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Reviewer: Brazilian Guy - Brazil
Date: 17th Apr 2009

I liked the designed & that's why I chose it. For a time it was just an OK phone.

Then one day I couldn't send any MMS anymore. The photo albums became extremely laggy. Sometimes I couldn't receive MMS either. Sometimes I couldn't even receive calls or make them & finally one day it gave me the low battery sign & ceased its functions. I couldn't do anything, I could only watch at the sign until the battery wore off. No responses whatsoever from the buttons. I thought that at least after the battery was gone it would be able to resume its functions but no. Now it doesn't even turn on anymore.

What a great phone! You can't even turn it on! Absolutely useless! RUN FROM IT!

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Reviewer: Marina - London, UK
Date: 26th Jan 2009

Don't know what some people expect for their money! It's not as good as more expensive Sony phones I've had but it's great for the price & I've had no problems at all. As for the bloke who said it looks like a rock, did he buy it with his eyes shut or what?

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Reviewer: Jennifer Neal - Church Langley, UK
Date: 20th Jan 2009

Good phone if all you want to do is call or text someone but have found the texting really slow & most of the time is doesn't recognise simple words. Have had a number of problem with it including a rubbish battery that holds for not even a day & a message saying SERIOUS ERROR DO NOT USE PHONE CONTACT Sony Ericsson immediately & DISCONNECT CHARGER NOW.

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Reviewer: Tasha - UK
Date: 19th Jan 2009

This phone is ridiculous! I've had it for 2 days & I can't stand it! I've tried to download songs FROM the PHONE & now the silly thing refused to download it! I certainly wouldn't buy it unless you just want it to phone & text someone ONLY.

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Reviewer: Michelle - Ireland
Date: 5th Jan 2009

I bought this phone in early 2008. Have had numerous problems with it. It has been replaced twice & each replacement also has similar problems.

- the battery does not last very long.
- When I travelled to Belfast recently I was unable to use the phone despite being set up for roaming. From the minute we got close to the border, I kept receiving text messages from an unknown number, this continued until the phone battery died. So in essence the phone was useless to me.
- the charger gets very hot when charging the phone.
- Often despite charging the phone, it will not switch on at all, to fix this have to take the SIM card out.
- No matter whether I have the phone set to normal or to meeting it still shows on the display as having no ringing sound.
- Received a phone call, the phone continued to vibrate during the call. This continued despite finishing the call. Again, the only way to rectify this was to switch the phone off.
- Again there are ongoing problems. Despite charging the phone, it will not switch on at all

This phone is now the third one & again has problems.

- the phone gets stuck in some menus, & the only way to resolve this is to take the battery & SIM out.
- No matter whether I have the phone set to normal or to meeting it still shows on the display as having no ringing sound & does not actually ring, THIS WAS ONE OF the PROBLEMS I EXPERIENCED WITH the ORIGINAL PHONE.
- I cannot actually send any text messages at all.

I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER Sony PHONE.

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Reviewer: Julia Filter - Hannover, Germany
Date: 29th Nov 2008

The lack of features I don't mind at all, it's refreshing not to be overwhelmed by the next sparkly thing a phone manufacturer decides to strap on. It was one of the attractions of the phone, actually.

What I don't like is the laggy menu system. In your impatience you might hit a key twice not being sure if the first time you hit had registered at all because of the lag. That's very annoying. Sending a SMS is therefore unnecessarily drawn out.

I bought the phone yesterday, charged it up & 9 hours later I am on 85% with no calls in between. That does NOT add up to the specs on the Sony website which claims 300 hours on standby. That is a BIG disappointment.

Mine was very cheap, but on reflection the cheaper phone next to it with Bluetooth connectivity & possibly better battery performance seems to be a much better buy now. Another disappointment from Sony which reinforces my belief that I don't really need to buy anything Sony overprices any more.

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Reviewer: Masooma - UK
Date: 11th Nov 2008

I've read a lot of reviews on this phone & someone I know has it. So far, I am DEFINATELY not going to buy it. This is why.

- It's too big, like a brick more like.
- It hasn't got Bluetooth, which is VERY annoying.
- The battery drops down loads very quickly even if you charge it up for ages!
- It's very fragile, don't ever drop it or scratch it or bang it, which might be a bit hard.
- It freezes very often when you're in the middle of something & often doesn't work.

If you really think about it, it isn't that good. A bad drop for Sony.

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Reviewer: Linda - Australia
Date: 11th Oct 2008

Rubbish! Doesn't hold charge, what a waste of money! Design & features are OK when it actually works, though!

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Reviewer: Sophie - London, UK
Date: 22nd Jun 2008

Good phone but too big.

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Reviewer: Ygal - Australia
Date: 24th May 2008

Pros, small, light weight, low price relative to features.

