Sagem my150X

A slightly more upmarket version of the Sagem my150X, the Sagem my220X is a very lightweight and incredibly inexpensive phone that looks like it costs a lot more than it actually does.

Let's not beat about the bush - this is a really cheap phone, coming in at less than £15 (€25) for a prepay handset. What you get for your money is a very elegant device that's just 10mm thick and weighs only 65 grams, with easy-to-use menus, a speakerphone, built-in polyphonic ringtones and a colour screen.

The screen is a simple 128 x 128 pixel CSTN panel in 65,000 colours. As with the my150X, the Sagem my220X has funky backlights on the keypad too. The standard colour is chrome/black, but Sagem also have a gold version (as pictured) which should be available in the shops.

Talktime is a reasonable 3 hours with up to 10 days standby time. Yes, there are phones will greater battery life, but then at 65 grams this is certainly one of the lightest devices around, partly down to the slimline power cell.

We like the my150X a lot - and the Sagem my220X is basically the same handset with a conventional colour screen. It certainly looks like an expensive phone and the sleek design will attract some admiring glances.. and it's a handset that could definitely make a good Christmas gift.

Sagem my220X at a glance
Available: Q4 2007Network:GSM 900 /1800
Data:No
Screen:128x128 pixels, 65k colours
Camera:No
Size:Slim monoblock107 x 47 x 10 / 65 grams
Bluetooth:No
Memory card:No
Infra-red:No
Polyphonic:Yes
Java:No
Battery life:3 hours talk / 10 days standby