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Preview: Sony Ericsson S700By Jørgen Sundgot, Thursday 18 March 2004
Editor-in-Chief Jørgen Sundgot takes the rotating Sony Ericsson S700 for a spin and comes back dizzy - no thanks to the ultra-sharp camera and screen of this feature-packed phone.

Despite still being at a very early stage with regard to software, Sony Ericsson is showing off its most advanced mobile phone to date - the S700 - at the CeBIT fair in Hannover. Looking slick, the über-handset boasts a whopping 1.3 megapixel camera, accompanied by a 18-bit QVGA screen capable of displaying over 262K colours at a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels, as well as a slew of other features that will make high-end handset lovers pull out the drool bin.

Functionality currently - well, functional in the S700 is sparse, although the manufacturer was able to show off its imaging capabilities. Pictures taken were razor sharp when compared to the more traditional VGA cameras found in recent high-end models, although video recording had not yet been readied for use. Accompanied by the equally sharp display, the S700 drew quite a crowd as a result of its mere imaging capabilities.

Sony Ericsson S700 (Photo: Jørgen Sundgot)


Surprisingly small, yet still a tad on the large side, the swivel hinge of the S700 allows users to place it in three positions: fully closed, half open and fully open. The half open position is excellent for taking landscape shots, while portrait is the default capture mode in the two other positions. Obviously, the fully open mode also reveals the quite comfortable keypad of the S700, which is much reminiscent of the Z600.

The menu system of the S700 has also been given a makeover, and although not much of it was available, it quickly became evident that it is - if nothing else - more aesthetically pleasing than previous iterations. Sony Ericsson still has quite a bit of work left before the S700 is ready to ship, but a spokesperson confirmed that the platform of the device is half completed and that it is slated to ship in the fourth quarter of 2004.
 
 
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