Review: Sony Ericsson W800i

Sony Ericsson W800i Review

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Launched in August 2005, The Sony Ericsson W800i is virtually the same as the D750i and K750i, the difference being that the W800i is Sony Ericsson's first mobile phone to be Walkman™ branded. The clear message is that this is both a phone and an MP3 player.

The specification of the W800i is the same as the K750i, except that the W800i is customised for music. There's a one-touch music button for controlling the MP3 player, plus extra bundled software for ripping audio tracks from CDs. The W800i also comes with a larger memory stick for storing all those songs - 512 Mbytes may not sound a lot when compared with an iPod (or even an iPod Mini), but it's pretty large for a phone, and is enough for around 150 audio tracks. The memory stick is expandable to 1 Gbyte. A quality headset is included in the sales package, and the W800i can also be connected to an external speaker system via an optional cable.

Apart from these changes, the W800i has all the features of the K750i: a 2 megapixel camera and auto-focus, a video camera, FM radio, Bluetooth and triband. It's an excellent all-round media device - surpassed only by the Sony Ericsson W900i and the new Sony Ericsson W810i.

Features of the Sony Ericsson W800i include:

• 2 megapixel camera with autofocus, 4x digital zoom & photo light
• Video camera & sound recorder
• Display: 262k colours, 176 x 220 pixels
• Music player
• FM radio
• 40-voice polyphonic ringtones
• Polyphonic melody composer (MusicDJ™)
• Speakerphone, voice controls, voice mail
• Messaging: SMS (with predictive text), EMS, MMS, Instant messaging, email
• Java games (embedded & downloadable)
• Animated wallpaper
• Picture editor and effects
• Personal organiser functions
• Picture phonebook
• QuickShare™
• Connectivity: Bluetooth, USB, Infra-red
• WAP 2.0, GPRS
• Memory: 34 Mbytes plus 512 Mbyte Memory Stick Duo™
• Triband
• Vibration alert
• Size: 100 x 46 x 21 mm
• Weight: 99g
• Talktime: 9 hours
• Battery standby: 400 hours

Sony Ericsson W800i Consumer Reviews

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Reviewed by Ade from England on 23rd Oct 2005
Top notch
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Reviewed by Jason from UK on 22nd Oct 2005
Without a doubt, the best phone on the market. I work for the carphone warehouse and lately there are some pretty impressive models kicking about, but this just raises the bar. The design is fantastic, the software is excellent, and the menu's/layout is great too. Camera is brilliant, flash and effects and everything are great. Also the video camera is amazing. MP3 player is out of this world, and you can store so many songs on the phone. Radio is really good too! Its like a DAB, its so fast to switch from radio stations. Also, the response time from pressing a button is unbelievable, theres no delay whatsoever, everything just happens. I'm amazed with this phone, as I thought i would be. If you're a music/camera phone lover then this is the phone to get. Doesn't it say something when its the current best selling phone?
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Reviewed by someone from somewhere on 22nd Oct 2005
adsouloutley amazing buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy
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Reviewed by James from UK on 20th Oct 2005
Outstanding, all features are implemented to a very high standard - no qualms with any hardware. The only things missing are recurrent appointments in Calendar, only available by synching with Outlook, and inability to resize photos on the phone to edit them (you can to send however) and a low SMS hold ~150. Everything else is awesome, with cool extras like message counters and status etc.
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Reviewed by Scott from England on 20th Oct 2005
This phone is great. I have the k750i and this seems much better than it. I cant wait for ma contract to end so I can get it!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Robert from England on 19th Oct 2005
This phone is absolutely outstanding , the camera is amazingly good quality and the Mp3 is the clearest i have heard on a phone yet. sure it may not be the best looking phone but trust me its well worth it. if you read any bad reveiws the person who wrote it was obviously blind and deaf, go out and buy this fone !!!!
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Reviewed by Jordan from UK on 19th Oct 2005
Recently I have had the Sharp GX-30, Nokia 6230 & Motorola V3 and I can tell you this phone is the best, by quite some way. The aesthetics, colour, design, layout & whole scheme look great. The menu's and general layout is brilliant - the 256,000 colour screen (compared to 65,000 of Nokia 6230) is excellent quality. The Camera / Video Camera are excellent quality - flash is brilliant & the shutter is good for protecting the lense, Bluetooth is great as always, MP3 Player (Walkman) & Radio are excellent - you can switch between radio stations and songs and it happens so quickly, no delays or pauses. So easy to transfer songs from computer to phone. Battery life is brilliant for what you can do with the phone. Listening to songs for hours, playing with the camera, texting, video recording (while the music is still playing in the background). Loudspeaker for music/radio is great. The software on the W800i is absolutely amazing. Previous Sony Ericsson Phones have crashed, froze and switched off by themselves, but the firmware upgrade on this phone elimates it completely. Any K750i users should upgrade their phone software to the W800i software because it will make such a a difference. Sony Ericsson are running away with this one.
