Have you ever dropped your phone in the toilet? Nope. Me neither. But did you know that 40%* of women have at some stage? And if you haven't dropped your phone in the toilet, has your toddler every done some wayward experiments that involved your phone, a tub of water, and a few minutes without your attention? Hmm. Then I have the phone for you. Hello Sony!
The Sony Xperia is a neat compact unit that not only looks sleek - it can be submerged in up to one metre of water for up to 30 minutes. Plus it might look super chic - but it's got some ruggedly good traits (check out this video these crazy Germans created for vigorous phone testing - wish I understood German). Those people at Sony are smart cookies.
I've often had, how shall we say, mishaps with a wayward cup of coffee and my phone. One of my friends recently lost her phone (bless its soul) to less than a metre of water whilst she was getting out of a kayak. Ouch. If she'd had the Sony Xperia Go, she need not have shed a tear.
Having been using this phone for the past month, I can confidently say, it's easy to use, and ideal for the multi-tasking parent, adventure seeker or the accident prone. Yes. That's me. This is one phone that can take a bit of a beating. Oddly enough, the texture of the phone is a little ... rough - however I think this is a good thing, because it's not prone to slipping and sliding out of your grip like other phones.
So many times when I've been juggling dinner or bathtime I have had damp fingers and tried to use a different phone - only to realise it won't detect my finger. The Sony Xperia has scratch resistant mineral glass and a wet finger tracker - good news for me while I madly multi-task.
As a blogger, a working-mum and a mad keen social media addict, this phone makes it easy to access everything I need - and it has a 5 megapixel camera. SWEET! Battery life is pretty decent too.
It's also a really nice size - small enough to hold comfortably in your hand (it's 9.8mm thin), with a screen large enough for a good, clear image.
The good news for you friends? I have one of the sleek Sony XperiaGo handsets to giveaway. Valued at $379 - that's a sweet deal.
All you have to do is leave a comment on this post answering this question:
If you only had one last phone call, who would you ring?
* I may have made these statistics up.
top image via daily euphemisms
product images courtesy of Sony
COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED. WINNER ANNOUNCED TONIGHT (20th November).
Terms & Conditions:
- Open to Australian residents only (sorry peeps)
- The prize is 1 x Sony Xperia Go handset valued at $379.
- Giveaway opens on Tuesday 13th November 7am - and closes on Monday 19th November at 11:59pm
- The judges decision is final. No haggling. No squabbling.
- The winner must be contactable via email - and will be contacted on Tuesday 20th November. After this time the winner will have 5 days to claim the prize otherwise it will be re-drawn.
Disclosure: I received a Sony XperiaGo handset for review. This post is not sponsored. I liked the phone, I wanted to share, and they wanted to give one away. And I love you. And sharing is caring. So here we are. That's how we got here.
I was lucky enough to be a recipient of a brand spanking new Samsung Galaxy Note.
Yes, yes, I know. Lucky PMM. Roll your eyes. La-di-dah darling, la-di-dah. Well I'm going to give it a fair review, and if you're in the market for a phone, perhaps this can be part of your homework? Your research, if you will? There's a reason Samsung are trumping Apple.
I come from using a BlackBerry (for two years) - and the Samsung Galaxy Note is world's - universes, galaxies ahead of that phone. I hated the BB. With. A. Vengeance.
This phone? The Samsung Galaxy Note? Man. How I love this phone. And that's completely unbiased. It's supremely user friendly - and I can actually do stuff. Like play on Instagram! Like access my emails readily. Like type without making a bazillion mistakes.
Over the years, mobile phones have become smaller and smaller. Ridiculously so. My fingers? They have not shrunk, and therefore typing messages has becoming increasingly frustrating - so I just started sending messages with loads of mistakes. And a disclaimer at the bottom that blamed it on the ever shrinking keys. Terrible, I know, phone makers stop making things smaller.
But the new Galaxy Note? You can either type (on the touch screen) or there's an S-Pen, it can read your handwriting (awesome, I know!) and switch it to typed text.
When we visited the Royal Easter Show, the Samsung stand hosted three artists who did caricatures on the phone. This gives you an idea of how ace the capabilities are. Because look at my awesome massive nose. And superhero chin. Rad. You can draw. On. My. Phone. Matt is totally into that. As are the kids. And I can write myself notes. Because it's a phone and a tablet.
You can read about the features here and see all the tech specifications here. But below I've collated my own loves about this bloody awesome phone.
Pros:
- The large screen size. It's supremely user friendly for me - I can read emails, watch video content, look at photos, and also keep the smalls occupied with the game, YouTube etc. The iPhone is pint-sized compared to this baby.
- It's an android. Which doesn't mean it's being beamed up by E.T. - it means it opens up a whole world to you.
- Samsung has a whole range of apps that are free! And I can use Instagram. And a whole bunch more (I am full of glee about this!)
- The camera takes some pretty rad photos. Plus I can mess with them afterwards - draw on them, write on them, whatever tickles my fancy
- If I was meeting someone somewhere a bit tricky, I can take a screenshot of a map, then draw on the map to show them directions, then email it to them. Can't do that on any other phone.
- I can use the whole Microsoft Office suite on here. So if I am out and about and need to update a spreadsheet for my boss in a hurry? No problem, just pull it up on the screen, update and send it back. A cinch.
- Do you know how often I get lost driving around Sydney? Because I rely on ye olde UBD. However the Galaxy Note has Navigon installed. Truly. Divine.
- Super crisp high definition display - makes viewing so much better on a good screen
- It's a very impressive phone. The IT boys at work were oohing and ahhhing over it. I let them look at it while they set it up. For 10 minutes. Then I reclaimed it.
Cons:
- The battery life - I need to charge it every night - however this could be to do with my excessive consumption of Instagram
- It doesn't fit into my back jeans pocket - so my butt does not get to vibrate anymore. Shame.
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I was chatting with someone on Twitter the other night - and she also told me that if I had a Samsung television, I could do something jiggy with the phone, and it would be the TV's remote control. Way to freak out the smalls!
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Full Disclosure: Samsung gave me the new Samsung Galaxy Note to review. I was not paid for this review. And I freaking love this phone. It's unnatural how much I love it.
