Girly phones are big sellers, but to sell they need to be cute – and associated with a big fashion brand, so this Sony Ericsson Jalou Dolce & Gabbana review will put its emphasis on style.
And this phone has plenty of style. This phone is a rose pink edition of the original Sony Ericsson Jalou flip phone. The angular body looks a bit like a facet cut gemstone. The phone has a small footprint and two displays – one outside showing the time and basic information. The outside display can switch to a mirror function at the press of a button – nifty.
Of course as befits Dolce & Gabbana the phone comes in exclusive limited edition packing and the unit is plated with 24 carat gold. The Dolce & Gabbana headset is also ‘lavished’ with gold accents. Even dimensions are discussed by metaphor, with the length described as ‘shorter than your favourite lipstick’.
Foregoing the extended metaphors, the phone includes a 3.2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.0 and the standard screen size you’d expect of a compact flip phone. There are a couple of social networking features including geo-tagging, interestingly. The good news is that it is pretty good at music playback too, and gives you the option of adding more memory via a microSD card.
You might think all this fancy branding and slick construction materials will come at a price, but there are good Sony Ericsson Jalou Dolce & Gabbana deals around, and you will easily pick up the phone for £300 or thereabouts without paying for a contract.