Sony Ericsson T290

Specifications
Sony Ericsson T290
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  • 1.45" 101x80 pixels
  • NO No video recorder
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  • 700mAh
Released 2004, Q4 73g, 19mm thickness Feature phone 400 KB storage, no card slot
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T290i, Dual-band 900/1800
T290c, Dual-band 900/1800 for China
T290a, Dual-band 850/1900 for Americas

Network
Technology GSM
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 - T290i
  GSM 850 / 1900 - T290a
GPRS Class 8
EDGE No
Launch
Announced 2004, Q4
Status Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 101 x 44 x 19 mm (3.98 x 1.73 x 0.75 in)
Weight 73 g (2.57 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display
Type STN, 4096 colors
Size 1.45 inches, 6.6 cm2 (~14.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 101 x 80 pixels (~89 ppi density)
 Wallpapers, themes
Memory
Card slot No
Phonebook 250 entries x 5 fields, Picture call
Call records 10 dialed, 20 received and missed calls
Internal 400 KB
Camera
  No
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes
Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic ringtones, composer
3.5mm jack No
 Ringtones can be assigned to phonebook entries
Comms
WLAN No
Bluetooth No
Positioning No
Radio No
USB Proprietary
Features
Sensors
Messaging SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
Browser WAP 1.2.1
Games 2 - Deep Abyss and Five Stones + Downloadable
Java No
 Predictive text input
Organizer
Voice control
Voice memo
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 700 mAh battery (BST-30)
Stand-by Up to 300 h
Talk time Up to 12 h
Misc
Colors
SAR 1.17 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.75 W/kg (head)    
Price About 40 EUR

User opinions and reviews

  • Ayaz Rana
  • 05 Oct 2025
  • CBa

It was my first ever phone back in jan 2006 Cool phone

  • Anonymous
  • 19 Jun 2025
  • I@H

This was my first ever own phone back in uni! I remember being thrilled to be able to access the internet (WAP) to play games lol. Sadly I lost it and forgot that it ever existed until recently.

I had the Sony Ericsson T290a for Cingular GoPhone back in '05/'06. I thought this phone wss cool.

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