Sony Ericsson G900i

Status: 🟢 Fully functional

The Sony Ericsson G900i became something of a swan song for the UIQ lineup — essentially the last generation of Sony Ericsson smartphones based on Symbian with that interface. On the outside, it looked like an ordinary, neat candy bar phone, but inside it hid a touchscreen that gave access to emails, notes, office documents, and even handwritten memos thanks to stylus input recognition. It was an attempt to combine a strict business style with functionality, without overloading the user with external frills.

Its five-megapixel camera with autofocus deserved special attention, especially for its then-astonishing touch-to-focus feature — something we now take for granted on iOS and Android. Back in 2008, it felt like science fiction. A couple of seconds to frame the shot, a light tap — and the autofocus instantly shifted exactly where you wanted it. On top of that, the G900i offered Wi-Fi, support for Memory Stick Micro cards up to 8 GB, and full office capabilities in a pocket-sized format.

I first saw the G900i in 2009, in the hands of a university classmate. We were sitting in a lecture hall, and he casually flicked through the menus with the stylus, checked his email, and showed how the camera focused with a single touch. That was the moment I realized smartphones were ceasing to be a toy for geeks and becoming a tool for everyday work — even if they hid their touchscreen under the guise of a classic phone.

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