Price Range: $329.00 - $335.00

Mobile music sensation

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

Managing music is very easy with the CD of PC software supplied. The W850i supports USB mass storage, which means that files can be easily and quickly transferred with a drag and drop operation (USB cable supplied). You can also download music directly to your phone with the Walkman software, and the 3G connection makes this very fast. The W850i also introduces a novel feature called TrackID™. If you hear a song on the radio that you don’t know, you can use TrackID to find the name, artist and album for you - impressive!

The screen measures 2 Inches & provides a clear 262k colour display with a 240 x 320 pixel screen resolution. The screen works as a colourful viewfinder for the camera & video features incorporated in the phone. The user can view their chosen picture wallpapers & animated wallpapers on the screen. The phone comes with a easy to access menu system with useful icon displays. The user can express their personal taste & style with the style up™ covers that are available for the W850i.

Speaking of cameras, 2 megapixels are almost standard on phones these days, and the W850i is no exception. Clearly determined to separate the CyberShot and Walkman brands, Sony have steered clear of a 3.2 megapixel camera on their latest offering. This is no particular disadvantage though because Sony still have the superior experience in camera phones thanks to the fact that Sony were designing cameras long before they bought out Ericsson and started designing phones. Only Nokia have managed to come close to the camera quality offered by a Sony Ericsson phone through their partnership with Carl Zeiss, however can’t offer any of the usability that Sony can. So top marks again.

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

Price Range: $329.42 to $496.38

Street-style Walkman® phone

When you’re out and about, you can have your favorite music with you wherever you go. And your picture library and favrotie Web sites. W5800i is for active people.

The main feature of the W580i (apart from making phone calls, of course!) is the music player. We’ve written about the quality of the Walkman music range many times on this site - take it from us, it’s good. The W580i has the new version 2.0, and is also equipped with an FM radio. A stereo headset is included in the sales package, and there’s also support for an optional Bluetooth stereo headset. The available memory is not generous - just 12 Mbytes built-in (enough for 3-4 songs) but the memory is expandable to 1 Gbyte (Memory Stick Micro™) or 4 Gbytes (Memory Stick PRO).

The user can access the compact & user friendly numeric keypad by simply sliding their handset open. The phone comes in an urban grey coloured casing which comes complete with turquoise coloured keys or the user may choose the style white coloured casing which comes with bright orange coloured keys. The Sony Ericsson W580i will get all the attention it deserves as it comes in a desirable casing & provides high quality imaging & music features. The W580i is from the Sony Ericsson W range which is a Walkman® music focused range which includes other slide opening handsets including the Sony Ericsson W830i & the Sony Ericsson W850i.

Camera
* Camera - 2-megapixel
* Digital zoom - 4x
* Picture blogging
* Video record

Music
* Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
* MegaBass™
* Music tones
* PlayNow™
* Shake control
* TrackID™

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

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

Price Range:

Designed for music, made for life

The W350i gives you instant access to your music. Keep your phone closed and simply use the keys on the flip to browse songs, play and skip to the next track.

You’re at the bar, and a song plays that you used to love… but you just can’t place it! Sounds familiar? We’ve all experienced this, and thanks to TrackID TM, it need never happen again. Just record a few seconds of the song into the phone’s microphone (or tag it from the built-in radio) and use TrackIDTM to identify it. The phone provides you with the name of the song, the artist, and even the album so that you can download it and enjoy it again and again. You don’t need to hold the phone in your hand to get the best out of the W350. With the Bluetooth Headset HBH-DS205, you can stream the music on your phone wirelessly to your ears! Your phone can be in your bag and you can still listen to the music, see which song is playing and take calls.

The triband GSM 850/1800/1900 MHz come in the US and The W350a series come on China and other varian called W350c and W350i. The color of SOny Ericsson come with electric black (black/orange), hypnotic black (black/purple), ice blue and graphic white. Sony Ericsson say that the W350i / W350a / W350c should be available from Q2 2008, but did not give any guidance on price.

