Sony Ericsson T290

Released 2004, Q4
73g, 19mm thickness
Feature phone
400 KB storage, no card slot
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1.45"
101x80 pixels
NO
No video recorder
700mAh

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
Launch	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

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

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Sony Ericsson T290 - user opinions and reviews

Ayaz Rana
CBa
05 Oct 2025

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

Anonymous
I@H
19 Jun 2025

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.

Storm28
kXi
25 Nov 2024

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