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Reviewed by pupi from Macedonia-TETOVA on 18th Oct 2005
No coment. w800i Nr.1
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Reviewed by Anne Davies from England on 17th Oct 2005
This phone does everything you need and the camera is awesome tge memory is awesome and the orange colour is ULTRA AWESOME!!!!!
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Reviewed by David from Ukraine on 14th Oct 2005
the fone is amazing .. best in the market... i mean look at the price of that fone before saying N90 and D600 Sony Ericsson r taking control of the mobile world .... well done(once again) SE !!! p.s. i was laughing when i read AL's report.. that guy must be very stupid .. he doesnt know how to use the fone ..and he goes on saying that its rubbish ... i wonder how he'll manage to use the ipod then ..lol
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Reviewed by Conni from UK on 14th Oct 2005
I've upgraded (?) to the W800i from the Nokia 6230 a month ago, and although all the extra features that the W800i has been praised for live up to my expecations, in the normal phone functions area it is a mega step backwards from the 6230. Maybe I'm still getting used to the new phone, but it shouldn't take a month. WHAT I LIKE - the camera is great, especially the lens shutter is handy if you keep your phone in your pocket. - the MP3 player is great, and for a frequent traveller very useful to turn the rest of the phone off on airplanes. Not quite the same as a flight mode, but a step in the right direction. - nice size memory stick included - USB cable included and can be used to charge phone. - the casing is made more sturdy and you don't get dust behind the screen - good quality headset with the option of plugging in your own, just above the mike. WHAT I DON'T LIKE - The software package is rubbish, on the NOKIA you can use your laptop to write text messages and send them through your phone, the Sony E only has a few synchronisation features that are not that userfriendly - I miss the NOKIA's single interface with 8 or 9 options on one window. - The Navigation using the little stick is taking a lot of getting used to, - the font size is badly chosen as a normal length UK phone number, when coming up as a missed call is too long to be displayed on one line, and rather than breaking into a second line, the reamining digits flash up alternatingly. - dito above, the calendar (I synchronise a lot from outlook) is not as easy to read as on the 6230, the highlight/active bar on an entry always seems to take out the top line of the next entry. - Trying to type numbers (like phone numbers) in a text message is really cumbersome with and without the dictionary function. It would be great if you could just press a sequence of numbers and the dictionary would then just offer you an "all numbers" option. - The ear piece/speaker is too high up on the phone, and hence takes a bit of getting used to finding the right spot, as the phone ends just above it, surrounding noise is not blocked out. - mp3 player doesn't play .aac files - if you take a picture, you can't zoom into it straight away, you have to look in the saved pics section first and then look at it. ... and that's just the list of things that annow me so far. So I haven't got rid of my 6230, and will probably keep carrying that along as well, it's a shame that Sony E seemed to have spent more time getting the extra features in than getting the basic features right.
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Reviewed by britney from uk on 11th Oct 2005
ive had this phone for 2 mths and its the best handset ive had to date, excellent camera, great mp3, sony's my firm fav!!!
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Reviewed by B Stevenson from Ireland on 10th Oct 2005
Its all been said about this phone, however sent my phone back as they missed a basic feature, which is a KEYCODE lockable keypad. Not into people looking through my phone whether its friends or a crook who nicks it, so phones off back to O2! lol
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Reviewed by paul from Wales on 10th Oct 2005
This phone is the best ever, I have upgraded from an S700i and I'm glad i did no more bulky phone in my pocket and no need to carry a seperate MP3 player around. The colour does not look as bad in real life as it does on web sites, so don't let that put you off. I like the fact that you can charge it from your USB port. A message for AL, if you read this, you need to add the mp3's to your playlist. Since using my mates T610i I got the k700i followed by the s700i and then this phone, I have used nokia, siemens, motorola, LG, NEC, panasonics, phillips and samsung and I would never go back to any other make. Oh just for information I have had the phone about a month now.
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Reviewed by Cody k from England on 9th Oct 2005
This Phone was amazing, well it still is. This is by a good margin the best phone ive had for ages! My last phone i had was the samsung D500 and i don't feel like upgrading to the D600. Even though its sleek, etc. I want something vibrant, good looking and with a added Kick to it. And wahey!- This W800i is just it. This is agreat phone, loads'a functions to keep you occupied for hours. Great display, and a awesome camera! A must have in my books! Just go out on a impulse buy, through that brick (Slang for big mobile) of yours in the bin and march into your nearest Mobile shop and ask for this bad boy and you'll never need a social life again. :D:D:D
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Reviewed by sexy boi from e9 bang bang on 9th Oct 2005
dis is da greatest fone eva!!!! wt da greatest features im reli proud of dis fone n wil b keepin it 4 a long tym 2 cum
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Reviewed by Sean from England on 8th Oct 2005
Love the phone, the functions are great, the walkman is superb! Love having songs on my phone, i've always got a walkman on me. Just a bit dissapointed with the size of the screen, had a S700i and the screen was the best i ever had.
