subject: The Sony Ericsson Zylo Silver Provides Autorotate Capabilities With Its Accelerometer [print this page] The Sony Ericsson Zylo Silver has autorotate capabilities with its Accelerometer to adapt the user interface between portrait and landscape when the handset is likewise rotated. The gesture and shake controls meanwhile, offer easy physical controlling of the call ringer, alarm clock and Walkman music player respectively.
The phone has a 2.6 inch TFT display with a 14-key keypad which slides out, along with dedicated Walkman music player controls on the front also. The 260 megabytes phone memory can be enhanced to a maximum of 16 gigabytes with the microSD card support. The data networks and internet connectivity included are GSM, GPRS and EDGE along with UMTS and HSPA. The modem feature allows the user to connect the handset to a computer to share the internet connection for greater access.
The Zylo Silver has wallpaper animation including allowing the user to use their own images, which can be synced with the synchronisation features as well as the USB support and Bluetooth connectivity offered also. This is in addition to web access through the full hTML web browser which supports display of images, as well as videos and full HTML text. While the 3.2 megapixel camera meanwhile offers the ability to create images instantly of friends and favourite moments.
Social networking and media sharing is made easy with integrated social networking applications, Facebook and Twitter, along with YouTube for instate video uploading availability. Picture and text messaging are also an option along with an easy to use email client. The user can also use the phones camera to make video calls to friends for a visual telephone conversation.
The handset has a full Walkman music player with a range of different styles available for the user to enjoy when choosing their sorted music tracks by either album artwork, album, artists or genre, which can include different moods of music automatically. Other automatic playlist creation is also present. The A2DP Bluetooth stereo profile meanwhile, allows the user to enjoy their music through a compatible headset as an alternative to the traditional headphone connection offered.
Further entertainment offered with this handset includes 3D games and Java support, along with full media support and sorting capabilities. Meanwhile the display and autorotation offer a great interface to watch videos saved, or stream videos from the internet connection. The phone additionally, provides the music user with an FM radio which includes RDS support.
The Sony Ericsson Zylo Silver features a wealth of capabilities for all users, but clearly excels at providing both a mobile phone and music player in unison to a music loving user. Although, this does not mean that it hinders video playback, media, other entertainment or falls short of messaging, calling features, nor the presence of a camera.
