Sony Ericsson C510 Sim Free Mobile Phone

I got this phone as a replacement for the Sony Ericsson K800i. Whilst the C510 is slimmer and lighter than the K800i, it also has a 3.2 megapixel camera (but not a proper flash) and a similar keypad layout to the K800i. However the similarity ends there. The C510's camera is nowhere near as good as the camera in the K800i: the C510's photos look grainy and out of focus. It is also slow and more difficult to get the camera to focus on the subject, and the LED flash is weak. The four concave control keys at the top of the C510 keypad are relatively cramped and fiddly to use, and it is too easy to make a mistake (especially in the case of the top two keys). Overall I cannot recommend this phone and am now looking to replace it with a model with a better camera and with less cramped control keys.

I love this phone. My Nokia N95 just came out of contract and after 2 rebuilds over 18 months and I traded "down" to this. Or at least I thought I did. This does everything and more that the Nokia did at a fraction of the price. Let me concede that a lot of what I love is because of Three's excellent bundling with pricing options. Here are my top picks:#1 Microsoft Activesync - move over Blackberry/IPhone, as my titles suggest, push email is no longer the domain of expensive smartphones.#2 Skype - Always on line. Unlike Iphone can be used on phone networks at not just restricted to Wifi (no wifi on this phone)#3 Bluetooth remote control. Can change Windows MP settings from phone.#4 Always on internet. I just loaded Opera Mini. Works wonders but the default browser ain't bad either.#5 Podcasts/webfeeds with built in scheduler. Find your web feed (my favourite is Kermode's 5 Live film reviews) and just hit the RSS icon on your browser.My only gripe is that no data cable is supplied but they provide a USB adapter for M2 Memory card (up to 8GB can be loaded).Don't be fooled by the price. This is not a poor man's alternative to a smartphone, its the real thing (unless of course you want to open PP or Excel files).Luvvvvvve it!