Sony Ericsson drops slimline T700

Sony Ericsson’s bid to cause maximum confusion in its product range was boosted this morning when it announced the new T700 – on the same day Sony announced a digicam with the same name.

Apart from sharing a dedication to impossibly thin waistlines, the two have little else in common. The 10mm-thick T700 is the spiritual successor to the T610, whose black and silver livery caught our magpie eye back in 2003.

This means it’s a solid, mid-range handset that will sell by the bucket-load to those who aren’t fussed by its Walkman and Cybershot offerings. Top of the spec list is a 3.2MP camera, which lacks autofocus and Xenon flash, closely followed by the 2in screen, stereo Bluetooth and 512MB card in the box.

The lack of toys like a Wi-Fi antenna or HSDPA, though, mean this is a handset that’s destined for an easy life of phone calls and casual photo snapping.

Check out Stuff.tv’s top mobiles for under £100 for more fuss-free blowers.

Sony Ericsson T700

Price: from £free

On sale: TBA

Contact: Sony Ericsson

Dan Grabham Editor-in-Chief

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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