ericsson W800i

Hardware W800i was similar to K750i. The main differences were the design, firmware and package. It was the first mobile phone companies under the Walkman brand. The phone was beige with bright orange accents and, of course, the Walkman logo. The equipment was somewhat different: there was a headset with ear plugs in the kit, and an advanced (taking into account the time) player was programmatically present. Craftsmen installed firmware from W800i to K750i.

Sony Ericsson P990i

The range of Sony Ericsson had an abundant number of smartphones on operating system Symbian OS with UIQ shell. They belonged to the P series and were equipped with different type QWERTY keyboards and touch screens. P800, P900, P910 and P990 were equipped with a standard keyboard and flip flip. The later P1i was without a flip, but with an interesting QWERTY keyboard with rocker buttons. Later there was another option without a camera (M600, aka "James Bond smartphone"). The last device with a folding flip was the P990i. It ran on Symbian OS 9.1 with UIQ 3.0.

The smartphone was equipped with a touch screenwith a resolution of 240x320 (240x256 with the flip closed), which displayed 262114 colors, the display diagonal was 2.76 inches. The main camera had a resolution of 2 megapixels with autofocus and a mechanical shutter. Were wireless modules IRDA, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. On the side there was a JogDial wheel known since the first Sony phones.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness X5

Despite the Xperia label, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness X5 was not a smartphone, but it was very interesting in terms of design. It used a transparent screen, which still makes an impression. In the phone, the focus was on the image and design components, the device did not have any special functions. Everything is standard: support WAP, GPRS, EDGE, music formatsMP3, AAC and built-in FM receiver. The case was compact and light.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 became the first, as it was then called, Sony Ericsson communicator, was the first of the Xperia line and worked on a not very user-friendly operating system. Windows system Mobile 6.1 with its own minor revision of the X-Panel, which was supposed to make life a little easier for users. The smartphone was positioned as a business solution. Note the metal case, and QWERTY-keyboard with side extension. The mechanism was not quite standard: in the open position, the screen was located at an angle to the keyboard, which added convenience.

The device was equipped with a 3-inch (which was normal in those days) resistive touch screen with a very high resolution for such sizes 800x480. It was inside 400 MB built-in memory, card slot microSD memory, modules bluetooth. Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) and GPS and 3.2 megapixel camera.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10

Let's finish with the first Sony Ericsson device in the operating room Android system. The Xperia X10 was released in 2009 and ran on Android 1.6 Donut, later updates to 2.1 and 2.3 were released, and now there is a wagon and a small cart custom firmware up to android 4.0. It has a 4" capacitive screen with a resolution of 854x480. Despite the theoretical possibility of multi-touch support, it was not in the device until 2011. Then came out new firmware, some gestures began to be supported, but there were problems with the adequacy of the work. Inside, ridiculous iron by today's standards was used: a single-core Qualcomm processor Snapdragon QSD8250 with clock frequency 1 GHz, 384 MB of RAM and 1 GB of internal memory, expandable with microSD memory cards.