Sony Ericsson released two new stylish cellphones G502 & Z780 both are lightweight candy bar phone, launched in a blizzard of confusion about the handset’s GPS capabilities. Although some of Sony Ericsson’s specification sheets say that the G502 has aGPS (Advanced GPS), it does not. GPS capabilities can be added through the GPS Enabler HGE-100 accessory, but this is not included in the box. And since the HGE-100 works with a wide variety of Sony Ericsson devices, the G502 is really no different from a normal midrange SE device, except that it comes with a Google Maps application preloaded.

What you do get with the G502 is a lightweight 3.5G phone that can support HSDPA downloads. The 2" 240 x 320 pixel display and basic 2 megapixel camera are adequate for most users. Media capabilties are pretty good, with support for stereo Bluetooth and an FM radio built in, in addition to the usual Sony Ericsson media player. An email client, RSS reader, web browser and a set of PIM functions make up the software, and the G502 also supports push email from Microsoft Exchange. Unlike most other 3G phones, the G502 does not support video calling.

A quick trip around the Z780’s features show that it is a bit of a mixed bag. There’s a largish 2.2" 240 x 320 pixel internal display, a pretty basic 2 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, an FM radio, multimedia player, RSS reader, email client, web browser and a blogging tool. The Sony Ericsson Z780 supports tri-band UMTS/HSDPA (850 / 1900 / 2100 MHz) and quad-band GSM with EDGE support, so the Z780 can be used pretty much anywhere. According to the press release, the Z780 also supports video calling, although the secondary camera is hard to spot. The Z780 takes Memory Stick Micro cards to expand the internal 35MB of memory.

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Sony Ericsson released two new stylish cellphones G502 & Z780 both are lightweight candy bar phone, launched in a blizzard of confusion about the handset’s GPS capabilities. Although some of Sony Ericsson’s specification sheets say that the G502 has aGPS (Advanced GPS), it does not. GPS capabilities can be added through the GPS Enabler HGE-100 accessory, but this is not included in the box. And since the HGE-100 works with a wide variety of Sony Ericsson devices, the G502 is really no different from a normal midrange SE device, except that it comes with a Google Maps application preloaded.

What you do get with the G502 is a lightweight 3.5G phone that can support HSDPA downloads. The 2" 240 x 320 pixel display and basic 2 megapixel camera are adequate for most users. Media capabilties are pretty good, with support for stereo Bluetooth and an FM radio built in, in addition to the usual Sony Ericsson media player. An email client, RSS reader, web browser and a set of PIM functions make up the software, and the G502 also supports push email from Microsoft Exchange. Unlike most other 3G phones, the G502 does not support video calling.

A quick trip around the Z780’s features show that it is a bit of a mixed bag. There’s a largish 2.2" 240 x 320 pixel internal display, a pretty basic 2 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, an FM radio, multimedia player, RSS reader, email client, web browser and a blogging tool. The Sony Ericsson Z780 supports tri-band UMTS/HSDPA (850 / 1900 / 2100 MHz) and quad-band GSM with EDGE support, so the Z780 can be used pretty much anywhere. According to the press release, the Z780 also supports video calling, although the secondary camera is hard to spot. The Z780 takes Memory Stick Micro cards to expand the internal 35MB of memory.

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