Sony Ericsson S710a vs Motorolla Razr v3
My Cingular plan was due for a phone upgrade which I did this week. I had to choose between two offers they had:
Sony Ericsson S710a for $149.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate
Motorolla Razr v3 for $199.99
After a lot of reading and research I picked the Sony Ericsson S710a which I think beats the Motorolla Razr v3 with all hands and legs down !
This is why I choose the SE-S710a:
— SE-S710a screen size is 240×320 (Razr is 176×220)
— SE-S710a memory is 32MB on phone 32MB MemoryStick Duo (Razr is just 5MB total).
— SE-S710a has a 1.5 Megapixel camera (Razr is only 0.5 Megapixel)
— SE-S710a records video (Razr only plays back video)
— SE-S710a camera has 8x Zoom (Razr is only 4x zoom)
— SE-S710a has a builtin flash light (Razr got none)
— SE-S710a comes with a head set for no extra charge
— SE-S710a comes with a very nice memory-stick/compact-flash USB reader device.
— All the PC Connectivity Software for the SE-S710a is free, while you have to pay $29.99 for the Razr PC software called “mobile PhoneTools”
The only advantages of the Razr over SE s710a are:
— The Razr is quad-band and hence supports the 900MHz band (while s710 is tri-band and does not support 900MHz)
— The Razr is a little bit lighter and thinner (though its wider)
Other than the features listed above both devices were a tie.
So in summary, if you absolutely need a quad-band phone (i.e. supports the 900MHz frequency) then get the Razr, otherwise you should definitely get the SE s710a.
— amr