In a nutshell:
The Z750i is a compact clamshell 3G phone equipped with video
calling, a 2 megapixel camera, stereo music player and a memory
card slot for storing music. A hidden mirror effect and a glossy
finish (in pink, purple or silver) makes for a very attractive look. Best Buy: *Free* from Three
(Pink).
The Sony Ericsson Z750i is an updated version of
the Z610i. It's a compact
3G clamshell phone with a glossy finish, available in a choice of
pink, purple and silver. A hidden mirror effect conceals the external
display, which becomes visible only when the display lights up.
The display shows basic information such as the time and caller
details. There is also a camera lens mounted on the front cover.
Open up the clamshell and inside the phone retains its glossy good
looks. The keypad is dainty but practical, and is suitable for rapid
texting once you get used to it.
The main improvements in the Z750i compared with
the Z610i are the addition of HSDPA for fast 3G downloads, an improved
internal display with a high resolution of 240 x 320 pixels and
an increase in the amount of internal memory to 32 Mbytes.
This is an entry-level 3G phone, and for its price
it includes everything you would expect: a camera, a music player,
a good internal display, a memory stick slot and Bluetooth. It's
a shame that the camera doesn't have a flash, but it does have good
looks to compensate for this.
Features of the Sony Ericsson Z750i include:
3G video calling
2 megapixel camera with 2.5x digital zoom
Video camera
Main display: TFD, 262,144 colours, 240 x 320
pixels
External display: OLED, 128 x 36 colours, monochrome
Memory: 32 Mbytes plus Memory Stick Micro (M2)
support
Connectivity: Bluetooth, USB mass storage
Internet: Web browser, RSS feeds, GPRS, EDGE,
HSDPA
Quadband plus 3G HSDPA
Size: 97 x 49 x 20 mm
Weight: 110g
Talktime: 3.5 hours (3G) - 9 hours (2G)
Battery standby: 350 - 400 hours
Sony Ericsson
Z750i Consumer Reviews
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Average
rating from 35 reviews:
Reviewed by Anna from UK on 29th
Jun 2009
I've had this phone nearly a year and as much as the features are
great, large keypad ,so great for texting, GPS that worked for a
little while but doesn't anymore, there are many things that annoy
me too. It crashes about 3-4 times a day so just switches itself
off and reboots. That is really annoying when you're in the middle
of typing out a long e-mail (always happens) - then you lose everything.
Do like the external display. Ringtones limited. Will be back to
Nokia after this. My first - and last - Sony Ericsson phone, this
is! Rating:
Reviewed by Liam from UK on 22nd
Jun 2009
Poor, randomly switches off, cheap quality, fortunatley it was only
£40 so i can bin this, dont buy, get one of the latest walkman phones
instead i did, bought a W995 wayyy better, this is my second sony
ericsson phone and fortuanley the w995 is great! Rating:
Reviewed by ziggy.lazy.town.oy.yerr from
eng-land on 17th Jun 2009
its gud but it freezes and shuts down at random moments, about 6
times a month Rating:
Reviewed by jane from likey on
21st May 2009
lov it Rating:
Reviewed by anesu from england on
21st May 2009
i lik this phone its rilly pretty and at first i read this reviews
and i almost changed my mind its only bcoz the people dont know
how to look after them u need to be extra carefull with so take
my advise and dont listen to the other people Rating:
Reviewed by VALENTIN from russia on
20th May 2009
the best telefon Rating:
Reviewed by H. Hazsan from England on
9th May 2009
i have this phone, its great but it keeps freezin, i love da camera
and sound, but the case gets dirty VERY FAST also it gets scratch
marks SO fast, like one a day, deep horrible ones i dont recomend
it but if u really want this, go ahead, its not the worst phone
:D Rating:
Reviewed by Jess from USA on
4th May 2009
I loved the look of this phone. That's why I bought it and for the
3G feature. It's not a year old and it shuts off randomly, freezes
up, and the battery life is NOT good, especially if you text much
or leave the phone on vibrate. Now I'm stuck in a contract and it's
too expensive to buy another phone. There are so many cell phones
out there. It's hard to know which to buy. [Editor's reply: That's
why we're here, Jess! Although there are plenty of duff phones around,
you'll find that there are quite a few on this site that are rated
5 stars - take a look around and use other people's bad experiences
to avoid having one yourself!] Rating:
Reviewed by Charlie from UK on
18th Apr 2009
I got this from 3, pay as you go, it 5 weeks old, all the time it
says emergency calls only, beautiful phone, rubbish network, my
husband has, a 3 contract, 300+300 mins= 10 Hours £15 month, sounds
good, but cannot use as no network coverage. 3 refuses to unlock
so cannot use now. But nothing to do with phone! Rating:
Reviewed by Falcman007 from aus on
1st Apr 2009
This phone is absolutely PATHETIC! we have two and they are both
nothing but trouble. STAY AWAY!!! Rating:
Reviewed by ryan lloyd from englandddddddd
on 20th Feb 2009
can a phone get more useless. my mums alcatel ahs bertter features
than thins! my mp3 player doesnt work properly and how dismal is
the quality! i have had a wobbly flip on it for ages and it feels
cheap. £90 not very well spent. i can only recive cals as it is
to much effort to allow me to phones and the 8 button doesn't work.
this is the worst phone i have ever had. i used to have a w810i
and it was brilliant. sony make that one again and i reccomend it
to everyone KEEP WELL AWAY ITS RUBBISH Rating:
Reviewed by Richard from Australia on
1st Feb 2009
Bought my Z750i from Telstra outright and I assume its locked to
them. This is not a problem as I use them as a carrier. However
the phone intermittently brings up a screen saying "busy tone sent"
when answering a call and sends the call to voice mail. Very frustrating.
I have reloaded the firmware several times with no change. Have
e mailed and spoken to SE Australia and complained to Telstra all
to no avail. I would definitely not recommend this phone to anyone
as the support is very poor and the key sequences required to access
or use functions seem never ending. Rating:
Reviewed by Eileen from England on
30th Jan 2009
If you want a reliable phone don't buy this one, it switches its
self off ramdomly, the battery life is rubbish, reception is rubbish
and three don't want to know,all you get is a call centre in India
and they don't undestand your complaints/problems, wish |I had stuck
with my samsung on orange Rating:
Reviewed by devere from aus on
29th Jan 2009
since i've had this phone it randomly restarts and says inactive
sim sometimes u have take the battery out and in again . it sometimes
doesn't send msgs, go on the internet or even vibrate i think they
all have a variety of problems looks good though!! Rating:
Reviewed by Angie from UK on
26th Jan 2009
Loved the look of the phone and the buttons were better for text,
hence I bought. It's now just over 7 months old and the battery
life is dismal. My old SE W850i holds the charge better than this
one! It cuts out quite often and takes forever to charge (seems
to be about 30% longer than my other SE. It's a shame but I'll be
glad to be rid of this phone. Rating:
Reviewed by jeremy from canada on
25th Jan 2009
I did my own firmware installation on-line with Sony ericsson and
the rebooting bug went away. Don't buy this phone if you don't mind
dropping it because it is one slippery gadget. The battery life
is not great so you'd want to charge it evenings. Calendar's appointment
alarm is pathetic (as with most Sony ericcson non-symbian phones).
So, if you can live with the above, the phone is actually good.
No network problems. Worked fine in Canada and asia. Rating:
Reviewed by starling from UK on
20th Jan 2009
I mentioned the rebooting to a phone dealer (can't remember which
one), who says it's been fixed in later models. Don't forget that
we're talking about the Z750i, NOT the Z750 (aka Z610i), which had
problems. There are also problems with 3 software (rebranding will
cost you 15 quid and might save you some hassle). When I got this
phone it was rubbish. GPS didn't work, no reception. I had it rebranded
and unlocked (from 3) and now it works perfectly. Had a bit of trouble
installing the USB drivers for it on my laptop, but that was solved
with a reboot. Bluetooth didn't give any problems at all (which
is great, I worked on an IT helpine and talked to so many people
who couldn't connect their phone via bluetooth!). The phone is a
tad chunky and made out of plastic, but I don't expect a solid metal
casing for 80 quid (or 60 in my case, hurrah for E-bay). The keypad
is really comfortable to use (a rarity in most mobiles nowadays),
the display on the back is easy to read, the main display is very
clear, and the GPS works a treat. The only thing that bugs me is
the way you choose alternative spellings when you text: there's
no shortcut key, you have to scroll through the list using the navigation
thingy. Rating:
Reviewed by Matt from Australia on
6th Jan 2009
Please people for the love of god DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE - EVER.
Other people are saying "oh yea it looks kewl and its got a good
camera" but its just over all a piece of junk. Ive seen HUNDREDS
of things in google of people having the same problem and me, and
thats the phone RANDOMLY restarting ALL THE TIME - and when it happens
you lose your theme, time and date settings, and contacts, every
single time. And my phone has been restarting since i got it christmas
morning. I switched it on, it switched itself off, i switched it
on...it stayed on. Yay i have a working phone - But wait! No! look
at that, it switched itself off again! Maybe it'll stop doing it?
