Exterior

Even my friends who have glasses have kept asking: what kind of Sony Ericsson is this? It has been clear for them too that such a design can only be the product of the Japanese-Swedish manufacturer, the brick shape is absolutely characteristic to them, just like the button layout and the design of the front cover. It’s a fact that it’s not small, but it’s neither too thick (only 13 mm).

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The huge touchscreen is what dominates the landscape on the front; the 2.4” screen uses a 240 x 320 resolution. Above this there is the manufacturer’s logo and the frontal camera, but the area below the display is much more interesting, as it begins with three small dots: these are the replacements for the function keys. Although one usually starts with tampering with the dots, it’s much better to target the bottom part of the screen in order to have the desired effect.

The circle-shaped navigation button has 5 directions, as its center can be pressed. There are four buttons around it, with the notes and back keys on the left and the messaging hotkey and the C key on the right. This is where the black frame surrounding the display ends, from here we can only see the usual numeric keypad. Even though they might seem a bit thin, they are cleverly bent upwards, so it’s easy to distinguish them, there are no problems with typing; maybe pressing the keys on the bottom row is a bit difficult, as it’s worth keeping the phone differently in our hands this time, to avoid dropping it.

There is a silver colored, reticular stripe running along the sides of G900. The situation is quite simple on the left side, this is where the manufacturer’s standard data connector is placed, along with the hook for the neckstrap, while from the top left corner we can take out the stylus, which is not telescopic, and it might be a bit short sometimes. On the right side of the phone we can see the volume control keys, the camera’s hotkey and the button used for (un)locking the keypad. There is nothing on the bottom of the phone, while on its top only the power button is placed.

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There is not much extra on the back, but the fact that we are facing a 5 megapixel camera is printed in quite large letters. This would really be incredible if we were to see only the lens’ size and the way it’s emphasized. The cover has to be cracked off (this method is somehow forced on newer Sony Ericsson phones), and if we manage to take it off than we can access the memory expansion slot, which accepts an M2 card, as usual.

There are no problems with assembly quality, even though the case is made of plastic; it only starts to crack if we keep pressing it really hard. G900 is the typical phone which usually no one worries too much about, unlike one that’s made of shiny, brushed aluminum. This is because fingerprints will be present on the display anyway, and if G900 acquires some kind of dirt, than it can be cleaned simply with our fingers.

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