Review: Sony Ericsson W760i

Sony Ericsson W760i Review

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In a nutshell: The W760i is a music phone, with the bonus of GPS satellite navigation. It also has a lot of fun features like SensMe (plays music that matches your mood), Shake Control and Wii-style games. The camera isn't that great, but the other features are good. However, it's another Sony Ericsson lemon: the list of problems including freezing, shutting down and dropping calls. Available in a choice of colours: Fancy Red, Intense Black & Rocky Silver.
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The Sony Ericsson W760i is an interesting phone. It's a Walkman phone, and has a new style of stereo speakers mounted on the front, for playing your music loud, plus loads of music-related features. Yet it also comes with GPS satellite navigation and Google Maps. It's also quite a physical phone. Shake the phone to play the next song. Tilt the phone Wii-style to play games. It's a curious combination and perhaps this explains why few are appearing in the shops.

Let's describe what the phone does well. It does music well. Really, Sony Ericsson have packed every music-related feature that they have into this phone. It has the latest generation of Walkman player, with features such as album art and SensMe (automatically creates playlists based on your mood.) It has MegaBass (does what the same suggests), TrackID (finds out the name & artist of a track), PlayNow (music download service), and Shake Control so that you can change tracks with a flick of the wrist (cool if not exactly life-changing.) It has only 40 Mbytes built-in memory, which is enough for around 10 MP3's, but you can expand this to 1 GB with a Memory Stick Micro card. There's a built-in Fm radio too. The W760i uses stereo widening, coupled with front mounted speakers to give good sound reproduction. You can listen on conventional headphones or a wireless Bluetooth headset.

So it clearly does music well. There's also a camera, which is of limited quality, being 3.2 megapixels with no autofocus or flash. And the surprise bonus feature of GPS navigation. We don't know exactly why SE have included this feature in a phone that is so obviously music-orientated. But we're not complaining! You can use the GPS to navigate around town, using Google Maps or Wayfinder Navigation to show you the way. With GPS also present on the C702 mid-range Cyber-Shot phone too, it looks like 2008 will be the year when GPS becomes commonplace on mobiles. And a good thing too!

So we're left slightly puzzled at the combination of features that the W760i includes. It's great for music, with an average-ish camera, but with GPS included. Battery life seems to be good, especially if you switch to 2G. Physically the phone looks good, with a better keypad than many recent Sony Ericssons. Some people are complaining that their W760i didn't include mapping software, so SE need to sort that issue out pretty quickly. But the big problem with the W760i is its appalling reliability. It regularly freezes, shuts itself down or drops calls. The alarm seems to never work. The menus are slow. Basically, despite all the lovely features and the good lucks, we urge you not to buy this phone. Consider the Sony Ericsson C702, which also has GPS but a better camera, or if you want a Walkman phone, try the new Sony Ericsson W595.

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Features of the Sony Ericsson W760i include:

• 3.2 megapixel camera with 3.2x digital zoom
• Video camera / video calling (limited)
• 3D Java games
• Display: 262,144-colour TFT LCD, 240 x 320 colours
• Music player (Walkman 2.0) with SensMe & shake control
• FM radio
• Megabass™
• PlayNow™
• TrackID™
• Polyphonic ringtones & music tones
• Sound recorder
• Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email
• 3D Java games
• Animated wallpaper
• Personal organiser functions
• Flight mode
• Memory: 40 Mbytes plus Memory Stick Micro™ support (up to 1 Gbyte)
• Connectivity: Bluetooth, USB mass storage, infrared
• Internet: WAP, EDGE, HSDPA
• Web browser, RSS feeds, picture blogging
• Vibration alert
• Size: 103 x 48 x 15 mm
• Weight: 103g
• Quadband (GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900) plus 3G
• Talktime: 4 hours (3G) - 9 hours (2G)
• Battery standby: 350 hours (3G) - 400 hours (2G)

Sony Ericsson W760i Consumer Reviews

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Reviewed by Dre from Trinidad on 7th Jan 2009
Cool phone, initially had problems but after a software upgrade everything was fixed
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Reviewed by extremexunyi from singapore on 7th Jan 2009
It's really great, I never had the dropping of calls problem ever. But lag is a very distinct problem; if you're not patient enough to wait for loads (even for menus) do not get this phone. Other than that, it's a pretty sweet phone.
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Reviewed by lucy from usa on 6th Jan 2009
the phone is always breaking. i have non stop promblems do not by this phone its a waste of your time
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Reviewed by asma from west midlands on 3rd Jan 2009
i have had the w760i for the past 6 months & the phone is excellent, you can never get bored of it!!!!
