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Fit and feel is solid. The down side.
Also, the Sony Ericsson web site has an extensive help area. For someone that has had multiple cellphones, operations were intuitive, which is fortunate since instructions and documentation were virtually "non-existant".
.I've had this phone for only a short time now, but can say that it lives up to any of it's reviews that I have seen. With help from a friend, customized programing adapted this phone to fulfill all my communication and entertainment needs.
Any future revision of the model with the addition of 3G would make the perfect cellphone. Sound quality is very good.Ring tone volume is quite adequate (from someone who is extremely hard of hearing).
screen resolution is fantastic.
Purchased a hard case custom for this phone and that alleviated incidental opening of the camera cover. Excellent phone with lots of features. Photos taken from the camera look better on the camera than on a computer; a little noisy/pixelated. Although the camera specs indicate 3.2 megapixels, I was disappointed in the quality of photos. Surprised at how good the radio reception is. Negatives include: Camera cover opens too easy, battery cover does not open easy enough, and photos are just OK.
I'm one of those funny people who like candy bar style phones. I just wanted a candy bar phone with the capability to use MP3s as ring tones. This is a personal preference, I'm not claiming that one style of phone is better than another. 5 years before the screen finally went kaput and I was forced to upgrade.
The brushed metal body is just as sturdy as my old T616. My coworker (all three of us were still using our T616) came in after Christmas with this phone and I was shocked. It's a liiiiittle bulky, but it does have a very good camera in it. My only small complaint, which doesn't happen all the time, is the door that hides the camera lens gets slid down when it's in a bag or pocket, but it's just as easy to slide it shut. It's very easy to navigate and easy to use, I like the UI. I don't like slider phones or flip phones - I like my phones to just be, not transform.
It was everything I wanted in a phone. Oh, and another thing - the key command for locking the keys on the T616 was * and the left action button, and its reversed on the K790a.Good phone, if you like candy bar style phones or loved your old T616, you'll like this phone. I used a Sony Ericsson T616 for like. I wasn't impressed by the flips and sliders that AT&T had (my provider), and I didn't need something as fancy as a smart phone.
THE GOODSyncs with my intel based mac nicelyHas amazing screen ease of useTakes great pictures for it being a phoneYou can create your own ring tones which will save you money every monthTHE BADThe camera feels like a real digi cam which is good the only draw back is their is no force flash only auto and red eye which is anoying in a back lit situation. The phone does it all. The phone could be slimer but it still feels good in the hand and when you way the fact that you don't need your digi cam everywhere you go now it actually saves room.Overall it is an amazing phone great job sony four and a half stars. This is the best phone I have ever owned. It does every thing you can listen to music, take quality pictures, video, it syncs up nicely with mac's and can be used as a mass storage device.
The thing I love most about this phone is that it does a very good job of combining a mobile phone, a digital camera, and a media player into one unit. The SE K790a is by far the best cell phone I've ever owned.Pros:Outstanding LCD (even in direct sunlight)3.2 MP Camera with REAL FlashQuick OperationRSS ReaderMP3 & 3GP PlayerCons:It isn't quadbndI highly recommend this phone to anybody that doesn't need a smartphone.
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