Sony Ericsson Aspen

sony ericsson aspen review

Release Date:  Q3 2010
Expert Rating:

• Eco-friendly
• Windos 6.5.3 OS
• Social network integration

• No secondary camera

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Sony Ericsson is all set to introduce its new mobile phone in the range of GreenHeart phones, named the Sony Ericsson Aspen. Before the SE Aspen, the company has already announced two new phones in this family, which are Sony Ericsson Elm GreenHeart and Sony Ericsson Hazel GreenHeart. Being an eco friendly mobile phone in the GreenHeart range is not just the prime attraction of the Sony Ericsson Aspen, the device will be the first to run on the latest version of the Windows Mobile Operating System - 6.5.3. It is supposedly packing the proprietary panel interface similar to the one like XPERIA X1 and XPERIA X2. This initiative from the company can turn their fortune in the segment of top-notch smart phone mobile phone makers. Shaped like a bar, the Sony Ericsson Aspen is a QWERTY keyboard handset, which is a boon to the texters.

Before taking a full-on review of the specifications, let us take a glance at the offerings of the Sony Ericsson Aspen. It is a rare combination of touch screen and QWERTY. The display screen is of 2.4 inches size, and it can support dual or triband UMTS/HSPA according to the region, A-GPS support, FM radio, 3.2 mega pixel camera, and a lot more. The biggest plus of this mobile phone is that it serves the biggest cause of present times, which is being environment-friendly. The recycled materials of the mobile phone, the power saving mode, and the downloadable electronic manual in place of the printed document only proves the initiatives towards the green revolution. Mobile phones are hugely responsible for creating environmental hazards and such steps by a leading mobile company are a welcome relief.

Sony Ericsson Aspen Review – Display Aspen

The Aspen from Sony Ericsson phones is a touch screen mobile phone with the screen size of 2.4 inches. The type of the touch screen is TFT resistive, and it displays 16 million colours with the resolution of 320 x 240 pixels. With the OS support of Windows Mobile 6.5.3, the touch screen experience is definitely more finger friendly. All over the system, the touch controls are present along with a platform that enables multi touch. You have a horizontal scroll bar instead of tabs that allow you to drop and drag the screen icons. Now, let's concentrate on the look of the mobile phone. It is quite a slim device with the dimensions of 117 x 60 x 12.5 mm and weight of 130 grams. Designed with XPERIA panels and QWERTY keyboard, you will find the major keys right under the touch screen. On top of the screen and on the back of the phone, the logo of Sony Ericsson is encrypted. The speaker and the camera lens are on the back-top portion of the phone. You can avail this phone in two shades, which are White Silver and Iconic Black.

Sony Ericsson Aspen - Browser and runtime tools

With the new operating system and 3G connectivity, the performance of the browser has increased considerably. It takes less time to load a page, while the speed of rotation and zoom has increased as well. It is also felt that the pan & flick features smoothed. The device features improved run time tools such as .NET CF 3.5 and SQL CE 3.1 along with features like the bug fixing ability, error reporting, etc. The memory management has also improved.

SE Aspen - Network and Connectivity

Aspen from Sony Ericsson is supportive of both 2G and 3G networks. For 2G, it supports the quad band GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 and for 3G it supports HSDPA 900 / 2100 and HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100, according to the region. Apart from 3G, the handset is supportive of the WLAN, and Class 10 GPRS and EDGE. In addition to that, the Bluetooth, USB and a 3.5mm audio jack, maintains local connectivity options as well. All these factors ensure smooth network and connectivity features of the Sony Ericsson Aspen.

SE Aspen Review - Memory

From the above mentioned features, it seems that the Sony Ericsson Aspen is a high-end smart phone. The smart phones need good memory back up to support the wide range of applications and the Sony Ericsson Aspen can definitely do that. The device is equipped with the 100 MB internal storage capacity that can store practically unlimited entries o phone book and call records. Sony Ericsson is also offering expandable memory option with the microSD™ (TransFlash) card slot. 4 GB memory card will be available as a package on purchase of the mobile phone.

Sony Ericsson Aspen - Camera

Camera always plays a key role to influence the purchasing decision of the mobile phone buyers. It gives great utility to have a good quality camera in the mobile phone. The user is not required to carry a separate camera along with the phone, whenever he/she goes out. There is no possibility of missing of any important moment as one ca easily capture it with a camera phone. Therefore, the utility of a camera in a mobile phone is immense. Sony Ericsson Aspen also has a reasonably good camera, if not best, at least. It features a 3.2 snapper that brings in a resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels.

Music and video features of the Sony Ericsson Aspen

Aspen features a good music player that can play different music files such as MP3, WMA, WAV, and eAAC+. You also get stereo FM with RDS, which comes as a good entertainment feature as well. As far as the videos are concerned, Aspen includes a video playback that can play MP4, WMV, H.264, and H.263 files.

Moreover, the Sony Ericsson Aspen is supportive to Social media applications like Twitter and FaceBook, along with YouTube, Skype, and Google Maps™ Latitude.