In a nutshell: A Walkman phone with the latest music features,
an FM radio, a 3.2 megapixel camera, 4GB memory card, a-GPS, WiFi,
Bluetooth, 3G with HSDPA, shake control & motion gaming. But
frustratingly unreliable. Available in Silver or Black. Best buy: *Free* from Vodafone.
Review:
March 2009. Updated July 2009.
The Sony Ericsson W715 is almost identical to the
W705, except that it has a-GPS
included and is a little bit more expensive. Read our detailed
review of the W705 to find out more. We'll
just comment that the W715 is a little bit more expensive than the
W705, but has a-GPS to justify the price. The W715 seems to be exclusive
to Vodafone in the UK.
Features of the Sony Ericsson W715 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
Assisted-GPS
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
W715 Consumer Reviews
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Average
rating from 53 reviews:
Reviewed by Debbie from england on
9th Feb 2010
Horrendous. Only worked for 2 weeks,refused to charge and screen
said you must insert sony ericsson charger. Bought 2 weeks before
xmas as a present so it was out of warranty. Took back to shop and
told it was a very common software failure.Finally got it back 18
days later.Surprise 4 days later it only has half the screen showing.so
i have to return it yet again for repair.But i have been told if
it breaks down a 3rd time i get a replacement, so at this rate i
will have a new one next month Rating:
Reviewed by marcus from england on
27th Jan 2010
if you are looking for a phone dont get this one. ive had 2 software
failures in 7 months. my messages are getting slow to send. i have
to reset the setting every other week. i wouldnt recommend this
phone to anyone. Rating:
Reviewed by Steve from UK on
2nd Jan 2010
Had one of these today. It's with Vodafone (obviously) and I had
it for free on a 300 mins unlimited text deal, all for £25 a month
on a 12 month contract (was out of my previous Vodafone contract
when I signed up). Just so that you know what deals are out there.
The phone itself seems great and i've been playing with it all day
and it's the usual quality that i'd expect from a SE phone. Rating:
Reviewed by aminah from england on
2nd Jan 2010
i think this phone is really good i find this phone interesting
to use and the features are really fabulous i enjoy exploring through
the wonderful features. Rating:
Reviewed by Sandra from Sweden on
11th Dec 2009
I've had my phone since end of October and it's been sent to reparation
3 times alredy. I got it changed to a new today but it's the same
problem with this one. The problem is that the contacts in the phonebook
changes numbers, really irritating and it's not because of the SIM
because it has been changed. Other than that I love the phone, I
love the design and would not want another phone. I hope I just
got some bad luck with those I've got. Rating:
Reviewed by Christer from Sweden on
10th Dec 2009
I've had my phone for nearly a year and it works really well. Som
problems with network coverage, but that's the operator's fault
I think. The phove itself is outstanding. I saw that some reviewers
rated the phone with one star, because they had problems with Vodafone.
Hello? It's a phone review, not a Vodafone review. Swap operator
instead! Rating:
Reviewed by marcus from england on
2nd Dec 2009
ive had a w715 on a 18 month contract. ive had it roughly 5 months
now. its a great phone, quality is wicked. but i recently had a
software upgrade due to no network coverage. then since this upgrade
my pictures are not showing up on my pictures folder. but apart
from thsi problem get the phone its just simply amzing. but dont
have the software upgrade like i did :) Rating:
Reviewed by Kenny from UK on
1st Dec 2009
I have had this phone for 6 months and haven't experienced any of
the problems that the others have had. Fantastic phone and great
music and video player too. Rating:
Reviewed by gabriel from england on
30th Nov 2009
this phone is amazing! everyone get this phone right away! Rating:
Reviewed by Andrew from England on
16th Nov 2009
Have written a couple of reviews already, this fone is fantastic,
however, it has now just gone in for the 3rd time this year (not
recognising sim or battery/charger)so this is obviously a design
fault, Vodafone keep selling them although they must be more than
aware that due to this fault its not really fit for purpose, I have
an annual contract but for over three weeks of it, I have not had
my preferred fone, I give it five stars again, its brilliant, but
I would avoid it if you are looking for reliability. Rating:
Reviewed by The Sooooz from England
on 2nd Nov 2009
I got a sony w715 on a new 24 month contract with vodafone on 1st
august. I absolutely loved it - the shape, the style, the colour,
the screen, the applications. So easy to use. But by 3rd September
I was on my 4th handset and today the 4th handset has been returned
to the shop. I had similar problems to others "incorrect sim inserted"
"unable to charge battery" "no network coverage". Each time has
been the same problem and each time I've taken it back (as its been
faulty within 28 days) and got an exchange for another identical
handset which did exactly the same within days. On the last handset
I had, the message counter didn't work, the call timer cleared itself,
the camera came on when I was in the middle of calls. I made sure
I downloaded updates but despite all this they still had the same
problem each time. Also I was unable to back any of them up to my
laptop so I have lost all my downloaded tracks, ringtones and pictures.
Today I refused another sony and chose a nokia 6210 navigator which
I already hate - see their reviews and avoid! Rating:
Reviewed by Matt from UK on 31st
Oct 2009
Had the phone for nearly 3 months, hasn't frozen and hasn't been
unreliable like the websites review. One of the first things I did
when I recieved it was updated it within the menu on the phone,
not sure whether this fixes any freezing problems but would certainly
try this if you're having problems! Absolutly love it! Rating:
Reviewed by Sarah from england on
27th Oct 2009
it is a great phone deflanty 5 star Rating:
Reviewed by Rob Gardiner from UK on
23rd Oct 2009
I have had a multitude of mobile phones brands over the years and
Sony Ericsson has always proved to be the best for me. I have recently
taken delivery of the Sony Ericsson W715..by far the best I have
had and am very pleased with it. It looks good, very user friendly
( as all Ericssons), good sized screen and great for texting. Of
all the Ericssons I have had, the key pad is by far the best..good
feel compared with the "clickey/notchey" W595 I had before. I haven't
tested all of the features as yet, but the Wi-Fi is excellent and
a great feature. I thoroughly recommend the W715, and when free
with Vodafone, a real steal! Rating:
Reviewed by Cat from England on
22nd Oct 2009
The W715 is the best phone I've just switched from the Samsung Soul.
It looks stylish, is really easy to use and the walkman is great.
The only thing I've yet to try out is the nav. Rating:
Reviewed by matt from uk on 2nd
Oct 2009
i had the phone for a month or two, on the contract. it was a brilliant
phone, and i made full use of the wifi ALOT. however, i tried to
update the software using wifi and an application in settings. it
wouldnt play any games or applications after that, or load up the
internet from first screen. you had to go into the main menu to
load it. that wasnt to much of a problem, as i only used the music
player, which worked fine. exept for the senseme.. I still really
liked it, untill i lost it. shame. Rating:
Reviewed by lucy from uk on 6th
Sep 2009
i have had this phone for 5 weeks and it is broken already, vodaphone
don't want to know, when lots of review sites have similar reviewrs
with similar problems, the phone won'tcharge up, it says "battery
cannot be charged genuine sony battery to be used" when it is a
genuine battery, well its the one sony sent me any way, and it has
no network coverage, i rang vodafone and if i had had the problem
within the first 28 days i could have had it swapped, but as i am
actually 5 days over that period then they won't do anything, and
i even had insurance on the account, whats the point in insurance
if they won't fix your phone, shame as it was anice looking phone,
will not be using vodafone ever again after this, it is a 3 phone
account and vodafone have now lost us all Rating:
Reviewed by Chris Barney from Inglind
on 4th Sep 2009
I has got the phone and the phone is gud. I yoosed to have a soul
touch phone and it was so great but then the kids robbed it an set
afire to it in the endoggs. It was barley. This phone is dead good
though an it haz a dead good fronty. I took a pictcher of me ma
an its me screen saver. Rating:
Reviewed by A.M. from IE on 27th
Aug 2009
I was in love with this phone but I am going to get a replacement
as the same thing is happening as it is to others:it 'refuses to
charge the battery saying it isn't a Sony battery (when it is),
and sometimes says "insert correct SIM" and refuses to start altogether'.
