Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness deals & review

In a word or two

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness is the epitome of style and is an expensive work of art which will be irresistible to all those seeking a fashion device for a phone.

The Design

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness is all about design. It is one of the sleekest, most fashionable phones ever created, in our humble opinion. Long, slim and black, weighing a mere 70g, its crowning feature is its 1.8 inch transparent screen.  

The technology behind the scratch-resistant screen is mind boggling. The mobile phone which has come closest, to date, to the transparent beauty of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness is the LG GD900 Crystal – and this only features a transparent touch-sensitive keyboard which pales in comparison to the screen on the Pureness.

When the power is off, the phone looks like a pure black body with an unusual transparent screen – the buttons have no visible writing on them and the rows of keys look like black strips. It is only when the Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness is switched on that the screen lights up along with all the keys. The numbers on the pad shine white and the three control buttons below the screen light up in green, white and red.

Specifications

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness is part of the Xperia range which includes the X2 and the X3. However, the Pureness is not a smartphone. The phone comes with quick internet connection, Bluetooth, email, texting and picture messaging, a music player, games including PacMan, FM radio and organiser. But if you want a mobile phone for social networking, downloading applications, browsing the internet for long periods of time, the Pureness is not for you.

The features on the phone are easy to navigate and look good in their monochrome colours on the transparent screen. There are some neat touches such as the music player showing cover art in black and white; the Pureness Concierge for booking into restaurants, concerts and events; and TrackID which sends you the song, artist and album details when you record a few seconds of a song.

Considerations

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness is very expensive and is not a smartphone.

Verdict

If you want to make heads turn when you answer a call or email a colleague from your phone, then the Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness is for you. It is unique and it is incredibly cool. Given the steep price tag, the phone is definitely for the followers of fashion and not technology-driven users.