Sony Ericsson Z780

  • Released 2008, April
    100g, 16mm thickness
    Feature phone
    35MB storage, Memory Stick Micro (M2) slot
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  • 2.2"
    240x320 pixels
  • 2MP
    Video recorder
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  • 950mAh
    Li-Po

Sony Ericsson Z780 - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
Launch Announced 2008, April
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 92 x 49 x 16 mm (3.62 x 1.93 x 0.63 in)
Weight 100 g (3.53 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT, 256K colors
Size 2.2 inches, 15.0 cm2 (~33.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~182 ppi density)
 Second external monochrome display (36 x 128 pixels)
Memory Card slot Memory Stick Micro (M2), up to 8 GB
Phonebook 1000 entries, Photocall
Call records 30 received, dialed and missed calls
Internal 35MB
Main Camera Single 2 MP
Video Yes
Selfie camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
Alert types Vibration, MP3, AAC ringtones
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Radio FM radio
USB 2.0
Features Sensors
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser WAP 2.0/HTML (NetFront 3.4), RSS reader
Games 3D games + downloadable
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
 MP3/MP4 player
TrackID music recognition
Photo editor
Organizer
Voice memo/dial
Battery   Removable Li-Po 950 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 350 h
Talk time Up to 9 h 30 min
Misc Colors Grand Onyx, Amethyst Silver
SAR 1.43 W/kg (head)     0.69 W/kg (body)    
Price About 90 EUR

Sony Ericsson Z780 - User Reviews

  • d phne hangs alot and d flex aint strng...d netwrk z vry shaky..,dis is d worst SE eva

  • can watch youtube and view facebook? thanks

  • same as terry ring 3 & eva yall are not alone when it comes to having trouble with this phone

  • i have a t-mobile sony ericsson cell phone. havin problems since day 1. emergency call only & lots of drop calls. called t mobile nothing happen. will never use the service again. (after the contract is over, poor cust.svrc)

  • this is the wrost phone ever i hate it when this contrat is over im goin back 2 sprit cause i drop calls it taks me 3 hours 2 send a text plus i get some thing on the top of my phone sayin emergency calls only what does that mean all i know is i will never ever get this phone again t mobile can take this phone and shove it in there (*%$#) cause i dont want it anymore

  • This phone has a lot of troubles. The worst of them was the speed. This is, for now, my last SE.

  • i used this phone it gives all kind of trouble battery runs out in one day & mobile hangs a lot

  • why not one clamshell model never has autofocus- that is a big mistake - AUTOFOCUS MUST BE IN ALL SONYERICSSON MODELS - then SE will be no.1-- a friendly advice for SE managment - in a body of W710 put camera 3.2mpx-autofocus-xenon flash- led light -wlan - and you get the best phone in the world -- lose the gps,make phone cheaper,who really need gps

  • dis is 1 of d best phones i ever had my mum gave it 2 me bcuz she said it was cutting off but d only time it cuts off with me is during bluetooth this phone is so great i am even using it 2 post dis comment with a teashark application i downloaded from google an sent 2 my fone with a usb buy this its gr8

  • Hi, I just bought this phone, and I love it but I have a problem... the battery runs off in like 2 days ... I know I've used the camera to take some photos ... maybe that's consumes too much? I mostly write sms, some calls but not too many ... using it for mostly sms, how much time does the battery last? Thanks!

  • i love this phone especially for the internet use it is clear fast and great pic quality

  • Slow.......very, very, very slow...... :-(

  • You can try opera mini. It is a very good browser for your phone.

  • It's actually very fragile and cheap materials, plus it reacts slow to any function, even dialing numbers. First time I am disappointed with a SE ever. I am going to look for some updates too, maybe they have fixed it up some.

  • Hi, Can anyone tell me about the construction? Is it solidly built or somewhat fragile? Thanks for the response.

  • If there are 3 choices: SE W910, SE T707 and SE Z780, which one is better ? for me, SE W910 is quiet complete. I think the design of SE T707 is good. And I really like the design of SE Z780. but there's one or more fitur that it doesn't have. So ?

  • U$ 375,00 in Brazil. Nice phone

  • Hi, Reviews are good on the phone, but SE website says that navigation softwares on the phone are only trial versions. How could someone get the full version? and how long will the trial version last? Regards

  • Another question, how does de GPS works, I mean, does it use GPRS? or I only trough satellite connection?

