Sony Ericsson Z300
Average Ratings
This phone doesn't deserve a bad rep.
If you are looking for a phone that takes pictures and video, avoid this phone. If you are needing bluetooth, PCsync or MP3 ringtones, avoid this phone. If you like a compact flip phone that will serve the general purpose of placing and receiving calls you should really consider this phone. It is available for $59.99 with no contract so for the price it is a good fit for many people. (pre-paid customers who want a basic flip phone at a good price)
Pros: price, ringer profiles, external screen, calendar, alarm clock, changeable faceplates, vibrate and good reception.
Cons: no bluetooth, no camera/video, no PCsync and no MP3 ring tones.
A Terrific Little Phone
Great features, nice display window, large numbers. Easy to navigate, once you know how. The guide does not spell out functions easy enough for the novice and some things have to be figured out on your own. Such as when a number is dialed, if one waits too long between digits the display light shuts down and will not except a digit, that digit need to be put in again. A little tricky learning how to activate and shut functions on and off such as the alarm and others. Spacing between the keys and in the menu access is tight so it takes some practice to activate what you want with out getting something you do not want. With a little patience and experimenting during the learning curve, this phone becomes a pleasure to use. Very happy with it.
i dont have any problem
i like my phone ALOT i dont have any thing agenst it? i dontknow y everyone hates it? i think that the bigest problem(it not that big olny thing i see wroung w/ it) is the battery life i talk on the phone alllll the time and i have to charge it bout every other day!
Why Cingular??? Why Sony Ericsson???
O.K. So Cingular sent me this phone about 6 months a go when I lost my SAMSUNG X427m, (which I Loved BTW). I thought it would be of equal value or better but it was not. I am ashamed at Cingular for evening selling this phone and Ericsson for making. FROM NOW on Its Samsung and LG for me the Z300 is horrid.
PROS:: Small, external display
CONS:: No Realtones(X427m had em),
no personalized ringers or pics for contacts,
signal was always the worst,
Menu and buttons was hard to learn and use. they had things hidden in odd locations Texting had no T9 or Word Finish.
Just a bad phone no sparks or anything nice or luxurious and it cost me 60 bucks.
Luckily I just received my upgrade and it only cost me 50 dollars and I love it its a Samsung D807.
Cheap and easily destroyed
I got to try this phone out for awhile and their were many problems with it.
Pros:
it comes in cool colors
the analog clock on the external screen
texting is very easy
nice form factor
Cons:
battery life is bad after about 10 charges
graphics are old looking and sounding
ringtones are very bad
the phone gets destoyed and very scratched up easily
This phone got destroyed because i dropped it on tile (about a 2ft drop) and the external screen was done it never came back on. the front "faceplate" cracked and had to replace the phone. I would stick to nokia because every ericsson ive had is flimsy and get ruined
Dont Buy!!!
The worst phone..ever
Too bad you can't go into the negative while rating this phone on here..becaue I'd give it a negative 10. My original phone had a bad signal so I called cingular and I had no choice, they replaced it with this. It looks like a descent phone, but it is very deceiving. The only thing I ever liked about the phone was that the battery lasted a week before I had to charge it, and beign a college kid, that can come in really handy. However, about a week after getting it, I realized that was the only thing attractive about the phone. Not only did it cut off my phone calls, while having full bar, I placed it in my purse one day and the next morning the screen was cracked inside and there was orange stuff that I can only assume is something that came from within the phone was all over inside the cracked screen. The only thing that was in y purse was some lipgloss and a wallet, neither of which was in any way on top or even touching the phone. And the orange stuffkept moving until I couldn't see anything on the screen. I, for one, will never again buy a Sony Ericsson, this style, or otherwise. I was happy with my Samsung before.
Shame on Sony-Ericsson
Sadly, this phone will not go down in the throws of history as one of Sony-Ericsson's shining jewels. Unless you count the fake jewelry that came with the phone (made to "accent" the exterior).
Terrible phone. Absolutely terrible. I've been a mobile phone customer since 1996, and this is most certainly the worst phone I've ever had the pleasure of owning.
The sound quality is poor. The sound volume is ever worse. If you have even the slightest hearing problem, this phone is not for you. Even with the volume jacked all the way up, I cannot use this in the car or in any moderately busy area. I simply cannot hear on it.
Also, the background "times out" and requires you to press a key before it will send out a keytone (terrible for those long-winded voice prompts when calling businesses). You first have to wake the phone up, then press the key again to have it go through.
PROs:
-Nice feel
CONs:
-Poor sound quality.
-Weak sound volume, even at the highest settings.
-Time out feature.
-T9 is cumbersome to turn on and off
-Constant warnings about damaging your hearing if you raise the volume. (Don't worry, that won't be an issue with this phone).