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Reviewed by Ross from UK on 6th Oct 2005
I have had this phone for one day, it is very good, it has a good bluetooth connectivity, it has a infared port to connect to older Mobile phones, it looks great! It has the biggest memory ever on a Mobile phone, 512 MB, if this is not enough, you can expand it to a maxinmum of 2gb, all you have to do is have a look on google. The camera is exellent, it has a proper flash not a light!!! The sound quility is superb, the only downsides are, if you have the mp3 player on loudspeaker it eats your battery, but you can have any headphones in the phone/walkman, so this does not come over as a massive problem. Also the video player only records for 10 seconds, if anybody would like me to answer any Q then you can e-mail me on donkeyhut@msn.com, i will get back to you A.S.A.P hope this helps pepz!!!
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Reviewed by Billy from uk on 6th Oct 2005
Just brought this phone and can't keep my hands off it, it has to be by far the best phone this year. The picture quality is excellent, the sound, omg the sound is amazing who needs an ipod when you have this to listen to. The menu is easy to use, I have had a nokia 7610 for a year now, so was worried to change to sony ericsson, but so glad i did. If you want a top quality phone, which has everything on you need, get this phone, this will last my a year till something better comes out, you won't be disapointed!!!!
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Reviewed by Devansh from India on 6th Oct 2005
horrid camera,colour display,horrible shape.this phone suckssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!1
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Reviewed by bart from uk on 4th Oct 2005
Cheap build quality, bad display, bad sound clarity, ugly design. The only good thing bout this phone is that it comes with 512mb memory card.
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Reviewed by julie from england on 4th Oct 2005
What an excellent phone, sound is fantastic so is the camera infact everything about this phone is spot on.Anyone looking to get a new phone this is the one to get !!!!
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Reviewed by Mahbub Meah from London, UK on 4th Oct 2005
Forget about it's hideous orange/cream colour, this is the best phone you can currently buy. I've had numerous then top of the range phones over the past 8 years. But I have to say I've never been so impressed with a phone before as I am with this one. First, the camera is very impressive. Pictures taken in daylight is as good as a digital camera! Video camera recording is very clear on the phone, but not so great on a PC. But the mp3 player is out of this world. The quality of the music is outstanding. Sony have also supplied very nice head-phones too. I applaud Sony for bringing out a phone that can finally compete with the over-hyped ipod & the equally rubbish ipod-phone Motorola E1 ROKR.
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Reviewed by Mike from England on 4th Oct 2005
Upgraded to this from the D500 and all I can say is 'WOW'. Functionality is fantastic and has everything you'll need. No need to have that dedicated mp3 player anymore. Sounds much better than my ipod and I didnt think I'd ever say that! Hey 'danny' what did you do with the phone to get laid twice in a week?
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Reviewed by albert from london on 4th Oct 2005
nothing more to say, it is a brilliant phone. and if look thorough all the reviews, all cons are same as the editor's verdict although some are not happy with its minor and subjective faults even its after-sale service.
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Reviewed by danny from england on 30th Sep 2005
Fantastic! This phone has got me laid twice in this week. Never looking back again!
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Reviewed by Rob Russell from England on 28th Sep 2005
Had a D500 and lost it, went to a 6230i but it just wasn’t good enough so I got a K750i which was superb but then I traded it in for the W800i and I haven’t looked back since, defiantly the best phone iv ever had (and iv had a few). It is so simple to use the phone and the fact you get all the software and wire with it makes good use of the Mp3 player, the loud speaker is very loud and so clear. This is the best phone out at the moment, I was thinking about the D600 before I got this but I don’t think it will stand a chance, this phone it EXCELLENT! Quality pictures, quality sound, easy to use and looks awesome! Highly recommended!
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Reviewed by snappa from Australia on 28th Sep 2005
I have had this phone for a few days after using nokia for all my other fones and already i think that i made a bad mistake choosing nokia as my fone company. sony ericson cpmpletly strips out nokia with the brilliant colour screen, the 2 megapixl camra (which nokia isn't selling yet) and the sick headfones :p. I reconmend this fone to neone who likes to show their fones off to other people
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Reviewed by mat pilbeam from England on 27th Sep 2005
Wow...recently purchased this phone after my K700i had an `incident` with washing machine, no regrets. Top quality camera - auto-focus works a treat. 512 storage also fantastic, fitted 96 songs on mine. buy it!! :->
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Reviewed by MARC THOMPSON from ENGLAND on 25th Sep 2005
THIS PHONE IS AMAZING. QUALITY WORK SONY
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Reviewed by Daza from uk on 25th Sep 2005
I agree who ever gives this phone less then 5 rating needs there head sorting out!! This phone is the best on the market so far, how can you say POOR sound quality! Its clear and crisp, the radio with the headphones works brill to!! These people must work for nokia!! CRAZY!!
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Reviewed by speghtti from ireland on 25th Sep 2005
oh my god goout and buy this phone i know its loads of money but trust me go get it you can store up to 100 songs its great!!!
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Reviewed by Naomi Watts from UK on 24th Sep 2005
really bad sound quality and not a very nice colour.
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Reviewed by derrick sampah from uk on 23rd Sep 2005
there is nothing comparable to this phone. i just can't lay my hands off it.i have just given up the idear of buying an ipod.the guys at sony ericsson are doing a real good job.
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Reviewed by Adrian Mathews from UK on 22nd Sep 2005
I am sorry, but anybody who gives this phone less than 5 stars needs their head checked! I have been through a number of phones now and this is by far the best! The best phone on the market by a long shot...leaves the D500 and Motorola RAZOR for dust - especially with its 512MB! The mp3 player is superb, has great headphones and does not slow the phone down at all. It also has a great radio and a 2 megapixel camera...which wipes the floor with Apple and Motorola's ROKR! I could go on, but I think you get the idea of how impressed I am here, what a cracking product Sony Ericsson, thoroughly recommended!
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Reviewed by EARL from ENGLAND on 22nd Sep 2005
jUST PUT A 4 GIG YES THTS A 4 GIG MEM STICK IN MINE. THAT COST ME £80 I'VE NOW GOT OVER 500 TRACKS ON IT NOW. TOP PHONE AND I LIKE THE STYLE. JUST HAVING A PROB GETTING THE VIDS OFF YHE PHONE ONTO MY PC, I PUT THAT DOWN TO MY PC . BYE IT YOU'LL LOVE IT
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Reviewed by Al from UK on 21st Sep 2005
I'm sorry but I just don't get it. Without being shallow, this is one ugly phone. I hate the menu layouts, everything is all over the place. I hate the fact that the space button when you're writing a text is not in the centre. Just transferred mp3s to it from my computer which took 45 minutes, then went to access them on the phone and they just weren't there. The games are rubbish. Most the themes are also a hideous shade of orange. It makes REALLY annoying little beepy noises when I do stuff and I can't figure out how to turn them off. Why do you need a back button AND a cancel button? Not amused. So what if it has an mp3 player? I should have got a free phone on contract and bought an ipod. :-]
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Reviewed by mr mann from england on 21st Sep 2005
I only got this phone a week ago and im still working out some of the features but already i am begining to think this is probably the best phone ive ever had.I am a nokia man myself normally but i thought it was time for a change so i went for this one WHAT A GREAT CHOICE the cam is excallent the mp3 player is superb and the increase in memory is handy too What a great phone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Daza from uk on 21st Sep 2005
This phone is the best out on the market so far, I no the colour isn't the best looking but how many other phones look like this one. It has everything on it you need, the sound is superb, the camera is clear and very good quality. If you need a new phone this is the one to buy!!!
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Reviewed by farooq from pakistan on 21st Sep 2005
I actually had it exchanged with my one day used p910i, so that should tell us something about the phone, its easy to use, carry, & suitable for… of course the younger generation. With its funky color & appealing looks its serves its purpose right… to be the “world’s first Walk Man Branded phone”. Super camera quality, super voice quality, but of course all the credit going to the headset, because if you connect them with k750i, it sounds equally good. The processing speed is commendable & we finally have a good resolution display from Sony Ericsson as well, though I wish the screen had been a little larger. I could have also done with a bigger joystick too, even though the tiny orange ball makes up a little. It’s not the ideal for text messaging but it’s not bad either. By default Sony Ericsson’s are not as durable, dependable or user friendly than its main competitor but than they give you more value for your money as well. It ’s the kind of phone you would like to cover & take care off… creamy white color is most vulnerable to getting dirty quickly & enhances even the slightest spots on it. The design & placement of the buttons is worth mentioning as well. However if your using a hands free connected through wire, you won’t find any slot to put the dying phone on charging, because they all share the same spot, the USB Cable, the charger, the hands free or the headset. Also if your phone is fully charged & you connect it to the computer for data transferring, the computer will charge it again, dual charging options is good, but not for an already completely charged phone. Basically a k750i packed in a different colored body & with a different keypad it’s the typical Sony Ericsson style, advantage being the large memory & the most unique feature… it connects with external stereo devices, either your car’s deck or your home stereo system. You may require another connecting cable but that is optional & the company does have that accessory available as well. This orange jewel is a complete cell phone package for many, even though its color scheme may not suggest its internal powerful features or reflect its high price for that matter, but it sure is different & catches the eye of many lookers.