The W350i supports a mobile email service, MMS multimedia messaging service & a SMS text messaging service complete with long SMS facility. The user can create, send & receive emails on their mobile phone. A message doesn’t need to be dull as the user can share messages containing a picture with sound & text which can be shared between any MMS multimedia messaging service compatible contacts. The SMS text message service on the Sony Ericsson W350i comes with a long SMS facility which allows the user to send & receive long text messages.
Camera
* Camera - 1.3-megapixel
* Digital zoom - 4x
* Picture blogging

Music
* Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
* Media Player
* 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

Price Range:

Fill it up with songs

Headset or speakers - the sterio-widening effect makes your music sound great eigher way. And the W760 has room for variety - it stores over 950 songs (eAAc+format).

The Sony Ericsson W760 helps select the right music for the occasion. Store up to 950 tracks2) on your phone*, and use SensMe™ to pick the music and tracks that match your mood in an instant. Navigate through a playlist with Shake Control – shuffle and skip through tracks, or adjust the volume, with just a shake of the phone. The TrackID™ functionality allows you to identify any song you are listening to on the FM Radio or at a club. And with TrackID™ Charts, you can also review the most searched tracks in your country or anywhere in the world. The intuitive Media User Interface rotates depending on how you’re holding the phone, so you can see everything you need at a glance. Auto rotate works for photos, videos and games3) too. Just twist the phone to change the view.

This 3G phone comes with a large display which provides the user with a high screen resolution & high colour capacity which can be viewed when the user has their new handset either in the slide open or slide closed position. The user can control all their built in features using the smooth navigation wheel & the Sony Ericsson W760i supports an auto rotate feature which allows the user to view their screen in both horizontal & vertical mode & whatever the user is viewing at the time will change to suit the position of the handset. The overall size of the casing is compact when compared to other phones with similar built in technologies & features which measures 103mm by 48mm by 15mm. The overall weight of the Sony Ericsson W760i is 103 grams which is lightweight for carrying purposes but the weight gives the handset a high quality feel which does not feel flimsy when handling.

Camera * Camera - 3.2 megapixel
* Digital zoom - 2.5x
* Photo fix
* Picture blogging
* Video record

Music

* Album art
* Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
* Media Player
* MegaBass™
* Music tones
* PlayNow™
* SensMe™
* Shake control
* TrackID™
* Walkman® player

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

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

Price Range: $582.00 - $621.00

Engage and play

Music and games - the slim slider W910i Walkman® phone is your playful companion to the world of mobile entertainment.

The Sony Ericsson W910i is a superslim slide phone, measuring just 12.5mm thick (slimmer than the Samsung D900.) It’s a lovely looking phone with a tapered bottom edge and a superslim profile. The W910i wears its Walkman credentials on its sleeve, with music controls featured prominently when the slide is closed. Fortunately SE have given the W910i am easy-to-use circular navigational key, not the dreaded joystick that appears on some of their models.

Sony Ericsson W910 comes in a nice compact black-and-orange box with all the necessary gear to get you started - charger, USB data cable, stereo headset, 1GB Memory Stick Micro (M2) (in our case, you may get yours with 2GB card), plus the usual papers and installation CDs. A tiny piece of hardware will make your face broaden into a grin. For the first time, a compact Sony Ericsson USB 2.0 M2 card reader with a status LED and a strap is included in the retail box. We ran a quick test on it comparing performance to a regular card reader on USB 2.0. The standard reader transferred 113 tracks totaling 492 MB in 4:30 min, while the Sony Ericsson USB 2.0 M2 card reader executed the task in almost the same time - 4:20 min. So, you get the same transfer rate and the compact dimensions are an added gain.

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

Music
* Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
* MegaBass™
* Music tones
* Music tones - MP3, AAC
* PlayNow™
* SensMe™
* Shake control
* 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