Other than that - lovely screen and size - not too bulky, email
facilities great. camera is good and good resolution. resolution
poor when looking at youtube videos which is a shame. i'll miss
it. Rating:
Reviewed by raphyde from philippines
on 12th Aug 2009
this is the best phone i ever had... i love this phone.. it is so
fast... it has track id... i can download games faster than my old
phone.. wow! Rating:
Reviewed by chelsea from leicester on
5th Aug 2009
This phone has good looks and im getting it for my 13 bday and i
cant wait because it has everything on it. I have been looking at
phones for ages and this is the best yet. :) :) :) Rating:
Reviewed by Joao Miguel from Portugal
on 4th Aug 2009
I have it for 6 weeks in black ,great phone, walkman is awesome.
Battery life is very good,camera is very good ( you need good light
) but i don´t try GPS yet. Most beautiful phone i ever had. Rating:
Reviewed by Colin from Scotland on
30th Jul 2009
The fones good n diz everything u need from a fone only thing iz
av gt ma eye on the 995 noo Rating:
Reviewed by vasilikoula from greece<3
on 23rd Jul 2009
i have this phone and its the most amazing phone i've ever had!!!!i
love walkman and GPS is incredibly good!!love it....<3 Rating:
Reviewed by Tich from United Kingdom
on 21st Jun 2009
I'm on my second (soon to be third) W715 within a week. First one
crashed, lost all its preloaded games and refused to start any of
the GPS apps and Vodafone Live key was busted. They sent a replacement
out within 2 days. It worked for a couple of days and then completely
stopped working - won't connect to the network, refuses to charge
the battery saying it isn't a Sony battery (when it is), and sometimes
says "insert correct SIM" and refuses to start altogether. The phone
itself is lovely (nice size, great features) but their quality control
is really, really dire. Have to admit I'd avoid this phone until
they get their quality sorted. Rating:
Reviewed by Andrew from England on
17th Jun 2009
Sorry to hear about your experience cook (12 Jun 09)had mine since
Mar 09 and the same thing happened to mine last week, however, Vodaphone
sent it immediately for repair and I had it returned within 4 days
fully repaired. If it happens again try and run the media update
programme through a pc with the usb cable which should sort it out
for you. Rating:
Reviewed by cook from england on
12th Jun 2009
had my w715 2 months. phone somehow damaged even tho never been
sat on or abused. wont turn on or charge. been refused repair by
VODAFONE. utterly appauled by service and how a phone can go wrong
so quickly. strongly advise to avoid vodafone and sony erricson
Rating:
Reviewed by p83 from greece on
10th Jun 2009
good looking phone but the gps is useless in this way that needs
internet connection..and many problems at conectivity..wi-fi is
freezing all the time and bluetooth does the same..everytime i need
to remove battery and put it again...it sucks... Rating:
Reviewed by Steph from Wales on
8th Jun 2009
Only had this phone for a day but I LOVE IT! It's really nice looking
and i havent been able to put it down. Battery life seems good,
considering i havent stopped using to for the past 24 hours! (ok,
well not literally) Its a really nice lloking phone, with loads
of great stuff on it. the camera is brilliant too. Overall, a REALLY
good phone and i would recommend it to EVERYONE! One slight problem
though: its a bit tricky to slide it up. if you have it, i think
you know what i mean. other than that. GO AND BUY IT!!!! vodafone
does great deals with it by the way ;) Rating:
Reviewed by scott from scotland on
29th May 2009
had the W715i for a week now, still trying to fing out what it does.
i'm used to Nokia and heavy texting so this is different and not
as compatible. Overall I got a good deal with vodaphone so key points
are; battery life is two days on moderate use, lightwieght phone
and slide isn't a problem. fairly easy to navigate and sat nav is
good. CAmera is average but I seldom use so not of interest. Walkman/radio
part is very good. Screen good size and clear. only let down is
re texting ie having to delete every sent txt which Nokia would
auto delete. Good all round media phone, just hope battery stays
with 2 day life but not confident. Rating:
Reviewed by Domy from Germany on
25th May 2009
very good and is nice looking Rating:
Reviewed by mattie from america on
17th May 2009
awesome phone best in the world had it 5 weeks and i love it it
has a good battery life and an awesome music player Rating:
Reviewed by paul phillips from england
on 16th May 2009
This phone failed within a couple of hours of owning. First off
kept telling me to insert correct sim,the games then dissaperd,
the functions kept freezing and then kept saying no etwork coverage!