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Reviewed by Tash from London on 2nd Jan 2009
Rubbish. On my second sony erriscon w760i now, had the first for 7 days then crashed and the phone speakers for calling & music and the microphone completely stopped working. So i took it back and got an exchange, got it home put it on charge and it wont turn on, had it for about 3 hours and it's already broken. Will take it back and get my money back now! Never going to get a SE phone again.
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Reviewed by Gavin from Bournemouth on 1st Jan 2009
This is a fantastic phone. Yes I had a small software glitch at first but sorted it out by getting SE updating software to overwrite the software. The geotagging works great and outdoor photos look good for the phone. I got my W760i on O2 and as standard O2 has removed Google Maps and Wayfinder but these can easily be got from SE or Google but I have found 2 great GPS apps MGMaps and Trekbuddy both work great with the phone.
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Reviewed by kyle from california on 31st Dec 2008
i like this phone some problems but which phone doesn't, i'm puzzled about the red light that came on one day on the back of the phone does anyone know what it means
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Reviewed by matt from england on 27th Dec 2008
i got mine as a xmas pressie and i can not use my gps wayfinder it says in the book that you ccan use it straight away. anyone with the same problem if so how do download the software
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Reviewed by venkatesh from india on 26th Dec 2008
Phone looks good. Tracker facility is also good. Walman Excellet... but only thing is about camera.. no auto focus, no flash.....
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Reviewed by ubuntubwoy from uk on 23rd Dec 2008
I'm puzzled, I've had this phone for a few weeks now and I've had no problems with it at all - the phone ROCKS!
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Reviewed by Alexis from ARGENTINA on 22nd Dec 2008
I love this phone! It's best I've ever had.
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Reviewed by Sana from Bahrain on 20th Dec 2008
I got this phone about 5 months back as a birthday present but I have the same problem with it. Its keeps on freezing and switches off in between phone calls which is so frustrating and annoying sometimes. The alarm system too is not much reliable. But lately i have this other problem i kept my phone for charging but when i removed the charger the charging socket came out with as well although i didn't pull it hard or took it out in an unpleasant manner.
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Reviewed by Gay from UK on 17th Dec 2008
I am most upset!! I have lost everything on phone - all my music, photos etc. Last few days real problems with it not working at all - and now lost everything apart from standard settings!!! I am most upset because I had a photo on it of my best friend from a couple of years ago (which I keep transferring from phone to phone) and now its gone - my friend had heart attack last feb and is now severely brain damaged so the photo meant a lot to me - last one of both of us together!!! I've had problems with the phone freezing and cutting off in the past but just thought it was one of those things - can't believe I'm in a 18 month contract with it!!!
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Reviewed by Louise from UK on 16th Dec 2008
It is awful. I have had it repaired and have had it back 3 days and it is already doing everything wrong that it used to. I have nearly missed lectures because of the alarm. All together a very disappointing phone.
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Reviewed by Sharon from US on 16th Dec 2008
Battery life stinks, softare lag and no signal unless you turn it off and back on again. Right button and # both do not work after 2.5mnths. It turns off randomly and does not turn on unless you plug it the charger to turn it on. People are always asking why I never answer the phone and when I do, the other people cut off and on randomly and I have to keep asking them to repeat. This is the first SE phone Ive had and it's also the first phone I'll have to replace in less than 4yrs (3mnts life span on a 300$ phone is aweful. I will give a 1 star because of FM radio and music clarity. Otherwise 0 star.
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Reviewed by Naybelline from UK on 14th Dec 2008
As the guy (Reviewed by Bboy Rez) said below if you update your phone via the link on the Sony Ericsson's website it solves your lagging problems with the W760i, I've just done mine and it's worked.
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Reviewed by Phil from Canada on 11th Dec 2008
This phone is great, I got it 3 weeks ago in Canada and havent been let down at all. I read the reviews on this website and, so far, none of them are true. The battery life is outstanding, the camera isnt the highest quality 3.2 mgpxl but it does a fairly good job. The walkman application is also very very good. 5/5
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Reviewed by Nicholas from Britain on 10th Dec 2008
This phone hasn't frozen, cut off or had any battery problems for me. Sound quality is excellent. The viewpoints expressed on here seem very daft indeed.
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Reviewed by kimmy from england on 8th Dec 2008
I got this phone as an upgrade on orange and have never been so dissapointed with a sony ericsson in my life. They try so hard to incorporate cool new features that all the features that you take for granted in a phone end up lacking- the phone kept freezing, battery life sucked and when talking to people the phone would randomely cut them off!! Sound quality was rubbish and although the camera wasnt too bad, theres still no flash!! for a high end market phone, i think someone would could do much better by getting a nokia or something. Ive now bought the nokia 5310 comes with music and love that. Majorly dissapointed.
