In a nutshell: A
Walkman phone with the latest music features, an FM radio, a 3.2
megapixel camera, 4GB memory card, WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G with HSDPA,
shake control & motion gaming. But frustratingly unreliable.
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Sony
Ericsson W705 Review
Review:
March 2009. Updated July 2009.
The W705 is yet another Sony Ericsson phone that
appears great at first but turns out to be a lemon. When will Sony
Ericsson get this right?
The phone is a slider and quite a dinky one too,
being very compact and weighing just 98g. It has a quality metallic
finish, available in Silver or Red, and slides open nicely to reveal
a compact but ergonomic keypad. The music controls are well thought
out, and make the phone very easy to use, whether in its open or
closed position. The display is a decent size, with 262,000 colours
and a good resolution of 320 x 240 pixels. First impressions are
of a quality product.
It's a Walkman phone, and comes with the very latest
Walkman features. These include Clear Bass and Clear Stereo, giving
the very best audio experience currently available from Sony Ericsson.
The phone also comes with bundled with premium stereo headphones,
so we're not too disappointed that there's still no 3.5mm audio
jack. We've got to say that the W705 does music very well indeed.
There's plenty of space for storing music too. Not only does the
W705 come with a generous 120 MB of internal memory, it also supports
memory sticks up to 8GB and comes with a 4GB stick included. This
is enough for around 1,000 MP3 songs, and even more in AAC format.
As well as the music player, the phone has a built-in FM radio with
RDS.
Don't expect too much from the camera - it's not
a Cyber-Shot phone after all. The camera is rated at 3.2 megapixels
and has a flash and digital zoom, but no autofocus. But it does
have geo-tagging and an option to upload images to a blog, and this
reveals what the camera is really for - taking snaps and sharing
them with friends. It can also record video clips and upload those
too. Video calling is also available.
The W705 has a built-in accelerometer, which senses
movement and direction. This powers several useful features. Rotate
the phone sideways and the display will automatically flip between
portrait and landscape. Take the phone for a walk and it will count
your steps. Shake the phone to change track when playing music.
And finally, tilt, flip and shake the phone to control motion gaming.
The W705 is the first Walkman with WiFi. You can
use this to exchange data with your computer, as well as a way of
accessing the internet. The phone also has HSDPA for fast internet
access over a 3G network. And of course there's a USB connector
and Bluetooth. It's a very well connected device. YouTube support
is there too, and Google Maps as well.
There's really nothing missing from the W705. When
it works, it works very well. The problem is when it fails. Like
so many Sony Ericssons of recent years, the W705 is capable of failing
is a variety of imaginative and catastrophic ways. Losing the network,
freezing, shutting down in the middle of a call, total hardware
failure, deleting contacts, corrupting photos ... which one of these
would you like today, sir? Read the user reviews below for a flavour
of what is possible, then take our advice - find another manufacturer,
or possibly risk the Sony Ericsson
W595 or the Sony Ericsson W995.
Features of the Sony Ericsson W705 include:
3G with HSDPA & video calling
3.2 megapixel camera with 3x digital zoom, LED
flash, picture blogging and geo-tagging
Video camera with photo light and video blogging
Display: TFT LCD, 262,144 colours, 240 x 320
pixels with auto rotation
Walkman® music player (MP3, AAC, eAAC+ formats)
with support for album art, Clear Bass, Clear Stereo, SensMe and
Shake Control
FM radio RDS
TrackID™ tells you the name, artist and
album of any song you're listening to
PlayNow™ lets you buy and download top
ringtones
Polyphonic ringtones / MP3 ringtones
Speakerphone
Sound recorder
Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email
3D Java games / motion gaming
Animated wallpaper
Personal organiser functions
Step counter
Memory: 120 Mbytes plus 4GB Memory Stick Micro™
(up to 8 GB supported)
Connectivity: WiFi, Bluetooth, USB, modem
Web browser, RSS feeds, YouTube support, Google
Maps
Flight mode (offline mode)
Vibration alert
Size: 95 X 48 x 14 mm
Weight: 98g
Quadband GSM plus 3G (UMTS 2100 HSDPA)
Talktime: 4 hours (3G) - 10 hours (2G)
Battery standby: 350 hours (3G) - 400 hours
(2G)
Sony Ericsson
W705 Consumer Reviews
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Reviewed by elliott from england on
4th Oct 2009
i think this phone is ok but not great it is better than other phones
but i dont use it for much so the battery life lasts for about 10
days. Rating:
Reviewed by Paul from England on
2nd Oct 2009
Had the phone 9 days, seems good at first but after turning the
phone off and on again all of a sudden my SIM isn't recognised,
there's no network coverage, and the 'battery cannot be charged,
you must use a sony ericsson battery'. Taking it back and demanding
another model tomorrow!! Rating:
Reviewed by Chloe from UK on
30th Sep 2009
Hi again! I reviewed on the 24th september just thought id let you
all know i got sent a new SE w705 yesterday and guess what? its
broke again already!! Saying all my media files cannot be found!!