  • Does anybody know if is possible to update the phone software to use flash menus, 'cause among the menu display options there's an option that reads "from theme" but I can't use it, I get an error message "no layout available for this theme, please select another layout or theme" I�m not really sure what it means.

  • dis phone is best suit 4 biznez executives..it has an excellent design and an excellent look,smooth keypads.. ive bin working 4 Sony ericsson in U.S,dis phone figth against 6600 fold of nokia..

  • Yes it does have GPS but it�s in plastic not metal.

  • Is not metal and is loud and clear. At least in Argentina with my operator. Sorry my english.

  • yes. agps.

  • Hi. Is this a metal phone? is the voice laud & clear when you talk?? Thanks

  • is true that the sony ericsson z780 has got gps??

  • We have to remenber that its just a ClampShell mobile. That said, im realy happy with it! Awesome video quality, and the 240x320 display is a fair size. I dont know about the walkman series, but also awesome sound quality (try MegaBass equalizer definition!!!). Nice icons and beautiful menus, fast response. ENDLESS battery :))) !!! Untill 8GB M2 memory. GPS, fast internet, Gourgeous design (and its IS ONLY a ClampShell mobile...) Average camera. Cons? Of course it has. 1 - Its REALLY hard to take off the back to insert or remove the battery... 2 - The camera is exposed, you should buy an protector. Conclusion: If you want a beautiful and simple mobile that deliver more than you expect from a ClampShell, this is your call.

  • Hello i got Z770i in Black color , it looks Beautiful & Expensive better then the New Z780i , the Z780i just look like the EM506 to me ,the Screen Solution of This Z770i is too Clear to Be True , I Love My Z770i

  • Hey dude, this handset was released in Brazil, I even bought one , funny thing is that it�s cheaper than a w380 , for example,and many others Se phones, it�s one of the cheapest cells of SE in Brazil...I guess because it�s not a fashionable cell phone, but it is an Ok phone...I recommend for the one who buy one to update via SEUS , and it will work better.

  • This was handset was canceled. Will not be released

  • hi, if SE could improve the camera pixel. it's seems not very clear on the picture & design too. learn the design from motorola. overall it's a great phone!

  • Speaking of which, wasn't AT&T going to release this? I saw it on the website a while ago but can't find it now.

  • Has this been officially released yet or not? Expected release was 2008 Q2 right? It seems some people already have this phone, but I can't seem to find it anywhere...

  • SE plz stop making Z seires products! all we want it walkman and cyber shot!

  • 1VONSs hi! nice site!

  • The thing is that this phone is meant to be cheap................. more or less. The w760 is pretty alike but a bit better............ Although this phone is very nice. I like it very much

  • After i see the specs of this brand new z780. i found that sony ericsson does not make much improvements on their clamshell mobile phone. as we can see, the main differences between z780 and z770 are just the design and the additional gps receiver. Sincerely, ths phone is very pretty, but if i comparing the price, c702 or w890 will be my choice rather than z780.

  • I love this phone so far...........my one has tow month old and works great. also it ahs a very nice camera and an AGPS...... is great

  • What about connectivity? Bluetooth, infrared, USB? And up to what capacity can the phone stand from the memory card? 512 mb, 1 gb, 2 gb, etc.?

  • shut shut shut it

  • dat phone lol is a lol suckerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr boooooooooooooooo my granny has a better phone lol den dat

  • I'm sorry, I did not see that............. well thanx anyway..... I'm just looking forward to buy a m2 card& I wanted to know which is the top one......

  • it was written it can take 8 gb at SE website

  • does somebody know which is the bigest m2 card that this phone takes?????????????thx

  • Does anyone know if this phone will be available in the UK. I like it a lot except the external display could be much larger (way too small), but I'm willing to overlook that. Thanks:)

  • love, love, love it!!!

  • It seems to be only available in central america (brazil), the middle east and africa, and european countries like estonia, latvia, lithuania, poland, bulgaria, ukraine. Will it be made available in the US/UK, or maybe Asia like China, Hong Kong or Japan?

  • Can I vary font size to see my contacts, to read and compose a message?

  • 115 U$S in Argentina w/ Personal empresas. Very good phone. Gmail & messenger instaled in minutes. Google maps (pay conection)& others (free).

  • 3500dolars

  • he is avalible

  • i like this cell phone

  • damian I suggest go for z550 rather than this phone z780...

  • Great phone - pity Sony Ericsson decide not to release it - may aswell not make it.....

