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Sony Ericsson LiveView

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3 editorial reviews
This isn't the first time that Sony Ericsson's dabbled in the field of spy-like Bluetooth wrist accessories, but as we all know, extortionate prices and limited functionality meant these old timers never really took off.Read more
After Buzz and I met with James from Sony Ericsson last week, I got all excited about the LiveView. Basically it’s a tiny little device – about the size of a 50c coin (although it’s a good deal thicker – about as thick as four-five such coins) – that, via bluetooth, connects to your Android […]Read more
A tiny sub-display, for remotely-controlling your Android smartphone and sneaking glances at incoming messages when you probably should be paying attention in class, in meetings…Read more
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Pros

  • Lets start with what worked well
  • it works pretty well
  • better sound performance and enhancement

Cons

  • Lose connection
  • no access to existing phone call logs or messages
  • it had dropped the Bluetooth connection and refused to reconnect

Key specs

  • 1.3 in
  • OLED (AMOLED)
  • 128, 128 px
  • Colour screen
  • 35 mm

Sony Ericsson LiveView - Pros & Cons

Sony Ericsson LiveView

Pros

  • Lets start with what worked well
  • it works pretty well
  • better sound performance and enhancement
  • wrist-watch style attachment is very cool
  • LiveView works best with the simplest functionality

Cons

  • Lose connection
  • no access to existing phone call logs or messages
  • it had dropped the Bluetooth connection and refused to reconnect
  • doesn't work as a Bluetooth speakerphone
  • Navigation
  • too
  • felt more convoluted than it should be
  • the apps only show you alerts as they come along
  • no way of changing the update frequency
  • lack of navigation buttons
  • the Twitter app only took us to the mobile homepage

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Sony Ericsson LiveView - Full Specifications

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Display
Screen size1.3 in
Display technology
OLED
Screen resolution128 x 128 px
Type of screenColour screen
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Dimensions
Case diameter1.38 in
Case height1.38 in
Case thickness0.43 in
Weight0.53 oz
Watch case materialPlastic/Synthetic
Wrist band materialTextile
Colour of bracelet
  • Black
  • Grey
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Power
Battery technologyLi-Ion
Average battery life (standby)96.0 h
Battery life (running)96.0 h
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Features
Built-in camerano
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Connectivity
4G (LTE)no
Bluetoothyes
Wi-Fino
USByes

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