Sony Ericsson Yendo Review 2011

Latest Mobile Sony Ericsson Yendo

The Sony Ericsson Yendo will not stand being treated like just another touchscreen dumbphone. That Walkman badge commands a different level of respect. Now, does it really or is it what the Yendo likes to think?

General
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800
GSM 850 / 1900
Announced 2010, June
Status Available. Released 2010, October
Size
Dimensions 93.5 x 52 x 15.5 mm
Weight 81 g
Display
Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors
Size 240 x 320 pixels, 2.6 inches
Sound
Alert types Vibration, MP3 ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
- 3.5 mm audio jack
Memory
Phonebook 1000 entries, Photocall
Call records Yes
Internal 5 MB
Card slot microSD, up to 16GB, buy memory
Data
GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G No
WLAN No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB
Camera
Primary 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
Video Yes
Secondary No
Features
CPU 156 MHz processor
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email
Browser HTML
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes
Colors Black, Blue, Green, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, Silver, White, Yellow
GPS No
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
- Google search
- TrackID music recognition
- MP4/H.263 player
- Walkman player
- Facebook, Twitter apps
- Voice memo
- Predictive text input
Battery
Standard battery, Li-Po 970 mAh (BST-38)
Stand-by Up to 312 h
Talk time Up to 3 h 30 min

Main disadvantages

* No 3G, Wi-Fi
* Smallish, low-res display
* Sluggish user interface
* Basic music player (for a Walkman phone)
* Disappointing camera
* No file browser
* No multi-tasking
* No accelerometer for auto-screen rotation