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Sony Ericsson W800i Cell Phone

Sony Ericsson W800i

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The W800i by Sony Ericsson is an addition to the Walkman line of phones that they have introduced.  This new Walkman digital music player holds up to 130 songs and also comes equipped with a 2 Megapixel digital camera with autofocus.  With the capacity to play up to 30 hours of songs, the great battery life is a winning attribute.  Personalize your phone with picture wallpaper, screensavers, animations and much more. 

In-Depth Review

The flagship model in Sony Ericsson's first-generation of Walkman-branded phones, the w800i combines a solid tri-band GSM phone with exceptional multimedia functionality including a full-featured music player and best-in-class two megapixel camera. 

The fun-loving cousin of Sony's all-business K750i, the w800i is the music lover's mobile of choice, at least until the next generation of Walkman phones is released.

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Sony Ericsson W800i in-depth review - Introduction

The flagship model in Sony Ericsson's first-generation of Walkman-branded phones, the w800i combines a solid tri-band GSM phone with exceptional multimedia functionality including a full-featured music player and best-in-class two megapixel camera.  The fun-loving cousin of Sony's all-business K750i, the w800i is the music lover's mobile of choice, at least until the next generation of Walkman phones is released.

Sony Ericsson W800i in-depth review - Design

The w800i is a candybar-style phone almost identical to the K750i in terms of dimensions and overall physical design.  The phone is 1.8" w x 3.9" h x 0.8" d and 3.5 oz in weight, and is finished in white with orange and silver trim.  In addition to the standard Sony Ericsson logos, the phone is branded with the Walkman logo on the front and along the left edge.  Similar to the K750i, the w800i is a bit heavier in the hand than one...

Sony Ericsson W800i in-depth review - Camera

Like the identical one found on the K750o, the w800i's 2.0 Megapixel camera on the K750i is the best camera I've ever used on a phone, and one of the best available today.  Head to head shootouts with Nokia's N90 set featuring its 2MP Carl Zeiss optics regularly give the K750i a slight edge in picture quality, and after a few snaps it was clear to me why.  Taken in good lighting conditions, highest-quality photos from this handset are...

Sony Ericsson W800i in-depth review - Features

Befitting of its designation in the "Walkman" line, the w800i's highlighted feature is its music player.  This is the best music player I've yet to see in a cell phone, by far outdoing the much-maligned Motorola E1 ROKR and its watered-down version of Apple's iTunes software.  The w800i's Walkman application supports mp3 and AAC audio files, and the included 512MB Memory Stick Duo card has room for a few albums' worth of songs with no...

Sony Ericsson W800i in-depth review - Screen

The 175x220, 262,000 color display on the w800i is absolutely excellent.  At nearly 2" diagonal, the TFT screen is sharp, detailed, and a worthy compliment to the handset's stellar camera.  As with almost all high-res phones, the Sony Ericsson's screen is somewhat difficult to read in direct sunlight and prone to fingerprints and smudges, but it's still a joy to use.  The animated menus built in to the phone's UI are speedy and...

Sony Ericsson W800i in-depth review - Audio

Call quality on the w800i is quite good.  A tri-band GMS phone, with 900/1800/1900 bands and high-speed GPRS functionality, the is marketed as a world phone, the lack of an 850 MHz band may be a drawback for some potential buyers.  Those buyers can turn to the more recently released w810i, which is essentially the same handset with a quad-band and EDGE-capable radio in a  slightly redesigned black housing. The phone's...

w800i

Overall Rating:
4 out of 5
By: henry jensn on Monday, November 27, 2006
From: hillside, NJ (United States)
Experience: 5 Months
Pros: good camera with cover, great memory, pic, video, music

Cons: need louder speaker

Summary: i would definity buy this phone again. overall i enjoy this new walkman technology with all the new feature that wasn't included in the old sony ericsson phones.

17 out of 26 people found this review helpful

w800i

Overall Rating:
4 out of 5
By: henry jensn on Monday, November 27, 2006
From: hillside, NJ (United States)
Experience: 5 Months
Pros: good camera with cover, great memory, pic, video, music

Cons: need louder speaker

Summary: i would definity buy this phone again. overall i enjoy this new walkman technology with all the new feature that wasn't included in the old sony ericsson phones.

12 out of 21 people found this review helpful
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