Sony Ericsson Z500
Average Ratings
Making calls another story
After owning this phone and making calls, there is a very annoying high pitched sound which makes it close to impossible to stay on the phone for more than five minutes. After exchanging the phone for the exact same model, it still makes the same sound.
As far as performing as an entertainment device...it's all that. Video is good, EDGE works decent, and 3D gaming is cool. But before any of that should come the voice and call quality, after all a phone is not a phone if you can't talk on it.
Just an average User Review mostly happy but dissapointed
Coming from the moto v600 i was happy to get a newphone. The Z500 had faster menus and a phonebook that made more sense. what the hell was moto thinking when they did that. i dont know. Having the phone for a couple weeks now i like it alot. It has all the functions i need and more. However there are just a couple issues with the phone that i do not like. Im not a picky individual but the screen is not the best. i open the phone and the top display turns black.. you would think they could have either put something there or maybe turned off the screen bc the battery life is not so good which is another thing. I flip it open and it answers automaticly which i found the option to answer with a button, but for some reaon it still answers when i open it up. Next is the speaker which sounds awesome but i can barely hear it. i was watching TV at a moderate level not loud at all, the phone being on loud as possible i could barely hear it from inside my coat pocket on my chest. lucky it vibrate and i could feel that. the batter life which it does ok but im alittle dissapointed couple days and it near the end of its life. Finally maybe its just me but Cingular voicemail is messed up and my phone rings and rings and then says This user is no longer excepting message. i called them and they were nice they tested it out and it worked but it didnt. oh well i think its the service not the phone. One thing that would have made this phone better would be bluetooth. the V600 i could put any ring tones on it but now i have to pay to get them on. :( this prolly has been said by many other ppl but i just need to vent out so here is my review of the Z500a
Not sure what to think of this phone
Currently waiting for moto V80 to be repaired so using this with cingular for the time being.
Pros:
Unlimited video recording
Simple menu
GREAT reception
Cons:
Worst video recorder
Even Worse camera(worst I have seen)
Screen is very dark and not clear at all
Small screen for a HUGE phone
Please get me my V80 back asap because this phone just does not cut it. I would know because I have had more phones than I can count by various companies and this is not a good phone at all.
GOOD OR BAD? YOU DECIDE
I love this phone!! but I am mad at it !!! here is why,I just got it yesterday,I had it 10 hrs,and was talking on it and wam.... it died!!I took it back to the store and found out it had a software issue, was given anotherZ 500 and wam!!! 12 hrs later>>>> no lights, and no sound!!! took it back and got another, now, I have had the phone 6 hrs, so far its perrrfffect!!no problems, just love the display,sound quallity,and ease of use!! this phone I can work from the start without having to even use the manual. I am concerned about its reliability espcially since I had two that had "defective software" will see over the next few months if if proves to be a quality and reliable phone.
not good, not bad
I got this phone last week an after trying for a few days I realized it was to cumbersome and hard to manipulate. It is also an ugly phone.
Pros
-User friendly menus and overall logic in the phone
-Good battery length
Cons
-Ugly
-Too hard to use with one hand
-Big!
-Drops some calls
z500a review
Pro's
The screen is alot better from what I've been expecting because of what I read on other peoples reviews, and the camera is actually awesome if your in the right lighting..
You can record sounds whenever you want of whatever you want and make it a ringtone.
That about sums that up.
Con's
The buttoms are really hard to push, really hard, it takes me a year to write a text message on this phone.. There probably good for people with little tiny fingers though.
Where to start with this phone.. I was waiting for it for so long and what a let down..
Firstly there are bugs with the phone, I have the latest firmware on my phone from what I can find anywhere, R2A011..
The phone randomly bluescreens, it literally goes to a bluescreen and just hangs util you take the battery out. I thought a bought a sony ericsson, not microsoft..
The external lcd screen your supposed to be able to read text messages on, doesnt work either.
I called sony twice, they said there is no known problems with the phone.
The phone isnt very loud either.
The battery life is horrible, it doesnt even make it through a day..
The organizer sucks, you cant even put birthdays into the calendar..
Save your time, get a nokia.
z500a first look
I just got the phone, have been using Motorola
in the past so there are differences I have to get used to.
A problem I am having now is with my own wallpaper, the included are 128X128 in size but mine are converted to 128X118 and stil don't fit the screen, this phone does NOT have options unlike Moto that allows you to display actual size or fit to screen.
The sounds I uploaded are much too low and now
I have to toy around trying to get the right volume to use, I have to record it and save it very high indeed.
The connectos like USB and charger could and should be better, they have the ear phone jack on the "bottom", dumb.
It's a cute phone and I'll keep it as a back up, but I'm in the market for a v551 Moto.
Worst phone I've ever owned
Pro's:
1. Doesn't drop calls(Might be carrier though)
2. No antenna
3. Big phone book capacity.
Cons:
1. Battery lasts 3 hours if you make or receive around 10 calls in a day.
2. Feels like a toy.
3. Collects dirt in the Caller ID display.
4. Terrible ring tones.
5. Speaker phone is not loud at all.
6. Camera takes worse pictures than I would draw.
7. Same with the video.
8. Vibrate mode isn't strong enough.
9. Continually asks to save numbers in memory that are already saved.
10. You get what you pay for.
DO NOT...I REPEAT DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE
Well, it cant be said any simpler....DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE!!!! I just recieved it yesterday and sent it back the same day....that should say enough about the phone IMO. Where should I begin....the phone itself is bulky and the internal screen display seems as if this phone is made for high school teenagers, and if you are one I still wouldnt really recommend this phone. The phone itself is just weird, you know how when you first get a phone you feel good about it, well when I opened the box, I just wasnt very happy with the phone already, it was just a gut feeling. So, I will just break it down further with the few pros and growing list of cons of this phone.
PROS: Ummmmm....it has animations
-bunch of features
-uuuuhhhhhhhh....still thinking......it has a cool DJ Mixer where you can make your own ringtones....
-the speakerphone is decent
CONS: Reception is shaky
-CAMERA IS AWFUL, maybe the worst ive seen on a phone
-VGA is even worse.
-Buttons are difficult to press
-Hard to figure out what certain buttons do
-Display is Grainy and dark
There's more but I am begining to get nauseated by thinking of this phone again....so I sent it back and am waiting for my beautiful Moto V551 to arrive which I know wont disappoint.
this phone is ok
well i jus got this phone about 3 days ago and there have only been a few foul ups.
first of all, i love the fact that theres an internal antenna instead of one the one that protrudes out n pokes you. i also like the call clarity, its very clear and apparently when im tlaking to my friends they cant hear the background noises cause i was on the phone with a vacuum that was on rite next to me, and my friend never complained.i also like the fact that you can record sounds and use them as ringtones instead of spending a crapload of money on the internet getting one. but the problem is the volume, i had to turn my radio up so that the ringtone was loud enough. i kinda dont like the size. according to my friends its a "box". i also dont like the service. i have cingular and before i had at&t/cingular, and i had perfect service, but now i dont. the camera is kinda crappy but i can live with it. anotha bad thing i didnt like was that wen i had the flip closed and was taking pics i opened it and the screen was all jacked up. it completely froze on me. but i just turned it off n on and ti was fine.