Seriously dont get this phone! Rating:
Reviewed by Owen from england on
29th Sep 2009
So,i previously had a W760 but replaced(because it broke)with this,brilliant
for oh a week then it just switched itself off,it seems to do it
everyday now,while recording videos or trying to get a contact,useless
SE rubbish.In fact its now decided while im writing this review
to ignore the bluetooth command,its switched on and wont let me
turn it off,but it wont search for a device to send anything,classic
sony ericsson..... Rating:
Reviewed by Sean Cross from United Kingdom
on 28th Sep 2009
If you listern to music on the go, then this phone is perfect for
you. It contains all the brilliant Walkman features of the W995
but the trade off is the average camara onboard. This Phone is also
great for the internet too, it is wifi enabled but you have to change
the settings when reach a new hotspot to connect. You can easily
wacth youtube video's check your facebook and it is quite compatible
with most websites. I like the flip function on this phone, you
can flip your phone from portrait to landscape like you do with
an iphone, it also has shake control but that does feel a little
gimmicky. This is a great phone to play games and watch videos onto
although the speakers are quite average you can always use the headphones
provided. The weakest part of the phone is the camera, it is an
average 3.2 Mega Pixel camera and there is another camera for video
conferencing too but I have never used it. This is a great phone
for using all your media, music, videos and games. It is also a
very useable internet phone too but if you are a snap happy photographer,
maybe you should pick another phone, W995 has it all. The only other
downside to the phone is that it can become a little slow and it
only takes upto 8 gigs memory so you may find your self strapped
for space in the long run but the great thing about this phone is
the memory is hot swapperble so that makes buying more than one
Micro SD card more acceptable and practical. Rating:
Reviewed by Marco from Taiwan on
28th Sep 2009
I love SE. And I love this phone, WHEN IT WORKS! I have returned
it for repairs twice in the last 6 months for the same reason, because
suddenly it will say something like "Please insert correct SIM card."
and "Please us a Sony-Ericsson battery.", while there is nothing
wrong with my SIM card and the battery is the original SE! Hey SE,
please get things right! I really want to want your phones! Rating:
Reviewed by Chloe from UK on
24th Sep 2009
This phone looks good! but its really starting to annoy me as it
keeps saying all my MP3s and Photos cannot be found! really annoying
so i WOULDNT reccomend it! Rating:
Reviewed by sandeep from india on
22nd Sep 2009
this phone is good about design & shape but sound volume is so light Rating:
Reviewed by Conrad from Australia on
19th Sep 2009
Had problems finding network from day 1. had 5 trips back to the
3 shop I bought it from and 3 phone calls to the 3 service center
before getting out of my contract. this phone had the software reloaded
and still had network problems. DO NOT BUY 705. would rate this
phone as 0 stars Rating:
Reviewed by charlotte from Wales on
17th Sep 2009
Bought the phone specifically for the walkman element, and know
when I try and play a track it comes up with 'media file not found'
so can't listen to any music on it. Gonna be changing it for a nokia
5800 xpress music I think... Rating:
Reviewed by diesel from qatar on
16th Sep 2009
well i just bought the mobile yesterday and i was very satsfied
with it but after reading ur review's i was troubled so much and
i dont know what to do and i realy want to know is this troubles
have to be their or what i realy dont know what to do .......? Rating:
Reviewed by Mack from UK on 16th
Sep 2009
My phone lasted a whole 2.5 hours before the screen failed, I will
be exchanging it for a Nokia 5800 at the weekend. Rating:
Reviewed by Zhan from USA on
15th Sep 2009
omfg this suck it keeps loosing my musis, photo, and video files
every single time i boot it. this sucks. Rating:
Reviewed by PC from UK on 14th
Sep 2009
Never had a problem..it's slim, packed with features inc great wifi.
Suggest you use Sony updates, there've been two as far as I know,if
you have a problem Rating:
Reviewed by Anna from UK on 13th
Sep 2009
Today the problem I have is that I've come to charge my W705 only
for it to tell me to insert a sony ericsson battery. The confusion
I have is that I've never taken the orginal battery out! I've now
ended up digging out an old Sony phone to use as this is now going
in the bin. Janet I can relate to the charging every 2 days, that
is when it's not telling me to insert the battery!! Not happy with
this model at all. Rating:
Reviewed by Luke from australia on
13th Sep 2009
DO NOT BUY this phone cannot find any network and crashes all the
time biggest waste off $500 bucks ever Rating:
Reviewed by Janet from UK on
9th Sep 2009
Loved it at first - hate it now. I have to charge it every 2 days
regardless of use. It freezes alot and sometimes takes about 3-4
tries to turn it back on. The most annoying thing which happens
2-3 times daily is that the profile changes by itself. When this
happens I can't access any photos or music files. Have to turn it
off (sometimes by removing the battery) and then turn it on again.
It's great when working but mine screws up far too much. Rating:
Reviewed by rudy from singapore on
8th Sep 2009
i hv problem with my W705. yesterday, i found out that my phone
couldnt find a network. i think there is a problem wf d receiver.
same thing with d Wi-Fi.there is nth.moreover,i cant view my contacts.
what should i do ? thanks Rating:
Reviewed by Roxi from UK on 7th
Sep 2009
I recentley got the W705 in red on contract, didnt really know alot
about the phone but liked the colour and liked the look of the phone.
However I am getting my 2nd one in a few days time as it has frozen
on me on numerous occassions. When writing a text, it freezes, the
screen goes blank and nothing will work. After a few minutes it
comes back on but with no signal. Will see how I get on with the
next one! Rating:
Reviewed by rishabh from india on
6th Sep 2009
best phone so far i've seen in my life Rating:
Reviewed by Chris from UK on
2nd Sep 2009
Not the best phone I've owned, replacement arrived today after the
1st decided to set itself on silent and wouldn't budge! Camera is
the worst I've ever used too. Rating:
Reviewed by robin from scotland on
1st Sep 2009
hey, this phone aint as bad as some say. mine's been through a full
machine wash inc 1600 spin and it works just fine. no prob's. Rating:
Reviewed by Jennie from Ireland on
27th Aug 2009
Until today I thought this was a briiliant, everything in one, phone.