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Reviewed by Iain from UK on 7th Dec 2008
Had this phone a week and had to send it back to O2 as it has a few glaring faults. First off battery, on standby it was loosing half its charge in just over 24 hours. Second, the phone kept unlocking itself in my pocket and then access the internet without my knowledge. Lastly, accepting incoming calls was a joke, phone would ring and as soon as I took it out the cover the "busy tone sent" would be displayed so I had to phone the person back. Happened 3 times in one day. The good points, screen is clear and easy to read and watch videos. Menus easy to navigate. Walkman feature is great and sound quality (with good earbuds) is excellent. I would have kept this phone but the faults I listed above just made it unusable for me. Gone back to my Samsung E250 until I can negotiate a replacement, at least the E250 behaves!
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Reviewed by RikiiLarrd from Jaimaica on 5th Dec 2008
Absolutley Amzin! I Was Bought This For an Early X-Mas Present. I Luv It! The Camera is good & The Sound Quality Is Brilliant! I Uprgraded from the Samsung E370 I Dropped It & The Screen Completely Smashed. Buy This Fone NOW!
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Reviewed by GEN! from UK! on 5th Dec 2008
I've had this phone for three months and I am NOT IMPRESSED, at first I thought it was going to be perfect, I loved Sony Ericsson phones so this was my first choice because it was one of the only two available for upgrade on my contract. It sounded good to me I chose it for the GPS, Web 'n' Walk facility and the design - I still think it's one of the prettiest phones around. Anyway, the problems started with the making and receiving calls function acting temperamental - sometimes it just wouldnt work...thats not really what I'm looking for in a PHONE! Then, it decided that when it was in the mood to allow me being on the phone it would just cut out in the middle of a convo so the person at the other end could hear me but I couldn't hear them....great. I couldn't be bothered to take it back to T-Mobile though because sometimes it would work fine and we'd be friends again, and if I took it back in that state I'd have no proof of it being a willy, now it's decided I'm too good for it and it just won't turn on any more so I have to take it back to t-mobley :(:@:@:@:@...in the meantime I'm using old faithful....Samsung D900 yumm. To sum up....DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by ronaldo.rooney.tevez from Singapore on 5th Dec 2008
this phone.. it looks nice, and the battery life is quite good too, i suppose. but this phone turns off on its own without warning in the middle of a call or a song. also, the phone's port (at the side) got spoilt (dont know how) after a month, so now, i cannot use the headset, use the Media Manager or even charge my phone.. Perhaps buying the SE C905 would be a much better choice.
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Reviewed by noelle from uk on 4th Dec 2008
I rate this mobile, its the second time I need change this mobile for another (the same model), I rad good look because I have security. the first time the mobile stopped worked the camera and the walk man, and now stop work the alarm. so is rubbish
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Reviewed by Zeee da G from England on 30th Nov 2008
omg ive had this phone for 3 months and all i can say is STAY AWAY FROM THIS RUBBISH no flash keeps freezing poor software songs stop randomly keys wear out/rub off! it looks so tacky evn tho ive only had it a few months! totally rubbish! shame on u SE
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Reviewed by Daffy from Wales =) on 26th Nov 2008
had this phone for months, fantastic phone, jsut a shame about the functionality. Quite a cheap buid aswel if you ask me! im a huge texter, and the keypad caved in! Now im a phone salesman, and that shouldnt happen, well not after a few months of use anyways! The phone has a constant liking of freezing during phone calls (allways a min. of 5 seconds, max. 25 seconds :O)! The other end can hear me, i just cant hear them! I also find the media section is very slow indeed. Am about to try a software update as i know this solves most common problems... (excpet the SEM W910i, or the shocking K850i!!!!!) Other than the paint scratched on the back where the slide action has worn it off, and the above problems.... what a hot phone! haha! i do love it, its a fab phone, i would recommend anyone to have it, but then again i wouldnt, because there are alot better phones on the market now without these problems such as the fantastic W595, or C902 or even better, the most definatly fantastic C905!
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Reviewed by K D from UK on 25th Nov 2008
I have this phone and it is amazing to say the least!! Although the media/walkman can be slow occasionally, the rest of the phone functions brilliantly. The accelerometer is used effectively in the media/walkman section and when viewing pictures, it magnifies the image when turned landscape. The phone is fairly light and has a sexy design. The only downside would be that the speakers aren't exactly loud. It is a great phone and is definitely worth purchasing However it is advisable that you buy a memory card with the phone as the internal memory is quite low
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Reviewed by Bboy Rez from Singapore on 25th Nov 2008
Guys! Guys! If you're having trouble with your phone like I used to have, go to this website & download the update. sonyericsson.com/cws/support/softwaredownloads/detailed/updateservice/w760i After the update is done, it'll be the best phone u ever had.
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Reviewed by dev from united states on 24th Nov 2008
havent had any problems with this phone, works perfect with me
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Reviewed by Rahul Mundada from India on 24th Nov 2008
I bought this phone 2 months ago and it had problem of automatically switching off.i upgraded the software in the service centre & then no problems at all. Its the best phone.it rocks.the 3d surround touches the soul!display is wonderful.new generation gaming.camera is good considering the walkman series.the only drawback is you cannot equalize ur music without the headphones.its stylish. Overall its an excellent buy.
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Reviewed by APPLES from TRINIDAD on 21st Nov 2008
THE SONY ERICSSON W760I IS THE WORST PHONE I HAVE EVER TRIED IT CUTS OFF IT FREEZES AND IT DROPS CALL.
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Reviewed by Gerard from Netherlands on 9th Nov 2008
Have bought my SE W760i a week ago. Great phone. No crashed or hangups so far. Only thing was it wouldn't play songs using the walkman function, fixed that by updating the phone software. I think mine is somehow strangely malfunctioning with it's builtin speakers. I seem only to get sound out of the left speaker. And yes the camers should have had a LED or a flash function. Shake control works great when using the phone as a MP3 player with the headset, tho I'll be getting myself a stereo bluetooth headset with all the controls just to get rid of the wires. Google Maps works great but i never used wayfinder as I have a PND with iGo8 wich I like better than every other navigation software used before. (5/5 if both speakers worked, maybe I'll have it fixed soon)
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Reviewed by GP from UK on 8th Nov 2008
Faulty phone? A software update may solve it. Just type the above in to google and select the first link to the Sony Ericsson site
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Reviewed by fazioCY from cyprus on 7th Nov 2008
the phone is a total disaster!!! bout mine a couple of month ago..never been soooo disappointed wit ANY other sony ericsson.It freezes, turns off, stops in the middle of the songs, dsnt always rotate..to make a long story short..i would advice u NOT to buy it..!!
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Reviewed by Jacob from USA on 7th Nov 2008
NEVER froze on me or restarted, excellent phone.
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Reviewed by steph from hertfordshire on 6th Nov 2008
This is a great phone. I got it for my birthday from my dad, and have not had any trouble with it. The only thing is, i can't work out how to activate the shake onit. I would definitley reccomend this phone to someone who was looking to buy it. The music players great, along with the camera and games.
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Reviewed by Jo Pay from UK on 5th Nov 2008
I loved my phone to start with, but now it is annoying me half to death. It does the whole freezing, switching on and off, inactive SIM, alarm works...Sometimes, when listening to music it skips or freezes. Battery life isn't too great either I've found. The radio is ok, when it's not updating the frequency every 2 seconds. Over all, it's not the same quality of my previous SE's, and I can't wait to upgrade to something a lot better!!
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Reviewed by Josh from Australia on 4th Nov 2008
This is a great phone and for the people having problems with it freezing you need to get the new software because ming never frezzes.
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Reviewed by Jimmy from Ireland on 4th Nov 2008
Bought this phone after reading some glowing reviews. Initially great. Excellent internet access and games. However within 2 months started freezing randomly and switching off. Like another reviewer my alarm began not working leading to some major traffic issues. The socket for charging and attaching headphones then went. Major disappointment after some great sony phones. Having to revert to the old reliable nokia!!
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Reviewed by Katie from England on 2nd Nov 2008
This is the worst phone i've ever had! Have had sony ericssons for a while and whilst k800i was brilliant this could bever live up to the same standard. It has no flash although when it is clear the camera is outstanding and freezes and goes blank when you slide it up or down cuts out on you...seriously recommend do not buy!!!
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Reviewed by MYNDE from LIETUVA on 2nd Nov 2008
COOL
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Reviewed by Lee from UK on 1st Nov 2008
Great phone, had it for a month its got no major problems apart from the menu which comes up slowly, and the GPS is quite tricky to work for some reason no maps come up on myne however it looks great and is a reasonable phone.
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Reviewed by Steve from England on 1st Nov 2008
This is by far the worse phone I have ever had! Constantly disconnecting bluetooth in the middle of important calls, freezing and turning off. Currently waiting for o2 to send replacement, but if new one is as poor will change to nokia.
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Reviewed by jan from UK on 27th Oct 2008
This phone has no flash, so when you want to take pictures in a darker setting, nothing will show up.
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Reviewed by Lilly from UK on 27th Oct 2008
DO NOT BUY this phone, unless you enjoy it freezing and turning its self off, about 10 times a day. Everytime i am on the phone, it randomly turns its self off, even when it is fully charged. I ve taken mine back to O2 three times now. It is a waste of £180.00, i am now going to buy a samsung.
