Sony Ericsson have deemed that the smartphone should be used by more people than currently use them. To make that happen, they've made a whole product line, and plan to fill it with mobile phones that disguise the lines between normal phones and smartphones; the amazing new G-Series.



Sony Ericsson G700 - Smartphone in disguise

What happens if you take a smartphone, and make it look and feel like a normal phone? Or, to say it another way, what if you take a normal phone, rip its guts out and replace them with smartphone parts? I'll tell you. You get the Sony Ericsson G700!

When you see it, or hold it, the Sony Ericsson G700 looks and feels just like any other normal mobile phone out there on the market. Well, ok, it looks like one of the classier normal mobile phones out there, but the point is that it doesn't appear to be a smartphone. Well, a smartphone is exactly what it is! You'll find that out when you brush the screen, and realise that it is, in fact, a touchscreen.

That means that what we have here is a UIQ-powered smartphone, hiding away in the shell of a normal mobile phone. You get all the cool benefits of a touchscreen device like the P1 with a 'normob'-style body, making it a real smartphone for the common man!

Sony Ericsson G900 - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Smartphone!

And of course, let's not forget that the G700 has a big brother in the Sony Ericsson G900. This features all the same brilliant usability of the G700, with the same vibe, drawn from normal mobile phones, and crucially, it's just as simple to use! The main difference, here, is that with this beastie, the camera's been uprated to pump it up to 5 megapixels, with autofocus, meaning your photos will come out even sharper and more fantastic. On top of that, you also get WiFi, letting you connect to the internet through hot spots wherever they exist!

When you look at both these mobile phones, Sony Ericsson's master plan becomes clear. They want to push more smartphones, and advance the technology of mobile phones, to make it more high-tech... But the thing is, not everyone wants a mobile covered in buttons and knobs. And those customers are not going to buy an out and out smartphone, because, well, they're terrified of the idea, and of not being able to work it. So, if you're Sony Ericsson, what do you do? You make a smartphone that is spiritually similar to a normal mobile phone. That's exactly what the G-Series phones are, and exactly why they deserve to take off, big time!