After charging it last night I tried to go to the phone book, it
wouldn't open. Turned it off, thinking it might just need to be
turned off and back on, it wouldn't turn back on. It only gets as
far as the Sony Ericsson screen. :( So upset! Only have it about
5 months... Rating:
Reviewed by CONRAD from UK on
27th Aug 2009
THE MOST STYLISH AND TOUGHEST PHONE I HAD. IVE HAD IT FOR TWO MONTHS
AND NO PROBLEM MUCH BETTER THAN MY LAST PHONE W595 WHICH DIDNT HAVE
WI-FI, BBC IPLAYER, YOUTUBE, GOOGLE MAPS, STEP COUNTER AND A BIGGER
SCREEN ITS AMAZIN GET IT Rating:
Reviewed by Lauren & Alice from England
on 26th Aug 2009
i dont think they have thought it through because for examaple if
it start lightening the person who is holding it may get a electric
shock also if you leave it out side on a sunnny day it will become
hot and you may get a small burn so i would change the material
it is made out of . love lauren & alice xxx Rating:
Reviewed by James from UK on
22nd Aug 2009
Had mine for about 4 months now and not had a single problem. I
have dropped it numerous times and even that doesn't seem to upset
it (or even mark it). Battery life is superb also. Rating:
Reviewed by Sanniesue from Scotland
on 22nd Aug 2009
Honestly the WORST PHONE IN THE WORLD!!! Looks great, fantastic
features... on PAPER, until i bought it 2 months ago and have since
had it repaired twice, replaced once and now going through long
drawn out proceedings on sourcing an alternative phones as a swap!!
Within a few days of the replacement, the screen crashes, can't
text, screen goes pink, characters are gibberish and ultimately
fails and won't go back on!! The biggest disappointment and rip
off phone ever!! DO NOT BUY!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Matt from UK on 21st
Aug 2009
Having read through all the reveiws posted i'm quite perplexed with
all the issues people are having. The phone is excellent in every
avenue that needs to be explored. Wifi: Flawless (helped me out
in the boredom without any games to play as waiting for my broadband
provider to sort out a connection), I simply connect to my local
open network and download anything I need. Walkman: Perfect even
better than perfect if you mod the sound drivers. Apps and games:
As good as any mobile phone needs (lots of love for the water level
app) Calls and messaging: I can hear and read them all so that works
also. Battery: Runs for days without charge. (turn the bluetooth
and wifi off when not in use) 4 days is my most with BT and wifi
running. Camera: I really love this one topic, How many megapixels
can you actually make out when you look at a standard printed photo??
Oh and thank the lord for the flash function, its great for finding
the keyhole after a night on the lash!! Rating:
Reviewed by kitten from australia on
20th Aug 2009
had this phone for 4 months and loving it, but... in the past couple
of weeks it hasn't been charging fully and today after saying it's
fully charged it shut down and won't turn back on no matter what
i do. there go my contacts, messages, reminders, alarms.. omg, how
am i going to wake in time for work tomorrow?! i'm seriously peeved
over this. off to the dealer after work tomorrow i guess *sigh*
PS anyone considering getting this phone thinking that it's got
a good camera or decent speaker phone... think again. very disappointing
on both counts. now i'm wishing i'd stuck with nokia. Rating:
Reviewed by Rio from India on
19th Aug 2009
Excellent Phone. Go For It. Rating:
Reviewed by awetdog from australia on
18th Aug 2009
first one lasted 12 hours. second one just spat it. no access to
contacts. followed by no access to wifi, 3g networks or usb connection
to pc as i tried in vain to resolve the problem. as the review at
the top says, great when its working... be 4 stars, but reliability
has a very big weighting. Rating:
Reviewed by Axel Grude from Ireland
on 16th Aug 2009
Mine has just 2 flaws (brandnew got it as business upgrade). Battery
life is only one day, which is probably a problem with the OS sucking
energy if any application is minimized. The more annoying thing
is that it always keeps losing my mp3s while I am listing to them
"Media File not Found" - usually reboot and rescan (takes about
10 minutes with 2Gigs of songs) the 4gig card resolves the issue.
I will be getting an exchange phone (same one) to see if this resolves
the issue - will report back. So that's the outright bad stuff out
of the way. Feature set is quite good the Wifi connectivity is a
good one working well with my draytek router. The earpiece is really
nice especially for the office as it blocks out lots of noise and
doesn't leak much music. You can even use the thing to listen to
the radio while strimming grass :-) The Radio is very good reception
and noise much better than on my previous (Nokia N65) Display is
really good one of the best I had, but it gets smudgy easily - I
would recommend buying a skin for it. The Operating system is okay
powerful yet very responsive, not as sluggish as the Nokia one;
just not sure about the energy management. The predictive text mode
is frustrating and takes some getting used to its very inconsistent
& clunky when you come from Nokia. What's not nice in some cases
you have to press the same button more times in others use cursor
down for selections; just badly thought through. Build quality seems
okay but the joystick was squeaking after a few days of use. Rating:
Reviewed by Graham from UK on
15th Aug 2009
I would recommend W995 over this all day long. I had 7 W705's detailed
below, and whilst liking it, the reliability was shocking. I have
had the W995 now for nearly 4 weeks and it has all the features
(and more), and none of the flaws. Cracking bit of kit. Rating:
Reviewed by Brian from New Zealand on
15th Aug 2009
Great phone when it works but my daughters phone froze on her and
locked her out with a sim card error - which is rubbish - so the
dealer changed it and now, 3 months later - guess what.............We'll
be back at the dealer tomorrow. Rating:
Reviewed by 3kings20 from Australia
on 10th Aug 2009
This is a great phone indeed! The problem seems to occur on locked
w705. I recommend you buy an unlocked w705. Better and lasts longer.
Also, to prevent the phone from crashing, avoid using it too much
because electronics won't last forever... Rating:
Reviewed by shortie from uk on
7th Aug 2009
This is an awsome phone. I've had the 705 for 3 months and no problems
at all. Although its got clear bass , the high end frequency response
isn't there as you can see by trying the Mosquito on it. Would have
liked to see the video phone camera used for more than just video
calls. The headphone plug seems upside down so it sticks up instead
of lying along the length of the phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Ant from Scotland on
5th Aug 2009
Hi everyone. I wrote a review of this phone back on 11 July, and
almost a month later I continue to have absolutely no problems to
report. It hasn't crashed once, and I'm finding the camera even
more easy-to-use with time. No complaints from me with the W705,
though obviously I will continue to be wary given the negative experiences
people have shared on here. Rating:
Reviewed by Harish Patel from England
on 24th Jul 2009
Worse phone ever made by Sony Ericsson. Don't ever get this model
even if they offer it for free. I got it replaced once and the 2nd
one is still giving me problems. T-Mobile now have refused to exchanged
it for another model phone as i've had it over 6 weeks. Rating:
Reviewed by Graham from England on
22nd Jul 2009
I've now had 7 of these things since April! Orange have been good,
and in the main they have been replaced with new ones rather than
re-cons. Superb phone when working but most of mine have had software
or earpiece issues, which is a real shame. I use the phone alot,
but that shouldn't matter. I got hacked off and let rip at Orange
who sent me a C905 as a replacement. It's a horrible nasty phone
- I've been to smaller countries than this thing. Doesn't feel nice
in the hand either. It's lasted 36 hours before it froze. Tomorrow
I'm due to receive a new W995 as a good will gesture - very similar
but updated and apparently more reliable. Orange have been absolutely
superb. SE need to get their act together. Great phones but lousy
reliability recently. I still have a K800, K810 and C902 all of
which are spot on - why is it going so badly wrong for them recently?
Rating:
Reviewed by danni from England, UK.
on 21st Jul 2009
I love most things about this phone but sadly i have had problems
with it... this is my 2nd w705 now. The same problem keeps happening
and I'm wondering if any one else has had the same problem..?..
some of my text messages - sent and received (particularly those
over 2 text-pages long are 'cut off' down the right-hand side where
the scroll bar is... its only cut off by one or even just half a
letter. very strange. its as if the page alignment is set slightly
too far to the right of the screen. Orange say they've never heard
of this problem which is so frustrating and makes me think i'm going
mad! if anyone can explain, please do... Rating:
Reviewed by Sarah from Australia on
20th Jul 2009
Mine is a lemon. When it loses signal it can't reconnect and yesterday
it decided to scramble all my contacts and messages and basically
stopped recognising my SIM card. Now I've lost all information and
am told by the lovely people at 3 mobile that despite this being
a known problem with the phone they will repair THREE times before
offering an alternative model. Great. Don't buy it. Rating:
Reviewed by sk from India on
18th Jul 2009
Don't buy this phone. No quality. I got this phone last month and
within 2 days its gone. Then went for a replacement and after a
month struggle with the dealer and sony service centre I got a replacement.
That phone was excellent!!! Stop don't be happy....its switched
off within 4hrs after i got the phone from dealer. So the first
one I got from dealer atleast worked for 2 days and now the replaced
one gone within half a day. Its looks nice but dangerous for your
vallet...you need to spend not only for the phone but also for the
calls and taxi charge to the dealer and service centre, if you buy
this model!!! I dont want to give any star this model and minus
rating is not allowed here..so very very poor!!! Rating:
Reviewed by micky from germany on
17th Jul 2009
excellent phone.. great for music and basic calling. having heard
of any problems stated above like hanging while calling and so..
go for it!! Rating:
Reviewed by G from Scotland on
15th Jul 2009
I bought my phone in March and I honestly think its a cracking little
phone. I'm on O2 so I have a facebook app on my phone which completely
suits me because I am a bit of an addict! Had absolutely no problems
with it and love the way the slider seems to click shut securely
and the whole phone feels sturdy unlike my old W910i, however last
weekend it has decided to shut down and stop vibrating. It also
shuts down when i go into the "Profile" setting and switch on or
off silent. I am amazed at this because it has been so good, and
I have to say I am pretty shocked at it lasting only 4 months without
problems. (Had my W910i for 6 before it started to go all weird
on me). However, I am hoping this is a minor glitch and it will
come back with new firmware free of bugs. The camera is quite good
for a 3.2MP without autofocus and the video is good as well. Again,
a big improvement on my W910i. The sound quality is superb, one
of the best I have heard from a phone, and you get the high quality
headphones to enjoy your tunes with too. So, for these reasons I
will give this phone 4 stars, as I am optimistic that it will come
back problem free. It is such a lovely wee phone so if you're thinking
of buying it, here's hoping yours comes from a lucky batch! Rating:
Reviewed by mike thomas from uk on
15th Jul 2009
phone isnt good had it for a week keeps swithcing its self off thing
there is no battery left when there is! Rating:
Reviewed by Anmol from India on
14th Jul 2009
W705 is simply an awesome phone. Its been 2 months i have been using
this phone and seriously i didnt face any of the problems reported
by the users below (touchwood). It's a fantastic phone.i have it
in silver colour. i shall tell one thing that the problems may be
due to the firmware provided in each country. they are bit different
from eact other. thouh updating shall help the users having problems.
Trust me, its an awesome set and has no problems. Music quality
is simply Superb together with the premium handsets. Display is
bright and crisp and easy to view in sunlight. Keypad is user-friendly.
Camera is excellent in good lighting conditions though average in
dark. still i am happy because its a W-series phone and notr a C-series
phone.camera is superb in other words according to w-series. Firmware
provided in the phone is very nice and easy-to-use type. The phone
is Free of Bugs. Go For it!! Rating:
Reviewed by Ant from Scotland on
11th Jul 2009
Had the W705 now for a fortnight and I've experienced none of the
problems noted by other reviewers. However, I am very concerned
by the sheer number of negative experiences people have had with
this phone, so I guess I'm very lucky. I am a huge Sony Ericsson
fan, and this phone's easy-to-use menus, texting, and Wi-Fi functions
are fantastic. Sound reproduction via the Walkman features is excellent.
Only the camera disappoints a bit, but I acknowledge it's not a
Cybershot phone. Photos taken during the daylight hours are perfectly
fine though. So, while my experience with the W705 goes on with
no glitches, I have to give it 5 stars. Rating:
Reviewed by Jason from Malaysia on
8th Jul 2009
Initially i love this phone W705 so much and i have wait it for
more than 4-5 months to get it. but now used not more than 2 months,
it give me problem. software problem?? really hate it cos all my
msg, contact , photo all going to lost..HATE it so much.. If got
any people from sony Erricson (Malaysia) want to look for me, mail
me at ason_razak@hotmail.com, I will very happy to have explain
from you. Rating:
Reviewed by Cecil from singapore on
3rd Jul 2009
I never had such a phone in my life. All the features seems so good,
comments fantastics. Price reasonanable. Until i use it, comes my
problem. It will always shut off itself. I missed all my important
call. Sometimes seems ok, it rings but the next moment i pick up
the call, the phone shut off again. When i sms half way it shut
off again. Shutting off seems to be the best function with this
phone. I went for service twice, they comments softwares problem,
but till now couldn't be fix, worst no replacement phone for the
2 weeks service. Imagine, its how diificult to survive without a
handphone in Singapore. They just tell me we will try to fix it
fast. Rating:
Reviewed by Jordon from Scotland on
2nd Jul 2009
This Phone Is Really Good It Is Brilliant Love It Rating:
Reviewed by Deepu Singh from Republic
of India on 2nd Jul 2009
in just 20 days, it gives a hardware failure problem, Never buy
this phone, Especially the China Made. Device is unable to catch
any Network reception. error message No network coverage. Any one
knows the problem, pls let me know...... Another problem is that
if Blutooth is turned on.............then it is impossible to turned
it off......It is possible after only restarting the cell phone. Rating:
Reviewed by none of your beeswax from
Atlantis on 2nd Jul 2009
it is a very good phone Rating:
Reviewed by Sim from uk on 29th
Jun 2009
Great phone, but anyone missing the YouTube link on ORANGE UK? Rating:
Reviewed by Maddy from England on
28th Jun 2009
I got this phone around 2 month ago, after a short stage with the
LG Cookie, which I really did not like, so I got this one as I have
always loved the way Sony Ericssons are layed out. When I got it
I absoulutley fell in love with it. I love the colours also. Texting
is so easy,the keypad is really soft and easy to navigate around.
The internet is also very good, and loads very quickly. Music plays
very well, and it is not tinny at all, and considering it comes
with a 4GB memory card, you can have a lot of cards. And although
I know the camera is only 3.2 megapixels, it takes very good pictures
and videos. They are very high quality. When sliding up and down
it is very smooth. I have dropped it twice thought, and nothing
has really happened, only a tiny dent. I love this phone, best one
I have ever had! Rating:
Reviewed by Mandy from Singapore on
28th Jun 2009
This phone is nice.However i change 3 times in a same day during
the F1 roadshow at suntec.After 3 weeks,my hp in SE factory.As my
phone turn off it self.There told me is software problem.Sigh...Now
i am having picture problem.All my existing picture it show corrupted
& when ever i take a new picture it cant see in camera album.Anyone
facing this problem?If yes,kindly tell me what should i do?thanks Rating:
Reviewed by Steve from UK on
27th Jun 2009
Hi an update to my review on the 3 May, as I said I am on my third
one of these and so far so good, I did a software update over the
internet which added a couple of neat features, eg. conversations.
I must say it hasn't missed a beat since. The longer I have the
phone the more attached I am to it. Google's mail app works great
on it. All in all a great phone once you get pass the first teething
problems. Rating:
Reviewed by jack from ireland on
19th Jun 2009
adding to my previous comment the phone also didn't save nt of my
messages when i wanted it to=(i av now gt my second one nd its alright
for now=D Rating:
Reviewed by jack from ireland on
18th Jun 2009
i got this phone for my b-day nd dat was a week ago and now it turned
off nd it wouldn't turn on=( Rating:
Reviewed by Kristina from Australia
on 18th Jun 2009
I fell in love with this phone when I first got it, it had just
come out 2 months ago here and I was eager for a better phone than
my previous ones and the man recommended it to me. 1 month later
the screen started being fuzzy and that lasted 24 hours and then
it was perfectly fine, until 3 days ago where I just recieved a
message while my W705 was charging and then the phone restarted,
said that i need to insert a genuine Sony Ericsson battery and then
it had no network reception ever since. Now i'm left with a crappy
replacement... never again to new models.... never again... Rating:
Reviewed by Heidi from England on
16th Jun 2009
Just an update to my April review. Having been sent my second W705
i was thrilled that all was working well, unlike the first. But
sadly the replacement only made it to 8 weeks, before the screen
went. So disappointing as i loved everything about this phone, but
it would appear that there are major software issues. (Esp now read
more user reviews). It truly is a shame as the phone has so much
potential and is great when it works! After two though in 3 months,
I've given up and am having to leave sony ericsson for the first
time in 6 years. Trying my luck with a samsung tocco lite. Hopefully
in time sony will be able to iron out these problems with their
newest phones and i'll be able to rely on them once again for future
upgrades. Rating:
Reviewed by steve from Canada on
15th Jun 2009
Bought this phone last week. I love the phone, great features, great
reception, mp3 player, a lot of applications for entertainment.
However, after only three days of use, the phone shut off by itself.
When I started it back up again, I was unable to send or receive
calls, access the network, internet, my menus...nothing. Also, when
I tried to charge it, an error came up that I must use a genuine
Sony battery, it was the battery that came with the phone! Battery
power was also an issue, it's a graphic hog, so turning off the
fancy eye candy options might give the battery a prolonged life.
My service provider is sending me another phone to replace this
one, but I have to wonder if this will happen again or if it is
just one of those things. Hoping not to write another one like this
in a few weeks. Rating:
Reviewed by neil from England Brummie
on 11th Jun 2009
great phone love it to pieces Rating:
Reviewed by charlie from england on
10th Jun 2009
yeah its a great phone but they havent developed the technoilgy
enought yet, ive had this phone for 3 weeks and the screen has gone
on it. Rating:
Reviewed by Ric from England on
31st May 2009
Ive had this phone for a couple of months now and find it to be
the best phone ive ever had. The wifi function is useful as you
can easily pick up open networks whilst im on the road, thus checking
my emails really quick. The 4gb card is a bonus and can hold many
songs and vids. The big screen is clear and battery lasts ages,
on standby it lasts me about 5-6 days Ive had no problems whatsoever,
maybe some people are just born unlucky. Rating:
Reviewed by Jenny from England on
28th May 2009
This phone is great, when it works right. I am suprised having read
through the reviews that no-one has had my problem, so I'll add
another. 3 out of 4 of the handsets I've had from 02 all lose pictures,
ones that I have taken with the camera, others I have stored on
the memory card & even the phones own animations work fine one minute
then corrupt the next and have a crack thru them. Also, when i assign
a picture to a contact, it retains it for less than 24 hrs, if i
go into the contact the picture is still there but for some reason
the phone doesnt recognise that. A minor point for some people but
really annoying. The other handset i received lasted 90 mins before
I got a corrupt message on screen and I was unable to get any further.
All in all, a great handset once they have sorted out the many flaws,
I obviously ordered it when the phone was too new and have now given
up ! Rating:
Reviewed by Vaisnavi from Australia
on 26th May 2009
I got this phone a couple of months ago and really loved it. After
a few weeks though, it would stop sending/receiving calls and messages
after the phone had been on for a while. Sometimes it would be on
for only a couple of hours when this would happen, sometimes more
than a day. Ive taken it to get fixed three times and they eventually
gave me new phone. Same thing again tho, the same day i got the
new phone. Has this happened to anyone else? any ideas what might
be happening? Its not my network/coverage because my SIM card works
fine in my old phone. Still a very snazzy little phone though, but
no good if i cant communicate with anyone Rating:
Reviewed by Sharmz from England on
23rd May 2009
i've had this phone for a month and all its functions were great
until a few days ago, when my contacts list changed language automatically.
And now it has frozen and will not go past the sony ericsson logo
stage. Similar reviews have made me rethink getting the same one
on replacement, but rather find a better model that I can be sure
will last me for my 24months contract! Rating:
Reviewed by Bill Jenkins from UK on
21st May 2009
i find that this phone is a brilliant phone however i have one problem.
the battery on the phone (even on powersave option) goes down very
quickly without me even using the phone. Anybody else find this??
=] Rating:
Reviewed by glyn from Wales on
20th May 2009
Got this phone about a month ago. I don't have it anymore. Love
the look of the phone, its the first thing that attracted me. Functionality
was good but honestly wasn't overly impressed from my last phone(SE
k810i). The internet was good, texting good and i liked the slighty
larger screen. Slide mechanism is very good and the walkman brilliant
(shake option is awful and pointless however) but i didn't feel
that it was alot better than my last phone that i'd had for two
years. Then it became faulty, i turned it on silent during a lecture.
When back home, tried to turn it on normal via the hash button but
it didn't work. Went to profiles and when i clicked this, the phone
restarts. Keeps doing this. Stuck on silent. Nice phone but not
spectacular. To be fair i would've kept it for the 18month contract
had it not broke though I do love SE's but might be tempted by a
Nokia 5800 if W995 not out on orange in next couple of days Rating:
Reviewed by ling from malaysia on
19th May 2009
i love this phone!!! but the only problem is--- i'm not dare to
download any file via my w705 anymore!!! i face this problem in
the 1st week i get this phone, i try the wi-fi at 1 coffee house,
and i try to download some game from the sony homepage, after i
had download, i startup the game, and start play! after 30min i
play the game, it auto shut down, and later when i turn it on, i
found that my sense me, calculator and some of the program cannot
be run, and all my games and applications are gone!!! i go back
to find that technician who sell me this phone, he say:"your phone
need to format." and did not explain to me what happen to my phone.
this make me not dare to online anymore... Rating:
Reviewed by Stevie Mac from UK on
14th May 2009
I got this from O2 a few weeks ago and chose it carefully as an
upgrade. I was pleased with my choice but I had a real issue with
the slider mechanism. When in the open position, I found the two
panels to be tapping against each other when operating the navigation
controls on the top panel. Did anyone else get this at all? Maybe
I am just anal but having had two slider phones previous to this
I never had this tapping issue before. I've already sent back the
first phone to O2 and had a replacement phone with the same issue.
Is this a design fault ot bad luck? Rating:
Reviewed by Melissa from Singapore on
10th May 2009
I just got this phone exactly 1 week ago and now i can't switch
it on. it just won't go past the part where the phone vibrates when
you switch it on :( if the phone's working, it's great, other than
the fact that it lags abit. Rating:
Reviewed by kingslee dale from england
on 9th May 2009
i think that this phone is cool Rating:
Reviewed by Joe from UK on 8th
May 2009
Got this from O2, black version with part silver front and it looks
magical. Decent size for a slide phone and a very good screen, bright
and a decent size. Phone feels robust, with a lovely textured panel.