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Reviewed by 'Lou from England on 20th Oct 2008
Have had this phone for about a month now, it freezes about 10-15 times a day and takes a good 25 seconds to unfreeze itself- very annoying. We rang u the o2 shop and they suggested downloading the 'new' software off of the sony erricson website -BIG MISTAKE! Other than making completely no difference to the freezing, you are left with a completely wiped out phone until you send it back. NOT WORTH THE MONEY- You can get such better phones for a lot cheaper and BETTER than this one- AVOID IT AND GO FOR A SAMSUNG- BETTER CAMERAS- AND SOO MUCH MORE RELIABLE. X
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Reviewed by craig from corby on 20th Oct 2008
do the update from sony website, its free and very easy, the result is a brand new phone, its great!!!
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Reviewed by Alan from Trinidad & Tobago on 20th Oct 2008
Bought this phone 4days ago really amazing phone since my last Sony which was a w200i, for those experiencing the shut down, the phone turns off to save power....yes...bad feature but this setting can be changed.havent had any problems with the phone thus far, i was amazed that the google maps actually detail the Caribbean which was a nce surprise. Tends to look kind of weird when using the "shake" feature to switch tracks and stuff specially when ur in public. The games are awesome especially the guitar game. i give it 4 stars because it is a little chunky in size
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Reviewed by Prakrit dhakal from Nepal on 18th Oct 2008
I purchase a Sony ericsson w760i.1month latter shown charging problem.
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Reviewed by Tomej from UK on 15th Oct 2008
Never has a SE as wasn't sure about them, this certainly changed my mind. Upgrated from Samgung D600e, the SE W670 has superb audio options and is a great Ipod replacement. Camera isn't bad but lighting can be an issue as no flash. The movement thingy is a great gimic and if your young and like games then you'll love this feature.
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Reviewed by Erica from UK on 14th Oct 2008
One of the worst phones i have ever had! Kept freezing when writing a text message or when scrolling through the menu's. Kept turning itself on and off, when having a conversation, it kept cutting the other person off (they could hear me but i couldnt hear them and finally the alarm WOULD NEVER WORK!!! 3 Occasions i got in trouble in work for being late due to this!!!
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Reviewed by lee from uk on 13th Oct 2008
like many, i have had problems with the SE 760i, the phone would switch itself off and i couldent get it back on again. the backlight's on the screen and keypad would light up but other than that the phone would not work. i downloaded the update tool on the SE website and plugged my phone into the usb port and ran the set up (which is a step by step) and it seems to be working fine (for now) dont know if this is any help to anyone but it's worth a try :)
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Reviewed by luke from poland/ireland on 12th Oct 2008
slight movment for the spring control. People here saying their having issues with it freezing up and shutting down . the phone shuts down to rebooth to resolve the issue its self.The phone will flash a error code if it detects a problem. In nearly all case its the user who messes up the phone. use the applications correct and you will have no problems. If its a factory fault Get it sent to a repair center its free if you have it under a year.
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Reviewed by Alistair Munro from Scotland on 10th Oct 2008
Well what can one say. I have been shopping around for a new phone recently. Started with the 910i, but found the sliding mech a bit fiddly. Then tried a Samsung G600, messaging tones are awful. After much ado i thought i would go for this one. A great phone! Ergonomically designed well, feels good in the Hand. The camera is very good and once your pictures are stored in the album then you have a nice slide show. The sliding mech is good due to the slight bar for your thumb.The layout of the menu is easy and straight forward. But best of all is no doubt the music player, giving you a lovely sound. Calls are fine compared to other phones.This mobile looks the part, and does what it is supposed to do.I am very pleased to have purchased this phone and it is one that i would take of.
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Reviewed by beth from england on 9th Oct 2008
great phone always liked sony ericsons but this is amazing
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Reviewed by gravs from phil on 3rd Oct 2008
hi to all se users. i just bought my se w760 3 weeks ago, over-all it's a good phone, on the music side it's really great. in fact it exceeds my expectation regarding on the delivery of sound, it makes my ipod touch straight to the trash can! however, the camera is i considered it very bad! no auto focus!, blurry this makes it really frustrating to use. the camera compared to my previous phones the k800,k750, and even my w810 surpass the quality of pic taken. there's one thing i love in this phone though, it is flash 2.0 enabled this makes me use and my customised wallpaper i created in adobe flash cs3. you can request me sample flash wallpaper, email me at "itab_conleaf@yahoo.com"
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Reviewed by Jermaine from UK on 30th Sep 2008
I have just replace my phone today for a new w760i , i think there will be a few faults with them becuase they are brand new. Hopefully a software update will fix these problems such as turning off, freezing, sound cutting out on walkman and voics calls. Apart from that its a great phone and the only let down is the camera with no flash/light. But you get brilliant pictures in the day light.