NO IT DOESNT, IT KEEPS DOING IT NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO. Honestly,
dont buy it. Dont put yourself through the frustration - If i was
going to try and return this phone for a different one id smash
it to a thousand pieces and then douse them in petrol, light them
on fire and then dump the ashes in a barrel of sulfuric acid, then
drop the sulfuric acid into a volcano and BLOW THE VOLCANO OFF THE
PLANET. So overall, i give it 0 Stars out of 5, and i say to Sony
Ericsson - Why dont you make a phone that works? Rating:
Reviewed by Frank from USA on
6th Jan 2009
I really love my phone and I recommend this phone 100%. I really
love my new z750i. Rating:
Reviewed by Tonya from US on
5th Jan 2009
I bought this phone for me and my BF and I will tell you now we
hate them!!!! They scratch easily and they tend to shut themselves
off and power themselves back up way too much. When I asked the
customer service why the phones did this they responded by telling
me that they did that to reboot with the Tower Upgrades. Well I'm
going to tell you right now the Towers do not upgrade themselves
every 5minutes. Then it got to the point that my phone would turn
itself off but it wouldn't come back on I would have to take the
battery out of it and put it back in before my phone would come
back on. I have a V3 Razor before this phone and I wish that I would
have never traded it in for this junk. If I were you I would never
buy a Sony Ericsson phone I know they look good but the problem
is that the battery does not set tight inside the phone like it
should. Rating:
Reviewed by jlord from england on
22nd Dec 2008
it was christmas and i wanted a phone..so my parents ordered me
one... nextday it arrived and there in front of me was... A PIECE
OF JUNK looks ugly and keeps on restarting etc. once you turn it
off and on again all your data is lost... useless, so i got it repaired,
the same thing happened a wast of time and money if anyone wants
it please contact me on ....urm.... Rating:
Reviewed by bob from russia on
19th Dec 2008
I dont thnk dis fone id gd lookin bt a thnk it is a reely practical
fone 2 use bt ad rather hav a samsung (g600) Rating:
Reviewed by Gary from England on
16th Dec 2008
rubbish get the w910i instead, its a lot cheaper!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by d walbank from england on
8th Dec 2008
Do not buy this phone if you play pre installed games on the phone
as the direction keys break up and crack, and the manufacturer says
it has been dropped !!!!!!!!! no warranty cover !! so got 8 months
contract with a phone that doesnt work. THank you 3. Now it turns
off when you close the phone up as well so cant recieve calls or
texts unless phone is open. !!! I swore by my last sony ericsson
but that was crushed in a car crash . Sorry but 3 and sony E lost
a good customer Rating:
Reviewed by Primrose from UK on
11th Nov 2008
This is a fab phone. I loved it when I saw it, & it just gets better.
It is a logical phone which gives great service. It is fast & reliable,
& very positive in every way. Rating:
Reviewed by carol from uk on
10th Nov 2008
rubbish.keeps cutting off when in use.volume keeps going up and
down.3 says its the poor reception area but that must be everywhere
in northern england.no good having good looking phone if its rubbish. Rating:
Reviewed by tracey from uk on
7th Nov 2008
i love this phone Rating:
Reviewed by Trisha from UK on
27th Oct 2008
Yes, this phone looks great - but mine has been a nightmare!......
Perhaps I had Friday evening one ....but it has been dreadful and
I am keen to get a new one asap! The camera is good though. Rating:
Reviewed by Ben R from England on
18th Oct 2008
brill Rating:
Reviewed by Sahara from LA on
26th Sep 2008
i bought this one first and i loved it. i kept on dropping it but
never broke.fab phone got mine in blue Rating:
Reviewed by Graham D. from U.K. on
24th Sep 2008
This fone must be the best kept secret as its hardly pushed. For
the money, it is one of the best, feature -packed fones on the market.
2.2 screen, loads of features - task list, memo pad, calendars,
timers, stopwatch, fast internet, e-mail, video calling, voice recorder,
MP3 player, video recording, reasonable size keys to enable fast
texting, clear screen, and a front screen giving time and whose
calling info. I've tried a number of fones and far more expensive
ones but for me, this is the tops and it will have to be something
really brilliant to make me move away from this phone. OK, the camera
is average - not outstanding but hey! if you want top class fotos,
get a camera!! Must be one of the best fones around. Rating:
Reviewed by joseph from uk on
16th Sep 2008
not very good i hate it it rubbish phone ever Rating:
Reviewed by angel from pakistan on
13th Sep 2008
i got this phone...itz awsome...reallie gurlie..but 4 those who
r lookin 4 d defaultz well....d camera getz blurr afta a couple
ove monthz..n d night mode is rubbish..no zoom when on camera mode..n
yeahh d silver centre button startz chipping..which lookz totally
bad..n yeahh it getz scrachez reallie easily...but d speakerz r
amazing!!!!!itz reallie kwel though!! Rating:
Reviewed by Tiny tinchless from london
on 2nd Sep 2008
i just got this phone and i have to say it's a really cool phone
im loving the camera and plus it's 3g so you can video call it's
fantastic Rating:
Reviewed by Julie from England on
1st Sep 2008
Lovely phone with great features. High shine case shows fingerprints
but easily wipes clean. Rating:
