Sony Ericsson F100i Jalou

I bought this phone in about February/March 2010, and on the whole, I have been very pleased with it.


It has a very compact design (flip-phone / clamshell) - it is very easy to carry around and because it is so small, it easily fits in your pocket without protruding out, meaning you are less likely to lose it or drop it.


It has a very fashionable, girly style. And it has a reflective screen so when you switch the screen off, you can use it as a carry-around compact mirror.


It has a 3MP camera which is fabulous, but about the only negative thing I have to say about this phone, is that the lack of flash is very disappointing and means you can't always take the photo's you want.


Features, well it has GPRS, bluetooth, 3MP camera, video record/playback function, mp3 playback, java games, radio and apps - basically all you would expect from a mid-range phone (i.e. it's not bog standard like the ones you can buy for £10, but it's also not a smartphone like the ones you spend £200+ on).


It has a great balance of good features, useful features, looks & style, battery life and easy of carrying.


The battery, even when you leave bluetooth on, is exceptionally good. It is quick to charge on the wall charger.


The buttons are fairly small, as you would expect due to the size of the phone, but I have not had any problems with them. They press easily and they're not so close together that you end up pressing the wrong ones. It's a pretty fantastic layout fitted in well to fit with the same of the phone without impairing useability.


It has 90Mb of built-in space but you can expand with MicroSD memory card, of which I personally use 8Gb, but I very rarely use a lot of space.


It has some nifty built-in features too such as a calendar app and a built in step-o-meter which is very accurate and flawless and I find very useful.


My overall opinion, is that minus the fact that it doesn't have flash and therefore if you take a lot of photo's on your phone, that may be a problem, on the whole this is an excellent phone which I would highly recommend.


It comes with it's own little suede/velvet carry pouch as well which prevents scratches - mine still look like new!