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Reviewed by rob from wigan uk on 29th Sep 2008
Excellant phone! a good 3.2 MP camera but would be better with a led/flash. Only problem i have with the phone is it is not veary loud compared to other mobiles,still a good speaker 5/5 if louder!
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Reviewed by Piers from UK on 28th Sep 2008
This phone yeah is bad its sik best phone out blud buy dis
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Reviewed by Tee from UK on 25th Sep 2008
the worst phone i've ever had. walkman stuttered, phone restarts randomely, slow, poor signal. do not buy!
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Reviewed by Arianne Ruivivar from Phil on 24th Sep 2008
This phone is quite good,camera is a bit bad but generaly ok, altough i prefered the W580i but i have not had it long so...
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Reviewed by jack from uk on 21st Sep 2008
ive had this fone 4 2 months and had 3 different handsets! they all turn themselves off, freeze, skip thru music, the screen pixilates,buttons feel tacky, other software like docking speakers/headfones don't allways work thru it, didn't cum with google maps or wayfinder navigater this fone is rubish DO NOT BUY IT
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Reviewed by Jo from London on 20th Sep 2008
Having been very impressed with the reliability and usability of the SE W810i, I upgraded to this phone, wanting to stay with what I thought was a good and reliable make (SE). How wrong I was. From the word go, this phone has been unreliable - turning itself during conversations with people or freezing - highly embarassing when you're on the phone to potential employers!! I text quite fast, but this was not a problem with my W810i; the W760i however freezes on a regular basis. I am now sending it back after it refusing to turn itself on, even though I have charged it fully, and looked after it really well since I first got it. Although it is a lovely looking phone (I have the silver one) and has tonnes of memory, I have now lost all my texts, numbers and photos due to the fact the stupid thing refuses to turn on - even when I have treated it wih kid gloves. Steer well clear would be my advice!
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Reviewed by Tom from UK on 19th Sep 2008
Had this phone for all of 2 days, love all the features only let down on features side is that there is no flash. PROBLEMS!! First of all the top lights just under the screen started pulsating frantically for no reason,then stopped.... no biggy. Then on the second day the vibrations and speakers stopped working. I received a call but could not hear a thing and the ringtone did not go off. So turned it on and off which seemed to fix this. Then, this evening i had jus finished a call closed the fone and the screen when very dark and flickered, eventually when pitch black. Two days! and this many problems, not happy SE.
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Reviewed by ryan mac from antrim, ni on 19th Sep 2008
what can i say, not well pleased. Frezzes and goes blank few times a day. Battery life is woeful, full charge every evening and tahts not with heavy use. Phone can be very slow when going through menus. As said before alarm is not dependable.Thats only the main problems i could go on but don't want sound like richard meddly.It feels very flimbsy and low quality also, im sorry i ever changed.
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Reviewed by Kathy Turner from UK on 17th Sep 2008
I just can't fathom how they reckon that the battery life is 350-400 standby hours and 4-9 hours talk time. If i get 1 hour talk time out of it, i'd be surprised. I took off GPS and it's still useless. I'm seriously thinking of going back to my old phone - that one doesn't need charging every day.
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Reviewed by Grant from UK on 9th Sep 2008
ive just got this phone its great, enione tht says its not it is and it takes an 8gb card as im using one now and its fine, all the functions are amazing and work perfectly the phone wualits is good and the battery life is awsome lasts for ever and also looks slick lol, fast menu's and no crashing or white screens etc 100% perfect reccomend buy if you like walkman phones as i do ive had 3 and this is the best so far, speakers are also v.good and are very loud and clear no rattling or crackling
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Reviewed by iqbal from england on 4th Sep 2008
this phone is too sick everyone should buy it.thats what i think
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Reviewed by Roy from Philippines on 3rd Sep 2008
Good Walkman phone BUT: 1. No 3.5 mm headphone jack. 2. Use of proprietary expensive M@ card. 3. Inconvenient jack placed at side. These horrible oversights are all addressed by the Nokia 5320.
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Reviewed by Jon from UK on 1st Sep 2008
Upgraded last Thursday from a W850i to this phone, on O2. My first impressions are essentially that I still prefer the W850, which was one of the best, if not the best, phone I have every had. The W760 still has battery but will need charging this evening, what with setting it up and what not that's probably about right, so similar to my W850. It's a nice size and weight and feels for the most part sturdy enough to take the punishment that my phone will undoubtedly get (except for the speakers,but more in that in a second). The menus are animated more for a nicer look about the phone, but this slows down it's operation, if you know what your doing, and press the buttons to do it, the screen can take a while to catch up, which is annoying. The sound out of the speakers is crisp, and loud enough for a good ring when at full volume or to play music to yourself. The positioning of them is whilst asthetically nice, eventually problematic. The red and green call buttons are in the middle of them and that is the only part of the phone that does look week, I wonder how they will have fared in 8 months time. I like the 'legacy' effect, having had 4 SE phones prior to this one, the familiar interface is pleasing, although I don't see the need for red and green call buttons, and give me my return arrow back, has been dropped and is now one of the soft keys which changes operation depending on what you are doing. Speaking of the two soft keys you cannot change their function on the main screen, you are stuck with media and a network dependant button (O2 in my case), which is disappointing. One thing I noticed from setting it up is that their is an option to make the slide more 'active' as I know that many people found that odd, that the W850 slide did not automatically stop everything and go into standby, I like it 'inactive' like this, but you can change it. The camera is functional, but I don't use it often, occasional drunk shots at night, so shouuld be fine, if you want a proper camera phone this isn't it. The lack of light I find really irritating too. Oh and on O2 the google maps facility has been taken off, so not sure how the GPS works without it, be warned Overall 4 stars, it's good, but could be better
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Reviewed by lesley from england on 1st Sep 2008
phone looks nice and worked well for about erm 1 month keeps frezzing, turning its self on and off the alarms never go off i hardly have any signal.. if im inside a house i have no signal, very hard to hear people when on the phone oh and the screen just stoped working today but all the keys still light up
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Reviewed by Alex from England on 28th Aug 2008
This phone is quite good,camera is a bit bad but generaly ok, altough i prefered the W580i but i have not had it long so...
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Reviewed by smazza from southend uk on 20th Aug 2008
Had problems too. When you set the alarm using the recurrent rule, it sometimes doesnt go off at all making me late numerous times. Also it froze alot, through the menus and while using the walkman feature. I got it replaced but still having the same issues. Give me back my w850i !
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Reviewed by Lauren from United Kingdom on 18th Aug 2008
this is in reply to the message below, placed by 'becki'. i have had the exact same problem. ive had the sony ericsson w760i for around 3/4 weeks now and i have already had 3 new handsets, simple because each 1 of them keep saying 'inactive sim' and continueing to switch itself off. i am not at all happy with it, and plan to change my phone as soon as possible as the current 1 i have did the same thing as soon as i got it home, 3days ago. i find that it freezes alot also, and the music jumps whilst playing. however, other than this the phone is great, its such a huge let down by the way it performs. Also, where is the camera flash and the dedicated camera button?! [Editor's reply: Lauren, there is no flash.]
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Reviewed by becki from uk on 14th Aug 2008
This phone is a massive dissapointment and I'd advise you again getting it, or any other walkman phone on the market. SE obviously haven't taken time to check for bugs, just released it as quickly as possible. It restarts itself very frequently with the message 'inactive sim' when there is clearly nothing wrong with my simcard. It also gives me the 'emergency calls only' message on the front screen and network coverage does not return until you turn the phone off and turn it back on. I had exactly the same problem with a previous phone I had, the w910i. It is also a walkman phone which leads me to believe that walkman phones are not competent for usage. I strongly advise you to decide against getting this phone if you are thinking about it.
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Reviewed by !...*R!y@z*...! from Uk ( Nuneaton ) on 6th Aug 2008
Thiz phone is brilll....the best phone i've eva had....man itz gud specially da tilt for da need 4 speed game....go out an by 1 trust...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Ben from UK on 25th Jul 2008
Really good phone but beware if you take it with O2 - they have removed the google maps software and even if you download it yourself it will never be able to link with the phones gps signal - instead the mapping software works with the gprs signal (nearest 1000 m rather than 5 m). Bit plasticky in feel but the music software is great and very intuitive with a great sound, which is the main reason why I bought it.
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Reviewed by kirsty from kent on 23rd Jul 2008
i ave had this phone for 2 weeks i like it but seem to ave trouble useing the satnav so if any 1 knows could u tell me please?i dont think it worth £200pound as the sound is not very loud camera is ok the buttons fill nice then some other sony ericssons the other thing i dont like is that when u send a tex it saves it and there aint no settings on it to change as u can on nokias but other then that the phone is good but not worth the money
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Reviewed by rhonda from USA on 23rd Jul 2008
i am on my third fancy red SE w760i. the phones worked ok but i am so unsatissfied with the uneven keypad. sony has this alot in most of their phones. my son has the silver and i bought my friend the black. the lights on the keypads are very uneven but not so noticable on these colors because the keypads are dark grey. but the red one has a light silver keypad and the keys on the right look like the LED lite is missing. i called sony ericsson since ive been through 3 red phones and all they could tell me was to buy a phone with a dark keypad and then it will be easier to see. they said that they just make the lights uneven and thats it. i love this phone but the keypad makes it look like a cheap broken piece of junk.
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Reviewed by Tim from UK on 20th Jul 2008
Very good phone, very easy to use, feels very strong in build. The accelerometer along with NFS is my favourate feature, being able to steer the car by tilting the phone. Their isnt any dedicated camera key, although just creating a link on your shortcuts menu only takes a few seconds. The wayfinder application is also pretty cool along with the shake feature. Great phone... i would seriously recommend
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Reviewed by adam from england on 9th Jul 2008
ammazeing phone, really good. but my mate had one and the music was not very loud, is this me or is it his phone
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Reviewed by George Bush from United States of America on 7th Jul 2008
Oh,how everdivine is this phone. iIt touches my heart and,It will touch yours. I am sure about it. GO one buy one,let it touch your heart.
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Reviewed by adheep from india on 5th Jul 2008
love it
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Reviewed by Rachelle from UK on 4th Jul 2008
Feels well made and chunky which is a good thing but where's the camera flash?? Not worth the RRP without a flash!
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Reviewed by Ryan from Manchester , UK on 30th Jun 2008
Ive had my W760i a few days now and to me it just seems like its basically a revised version of the W580i with a couple of new applications added , the camera useage is abysmal only in portrait i mean whats the point of having a decend 3.2mp if you cant maximise its use ???? It rings slightly louder than the W910i but it cannot hold a candle to this phone , the W760i feels cheap plastic ready to break and the THEMES are totally aimed at young girls with the bright colours. I love Sony Ericsson mobiles and am gonna stick with the fantastic albeit quiet W910i for now and send this mobile back , dependind on what you want a phone for it just didnt suit my needs , i want a loud ringing SE with a decent camera and slim but for others this may tick your boxes.....
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Reviewed by john from n.ireland on 29th Jun 2008
Iv had this phone for a couple ov days now, it was a replacement for my samsung u600 and i think its the best phone change iv ever made this phones in a class ov its own, the best SE iv ever had highly reccomened.
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Reviewed by martin d from uk on 29th Jun 2008
previously had a w850i so thought the w760i would be a natural replacement. where to start? the sound is rubbish from the front stereo speakers, my old w850i with a single back speaker was louder, when the screen goes off theres no clock so you have to slide the screen or press a button to get the time up, when you've had a txt or call that you've missed their not displayed on the stanby screen as they where on the w850i,the camera has no dedicated button so you have to go into the menu to activate it or waste a navigation shortcut key, althought the camera quality is pretty good it doesn't have a flash or auto focus, am not happy with the rubbery keys as they dont have a possitive feel like the w850i's crafted keys, am dissapointed with the google maps and wayfarer not being installed which is a pain for those of use with no computor (have wrote this on the works computor)
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Reviewed by davidmh from england on 25th Jun 2008
I got this yesterday in replacement for the 890i which I had for two days and on which I couldn't get a reliable signal. First impressions of the 760i are great. It looks good (in rocky silver) and has a really nice chunky feel about it. It has a great display, navigation around the phone is good and the keypad is easy to use. All the software, including Google Maps and Wayfarer, is loaded and works. It also picks up a signal where the 890 didn't. An outstanding replacement for my trusty 810i. HOORAY.
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Reviewed by JACK from Bolton on 24th Jun 2008
ive had the phone for 4 days gotta admitt im pretty impressed usually id get sum messed up banger but this phone is so much different i luv it the gps is great and the shake control luv everything about it
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Reviewed by josh from spain on 22nd Jun 2008
ive had this phone a week well worth its money gr8 phone
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Reviewed by Richard Hallam from UK on 22nd Jun 2008
Bought it yesterday 21st June. Phone is great but where are the Google Maps and Wayfinder Navigator. The GPS works it tracked me to the local shops and back, doing everything advertised but no maps to tell me where I was.
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Reviewed by Addil from UK on 19th Jun 2008
I eagerly anticipated this phone - what with it being the first SE with integrated GPS. I recieved it yesterday and have been playing around with it since...I must say - it looks and feels great. BUT, I'm a bit disappointed with the AGPS. Cant seem to pick up a signal (and yes, i am standing outside etc etc). To make matters worse - the phone shouuld have Wayfinder/Google MAps - mine has neither pre-installed. Will decide tomorrow whether to persevere - if i cant get the gps working like it should do, i will be returning the phone. Great phone - shame about the gps
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Reviewed by Jack G from UK on 17th Jun 2008
had my phone 3 days and havnt had to charge it yet, still got half battery. the memory is the best ive had. everything about this phone is great must have.
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Reviewed by Farhan from UK on 29th May 2008
Got this from the US, great phone overal..10/10!
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Reviewed by y du u wona no?? from USA on 17th May 2008
This phone is great. I had it for a month now and it isn't making any bad moves
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