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Reviewed by Jom from Sweden on 19th Sep 2005
This is it! You wont find any better phone on the market, trust me. 2 mpixel camera and 512 in memory speaks for itself. I had Nokia phones for many years but since I bought my first SE(K700i) I hasn´t return since then. It sure save you alot of money bcuz its a mp3 and phone AND camera at the same time! How cool isn´t that? If you want a new mp3 and phone then buy this instead. Sure.. it is very expensive but wait a few months or save. It is worth every penny trust me. Don´t forgot: 2mpixel camera, 512 memory stick and superb phone.
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Reviewed by Sarah from Uk on 19th Sep 2005
this fone is the best out on the market at the moment if ur lookin 4 a new fone at the moment and u go and buy some other fone u r one crazy beeeep if u have this u will be great u will have the power
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Reviewed by David from Australia on 18th Sep 2005
This phone has everything u need in it! i ditched my MD as soon as i go this and sony have done a superb fitting the phone with all the best techs. The main problem with the phone is the shutter lag when taking the picture and the slow loading speed when viewing the photos. and i believe the phone can record up to 15 min a video, you just need to switch the shooting mode from "For Picture Message" to "high quality video".
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Reviewed by simon from northants on 18th Sep 2005
Received this phone as an upgrade. Identical to the K750i except for looks and larger memory stick. It depends what you want. This is a great phone and just about every feature, camera, mp3 etc is amongst the best available at the moment but I think it is definitely for the student market. It appealed to the girls, which could be a good thing depending on your marital status, but the blokes usually moaned it was putting them off their pint! I have exchanged for a 750, which with a larger memory stick will do exactly the same job but in a slightly more subtle case. So you have one excellent, technically superior phone in two packages and the choice is yours whether you want hippy and funky or cool and sophisticated. I definitely prefer the K750i but then I am old and past it now at 31!!!
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Reviewed by Rampant Rabbiter from UK on 17th Sep 2005
I wrote a review for the W800i only a few days after getting it and now I feel I have to write another as it is still just as amazing as it was then, even more so. And for Paulie who was disappointed with the video clip length, change the settings from 'picture msg' to 'high-quality video'. The phone comes defaulted to 15-second clips as you cannot send clips that are any longer than this. But on the high quality setting you can record as long as you want. I have now installed the Disc2Phone software and it works perfectly, I've transferred several complete albums and have also bought a 1GB memory stick for even more music. These are around £60 from E-bay and are sent from Hong Kong but they're still the real deal. The headphones are fantastic quality too. This phone is literally like having a mini I-pod, digital camera, camcorder and mobile phone all in one. The video recording isn't actually fantastic quality, my Samsung E720 recorded in MP4 format not 3GP which was much higher quality but I really couldn't care less about that. I've never had the need to record any videos yet, the camera is much more useful. The auto-focus works perfectly, and with the cable supplied it is very easy to link up to your PC and upload your photos. I've already done this and the quality is amazing. My mum recently got married and I took all my photos on the phone. Instead of having to faff about getting them developed I can just print them straight off from my PC! I cannot fault this phone at all, I usually get bored of phones after a few weeks but I'm still totally in love with this one and I think it will be my main phone - and the leading phone on the market - for a very long time. The last phone I had which I kept for so long coz it was so good was the SE K700i, which proves that Sony Ericsson really do make the best phones. Nokia only remain the most popular coz people are scared of change. Anyone considering this phone should stop thinking and just buy it. I promise you won't regret it.
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Reviewed by Chris from UK on 17th Sep 2005
Well I must admit, this is the BEST phone I've ever SEEN, let alone owning it!! It has almost Everything I wanted (wished it had a Digital radio, but then the price would have been much higher). I was almost put off SE phones after a disasterous encounter with the K300i! This phone has the lot! The digital camera is Out of this World omg!: Crisp, clear photo's that'll make your mum proud, you won't want to put this down! Sony really have engineered a masterpiece, don't bother buying an ipod, or a digital camera, this is all you need! It's simply breathtaking, the video function is very nearly fluid in motion, gives a decent 10-15 seconds recording time in one go, I cannot stress how much better the quality of EVERYTHING is compared to the K300i! The sound is mind blowing: No crackle, no hiss, just remember to turn Mega Boost on and don't look back! The sound is just simply PURE QUALITY! The radio is awesome too, it sounds just about as good as a Digital one!!! The design cover may look basic, but I've only had it for 24 hours, and already have fallen in love with it. It is the ultimate accessory for anyone at Uni, I'm starting next week! I love the way the mp3's name and album are shown whenever you listen to them, the menu's feel and look like the ipod's, the 262k colour screen really brings out the poshness of this phone! Vodafone do an excellent deal too, with Vodafone live, I can browse the train arrival/dep time for free, it's really useful. The only grumbles I have about this phone are small, but: You cannot transer mp3 music from your PC unless you have Windows Xp!! I have ME as it's prone to less viruses, but there is a way to manually drag and drop the mp3's into the mp3 folder. I'm having a laptop within the next week, so It's not so bad! Also, my box is missing a few items, such as the stereo speaker adaptor and the headphone band that rests around your neck, so check your box has everything before you leave the shop. Other than that, it is a totally outstanding phone. Buy it, you won't be disappointed!
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Reviewed by Katie from Northern Ireland on 17th Sep 2005
A got the phone about 2 weeks ago, and already it is scored and the casing around the camera has cracked and fell off!!!!! Apart from the the SE is easy to work. ive swapeed from Nokia and I thought that it would be unbearable to get used to but it was grand. The pics are really good quality and the sound it great. All in all its a good phone, but watch the casing at the back!
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Reviewed by pedro77pb from uk on 17th Sep 2005
i love this phone so much it is fantastic and eeverything about it rocks. ALWAYS buy Sony Ericssonn they never let you down.... not five stars 10,000,000
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Reviewed by Ed Copsey from England on 16th Sep 2005
I bought it and I love It!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by OLA from ENGLAND on 16th Sep 2005
I got the w800i a week after it was launched because of the media hype and publicity given before its official launch. Howewer,i not fully impressed with what i got- the earphones which were said to be top of the range is actually rubbish- they are kind of noisy and come out of your ears easily. Secondly, the speaker is rubbish- when u r on speakerphone it sounds distorted.The only good thing about it is the 512mb memory card supplied with it.So if you are not too forcy about having the 512mb you can go for the K750i or the D750i which are virtually the same thing but with a 64mb memory card but of course they,ve got a better colour and you can save urself some £££££'s.
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Reviewed by Paulie from England on 15th Sep 2005
Excellent phone. Took a little getting used to after being a nokia man for the past 9 years. But now I'm used to it its great. Down sides: 1) Cannot personalise the profiles quite as much as nokia. 2) Video capture clip length wayyyyy too short. But would still recommend.
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Reviewed by JB from uk on 15th Sep 2005
The battery cover has just fallen off mine and ive lost it. Car phone warehouse said call sony ericsson sony ericcson said phone the call centre the call centre said call a repair specalist the repair specialist said we dont have any parts and we haven't been trained on that phone yet. so im stuck with a phone that i cant use because the battery keeps falling out. so dont expect any after sales service.
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Reviewed by Charlie from UK on 15th Sep 2005
I've had Nokia's, Motorola's, Samsung's and Panasonic phones over the years, this is my first experience of SE phones and what a phone!!!! Its the best I've had. Its easy to transfer music to the phone with the provided software, the drag and drop of MP3 files means a child can do it, never mind an ageing hippy like me. Sound quality is far better than I expected, I've adjusted the settings on the equalizer to my personal preferences....well I like rock!! Go get this phone, not to be missed.
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Reviewed by Paul from Kenya on 15th Sep 2005
I have just bought this phone an it is just amazing. It looks and is durable and packed with power in the inside; which is what I want. The music plays well and the headset is powerful. The buttons are well placed on the keypad and is quite comfortable to text. Well done Sony! I'm now addicted!
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Reviewed by Viswa from India on 14th Sep 2005
I have handled many mobiles so far and i found the w800 which i laid my hands only only last week, the most stunning and dramatic mobile i have ever used. The bright orange theme, appealing tft display, 2.0 meg camera, video quality, its flash light, FM Radio take your breath away. The mp3 part is awesome.... with 512 mb storage and a stunning clarity with a such a high quality head phones...oops... even the built-in speaker (small slit opening at the back of the mobile) is another stunner.... my god! The USB connectivity and the easy music upload and download from the PC works like miracle. It is a portable MP3 player for all practical purposes and wud give even the Apple iPod a run for its money. The one-click music player and its playlist menu bests even the iPod. This has, perhaps forced Apple to think about a iPod mobile, which they haven't yet. A complete phone-cam-music player and I am stunned ! ! ! I salute Sony Ericsson for this marvel.
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Reviewed by RICHARD from LANCASHIRE on 13th Sep 2005
VER VERY GOOD I AM WELL PLEASED WITH THE W800I .PLAYING MUSIC AND DOWN LOADING THINGS ON THE HANDSET ARE CLEAR AND SUPERB NEVER HAD A PHONE AS GOOD AS THIS AND IVE BEEN THROUGH AFEW . WELL DONE SONY..BIG UP TO YA......
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Reviewed by suresh from uk on 11th Sep 2005
i have never in my life been compelled to write about a phone on a website and i am a 30 year old IT profesional geek that has sampled many many phones in my life and not felt the need to review......... until now. I am actually trying to find websites to write a review because SONY have pulled out a phone which at the moment corners the multimedia market. In my opinion the only other phone that will come anywhere close to this is the concept of the apple ipod phone, but that isn't out!! Everyone that has seen my phone wants it.. like yesterday. check this.... sell your current handheld music player; camera and video brilliant. looks nice (girls love it more than men for some reason). this is the bomb, the must have for the person that's sick of carying lots of components around, this is the real deal. if you can get it on contract for free get it - no dissapointment, otherwise - pay as u go crew.Buy it! advantages:- losts of free memmory tunes on high quality playback, even 96bit tracks. 2 megapixel camera auto focus no bugs. take video film as big as memmory easy, quick file transfer (free software) MAJOR !!!!!quick reaponse to button press!!!!!!! basically ... THE BOMB People!!! i have fallen in love with SE.