Trying to remove the sim card is extremely frustrating though. Had
it for a week now, and its a quality phone. The o2 version came
with rubbish games, tetris, monolopy and bowling - all poor. Google
maps is a nice feature. The only weaknesses I can report so far
is that checking my email takes 2-3 minutes, Im not sure why. Youtube
only works when I have wifi on. Camera is only 3.2 The browser is
very good though. BUY IT. Rating:
Reviewed by Steve from UK on
3rd May 2009
I so want to like this phone, but I am on the third one in as many
weeks, had a couple of SE's over the years then a Samsung D900,
which I hated, so I thought I would try a SE again, All went well
for the first week then it wouldn't come out of silent mode, if
you tried it would just keep resetting itself, Orange arranged for
a replacement which came at the allotted time, only this time the
new one right from the start kept saying software error, on startup,
then randomly throughout the day, now on my third, fingers crossed
all is well so far. It is a great phone when it doesn't mess about,
the Wifi an added bonus. Will keep you updated, as this is the last
one of these I am having, will try the Nokia E71. Rating:
Reviewed by Rob from England on
2nd May 2009
Got the W705 on Thursday 30th. Spent a few minutes adding contacts
to phone and made one test call. It then died and now can't get
past the Sony Ericsson Logo (as per Heidi below). Can't really rate
other features as never got to text, walkman, web etc. Replacement
handset on its way. Rating:
Reviewed by mubin from india on
1st May 2009
good phone for the youth Rating:
Reviewed by jamie from england on
30th Apr 2009
ive had the w 705 for less than a month and i've already had to
get anew one as the phone was freezing, numbers deleted etc etc...
same has happened with this new one so will now be getting the second
one changed for another model of phone as seems theres a fault with
in this model Rating:
Reviewed by Dan from Manchester - UK
on 29th Apr 2009
Recently upgraded from the K810i to this phone and I must say that
in terms of design and esthetics this handset is superb! It looks
modern and classy, feels solid, the slide action is sleek, the keypad
although a little smaller is still very fuctinonal. The menus are
almost identical to the other Sony E phones I've owned, therefore
took no getting used to. Wifi and mobile internet (T-mobile web'n'walk)
works very well, although I would recommend switching Wifi off when
not in use as the battery life is noticeably shorter with it on.
The camera will not replace a decent stand alone digital camera
but is still plenty good enough, and better than some cheap cameras
I've experienced. Not yet experienced the music side of things fully,
but at first glance it seems to work very well. Not sure about the
shake feature though... This is by no means a phone with limitless
features and countless configuration options, but everything it
does, it does very well, and if you're not fussed about touch screen
or working out your share of the restaurant bill at the press of
a button, go get it! Rating:
Reviewed by SANUR ALI from LONDON on
26th Apr 2009
Just to update on the review I gave on 21st April 2009. Got the
phone from Dubai before it came to UK, good design and features
but the battery life is poor, the phone freeze when making a call.
Got a another SE W705 this time in the UK, same problem, this time
the keypad cracked and the sliding mechanism broke. The design make
look wonderful but the engineering of the phone is quite poor. Therefore
my rating is a One (1) star and not 4. Rating:
Reviewed by Carly from Manchester on
26th Apr 2009
I have had this phone for 48 hours and I love it! It feels amazing,
has some really nice features on it. Easy to text on. Looks really
nice. Camera isn't amazing but I don't use the phone for this so
it doesnt matter. Overall, I would definately recommend this phone
and I have not experienced any of the faults mentioned below...
yet *touch wood* Rating:
Reviewed by SANUR ALI from LONDON on
21st Apr 2009
Got the phone before it came out in the UK from Dubai, very good
phone, but the battery life is quite poor. The other problem is
no GPS. The only model to have GPS is W715, but thats on Vodafone.
Rating:
Reviewed by Matt from England on
13th Apr 2009
I thought it only fair that I write an ammendement to the review
I posted March 23rd, in light of my recent experience. Since writing
my review I've had my phone replaced twice by carphone warehouse.
Both models suffered from the same problem, about 30% of the time
when someone called me the speaker on the phone would fail, meaning
they could hear me but I couldn't hear them. The only solution to
this was to turn the phone off and on again, something which with
this phone takes a good nintey seconds - very annoying. The other
fault was that the phone would suddenly cut off the bluetooth connection
to my car kit, even during calls. I've been using the car kit for
nearly a year without a problem, and have since tested it with other
phones and it was definitely the W705 at fault. I downloaded the
latest software version from SE but it made no difference. Anyway,
to cut a very long story short after my third W705 presented the
exact same faults I went back to carphone warehouse a nd demanded
a change to a different phone all together, and I have to say they
were very helpful. Now have a Samsung Tocco (original - not ultra)
and so far so good. My advice to everyone is don't buy a phone that
has only just come out. From what the guys at CW were saying it
seems that most models suffer from pretty major flaws in the first
production runs, flaws that aren't resolved until a few months after
the phone has been released. This is probably the fault of the manufacturers,
not testing new models thoroughly enough in their haste to get them
into the stores. For looks, build quality, and features, my original
5 star rating stands. But as this is primarily a phone, and it doesn't
do that very well I'm afraid it's 1 star. Rating:
Reviewed by John from England on
10th Apr 2009
Got this phone two weeks ago upgrade from the W580i whick had stopped
working can only say amazing phone the camera isn't thje best but
is good enough for what i want it for. The sound quality is amazing
and putting songs on your phone couldn't be easier. No problems
with software so far. Rating:
Reviewed by baddamsanthoshreddy from
india on 9th Apr 2009
every thing in w705 is good expect sound Rating:
Reviewed by Heidi from England on
4th Apr 2009
Got this phone three weeks ago as an upgrade with O2. Everytime
someone sent me a text message it would go in to 'instant message'
mode, rather than straight to my inbox as a normal text. Has anyone
else had this problem? After 48hrs it mysteriously stopped, which
is just as well since sony nor O2 knew how to stop it. Apart from
that had been loving the phone, true the camera isn't great (not
as good as my old W810i), but liked the phone all the same. Until
today! It completely crashed and just can't get passed the sony
ericsson logo when you turn it on. Am having a new one sent out,
but would be interested to know if anyone else has had problems?
