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Small Slider To Go With That Little Black Dress

Written by Adam Gosling

Thursday, 06 March 2008

Weighing in at a comfy 93 grams, the new Sony Ericsson T303 is not the lightest phone you will find, but it's close and at 83 mm in length this diminutive phone is just the thing to fit in that diminutive little black evening bag.

Introduced at CeBit in Hanover, Germany, the T303 looks like it's clearly targeted at the style-conscious consumer who needs to check their make-up in the phones chrome-finished mirror display. The company says it's not just about style, it's also "substance" thanks to a host of features. Well don't expect too many features from this phone. It does do the basics though. You'll find the T303 won't overload you with features. It has only a 1.3 megapixel camera, no flash or light and only a 4x digital zoom.

It does have a media player and FM radio, but while it supports Bluetooth, there's no mention of stereo Bluetooth support in the company's announcement, so we can only assume that it's not there. This is a basic GSM phone with all the effort put into making a compact design, with nice build materials and we are guessing a very reasonable price. Sony Ericsson hasn't priced the handset as yet and it won't be available until mid-year even in the "selected markets" planned for its initial launch, but this phone has all the hallmarks of wide consumer appeal.

"The balance between shape and size in combination with the design makes it a truly eye-catching product. Our aim was to create a phone that would function equally as a daily companion as well as something to show off on a night out," said Lykke Tærsbøl, Senior Designer at the Sony Ericsson Creative Design Centre. In the press statement he also added the company combines "premium finish and materials with a good feature-set". "Good in a press release means you get the basics and nothing more.

There's no GPS or location services, no video support or on phone editing, no WiFi, only GPRS data transport and apparently no support for instant messaging, Facebook or whatever else is the latest must have. The phone does support Java and has USB connections, but mostly it's about looking good and leaving room in your handbag for the money you saved on a more expensive phone.