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Reviewed by Osmond D'Souza from Saudi Arabia on 11th Sep 2005
This phone is just outstanding. Till date, I have used a number of phones from diffrent brands. I think people are fooled by Nokia. People think Nokia is the best. Beware. Try out Sony Ericsson. The SE W800i is just outstanding for the following reasons: 1. 2 Megapixel Camera (Excellent) Crystal clear 2. MP3 Player is excellent 3. Lot of memory available to store songs 4. FM Radio works fine. 5. Headphones are great. It just makes listening music a wonderful expirience. 6. Its small and convinient to carry. The 2 things, I got dissapointed was 1. The keypad is hard 2. The voice is not clear of incoming calls. The phone, I liked the most was SE P910i. But this has overtaken that also.
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Reviewed by nw from london on 11th Sep 2005
As with most people, i've always had a nokia phone as i think the menus are alot simpler. This phone is great but the flaws i have found with it are; 1. the speaker option is of poor quality 2. unlike nokia you can set re-occuring tasks or appointments in your calenda - ive tried everything and its obvious now that SE have not catered for this function. You have to enter it in manually for each day even if everyweek you have this appointment. I have a few more days to decided on this phone but it does tick all the other boxes. Oh yeah, the headphones provided do not stay in place - there is an extra bit where it rest on the back of your neck it seems to move all the time for me.
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Reviewed by lish from uk on 10th Sep 2005
whoa this phone is really as good as it actually Advertises... i am really pleased with it and yes after the 20th time of probably hearing it, it really is the best phone i have had in a long time! i mean i have just literally minutes ago transfered tracks to the phone simply with no confusion at all. so im ready to go with my phone and my tunes all in ONE how coo is that!! anyway all i can say is, if u want it go get it its nice lil handy phone for sure! *PEACE*
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Reviewed by El Gringo from St Albans-UK on 10th Sep 2005
Just got the w800i today after upgrading from the k700i....best choice I ever made! Was thinking about the Razr but when I read the reviews about this phone, I knew I had to have it...this phone is simply awesome....it quite rightly cements SE as the kings of mobile technology - bring it on Nokia! If you dont get this phone, you will regret it.....buy it now!
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Reviewed by Banji Ajayi from nigeria on 8th Sep 2005
most outstanding phone ever
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Reviewed by lee from scotland on 6th Sep 2005
great fone upgraded from moto v3 razor beacuse razor was rubbish no video or mp3 memory was rubbish and kept switching off w800i rules totally !
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Reviewed by Arfat from England on 5th Sep 2005
Dudez, buy dis fone. It is great!
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Reviewed by Jimbob Jones from uk on 4th Sep 2005
An upgrade from my network (t-mobile wonderful customer service btw) after my 7610 was stolen. Vowed never to have anything other than Nokia after a s[ell with a Motorola but this is a very good 'phone. Major points; Pros- Ease of use of menus. -Clarity of voice calls in and out (it is after all a 'phone !!) -Good 2Mp camera which turns itself on when the lens cover is opened (cf K7501) -Good implementation of music player with option to use as music player with 'phone switched off, for in flight entertainment I guess. -Realistic size of memory at 34Mb and 512Mb Memory stick duo included in the package. -Easy set up of e-mail account etc. - Good organiser with useful 'find' function e.g type in 'Dentist' and all dentist appointments are shown , neat. -Easy to sync and transfer files between 'phone and Mac OS-X - Implementation of handsfree allows other headphones than those provided via a mini jack. Works brilliantly when connected to the AUX socket of a Hi-Fi Cons- Size is much smaller than the 7610 or my old 6310, not a problem for kids but for a 6' plus 40 something with bannana fingers I need real size buttons (manufacturers please note ) - Browser does not support full HTML pages as with 7610, basically a colour version of the 6310s capabilities so a disappointment. - Significant delay on shutter makes the camera difficult to use at times (can we have a way of turning off auto focus - this is not after all a camera for serious use !) - Hiss on headphones in quiet passages of music etc. can be annoying. -Video is a complete waste of time, about 10s of QCIF quality stuff so why include it ? - Why do they have to include music by people anyone over 30 has never heard of ? My 19 YO daughter hadn't heard of half the artists either. (presumably Sony artists needing a plug ?) Overall a cracking piece of kit which is obviously aimed squarely at the under 25 market but which has enough useable features to make it a good all round product which can act as a reasonable organiser and multimedia device for over aged kids , as well as being a good 'phone!
