Price Range: $299.00 - $370.00

Mobile music sensation

Feel the vibe come alive, whatever your taste in music. Storage for a thousand songs. Fast Web connection to download more.

The elegant Sony Ericsson W830i is a Walkman® music phone which comes with a slide opening mechanism. The W830i is a compact mobile phone, a Walkman® music player & a digital camera, all in one perfect package. The phone comes with a start up kit which includes a Sony Ericsson stereo headset, USB cable for connectivity, music management software for easy music transfer from CD via PC to the Sony Ericsson W830i & a 512 Mbyte PRO Duo™ memory stick which will store approximately 500 songs.

Available in Precious Black & Golden White, the W830 is a good looking ‘slider’ phone that offers fast music downloads direct to the handset. W830 is configured out-of-the-box for the PlayNow 3.0 direct music download service featuring Sony BMG artists. The phone is also configured for operator over the air (OTA) music download services and accepts many popular music file formats including e-AAC+, which reduces download time and space needed for tracks. Storage for music tracks is plentiful; a 1GB memory stick PRO Duo is supplied in-box, which is enough for around 900 songs in e-AAC+. This can be expanded to up to 4GB.

The integrated 2 megapixel camera comes with a photo light & 4 x zoom. The user can capture, edit, store & their photos on the W830i. The phone comes with easy to locate camera keys & controls which makes using the camera feature simple for the user & it feels like the user is using a digital camera. The user can record & play video footage on their phone which gives the user a full colour motion recording which can be stored, edited & shared with others. The user can create their own video masterpiece using the VideoDJ™ feature which allows the user to combine an assortment of their video clips to make their finished masterpiece. The Sony Ericsson W830i comes with 3D games with light effects which provides the user with a high quality gaming experience. The user can play the preloaded Java™ games or download more games onto their phone.

Camera
* Camera - 2-megapixel
* Digital zoom - 2.5x
* Photo light
* Video record

Music
* Media Player
* MegaBass™
* Music tones
* PlayNow™
* TrackID™

Messaging
* Chinese input method
* Email:
* MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
* Predictive text input
* SMS long (Text Messaging)
* Sound recorder

Connectivity
* Bluetooth™ technology
* Infrared port
* Modem
* Synchronisation PC
* USB mass storage
* USB support

Price Range: $199.99 - $339.99

Deluxe Walkman® phone

Mobile phone and music player for audio connoisseurs. Great sound quality, advanced communication features, sleek style.

There’s no hiding the fact that the W810i is an upgrade of the W800i, especially since they share practically the same dimensions and weight. The W810i is black, though, which is a huge improvement if white and orange isn’t your thing. The entire handset including keys is black except for the dedicated Walkman key, a Walkman symbol on the bottom and back, and an orange portrait mirror. The other immediately noticeable design features are the new keypad, navigation button and soft keys.

The W810i is designed to be an outstanding music player phone, and it succeeds. The media player supports both MP3 and AAC formats and audio quality is superb. Mega Bass™ enhances bass frequencies for a better overall music experience. There’s loads of memory for storing music, as the W810i comes bundled with a 512 Mbyte Memory Stick PRO Duo™ - enough to store up to 20 full-length audio CD’s. The memory stick is expandable to 1 Gbyte. Software for ripping CD’s is supplied. In addition to the MP3 player there’s an FM radio with RDS. A quality headset is included in the sales package, and the W810i can also be connected to an external speaker system via an optional cable.

Positioned below the screen, the standard navigational keypad layout was replaced by an interesting three circular-section design. Offering increased convenience when listening to music, the keys serve a dual purpose, allowing users to comfortably navigate through the menu structure, while doubling as music player controls. The 5-Way keypad doubles as Play / Stop, Next and Previous Tracks, and Volume Keys while dedicated Left Selection, Walkman, and Back Keys are positioned on to the left side, and Right Selection, Activity Menu, and Clear Keys on the right.

Camera
* Auto focus
* Camera - 2-megapixel
* Digital zoom - 4x
* Photo light
* Video record

Music
* Media Player
* MegaBass™
* Music tones
* PlayNow™

Messaging
* Email:
* MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
* Predictive text input
* SMS long (Text Messaging)
* Sound recorder

Connectivity
* Bluetooth™ technology
* Infrared port
* Modem
* Synchronisation PC
* USB mass storage
* USB support

Price Range: $274.55 to $694.06

Easy listening, easy life

Simply press one button to start your in-phone music player and there’s a selection of top hits preloaded to get you started. It couldn’t be easier!

The W800i fits the mold of other Sony Ericsson products–design is a big focus. Spec wise the phone is based off the K750i, just tuned with some different software and slightly different design (specifically the keys and the back face, size and shape of the handsets are nearly identical). I had several friends ask if the W800i was available through Cingular, because the orange color of the handset makes it look like a heavily Cingular branded device. It’s not, and since the phone lacks GSM 850 the W800i will never make it to Cingular.

The specification of the W800i is the same as the K750i, except that the W800i is customised for music. There’s a one-touch music button for controlling the MP3 player, plus extra bundled software for ripping audio tracks from CDs. The W800i also comes with a larger memory stick for storing all those songs - 512 Mbytes may not sound a lot when compared with an iPod (or even an iPod Mini), but it’s pretty large for a phone, and is enough for around 150 audio tracks. The memory stick is expandable to 1 Gbyte. A quality headset is included in the sales package, and the W800i can also be connected to an external speaker system via an optional cable.