  • This phone will not be released in Canada

  • it's fine

  • dear sir question sony ericsson 780

  • I want to change my cellphone, and I�m thinking in this one and SE Z750. Someone can help me?

  • Delivery reports are a standard feature of SE phones, off the top of my head when sending it's More > Advanced > Delivery Report for a per message or you can turn on in the settings. The difference between the Z770 and Z780 aGPS is added to the Z780 and tri-band UMTS (850/1900/2100).

  • the dfference is this has gps thats all i can see

  • does anyone knows the difference between this phone & z770

  • yeah they are go to settings n messages

  • I have downloaded the user guide but it does not say anything about messages delivery reports. If anyone have it, are messages delivery reports available?

  • This phone is available in many regions in the world. For people who have it, would you recommend it? Thanks!

  • wise decision

  • I'm still waiting for SE to do a flip with at least a 2.2in screen, video call, 3.2mp cam w/ a LED flash, GPS, and a big mono STN external display like the Z710i's. The Z780 doesn't quite make me want to change over from my Z710i, but it's close.

  • This sony is avaliable on Brazil.

  • Is it ever going to be released? It says expected release 2Q of 2008, 2008 is almost over and it has not been released. Is it canceled or what? Anyone knows when it's going to be released?

  • i looks nice but see how it cost

  • The japanese company Sony will splitting up with the swedish company Ericsson. symbian freak site se-nse site

  • The japanese company Sony will splitting up with the swedish company Ericsson. symbian freak site se-nse site

  • I think all phones made today should have GPS standard!

  • TM506 from T-mobil is about 90 bucks with a renewal of contract, starting sept 3 '08. I don't think that's bad at all.

  • hmmm~its a nice looking phone, But one thing that they did what shouldnt have done is adding aGPS system... I mean come on, its flip phone ~____~

  • Is this the Sony Ericsson TM506 ?

  • Tmobile US is getting this phone soon, bu then change the name for some reason, i like the fact that they bring SE to the US, well i have a w850, a K810, a w960, a K850 and a w580 on my collection i love this phones and all of this stand out because no body has them here besides people that know where to get them, i want to get the new W902 i cant wait. Here is the link for the info

  • Don't wait. It might get cancelled. Go for w980 instead.

  • my brother have this phone,as he working with operator and they getting phones for testing for free:) looks nice and solid in hands:)

  • i'am gonna buy it!! when it'll release??Cant wait for it..

  • T-Mo USA launch date Sept 3

  • Ugly as hell

  • I wish it had a bigger external display, like on Z710.

  • I this yes its possible to make video calls,but u wont have ur picture sent, like nokia 6630 or maybe using the back cam,folding the phone fold .. anyway dont rush things,it will be out soon, hopefully, and will know everything :)

  • i wonder it is possible or not making video calls using this phone....

  • i wonder it is possible or not making video calls using this phone....

  • duh, this phone is already on market. goto www.buscape.com.br and search for z780. You'll find 2 shops listed there, who sells this phone.

  • why dun have secondary camera for video call??

  • Stylish-Small screen (no surprise from SE)-Late commer(if ever released)

  • b96U, it says EXPECTED RELEASE DATE, second quarter. They never said they will release it Q2. Its like saying, 'I'm going to the party, but don't expect me there because I don't know if I have a ride to take me." This phone is quite nice. I hope the internet browser is nice as well.

  • does anyone know when this phone finally will come out? I reall like the z770 but I'd like to have gps too. I mean Q2 is until the end of June and know it's July and we still haven't even heard from SE when this phone will come out.

  • Where's the gsmarena review? Isn't Q2 already over and it's still not available?

  • When's this phone coming out already? I want this phone soo bad. Since they say it comes out the end of the second quarter, I hope they announce it real soon.

  • I have had walkmans before(w800,w810.w850,w580,w300) and now have a w910 and just sold a w890. Let me tell you, but I prefer clamshells...that is why I asked about the mp3 quality

  • z770 looks way sexier

  • get a w series if u want mp3 quality

  • is it good in mp3 sound quality?

  • looks pretty nice! looking forward to it!

  • @ Anonymous who has this User ID "uS%N; the difference bet. this two phones Z780 and Z770 is that; Z780 design and features; 1.) the design is made out of plastic 2.) Built-in GPS receiver 3.) Has A_GPS support 4.) Talk time hours is 9 h 30 min 5.) MP3/MPEG4 player 6.) It has video call and Video while Z770 design and features; 1.) It has good design bec. it is made out of steel metal 2.) Talk time hours is up to 8 h 30min 3.) MP3 PLAYER/ AAC player 3.) Doesn't have Built-in GPS receiver 4.) Doesn't have A_GPS support 5.) It has a Video but doesn't have Video Call

  • is this phone worth you money? do connect to instant messaging also ?

  • Compared to the Z770 the Z780 has GPS (SatNav) with features like some kind of GPS jogging tracker function and I believe it also has photo metatagging in the GPS so the pictures you take with your phone will be globally designated to a map.

  • does somebody know the differences between z780 and z770?

  • Well, no, not really. The SO906i is also UMTS 2100/800 + GSM 900/1800/1900. It's the same network. Just better specs!!!

  • we dont get the same phones as the japanese because they use a different network to us.

  • Just check out this gallery: www.nttdocomo.co.jp/product/foma/906i/so906i/gal­lery.html

  • This is a toy ============== Compared to what Sony Ericsson make for the Japanese market, this mobile is ugly and such a toy. Why can't WE get something like the SO906i? www.nttdocomo.co.jp/product/foma/906i/so906i/ind­ex.html this phone looks better and has such better specs!!!

  • In compare with z750 both have GPS/AGPS,same camera 2.0,same screen,all ,except for the HSDPA in z780 is 3.6 Mbps and in z750 is 1.8 Mbps, the z780 is more thin and more light 100 gr vs 110 gr in z750.I'm not sure if z780 have FM-Radio/RDS .

  • How loud is the ear piece? Does it sound loud as a Nextel?

  • Can not wait to purchase this phone once it becomes available. Based on the specs it does everything I need without overkill...plus I can not wait to toss my blackberry and have everything in a compact...qwerty key pad with its tiny buttons is a waste of time...this phone is the best of both worlds and minus wi fi and some speed, it truly doesn't differ that much from the new blackberry 9000 at its core...can not wait to buy the z780...everything I want in a small clam shell...perfect!

  • Would be nice to manufacture one w/o camera. If you need a camera, buy a g&dd%#$;m camera!!!!!!!!

  • when gsmarena will made the review)or preview) ? we all waiting...

  • sorry that was 300 worth of calls cheers

  • i get staff cap plan for 10 dollars a onth for 150 worth of calls at 30cents with this phone for 5 dollars a month and can cancel my contract whenever for no charge just thought id let you all know so unlucky

  • it is cute & stylish..hmmp.. how much does it cause, i want to buy one 4 my wife?? does anyone can answer me pls..

  • Can I use 2 lines? at the same time?

  • ya its better than Z770 in terms of specs.

  • is it better than z770

  • its not going to be 370$, but little less than that may be somewhere close to 300$, if you buy it unlock, if you take it with AT&T then the deal will be even better, that is in contract.

  • this is not yet released, just announced, you will be able to buy this phone online when it is released may be sometime in june-aug time frame.

  • so... it has HSUPA??? i guess it will cost araound US$370 i presume?

  • Full specification of Z780 phone; Date Announced 2008, 2Q Network Technology HSDPA/HSUPA/ UMTS / GSM 900/1800/1900 Dimensions (mm) 92 x 49 x 16 mm Weight (g) 100 Available colours Amethyst Silver, Grand Onyx Display Screen Size : 2.2-inch, 240 x 320 pixels (Secondary external monochrome display (36 x 128 pixels)) Screen Color : TFT 262k colors Design Type : Clamshell Soft Keys : 2 Antenna : Fixed Internal Memory Phonebook : 1000 Internal(MB) : 35 MB Expansion : Memory Stick Micro (M2) - 512 MB (up to 2 GB) Battery Battery Type : Li-ion Stand-by (hrs) : 350 hours TalkTime(min) : 570 minutes Entertainment Ringtones Polyphonic : 64-chord polyphonics MP3 Yes A2DP Yes TV Receiver Null FM Radio Yes Video Record Yes, video capture Video Support WMV, MPEG-4, Realvideo, H.263, H.264 Audio Support MIDI, SP-Midi, MP3, WAV, WMA, XMF, m4a, Realaudio Games Yes, java games Messaging SMS Yes MMS Yes EMS No Email Yes, Exchange ActiveSync Connectivity HSDPA Yes, 3.6 Mbps EDGE Yes, Class 10, 236.8 kbps Bluetooth Yes, version 2 3G Yes GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots) Infrared (IrDA) No USB Port Yes Data Cable Yes Software Java (J2ME) Yes ,MIDP 2.1, CLDC 1.1 WAP Yes Ver 2.0 Platform / OS Proprietary Browser XHTML / HTML (NetFront 3.4) Predictive Text Entry T9 Other Application Google Maps (aGPS), Built-in GPS receiver, Picture editor/blogging Personals Themes Yes Caller ID Photo Caller ID ProfileID Yes Camera Lens Type CMOS, 2.0 Megapixel Digital zoom 2.5x Max. Resolution 1632x1224 Flash Yes Night Mode Yes Extra Features secondary videocall camera Photo Format Video Yes, video capture Video Format 240x320

  • It is nice in terms of feature (though a 3.2mp camera would be better) but why can't the screen be made bigger. Look at the large gap below the screen- if the screen was extended to fill this gap it would be awesome phone.

  • Z780 is built-in GPS...GPS meaning this phone has allocation of maps from different countries .... not like z770 it doesn't has allocation of maps all over the countries...

  • @tohnee, the Z800 is a 4yr old phone! Even in its time it didn't offer anything great besides MSDuoPro as a 1st & 6-LED lights. You cannot get HSDPA on it, its only a 1.3MP camera no AF either, almost 3x as thick as the z780, and has NO GPS or RDS Radio. Sorry but the z780 is much more features for your dollar; keep your z800.

  • GPS meaning that this phone has maps and you can see what place are you from!!!

  • the difference bet. this two phones z780 and z770 is that z770 doesn't have built-in GPS and a GPS support not like z780 it has Built-in GPS and a GPS support...

  • can anybody tell me diffrence between GPS and AGPS

  • Big difference, Z770 is triband GSM+EDGE and sinlge band UMTS+HSDPA, Z780 is quad band GSM+EDGE and triband UMTS+HSDPA, Z780 has GPS, inbuilt GPS reciever and google maps also.

  • What is the different with Z770?!?!?!?!

  • whoa, i wanted to get the z770, but now i want this phone!

  • how come there hasn't any phone that is like higher than z800? these clamshell all sucks in terms of function and dsign they all are mid phones very average and no x factor NOTHING!

  • @linda there is nothing in the shadow of the phones upper panel. I have downloaded the highest res images straight from the SE site and inspected them at 100% magnification. I've even applied some photoshop tricks to lighten the shadows and there was not even a sign of a sec. videocall camera. So, cheers :)

  • maybe it`s videocall camera is in the shadow on the photo? never the less, maybe it exists. i wish w980 has gps.....and...i like design of z780 better than of w980! but i want walkman-what should i do?!

  • my dear friend 2xxb, w760 is not the first phone from SE to have GPS, Z750 also has that feature with inbuilt GPS reciever and goodle maps.

  • folks this one is for US market and for AT&T, AT&T does not support video call since they don't want it as for now, so this phone is not equipped with Video call feature, but it does have video recording, so this doesn't means that SE is not capable of that, there are many phones for European and Japanese market that has these features as their operators supports and want that feature.

  • Nice clamshell. Going back to the roots of simplicity instead of RAZR's over-detailing. Anyone know what the street price of this puppy is going to be?

  • auto focus next time,,all other firms have got a/f into their slim devices,,,sort out your video recording as well s/e

  • GPS: You're missing C702 dude

  • Quite nice, good looking. But I wish the camera was better than 2mp

  • Not bad. Zobi likey!

  • I think Z750 the first with aGPS and z780 actually is Z750 with no secondary camera for video calling.

  • sexy ass man.. looking even more japanese than z770 =P wonder how much it'll be when it's out

  • No SE clam phone has surpassed the z800 branding! And I couldn't figure out why

  • wow! this phone has Built-in GPS receiver and a GPS support...

  • Actually - forth. C702, W760, X1

  • wow! third SE with GPS First W760 Second EXPERIA X1 Third This

  • The hi res images at SE site does not reveal a secondary camera, so the videocall is supposed to be carried out via the camera at the top cover panel??

  • Not first, C702 and W760 also had GPS

  • first SE with Gps

  • awesome phone, just wished it had wifi.

  • It looks like those phones from Japan.

  • Z770 id slightly different shell? What's new? Crappy phone

  • Great features and spec, but i fell not realy good about the design...

  • I don't see a second camera for video calling, so why SE note that it has video calling?

  • Nice phone.