Price Range: $299.99 to $345.60

Made for the actively mobile

An active lifestyle needs an active phone, and this one’s got it all: music, communications, imaging and all the essential active accessories.

The Sony Ericsson W710i is a Walkman phone in a clamshell format. It’s designed for an active lifestyle, with rubber inlays to improve grip, a belt clip and a sports armband. The W710i even has a motion sensor to measure time, speed and distance when you run, and a step counter for walking. Central to the W710i are its music player functions. The music player is stereo and can support a wide range of formats including MP3 and AAC. Audio quality is high, with Mega Bass™ to enhance bass frequencies. A stereo headset is supplied, which enables the RDS FM radio to operate. Alternatively a Bluetooth stereo headset can be used.

The phone comes with dual screens which allows the user to see what music they are playing when the phone is in the open or closed position. The external screen is a STN type greyscale display which has a screen resolution of 128 x 128 pixels. The W710i has a clear & colourful internal TFT display which provides 262k colours & a screen resolution of 176 x 220 pixels. The Walkman™ music player is highly useable & provides the user with an extremely high quality performance & sound. The user can tune into their preferred radio station with the use of the built in FM radio with RDS. The FM radio RDS feature allows the user to enjoy having a text information service provided by the radio station. The radio station can provide information on the song that is being played, the current news & sporting headlines.

Sony Ericsson is still easing into the flip phone game, and the W710i is just the second Walkman flip phone after the Sony Ericsson W300i. But where the entry-level W300i skimped, the W710i delivers in both its high-end features and its accessible design. On that note, the W710i has a smart form factor with a unique white and gray color scheme. Admittedly it’s a tad boxy, but it’s not a design we’d grow tired of. And while it borders on bulky (3.4 by 1.9 by 1 inches; 3.6 ounces) it’s easily portable, it has a solid construction, and it feels comfortable when held to the face for talking. A small looped antenna juts out at the top of the handset.

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

Music
* Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
* Media Player
* MegaBass™
* Music tones
* PlayNow™
* TrackID™

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

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Tuned in to your feelings

Easy-touch music controls and current track information on the outside. Then flip this sleek clamshell Walkman phone open and let the inside inspire you.

The W380 reacts to the touch of your fingertips. Music buttons on the outside of your phone let you play, pause and skip tracks. And when you want to listen to radio, just tune in.Let your hands call the shots. Simply move your hand above the W380i to mute an incoming call or put the alarm clock on snooze. Enjoy the magic of gesture control - control your W380i without touching it.

The Sony Ericsson W380i is a unique sporty looking cell phone that features gesture control technology, allowing you to use your hands to control the phone. For example, you could move your hand above the W380i phone to mute an incoming call or put the alarm clock on snooze. Besides having cool gesture control technology, the W380i flip style phone is designed to live up to Sony’s walkman phone reputation as it comes equipped with Walkman Media player with dedicated music buttons on the outside of the 380i phone, let you play, pause and skip tracks. Besides that, you also can listen to radio with the Sony Ericsson W380i.

The phone comes with a high colour internal screen which is ideal for displaying music information, call details, images & messaging service when the phone is in its flipped open position. The internal screen is a TFT screen which is 1.9 inches in size & provides a screen resolution of 176 x 220 pixels on a 262k colour screen. The user can enjoy high colour animated wallpapers & picture wallpapers on their internal screen. The Sony Ericsson W380i comes with a built in camera feature which allows the user to capture photos during their day. The camera is a 1.3 megapixel camera which comes complete with a 4 x digital zoom which allows the user to get up closer to their target when taking a shot. The camera feature brings an element of fun to this music focused mobile phone & allows the user to enjoy sharing their photos with others using the direct interaction to the phones messaging services.
Music
* Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
* Media Player
* MegaBass™
* PlayNow™
* TrackID™
* Walkman® player

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

Connectivity
* Modem
* USB mass storage
* USB support

Organiser
* Flight mode
* Notes
* Phone book
* Stopwatch
* Tasks
* Timer

Price Range: $340.00 - $689.00

A Walkman® phone for everyone

Bring your music. With the W200i Walkman® phone, you always have one-press instant access to your favourite tracks.

Everything you need for a full Walkman® experience: included in the phone box you’ll find software for copying music from CD to phone, a 128MB memory card and a stereo handsfree.Write emails, browse the Web - and do it to the sound of your music. Just keep your Walkman® player or FM Radio tuned in and turned on.

As a music phone, we can see why Sony’s so keen to pitch the W200i as a compliment to an existing MP3 player, rather than a replacement. It’s a capable enough unit, but the interface is relatively basic, and the single speaker is tinny and entirely uninspiring. Switching to the supplied headphones did improve audio quality markedly. You’re rather stuck with the cabled headphone model, however, as the W200i lacks Bluetooth compatibility, and thus support for A2DP stereo headphones, and the proprietary port means you’re stuck only with audio accessories supplied or sold by Sony Ericsson.

The W200i includes a digital VGA camera with 4x digital zoom, but naturally, the quality of VGA cameras means it’s barely good enough for a few happy snaps. A more notable feature is push email, which is a welcome surprise on a handset with such a low RRP. In addition to push email, the W200i supports standard SMS and MMS messaging with T9 predictive text input. Other features include a loud and clear hands-free speakerphone, sound recorder and a host of personal information manager (PIM) features including an alarm clock, calculator, calendar, notes, stopwatch and a timer.

Camera
* Camera - 0.3-megapixel (VGA)
* Digital zoom - 4x
* Video record

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

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

Connectivity
* Infrared port
* Modem
* Synchronisation PC
* USB mass storage
* USB support