*Unpublished gadget review (September 8, 2009)

The Sony Ericsson’s z750i flip phone’s glossy, mirror-like top shell will woo any lady with Becky Bloomwood tendencies. It did to me. Shelling out P11, 900 after examining its long list of specs online (and with no available reviews yet, it was a new release then), I knew the purple hue, the external OLED display that lights up when in use and other fun features will make up for the fancy price.

Teens and girly girls would give me long, envious looks when texting in malls or coffeeshops, so I also know that z750i’s shiny plate also attracts unwanted attention from cellphone snatchers. I vow never to text or take calls while in transit.

So in the comforts of a secured four-corner room, z750i will keep me entertained with its radio, mp3 player, games, and PicStory, an application that enables one to view pictures with music and various transitions according to a theme. Built-in memory is 32MB, plus a 128MB micro-SD card is included. This can already hold an album’s worth of tracks and some occasional snapshots. Texting is effortless when the tall screen boasts of 262 thousand colors and the keys are made big and soft. I also like that it has this shortcut button for alerts, running apps and customized shortcuts. Battery life is good at 10 hours when used continuously. 

Thank God, VGA camera era is over! Z750i now enjoys a 2.0 megapixel digital snappy mounted dorsal of the unit. Works well on daylight - lines are clear and colors, vivid. But it can only do so much because it has no flash and autofocus, and for some reason, my zoom function is not working, so I always have to shoot at an arm’s length max. Photographs turn grainy at nighttime even if Night Mode is on.

This purple gizmo still never ceases to amaze me as I still learn new things from it now and then. I know what you’re thinking; didn’t I read the user’s manual? Who has time to read it, that’s like learning the parts and functions of a shoe when you can strut in one already? It was very recent when I discovered the Mark As Unread function for text messages, very important when I am in a middle of something but don’t want to forget about that important text. The Message Sort is also a great time-saver – which has options sort by date, name or topic. Now I don’t have to read the texts one by one, I just have to select one folder and there go all the texts sent in by the same person. The mobile Internet, RSS and blogging functions are virtually of no use to me, as I turn to Mr. Laptop for these.