Duo Sony Ericsson Z558i & Z558c Review
March 16, 2011 | Cellular Phone, Gadgets, Sony Ericsson | Comments OffSony Ericsson Z558i / Z558c is a very close relative of the existing Z550 handset, but with one unusual change – the Z558 supports handwriting recognition and comes with a touch-sensitive display.
Of course, handwriting recognition is nothing new, but this is the first time that Sony Ericsson have included it in a non-Symbian phone (i.e. a smartphone). As far as we can tell, this Z558 is simply a slight software and hardware revision of an existing run-of-the-mill handset. The Sony Ericsson Z558 can recognise Chinese, Thai and English characters – and as usual with Sony Ericsson, the “c” variant is for China, with the Z558i aimed at other markets.
Other than the handwriting recognition, this is a pretty standard midrange clamshell with a 176×220 pixel display, 1.3 megapixel camera, Memory Stick Micro expandable memory, an FM radio, MP3 player and Bluetooth. The phone weighs the same as the Z550: 93 grams.
Sony Ericsson Z558i & Z558c spesification:
Network: GSM 900/1800/1900
Data: GPRS
Screen: 176×220 pixels, 262k colours
Camera: 1.3 megapixels
Size: Medium clamshell 88x46x21mm / 93 grams
Bluetooth: Yes
Memory card: Memory Stick Micro
Infra-red: No
Polyphonic: Yes
Java: Yes
Battery life: Not specified
Typically devices such as this sell primarily in China and other countries with complex character sets where a traditional keyboard (either a physical one or one on-screen) or numeric keypad (for texting) is impractical. So, even though the Sony Ericsson Z558 is a pretty cool device, you probably won’t see one in Europe except from specialist dealers.
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