Hopefuly will have more luck with the replacment. Other than that
its a nice looking phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Matt from UK on 24th
Apr 2009
I am quite pleased with the W715 does all i need and no faults as
yet. Would preferred black but vodafone only do silver (although
sony site shows black), you would think vodafone would do both as
it is exclusive to them. Other than that , great phone. Rating:
Reviewed by tmd from england on
22nd Apr 2009
this is a good phone must buy it.i like this phone i am gonna buy
this phone twice this phone is the best i ever had . Rating:
Reviewed by Kim from UK on 18th
Apr 2009
I've had the phone 3 days and it's already broken. Won't turn on
all of a sudden and won't respond to the charger. My sister has
the same phone and we've switched batteries and tried her charger
and it's still not turning on. It vibrates as if it's going to turn
on...but then nothin comes on the screen and the keypads don't light
up! So I guess I'm gonna have to send it back and get a replacement!
Other than this it seemed to be a good phone although the battery
runs out so fast! Up until now I'd had to charge it every day, but
now it won't even respond to the charger. =[ Rating:
Reviewed by Joao from Portugal on
17th Apr 2009
ITS A GREAT PHONE! I dont like is the vodafone software, how can
i take it off? And put the original sony ericsson icons etc... Rating:
Reviewed by stuart from UK on
15th Apr 2009
I'm very pleased with this phone. I've found the battery life to
be generally good. Have people with poor battery life been using
wi-fi when not needed. I only connect to wi-fi when at home and
then not as much as I thought i would. I would have preferred a
black one but silver is ok. excellent radio and walkman. Does emails.
Does everything I want really. Camera is really quite good, but
you need good light for good pix. A good blogging phone. Could do
with a way of syncing with itunes. Sony software quite clunky. Rating:
Reviewed by Josh from United Kingdom
on 6th Apr 2009
I like this phone, I just got it sent to my address from Vodafone
(who told me that I'd get it this morning when I opened a contract
with them on Thursday). The cover art on the box shows a black w715,
but the phone that was inside the box was the Luxury Silver one-
does anyone by any chance own the Majestic Black one and got theirs
from Voda UK? I've been on the customer service line (191) for about
2 hours and still can't get through to them so I can ask for the
Majestic black one. I took the phone to a Vodafone store this morning
but I was told that they only have ever had the phone in silver-
help! I want the black one so I can distinguish my phone from the
other networks! (I've just cancelled my contract with Orange because
they kept on calling me to pay my bill even though I set up a direct
debit account with them and they said every time that I chose "pay
via cheque"- this happened at least 4 different times in my 18 month
contract). My last phone was the "keep it safe design" W660i from
Orange. A good solid phone, but nowhere near as showy (in a positive
way) as this beauty! Just a tad bigger than the W660i, but with
a very decent size screen, buttons are going to take one or two
days to get used to, but I have to say that I was a bit daunted
with my first ever slide phone. After a good couple of hours examining
the phone, I can confirm that my fears are allayed and the slide
function is top drawer- it's simply a lovely phone to own. I'd get
it if you aren't one of those "Techy boys" who isn't interested
in a Symbian software phone, or touch screen (we all know full well
they those phones drink battery juice quicker than a Hummer drinks
petrol- or maybe not), but for a phone that's light and not too
small, yet not too big, I'm sure this is a strong alternative. I'm
using my W660i battery (please don't try this at home because the
battery is slightly less underpowered to the W715's which is 950mAh
compare d to 1000mAh) and after abusing the Walkman 3.0 software
playing my music on the memory card which I also ported over to
the new phone, I've barely made a dent to the battery (I think I
