The Sony Ericsson Elm has a splash resistant curved body 240 x 320 pixels, 2.2 inches that can display upto 256K colors. The dimensions of the phone are 110 x 45 x 14 mm and weight is 90 gm. The display of phone also has accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate and is available in Metal Black and Pearly Rose colors.
Music
There is in-built Stereo FM radio with RDS in Sony Ericsson Elm that is endowed with many more rich multimedia features like SensMe, TrackID, and MegaBass.
Camera
The Sony Ericsson Elm is packed with 5 megapixel auto focus LED flash camera. Geo-tagging, face, smile detection and video calling are other features included in its camera. One can make VGA videos @24fps using Elm.
Memory
The Sony Ericsson Elm has a 280 MB memory that can be extended to 8GB using a microSD (Trans Flash) card slot.
Battery LifeTime
The Sony Ericsson Elm has the standard battery, Li-Po 1000 mAh (BST-43) with talk time of up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 4 h (3G) and stand by time of Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 446 h (3G).
Audio
The Sony Ericsson Elm comprises of a 3.5mm audio jack and also alerts using vibration mode and MP3 ringtones.
Connectivity
The Sony Ericsson Elm has the basic wireless connectivity in form of Wi-Fi ( 802.11 a/b/g with DLNA )connectivity and GPS receivers complete with the preinstalled Google Maps and Wisepilot mapping applications. Bluetooth is in the configuration of v2.0 with A2DP and a miniUSB of v2.0 type also.The GPRS system is in the configuration of Class 10,32 - 48 kbps and EDGE is in the configuration of Class 10, 236.8 kbps.
Messaging
The Sony Ericsson Elm is supportive for SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email and IM.
Browsing
The Sony Ericsson Elm has preinstalled latest Net Front 3.5 web browser. It offers a much smoother experience and renders web pages more quickly. WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML are also present. The MIDP 2.0 java features noise cancellation with dedicated microphone, google maps, You Tube Facebook, MySpace and Twitter applications. There is widget manager, organizer, walkmate and voice memo dial.
Network
The Sony Ericsson Elm have quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support and dual-band HSPA (2100/900). Interestingly the device also has a HD Voice ready thanks to the AMR-WB audio codec.
Games
The Sony Ericsson Elm gives user the facility to download games as per the requirement alongwith some in-built games.
Navigation
Besides Google Maps you'll find the Wisepilot application in Sony Ericsson Elm, which comes to replace the Wayfinder Navigator though in a trial version only.
Performance
The Sony Ericsson Elm is well equipped with all necessary features plus it performs well. Its call features like there is practically unlimited entries and fields plus photocall feature while for those who need other tech features, there is a 5MP camera with video player as well. Its miscellaneous features are also a stand out like accelerometer sensor for screen auto rotation, Clear Voice,SensMe, Noise Shield and Intelligent Volume Adaptation, social networking integration with homescreen Widget Manager alongside HD Voice Ready.
Pros
The Sony Ericsson Elm is easy to operate and is equipped with good multimedia functions.
Cons
Average battery life
Overall
The Sony Ericsson Elm and its curved shape or as they call it ergonomic curve and user-friendly controls make it especially comfortable to handle. The smooth and solid slider run and the nice alphanumerickeypad are its highlights. This one is an intelligent choice. The promised widget support and social networking will be another important asset.
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