Cons, VERY POOR battery life! I regret for buying it just for that!

Also, navigation stick is a little bit too small which make it hard to use.

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Reviewer: Bron - Australia
Date: 24th Apr 2008

I just recently bought this phone & I find it great!

It has a great, cute design, with changeable covers & it is really easy to use! When you miss a call, receive a call or get sent a message, little icons on the exterior screen appear that are really useful & look great.

Those people that are having problems with battery, it is probably because you didn't charge it for 10 hours as soon as you got it.

The only disadvantage to this phone is that it doesn't come with Bluetooth, but I just bought a USB cable so I can easily connect to the computer & upload files, themes pictures (you can download these from various website).

I really love this phone & I haven't found any problems with it!

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Reviewer: Mike - Qatar
Date: 7th Apr 2008

Don't buy this unless you're into throwing money away. This phone is junk. It will freeze up, & you will lose all your data. I should have read reviews before buying. It had a good price in Qatar at the airport, & was an impulse buy. Now I have to buy a different phone. DON'T BUY THIS PHONE! Sony quality has really gone down. Too bad. I will never buy another Sony product as long as I live.

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Reviewer: Irene - Perth, Australia
Date: 2nd Apr 2008

I have always stuck with Sony Ericsson because of the ease of use (never need to read the manual) & logical & efficient navigation layout. I have been very happy with my old Ericsson's. Unfortunately from the end to the start of text.

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Reviewer: Christian - Super Leeds, UK
Date: 7th Mar 2008

The reviews that say this phone is a brick are talking 'ubbish, it's small & feels good in the hand. The matt colours are nice & subtle, & the minimal design is good for those with a little taste. Doesn't have all the features of the top level new phones, but then again you're not paying the money. Is admittedly slow to load up, but how often do you do that really? Wouldn't worry about it.

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Reviewer: Ana - Philippines
Date: 29th Jan 2008

I love the phone! It's great for people who want something very handy without all those frills. In other words it's not complicated. Its great if you utilise it more for text messaging & calling & when you need to take pictures you can do it with just a snap. The elegance of the phone in its simplicity.

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Reviewer: Arif - Jakarta, Indonesia
Date: 7th Jan 2008

This phone is a failed product. It crashed a lot of time, when calling, playing game or even copying contact from other phone. It is slow at start up & also the batteries just held on for 24 hrs.

I bought it 1.5 months ago, but only used it for 2 or 3 weeks. The rest of it? Either in store for repair or still broken.

I like the design though.

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Reviewer: Kame El-darwish - Turku, Finland
Date: 4th Dec 2007

The Z320i we purchased on 21.11.2007 displayed failings as soon as it was out of the box:

1. Extremely slow activation to PIN code entry point
2. 'Frozen'/crashed start up!
3. Repeat of 1.-2. Above despite trying different SIM cards provided by two other mobile phone users.
4. Complicated settings for WAP/Internet connection, & 5. Settings that are supposed to be available from Sony Ericsson's Internet support site are not!
6. Fails to connect to WAP/Internet, despite numerous attempts at complicated & user intensive manual entry of settings provided by GSM network provider.
7. Fast drain of fully charged battery!
8. Repeated 'Frozen'/crashed start up after recharging battery.

When we took the first unit of Sony Ericsson Z320i back they replaced it with another unit that displays very similar failings as the first. So, it was hardly surprising to us that, when we asked a representative for help with obtaining the settings for connecting to the WAP/Internet, we were informed that a recall for service to address at least a software problem was issued very nearly the same day we purchased the first unit! Shocking considering the generally accepted principle that the end users (customers) of products for such a globally competitive market are not supposed to be used as beta testers without their express knowledge & permission!

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Reviewer: Tony Le Cornu - Norwich, UK
Date: 13th Oct 2007

What a load of rubbish. Phone will only last 36 hours on standby. I have sent it back three times & still not any good. Design & features good but totally impractical to use when you have to keep charging it every day.

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Reviewer: Juicy - Belgium
Date: 17th Sep 2007

What is THIS? A brick? I hate bringing this phone around because it is so large, huge actually.

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Reviewer: Kishore - Chennai, India
Date: 21st Aug 2007

This phone is rubbish. Do they dream while designing this kind of phone.

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Reviewer: Duncan Crone - Fareham, Hampshire, UK
Date: 12th Jul 2007

FANTSTIC PHONE, I HAD the Z310I & PASSED IT OFF TO MY WIFE. IT'S STILL A GREAT PHONE BUT the ADDED FEATURES ON the Z320I JUST MAKE IT THAT LITTLE SPECIAL. THANKS Sony Ericsson, A JOB WELL DONE.

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Reviewer: Rocky - Bolivia
Date: 12th Jul 2007

THIS PHONE LOOKS LIKE A ROCK!



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