The name of Sony Ericsson Equinox TM717 maybe new to you, but when you look at the pictures you probably feel that the handset is seem so familiar…ermm…it is look like the stylish Sony Ericsson T707. Yes, you are right, the Sony Ericsson T707 has changed it name when land on US T-Mobile. There are already have a review on Sony Ericsson T707, so we not going to review this phone here. We just give the brief review here. Interested can read the review here.
At the last review of Sony Ericsson T707, we were very satisfied with its stylish appearance. The handset has a very unique touches light effects on the cover. The light effects include a half-moon lighting array and an external display showing who is calling or texting by using the pulse light notification. It is also known as ‘rainbow’ are which can be assigned their own colors and the manufacturer claims this will help you easily recognize who´s calling.
The features in Sony Ericsson Equinox TM717 is pretty much basically the need for a phone- 3G support, a 3 mega pixel snapper, a M2 memory slot, FM radio, Gesture control and etc…consider it is only a midrange phone, we couldn’t expect more. Since the handset have A-GPS support, thus it is work with Google Maps and support for TeleNav. That’s mean you can have a navigation system in this stylish flip phone.
Frankly, the Sony Ericsson Equinox TM717 is more attractively on the outward appearance rather than the inner features. It is doesn’t mean the phone have come with lousy features, in fact the features is good but since there are many other well featured midrange handset out there like LG Cookie, Samsung S5600 , Nokia 6600 fold. It is hard for TM717 stand out. In a nutshell, if fashion is your concerns then choose Sony Ericsson TM717, otherwise you can look for better featured handset.

























Sony Ericsson Equinox is equipped with enhanced design features along with integrated GPS sensors for turn –by-turn directions. It supports 3G technology with which it is possible to have data and voice traffic simultaneously.
You can easily shoot videos & transfer it to computers via email or upload it directly to the YouTube application.
Advantages are:
• Decent Photo quality
• Excellent video playback.
• Support Goggle Maps & TeleNav.
• Decent Call quality
Disadvantages are:
• Mediocre Web and Camera capabilities
• Average Speakerphone quality.
• No Q-W-E-R-T-Y keyboard.
• Poor user interface.
• You cant connect headset & charge phone at same time.
Summary
Though Sony Ericsson Equinox has average camera , web qualities and without any email service, the only thing that lets drives you to purchase this phone is its look (flap phone) and its price.