As may rethink my choice if so! Rating:
Reviewed by chris from england on
1st Apr 2009
great phone...got it on an upgrade from w910i which had tinny speaker...this
one is slightly better but only because it has a more sophisticated
EQ. phone on a whole is very good indeed...no software probs so
far unlike the w910i! im happy :) Rating:
Reviewed by Graham from England on
30th Mar 2009
Got this phone on an upgrade last week and really pleased. Normaiil
a Nokia man so happy with how easy it is to use. Agree with all
the comments above. However-when I recieve a message it sends it
straight to main screen and opens first line. Can't seem to change
this. Do think sound a little bit tinny for a phone thats supposed
to be built around music. I'm sure the message thing can be changed
somewhere on the phone-overall a class act!! Rating:
Reviewed by Marion Thurston from uk
on 29th Mar 2009
nice phone-shame about the horrid ringtones-worse than that the
ring tones are all far too quiet and the vibe far too weak meaning
i missed almost every call..so not much good as a phone which otherwise
would be nice. Rating:
Reviewed by Tom from England on
25th Mar 2009
Great phone, I love it, the music player in particular is excellent
and the internet is fast in wifi areas, it's just annoying that
I have to pay for the net on PAYG. Also this phone doent come with
motion games on o2 and the cheapest ones are £4.50. This is the
provider though not the phone and I still give it 5 stars Rating:
Reviewed by Ryan from Manchester , UK
on 25th Mar 2009
Gotta say i agree with about 90% of what Matt has to say in his
review below so pointless re-iterating what a good review he has
made , the only gripes i have with this phone is that it does not
actually RING that loud its still on par with the w910i it reminisces
you of... i have a w902 aswell and this is a very LOUD phone so
im quite disapointted in the call ring volume being so low in the
w705 which is suprising considering the size of the speaker on the
rear of the phone and with all settings turned to max it just is
not loud enough and i can forsee calls being missed , maybe the
w395 will be the walkman phone to blast your ears off with. This
phone is nice and slim without the plasticky cheap feel i was expecting
, it slides well and the UI is fast with a nice large screen to
view web pages on its a belting phone , shame about the volume of
ringtones but other than that a very good edition from Sony Ericsson. Rating:
Reviewed by ramesh from kalyan on
25th Mar 2009
best -------- Rating:
Reviewed by Matt from England on
23rd Mar 2009
Great phone. Lets face it - unless you're techno-freak who has to
have the latest phone 'cos it's got 0.5 of a megapixel better camera
than your last model - there really isn't much to choose between
phones these days. I got this 'cos my Blackberry broke and I fancied
something different. It was quite depressing shopping for a phone
when they're all more or less identical. This is different. First
of all it looks and feels great. It has just enough weight to make
it feel solid and well made, but it's still light in your pocket.
The finish is beautiful, really classy - professional looking. The
slider action (I've always had my doubts about sliders) is smooth
and doesn't feel like it will break in three months. The software,
operating system and menus are clear, functional and easy to use.
The feature list is just about right, there's plenty there to keep
you amused without packing the phone so full of stuff that the software
can't cope. The camera is only 3.2mp - so what; camera phones are
meant for fun spur-of-the-moment snaps. If you want a top-notch
camera - buy a camera! Call quality is clear, ringtones loud. Internet
access is quick and simple, the screen is large and clear, and the
auto rotate is surprisingly useful. You can set quick access to
your most frequently used features, great for me as I'm currently
writing a novel and now I have this phone I can ditch my dictaphone
and use the sound recorder on this instead. Of course the walkman
feature is excellent, probably the best in any phone. I looked at
every phone on the market, I took my time, and I ended up with this.
I'm very happy. As soon as I got it home and my wife picked it up
she wanted one too! A fun, functional, well built, solid feeling
phone that works well. Recommended. Rating:
Reviewed by W from England on
22nd Mar 2009
My last 3 phones have been Sony Erric walkman phones. I really wanted
a wifi phone and was amazed to find a walkman phone with wifi. W705
does not disappoint. Rating:
Reviewed by Deborah from Scotland on
19th Mar 2009
Just got this phone less than a week ago....and i love it Rating:
Reviewed by Vishal Sinha from United
Kingdom on 16th Mar 2009
I got this phone from T Mobile on an upgrade on my W580i. It is
indeed a much better phone than the 580. The screen is larger, the
camera is much better and the walkman seems to sound better than
the last one. None of the normal new phone bugs as yet. I would
recommend it. Rating:
Reviewed by goose from India on
5th Mar 2009
ITS SIMPPPLLLYYYYY AWESOMEeeeeee.........!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Erick Lamothe from United
Kingdom on 4th Mar 2009
Great device. However, it's a W910 with Wi Fi and a slightly faster
HSDPA ability. If you are not fussed about the extras go for the
W910, which is now extremely affordable and was 3GSM phone of the
year 2008. If you've got the W910 I would suggest waiting for the
W995. Rating:
Reviewed by Raahul from India on
5th Dec 2008
Its gorgeous......its hot..... wat soever.... i love it.....hope
it wil be the most successful mobile like SEN XPERIA... Rating:
Reviewed by shoeb khan from india on
29th Nov 2008
this phone is nice walkman phone Rating:
