Camera: 3.2 megapixels with 3x digital zoom and photo light
Video Camera: Video recording with video light / video calling
Display: 320x240 pixels, 262,144-colour TFT
Music Player: Yes, with Clear Bass, Clear Stereo, PlayNow, TrackID, plus FM radio with RDS
Ringtones: Polyphonic ringtones / MP3 and AAC ringtones / vibration alert
Messaging: SMS, MMS, IM, email, Exchange ActiveSync
Games and applications: 3D Java games, organiser functions
Special features: Motion sensor and shake control
Memory: 120 MB plus Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) support
Connectivity: Bluetooth, USB, WiFi, DNLA certified
Internet: WAP 2.0, web browser, YouTube compatible, Google Maps, RSS feeds
Operating Frequency: Quadband GSM plus 3G HSDPA
Size: 95.0 x 48.0 x 14.3 mm
Weight: 98.0 g
Talk Time: 4 hours - 10 hours
Standby: 350 - 400 hours

Expert Reviews from other websites (1 review)

Sony Ericsson W705 Review at Mobile Phones UK (1 March 2009)

Sony Ericsson W705 Consumer Reviews (60 reviews)

Write a review of the Sony Ericsson W705! Please share your experiences to help other people choose the product that's best for them. This is a review site, not a forum, so please don't just ask questions. Please do not use swear words or offensive language, and please, no advertising! Reviewed by ben on 14/03/2010
I've had this phone for for over six months and yet have no problems yet. I think its fantastic, and one of the best music phones around :)
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Reviewed by max on 26/02/2010
i have the w705 and its not that loud it still good i love it but you cant zoom when its 3 megapixel that's the thing
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Reviewed by Siva on 26/02/2010
w705 walkman seriers with metalic silver finsh. attractive color.awesome clarity.should have come with cybershot.only default is the slider.it does not look good in the long run.speaker volume is not attractive.and the headset is ok with the clarity stereo and all but not good in the volume level.the camera would have come with the flash facility.nice battery backup.if you want your ears to be safe go for this phone coz the headset will not be noisy.
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Reviewed by jimmy on 22/02/2010
i think this phone is very good i have had it for 5 months and i am still figuring out all the special extra features! overall 5 stars
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Reviewed by Lilola on 21/02/2010
I have had this phone for about 1 week and when ever i try to play a music track it comes up with "media file not found". When i turn the phone off and back on again the files seem to work until it happends again. Thats the only problem i have with this phone but apart from that ITS GREAT!!!! :D
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Reviewed by Betty on 19/02/2010
At first i was very excited about receiving this phone and for the 1st 6 months it was great and then all of a sudden it went wrong the phone changed into Chinese and i could not change it i tried to reset the settings back to the factory settings and then it said it could read my battery and switched it self off . after about a month of getting it fixed the stupid phone will not close and its on the verge of sliding off its hinges. whatever you do don not make the mistake and buy this phone you will regret it.
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Reviewed by Shane on 13/02/2010
This is an excellent phone. It looks fantastic with brushed metal finish and is very easy to operate in both closed and open position. As a music player it can't be beat and that includes an I phone, reason being is that the sound is excellent and you can be doing something e.g walking or jogging and can still operate it. I have had the phone almost a year now and it has worked fine. On one occasion only it crashed and gave me the 'insert sony ericsson' battery. I simply just went into sony ericsson website, downloaded the software, hooked up phone to pc and it was working within an hour.
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Reviewed by Peter on 04/02/2010
Electronics are a funny old business - i've had 4 faulty xbox 360s while friends of mine have had no problems, but this phone, which is meant to be terrible, has never given me any trouble. Ever. Its all pot luck. I've had this phone since July '09 (o2), and never had anything go wrong. Great mp3 player too. Its 5 stars from me, but potential buyers should be aware of other reviewers experiences too.
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Reviewed by Lou on 02/02/2010
On 3rd one as Orange will not do anything about it
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Reviewed by karthik on 22/01/2010
This phone is too good and easily can browse.As below said some people they are really tasteless fellows.I bought this phone before a month and its look good too.
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Reviewed by CT on 22/01/2010
Nice looking phone but thats as far as it goes. Had trouble with network coverage & battery cannot be charged-you must use a sony ericsson battery....seems to be a common fault with the phone!!!!
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Reviewed by chandan on 19/01/2010
superb performance, the people who scolds this phone are brainless
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Reviewed by Stuart on 17/01/2010
I'm on my second w705 and this has same problems as first one with freezing up while taking pictures, listening to music etc. All I get told is do a software update and even that doesn't work as it just hangs and hangs and nothing happens!!! I've always owned nokia, and wish I had stuck with nokia and not got this piece of rubbish. AVOID THIS PHONE
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Reviewed by michael Davis on 16/01/2010
What a load of rubbish. Had the phone for a couple of months always freezing and turning itself off. Battery life is rubbish and now the phone was charging. Switched itself off. wouldn't switch back on. plugged in to charge, it came back on saying SIM not recognised and need to use official sony battery. Switched off and on again and it was all in swedish so not impressed. SONY ERICSSON are rubbish.
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Reviewed by Eugene from Melbourne on 13/01/2010
Phone is ok, but can't turn off silent mode and can't access sound profiles even after a master reset.SE you should fix this!
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Reviewed by scott on 08/01/2010
i had this phone 2 months and one day while on the net it froze and now wont do anything been sent back to sony ericsson for repair.
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Reviewed by Prievan deby on 03/01/2010
My phone is great..i use it alot for calling ane especially the internet..but after 1 year it starts to give me problems with answering.when making a call i hear nothing and the other person heres nothing to.loudspeaker does nt work anymore and i cannot record calls or anything else
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Reviewed by Sophie on 01/01/2010
rubbish phone. freezes, deletes messages, doesn't let you receive messages, deletes files, turns itself off. complete waste of money.
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Reviewed by Katie on 28/12/2009
Iv only had this handset for 5months, its been extremely slow since the day i got it, and now it says no network coverage, cannot charge my battery, it has deleted all my contacts, pics, videos and messages! RUBBISH!
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Reviewed by Shane on 23/12/2009
This is a really neat phone. Wi fi is faultless and has one of the best mp3 player I've ever used. With aluminium finish it feels and looks very slick. It froze on me once in the last year but it can be 'rebooted' really easily on SE website.
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Reviewed by nicky on 23/12/2009
it dosnt allow you to password protect your txts
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Reviewed by Amardeep on 21/12/2009
My one friend is having the same. I m in love with this handset. HSPA Speed goes upto 350 KBPS Transfer rate in BSNL 3G .......Really Awesome...................Wi Fi is present to access hot spots everywhere..... nice screen size.... I m hving K550i and soon will buy this nice device....
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Reviewed by Johnny on 21/12/2009
had this 2 weeks and now the media files cannot be found and my contacts have gone...rubbish
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Reviewed by pat on 18/12/2009
people who gave this phone a bad review are all idiots. seriously people if you just handled your phone with care what you've said wouldn't have happened. jeez give this phone a break it's awesome
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Reviewed by Marion Thurston on 17/12/2009
I've had this phone for 9 months...basically its great and I love it...HOWEVER...my real bugbear is with reception.I frequently dont get calls as theres no signal.. can't call out as there's no signal etc etc even losing mid call...all this when other friends are using their orange network phones..like me..in the same place. This has been a problem since day 1 and although phone is otherwise excellent I will be happy for upgrade when time comes.Shame,as otherwise its a great phone and I love it.
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Reviewed by Nicole on 15/12/2009
This is the best phone ive had, especially compare to the w910, now that was rubbish! ive had this phone for two months an had no problems what so ever (:
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Reviewed by james may on 15/12/2009
i think its a very good phone. if u get it from a licensed sony ericsson centre. I Love It
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Reviewed by Tom on 14/12/2009
Terrible phone, constantly turning itself on and off in my pocket and opening various applications including the internet which costs me money! Another problem is that it keeps calling my dad when in my pocket which is annoying for both him and me. Worst phone I have ever owned by a distance. Steer well cleat
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Reviewed by andy halcrow on 11/12/2009
this is possible the worst phone i have ever brought, doesnt even work after 2 weeks
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Reviewed by nehaz on 10/12/2009
I own a W705 for the last one year - though am pleased with it in many ways, all the problems mentioned in the article like shutting down in the middle of a call, hanging etc are problems I have faced. I owned a W810 before this, which was the best phone I had till date. I wish they still had it in production, would exchange this for that :(
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Reviewed by Reeks on 08/12/2009
I got this phone from cex and to be honest i think its rubbish. The camera's awful yeah i know its not a cybershot phone but i was exspecting abit more! Textings easy though, its not a bad phone but its not the best. im going back to the shop to see if i can change it.
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Reviewed by Chia on 07/12/2009
My Sony Ericsson logo chip off!!! amazing!
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Reviewed by Luke on 05/12/2009
I used this website to help me decide on the next phone I was going to get. I decided to buy this phone after having an LG VIEWTY touch screen and it was awful. I have had the W705 for nearly a day and it is very pleasing. It presents facebook and youtube and the internet brilliantly. The phone is a nice, compact size with loads of memory. The music sound on this phone as others have picked up on, is superb! The only part of the phone i am not sure whether im pleased with or not is the camera. The 3.2 mega pixel is great to snap shots on a night out or for facebook. Its just not quite like the cybershot. But hey, the phone otherwise is superb and a brilliant buy if you want lots of features with a good battery life!!!
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Reviewed by Jill on 02/12/2009
I've had this phone for four months and have just returned it for repair. I I tried to put it on silent using the hash key and although the 'silent' icon came up on the screen, it remained on 'outdoor'. I can't put it on silent at all even when I select it in settings. If I try to select profile, it turns itself off. I would not buy another one which is a shame because it is very easy to use. I've always had Nokias and will go back to them.
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Reviewed by kris brown on 23/11/2009
when i plug charger in its saying batrey cannot be charged use sony ericsson batrey
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Reviewed by Paul on 19/11/2009
Top phone love it 5 stars
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Reviewed by praveen on 17/11/2009
the phone just has to be given a 10/10 star . its just awesome with best feature a walkman can have suprb sound quality .wifi to is at its most range. its quite exellent and having stylish slim design which atttracts every one. i have been using this phone since 2 weeks after it got released.no complains from my side till now.u shuld use the phone the way it is created.in a good way.it just an awesome phone
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Reviewed by praveen on 17/11/2009
simply the best
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Reviewed by Fred on 15/11/2009
I bought the phone recently and after two weeks, turning it on one morning, though the keypad would light up, the screen wouldn't come on. I ran the update tool offered on the Sony website and followed the instructions. After two days Ive not had any problems but id be interested to find out if the other reviewers or the Editors of this site have tried running the updates and re-installing the software and still experienced issues with reliability. [Editor's reply: Sorry, no experience of this, but judging from the other user reviews I woudln't hold out much hope.]
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Reviewed by Carly on 14/11/2009
I have had this phone for around 5 months now. I aobsolutely love it and was very very shocked with the bad reviews it has received! i have had no problems with it, bar once where it completely froze and it had to get sent off for a software update, and bar that, its been amazin. i find it really easy to use. the key board is so easy to type with. i love its fun features, thanks to sony's brilliant software. i would definately recommend this phone to other people who are after just a fun, cute phone. i do not really use the mp3 player or camera on it so i can not really comment on these features.
