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The Sony Ericsson Z520a is one hot little phone! Weighing in at just 3.3 oz, this tiny flip phone is loaded with technology including Bluetooth, a high-quality camera, video capture capability and two color displays. And, there are limitless ways to communicate with text messaging, picture and video messaging, AOL Instant Messenger and an email client built in. Along with a huge battery life and renowned Sony Ericsson quality, the Z520a is going to be one hot selling phone!

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White screen

Overall Rating:

3.3 out of 5

By: Kim Osborne on Friday, February 22, 2008
From: Philomath, OR (United States)
Experience: 2 Years

Pros: Easy to use. A fun phone. I loved the phone so much my husband and daughter got one.

Cons: All three of us over time experienced the white screen on our cell phones.

Summary: The phone is great while it last, but the screen goes out over time.

4 out of 10 people found this review helpful

Horrible

Overall Rating:

3.3 out of 5

By: a o on Thursday, November 08, 2007
From: boston, MA (United States)
Experience: 6 Months

Pros: Great design

Cons: Flawed model

Summary: I loved this phone except for the fact that it stoped working a few months after purchase. Had it replaced twice under warranty and both times the brand new phone just stopped working randomly on its own. Screen goes white and after a few days goes black and is non responsive. AT&T/Cingular stores did not take it back and it had to be exchanged online. As a matter of fact a store rep told me that this model is known to have problems and that is the reason it is only sold online. Do not get this phone, it will break too soon too sudden.

11 out of 18 people found this review helpful

Good battery life, unreliable software, camera button is crazy

Overall Rating:

3.2 out of 5

By: David Elliston on Thursday, October 25, 2007
From: Palo Alto, CA (United States)
Experience: 2 Years

Pros: The battery life is impressive. Usually pairs with my Bluetooth headset.

Cons: Software crashes too often.
Does not always ring when receiving a call.
Camera takes pictures of my pocket.

Summary: I like the phone when it works, which is most of the time. The battery life is good. However, the software crashes pretty often -- generally when taking a call or when sending a text message. And, the phone often decides not to ring, so I miss calls. The external camera button is very sensitive, resulting in dozens of pictures of my pocket. Disabling it is possible; check the internet.

10 out of 20 people found this review helpful

stinks

Overall Rating:

2.2 out of 5

By: Nick Soapes on Wednesday, February 14, 2007
From: Harrison, AR (United States)
Experience: 10 Months

Pros: lots of features, voice activated calling, camera/video phone, web browser, mp3 ringtones

Cons: not a durable phone, difficult interface when compared to my motorola 720...

Summary: This phone is horrible!!! The first problem I had with it was taking pictures of the inside of my pocket. I read the entire manual and found nothing about a key lock on the phone to keep this problem from happening. Cingular couldn't help me figure out how to fix the problem either. I tried to take it back...but it was past my 30 day trial. Now the speaker and microphone cut out...not on every call, just every once-in-a-while. This phone stinks. I have been upset with it for along time and am just waiting for it to die so I can make an insurance claim and get a different phone. DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE!!!

31 out of 59 people found this review helpful