only used up about 3% of battery power- as well as playing music
videos). So there's my little report. If anybody does have a Majestic
Black phone, please could you let me know? I'm worried that I was
a bit too eager and purchased this without Vodafone stocking up
on the black one. Thanks! Rating:
Reviewed by Frederik from Denmark on
29th Mar 2009
Its the best phone i've ever owned! (: But does anyone know it it
cost using Wi-Fi? Rating:
Reviewed by SV from uk on 28th
Mar 2009
great phone, but really bad vattery life :( mine lost 30% battery
in 2 hours... beautiful phone though. Rating:
Reviewed by KL from UK on 25th
Mar 2009
A very nice phone. The biggest plus for me is push email. I can
get gmail instantly on my phone, just like Blackberry. Quite easy
to setup (configuration is detailed on gmail setting page). The
only negatives are the relatively poor battery life (although far
better than touchscreen phones) and icons on the sattus bar that
are not defined in the instruction booklet that came with the phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Richard from Wolves UK on
25th Mar 2009
Had this phone for about two weeks now and i can absolutely recomend
it, Being a walkman phone the music quality is great and with the
high quality headphones its even better. Having the wifi on also
makes browsing at home faster and easier. It looks good and feels
good. Get this phone!!! Rating:
Reviewed by KC from uk on 23rd
Mar 2009
had the phone for about 5 days now. looks great, feels great. Easy
to use once you've messed about with it. Cam is good. External speaker
takes some getting used to, sounded a little tinny at first. Headphones
supplied are good quality. tip for wi-fi users, let it load the
eror message then choose 'options', 'go to' and type in an address
eg, google and your wi-fi should work. People are having problems
because the phone tries to access vodafone live, but live is only
supported on WAP not wi-fi. My only gripe is that there appears
to be no way of knowing if you have a text message (if you haven't
heard the beep) without opening up the phone so you have ot check
it constantly Rating:
Reviewed by steven hesketh from liverpool
uk on 22nd Mar 2009
hi well got dis phone on vodafone. its a bab phone but a little
problem the key pad??? y do they make small pads and yet people
like me have thumbs that cover the hole pad!!! but wud recomend
it cool Rating:
Reviewed by Pablo from UK on
20th Mar 2009
its the best. ace. Rating:
Reviewed by Andrew from England on
19th Mar 2009
I love this fone, it looks good and its lite and packed with all
the stuff I want, I would recommend it to anyone, my friends who
have updated with other fones are really wishing they had waited
and got this instead! Rating:
Reviewed by Zoe from England on
17th Mar 2009
Absolutly Fooking LOVE the phone Rating:
Reviewed by Jodiee.x from England. on
15th Mar 2009
Me and my mum were out yesterday looking for new phones. My mum
recomended this one for me but i wasnt too sure. My mum got it and
now i really wish i got it!!! Ive had a play around on my mums and
am really thinking about getting it now. Its soo easy to use and
figure out, i recomed this phone to anyone!! :)xx Rating:
Reviewed by STG from UK on 9th
Mar 2009
Just got the phone and am amazed at the weight which is only 98g!
I'm used to Nokia phones but wanted a future proof phone which this
is. Easy to use menu and navigation seems logical. Nice clear screen
with both photo and film quality excellent The ring tones are a
bit naff but will download my own. Also the key pad is a touch small
so those with big hands may struggle. Rating:
Reviewed by helloo from hellooo on
8th Mar 2009
love it. i have a samsung u600 but i duno why but i just prefere
this phone (one of my friends has it and im jelous cos i want it)
it looks good and i love some of the things on it, i would recommend
someone to get this phone if they were thinking about getting it
:) xx Rating:
Reviewed by LKG from United states on
4th Mar 2009
I am very pleased with this phone top notch. no complaints. upgraded
from LG Shine and it is so much better. Rating:
Reviewed by TMD from ENGLAND on
1st Mar 2009
THIS IS GOOD POHNE.... Rating:
