Sony Ericsson S710a Mobile Phone Editorial Review (Page 3 of 5)
Categories: Phones, Smartphones, and PDAs
Setting it Up
Switching from the T610 to the S710a was completely painless, thanks to Bluetooth technology. One thing I've always hated is having to type in all my contacts from one phone to another, which can take hours if you have a big phonebook. I'm no stranger to Bluetooth, which has become a required feature on any phone I'll ever own (at least until there's something better). I remember sending my contacts from my T68 to my T610 using Bluetooth, but I was forced to send them one-by-one. Regardless, it was still better than typing everything in by hand.
This go around was a lot less painful, since the T610 has an option to "Send All", which then prompted me to select either IRDA or Bluetooth. Once I selected Bluetooth, it was magic! 5 minutes later, every contact (about 60 in total) on my T610 was now on my S710a. Even cooler was that any picture associated with a contact on the T610 was automatically sent along with it. Very cool! It only took 15 minutes in total to migrate everything, including pictures and ringtones, to my new phone.
The phone comes preloaded with numerous ringtones and themes. This was the special Star Wars edition phone, so the Star Wars theme was loaded right out of the box. This highly advertised theme was really disappointing. The special Star Wars content includes:
- 2 wallpapers - one of Luke, Han, Leia, and Chewy; the other of Darth Maul
- 2 special ringtones - One of C-3P0 saying one of his worst quotes; the other a TIE fighter sound effect
- 1 preloaded video - A 1 minute clip of the AT-AT battle from Empire Strikes Back
- 1 game demo - The first level of the Star Wars: Episode III mobile phone game.
I wasn't sure what to expect in terms of Star Wars content, but the wallpapers are not that good, the sound bites are terrible, and the video is useless (but does show-off what the phone can do). Plus, you'd think they'd give you the full version of the game since this is a "special edition" phone! I'll be deleting everything to clear up memory for more valuable stuff.
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