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Reviewed by Raymond on 11/11/2009
first time i see W705..Oh!!I LOVE IT,I just use three month only.=.= Now i want throw in the Trash..I HATE.HATE.HATE.W705..no network coverage..Bluetooth currently unavailable..Battery cannot charge..IF CAN..I GIVE IT NEGATIVE 5 STAR..DONT.DONT.DONT.BUYYYYY
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Reviewed by Michael on 10/11/2009
I was looking around for a new phone for a couple of months and made my mind up to go for a sony ericsson W705, i knew the music aspect would be great and it looked nice so went for it. A few days later i read some reviews which wernt great and just hoped it wouldnt happen to me!! The next day i turned my phone on and my pictures had vanished, my music had vanished, it kept saying please insert sim? Please insert memory card?! It also started to cut off during calls. This phone is honestly the worst phone ive ever had, you'd be better off with a pigeon. I now own an LG Cookie and it is the best phone ive ever had, would recommend it to anyone but stay away from Sony Ericsson!!! USELESS 0.0 stars
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Reviewed by Martin on 10/11/2009
Interface is smart. Battery life, good. Wifi function is nice. Design and build quality is above average. Walkman function and headphones are excellent. Keypad is not good for "touch texting". It's hard to distinguish the keys with just touching it. Camera is pathetic. Worst one I had. Thinking of getting an Aino.
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Reviewed by beki on 09/11/2009
most awful phone i have ever had .. have had this fone since july 09 and have just foned up to change my 4th handest.. the fone likes to turn itself off.. once its turned back on it likes to freeze.. and when i have full signal all it says it emergency calls only or no network coverage.. am waitin to see what o2 say about changing it to the w995 model due to the number of handests and problems i have had.. hopefully that wont be as poor as the w705.. wouldnt recommend this phone AT ALL!
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Reviewed by G on 07/11/2009
Already added a review for this phone, where it seems I had rose tinted glasses for it. I still do very much like my phone but tonight it has broke again and this is the second time now since March this year and I'm stuck with it for another year. In a nutshell, when it works it's fantastic. When it doesn't, it's a pretty serious problem normally.
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Reviewed by Jane on 06/11/2009
Absolute rubbish, have had it for 2 months and have experienced much of what has been said here already. Tells me I have no photos/music when I do, then today I turn it off and now it wont turn back on no matter what I do. Sick to death of taking crappy phones back to be repaired. Dont bother.
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Reviewed by Neill on 04/11/2009
Simply, no. Avoid this phone. On paper it sounds like a really good phone at a reasonable price. It does tick all the feature boxes, wifi, hdspa, etc. but it has one fundamental flaw. Every month, like clockwork, I get a message appearing claiming 'Can't connect to the netw.' Nothing will resolve this. It's been 'fixed', it's been reflashed, the software has been upgraded all amounting to nada. This phone is useless. Admittedly, when this error does happen, reflashing the firmware DOES give you the functionality back, however, you'll have lost anything stored on your phone to date aswell as having to know you'll witness this again in another month. No thank you.
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Reviewed by Mike on 04/11/2009
Like the phone, have updated the software 3 times now, most recently about 3 weeks ago. Still get the occasional 'cannot find media' or the media simply dissapears and the phone needs a reboot. Battery life has suddendly changed dramatically from a week (don't use phone that much), to around 2 days max (literally hardly use at all)! Should be a good phone, feels much better than other recent efforts (w900i springs to mind) problem with SE is that there is obviously a problem with their testing department, phones get rushed out to the market too quickly which gives them a bad name when all the problems roll in.
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Reviewed by nica on 29/10/2009
awsome phone... that is when it actually works. first my media files can't be found, then my menu don't work and last but not least i can't sms or make a call!!! basic functions of a phone. the w705 is my first sony ericsson and definetley the last one!
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Reviewed by Jerry on 27/10/2009
Had the phone for 4 months, seems good at first. Suddenly images were not displayed properly. So tried turning the phone off and on again all of a sudden my SIM isn't recognised, there's no network coverage, and the 'battery cannot be charged'. Can i update my the software. No! i have just 30% battery life.
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Reviewed by khan on 25/10/2009
i love this phone i cant beleive people are having problems with this phone ive had this phone since the day it came out and ive had not 1 problem
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Reviewed by :( on 22/10/2009
am sooo shockd!!! as sum ppl hve NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS....THE 1ST DAY I GOT A W705 FOR MY B-DAI WITHIN THE 1ST 15MINS IT FROZE AND TURNED OFF, AND AFTER A FEW DAYS IT DOESNT COME ON AT ALL HWEVA WEN DIS PHONE DOES WORK ITZ THE BEST HOWEVA I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THIS PROPERLY YET AS ITZ NOT GIVEN MY A CHANCE 2 :(
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Reviewed by molly on 18/10/2009
i loved this phone, ive had for 4 months and all of a sudden its stopped working. i could listen to my music and all my pictures have gone. and just a few minutes ago it turned of so i turned it back on and now im stuck with a blue screen. i really do like this phone though because it is good. So hopefully they will give me a new W 705.
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Reviewed by Zairul on 10/10/2009
ok guys,am using this phone,n it works perfectly,no problem at all,n am actually quite happy with it =) btw,am working at the nokia technical support,i received alot of call n email with similar issue like what happened with SE phone,usually,most of the cases can be solve by doing software update,u can do it through ur phone,n also by using ur pc,but u need pc suite as well n a usb cable inorder to update it by using ur pc... but b4 u update ur phone,pls remember to back up all of ur phone file n contact by using ur pc suite cuz u'll lose everything including ur contact detail if u do sofware update... nx time,what i would suggest u guys,right after u purchase a new phone,straight away do software update,thats whut i did,n i never had any problem with any of my phone.. ^_^ n always,read ur user guide...regards
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Reviewed by Paul on 09/10/2009
Like everyone else thought the phone looked nice, with good features and functionality. BUT now, I would not recommend the phone to anyone. Thought the battery would be a bit better currently only getting at most 2 1/2 days. When you run low on the battery the media features seem to stop working!!!
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Reviewed by danny on 06/10/2009
ad the fone for 4 monthes fone crashed switched it off now wont switch bk on tryed charging it all nyt still wont switch on????.oh the joy.any one got any ideas????
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Reviewed by Kinson Pimple on 10/09/2009
A good looking phone however,it does not take long for the phone to freeze,lose stored photos.Avoid it.
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Reviewed by Guinea Pig Girl! on 10/08/2009
I have to mention first that I am a Sony Ericsson convert! (After numerous Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, LG phones, etc) My previous W580 was excellent but was old and needed replacing as the screen was going a little. The W750 was my choice after considering the other SE's. The phone is on the whole brilliant, however I do agree with Anmol's review that the LOUDSPEAKER isn't! It's more of a quietsspeaker which isn't great when I use it as an alarm at work....I slept through it last week! The ringtones, text message alert, alarm and walkman are far, far too quiet and I shall have to consider carrying my old 580 around to make up.
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Reviewed by Lord Noobie Of Fryer on 16/07/2009
Great Size phone.Well designed.Key pad good size with a clear screen.Nice and light and fits in pocket.
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Reviewed by Anmol on 07/07/2009
It is a great phone to use and it feels very handy. Keypad is also good and is easy for typing sms. Coming to Music: This phone is way better than any phone prevailing in the market in the recent times. It has most dynamic sound. Quality-wise it beats ipods and is very very good. Sound in HEADPHONES(the premium ones) is just amazing....cant stop listening. Screen is very big and comfortable to view in sunlight. Firmware(software) of the phone is fre of bugs till date and is easy to use. the Layout of phone is also good. Camera is also good though lacking autofocu9which would rather make it a digital camera as without it photos are still VERY crisp and good quality image). Generally a 3.2 MP camera gives photos of range 500-600 KB but this phone gives photos upto 1.2-1.4 MB(that is good as compared to other downtrodden NOKIA phones). Battery Life is also superb (4-5 days on full charge). There's one tiny problem with the loudspeaker(it isnt VERY VERY loud but still you can hear ringtones). BUILD QUALITY is also SUPERB. In short: Go for this phone after reading my review and you wont regret after buyig it.
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