The prominent Walkman branding on the W800i’s smooth white and orange casing reveals the handset’s strong focus on music playback capabilities from a mile away. In fact, when powering on the handset, users must choose whether to use the W800i as a combination of mobile phone and music player, or as a stand-alone music player. Having the same hardware as the K750i, audio quality has been upped significantly as compared to handsets of yore, and given the good quality of its bundled earphones, the W800i as a music player would have no problems competing with many existing portable audio players out-of-the-box. What it doesn’t offer, however, is compatibility with tracks purchased from online music services such as Apple’s iTunes or PlaysForSure compatible varieties including Napster and Yahoo! Music.

Camera
* Auto focus
* Camera - 2-megapixel
* Digital zoom - 4x
* Photo light
* Video record

Music
* Media Player
* MegaBass™
* Music tones
* PlayNow™

Messaging
* Email:
* MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
* Predictive text input
* SMS long (Text Messaging)
* Sound recorder

Connectivity
* Bluetooth™ technology
* Infrared port
* Modem
* Synchronisation PC
* USB mass storage
* USB support

Price Range: $285.00 - $389.00

Your essential companion

Everything you need, straight out of the box, to organise your music and synchronise your calendar and contact with your PC.

The W700i uses basically the same chassis as the W800i with the only difference being the colour scheme. The previous model was white and orange but the W700i has a more refreshing and refined titanium gold look. The rest of the unit is exactly the same so it’s still a well designed and easy to use handset. Sony Ericsson has employed a simple but effective button layout with two selection keys on either side of the dedicated Walkman button, back and clear buttons as well as a five-way navigational joystick. The joystick is sometimes difficult to manoeuvre due to its stubby design and may pose a problem to those with large fingers. To support the on-board music player, the W700i includes a play/pause and a volume up/down button on each side of the phone. The latter can be used for both music and voice call volume.

The W700i comes with a 262k colour TFT style screen which works great as a full screen viewfinder when the user is using the built in 2 megapixel camera feature. The camera feature comes with 4 x digital zoom & an integrated flash. The phone comes with very useable picture effects & editors tools to ensure the perfect finish is given to each photo. The user can simply change the camera feature to work as a video feature which can recorder video & stream video. The VideoDJ™ feature allows the user to create a video show by selecting different video clips & then adding sound for a perfect finish. The phone comes with integrated Macromedia Flash Lite™ which ensure that the phone has the best quality menu graphics & animated wallpapers.

There’s also greater potential to expand the storage capacity. As with all Walkman?phones a Memory Stick PRO Duo is included in the box. The W700i comes with 256MB - enough to hold 6 CDs for occasional music listening. But with up to 2GB versions on the market, enough to hold 47 CDs, there is enough music storage available to entertain on even the longest of journeys. W700i comes supplied with high quality headset that plugs into a standard connector, so you can connect a favourite headset of your own if you wish. There are also a full range of plug-in music accessories from small portable speakers to car systems available.

Camera
* Camera - 2-megapixel
* Digital zoom - 4x
* Photo light
* Video record

Music
* Media Player
* MegaBass™
* Music tones
* PlayNow™

Messaging
* Email:
* MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
* Predictive text input
* SMS long (Text Messaging)
* Sound recorder

Connectivity
* Bluetooth™ technology
* Infrared port
* Modem
* Synchronisation PC
* USB mass storage
* USB support

Price Range: $345.00 - $389.00

Exquisite Walkman® phone

The W660i Walkman® phone. A perfect combination of music, 3G speed and beauty. This mobile phone reflects your taste in music: it’s simply impeccalbe.

The Sony Ericsson W660i comes with a built in Walkman® music player which allows the user to enjoy a full music experience on their 3G mobile phone. The music player comes with easy to create music playlists & the user can view original album art on the full colour screen. The user can move their music from their personal computer or laptop to their W660i easily, by simply connecting the devices, choosing the music & transferring the music file. The Mega Bass™ feature provides the user with a bass frequency feature which allows the user to enjoy a superior listening experience on their mobile phone. The TrackID™ feature is a song recognition feature which is simple to use & allows the user to get all the information they need for any song they like the sound of, the TrackID makes music recognition easy for the user. The W660i comes with a MusicDJ™ feature which allows the user to create their own polyphonic ringing tone by using the different sounds & music styles to create the personal ringing tone. The Walkman® phone supports Bluetooth® stereo which allows the user to enjoy a wireless music experience. The phone comes with a built in FM radio with RDS which allows the user to listen to a FM radio station & gain text information on the screen which is provided by the radio station.

Like several of the latest Walkman phones, the W660 features TrackID. If you ever need to identify a piece of music that you don’t recognise, simply record a few seconds of the track, either via the microphone or by tagging a clip straight from the phone’s FM Radio, and TrackID will send the clip to the Gracenote Mobile MusicID database. This quickly identifies the track, the artist and album and relays the information back to your Walkman phone.

The W660i plays music in nearly every digital format except WMA. The included Disc2Phone software will rip your tunes straight from CD to the phone’s 256MB memory. With the phone closed, playback controls are handled by the five-way nav, allowing you to skip tracks, fast forward, and rewind. The MP3 player can create playlists, shuffle songs, and repeat tracks. Airplane mode plays music with the phone off. Battery life lasts around 15 hours (up to 30 hours in music mode only) and Bluetooth connects to a wireless headset, but not wireless headphones. A 1.3-megapixel camera snaps good-looking photos.

Camera
* Camera - 2-megapixel
* Digital zoom - 2.5x
* Picture blogging
* Video record

Music
* Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
* MegaBass™
* Music tones
* PlayNow™
* TrackID™
* Walkman® player

Messaging
* Email:
* MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
* Predictive text input
* SMS long (Text Messaging)
* Sound recorder

Connectivity
* Bluetooth™ technology
* Modem
* Synchronisation PC
* USB mass storage
* USB support