Sony Ericsson S312
Budget phones generally come in various shades of bland, but there are some that try to take their aesthetics in a different direction. The S312 is afflicted with these aspirations.
Yes, a term like ‘afflicted’ may sound a tad negative, but then we’re not all that convinced by some of the Sony Ericsson S312’s design choices.
In form, the phone is utterly conventional – not in a bad way either, being reasonably slim and very pocket-friendly. Unfortunately, it skips off the comfort of the well-trodden path with the gold rings that encircle the main select button and the camera lens on the back.
Sadly, they look rather tacky and cheap rather than bringing the intended luxury element to the S312. If you’re not averse to the shade used in the blue version of the S312, we’d suggest picking that version up since it exchanges the gold for a shade of easier that’s easier on the eye.
Next comes the strange, mirrored effect on the screen. This makes it look like the top half of the phone is one single, metallic blob when there’s nothing on the screen. Although not as universally offensive as the gold rings, this also seems to make the screen look more washed out than it might otherwise be.
The display itself isn’t terrible, being a lot easier on the eye than some even lower-end Sony Ericsson handsets, but the 176x220 pixel resolution doesn’t make text look particularly sharp, as you can easily see individual pixels.
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