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Reviewed by Stevo from Australia on 4th Sep 2005
I think a lot of these "reviewers" are complete idiots. The colour and the text capabilities are high on the list of some people who have reveiwed this phone. If you want pretty colour and good text go and get an old Nokia brick and paint it whatever colour you want. This phone is a great phone and it is something we have all been waiting for. The sound quality is fine, the texting is fine, 512mb is more than fine because phones wont be shipping with that much memory again for a long time and the colour is unique which is good in a world with millions of bland silver/black mobiles. well done SE, keep up the good work.
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Reviewed by fishda from philippines on 3rd Sep 2005
i just got my w800i a week ago and i'm loving it! maybe the thing that got me into buying this instead of the k750i is that it is orange (and that is one of my favorite colors) plus i am a music freak. :) i have had quite a number of portable music players and i think w800i, being a phone with that "offline" music player feature, is the best. :)
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Reviewed by Jason from UK on 2nd Sep 2005
Well what can I say? The W800i really does have it all plus more. I had the K700i and tried out the K750i which is exactly the same as the W800i. The additional memory (512 Mb) with the W800i and it's Walkman feature made my mind up for me and I have not regretted my choice. Headphones supplied are of very good quality. Sony Ericsson have taken this phone to the next level with Memory Stick Duo and a two megapixel camera. The picture quality is super with auto-focus, macro and a good flash. If you havn't already got one, get one!
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Reviewed by chris n from england on 28th Aug 2005
Had a few phones the last one being k700i which i liked alot so when this phone came out i had to have it. What can i say this phone is just great i can't fault it in anyway mp3 sound is A1 all i can say is if you are thinking of getting one get it now you will not be disapointed
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Reviewed by Robert Kipling from Uk on 28th Aug 2005
Very impressed. Having always had Nokias i felt like a change and I upgraded to the V3 Razor... i sent it back within a few days completely dissapointed!! Worried that no other makes could compete with nokia i reluctently choose the Sony Ericson. Mega impressed isnt the word! The MP3 capability is amazing. I have already ordered the 1gb memory card! Great phone! Doubt ill be using nokia again! Well done Sony! A*
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Reviewed by DanEd from UK on 27th Aug 2005
Pretty good - the only surprise was that the MP3 sound quality is no where near as good as my P910i. So, good but not great for me.
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Reviewed by YRAG LLITS from UK on 27th Aug 2005
Not nice colour, ok phone but nothing special. want an mp3, go get an ipod i thank you!
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Reviewed by Ron Wevers from Holland on 26th Aug 2005
Always used Nokia phones, but this is by far the best phone on todays market. It's easy to use, loaded withe options, it's design is sleek and slim, with good build quality. Audiowise also excellent quality aswel listening Mp3 music and conversation. To be short, this is today's standard. A special word to the SE website, the support is great and just the way it should be these days. Ron:-)
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Reviewed by dom from england on 24th Aug 2005
I work for o2 and we get to play with all the handsets lots, this phone i dont think matches up to the k750i. It looks very good, and the walkman part of the phone is amazing, but i text a lot and the buttons are hard to use when texting fast. The video quality oh both the w800i and k750i are both a bit poor but the camera quality does make up for this, we all recomend this phone.
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Reviewed by KK from Bahrain on 23rd Aug 2005
Just to be clear, this phone is GREAT. but there is only one problem: the curser in the middle of the phone is hard to use because of it's small size, especially if you want to move the cursor upward,, but hey im being picky here. The good points: has all the features you can ever jam in a phone. great picture quality. great design, compact and kind of lightweight. great sound quality, great theme's and menu's. great games, and i 100% garantee it will keep you entertained. if i could i would give this phone a four star and a half. hope this cleares things up.
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Reviewed by louise from wales on 23rd Aug 2005
this phone is fantastic you really couldn't ask for anything else in a phone brillant camera fantastic sound quailty colour isnt the nicest colour but lets not be pickie hay buy this phone you would be silly not too is does evertyhing no other phone comes anywher near the w800i.
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Reviewed by Per from UK on 22nd Aug 2005
Time for a change of phone from my Nokia 6230, so I went for the W800i. I like the phone, BUT, and its a very big but - THE DAMNED TEXT CAPABILITY IS FRANKLY PATHETIC!!!! It will accept long texts, but won't do long enough texts.I tested by writing a nonsense text message to my wifes phone, and then did the same text back from her Nokia and it was nearly 4 times the length (in terms of text and spaces etc - I started with the identical words and then continued to see how much further it would go compared to the Nokia, and as I've only had the phone a week and a half, I have already decided to go back to the retailler and change it for a Nokia. Sorry - wouldn't recommend the phone that highly - I want a phone, with good text capability, and then a camera and then an MP3 player - on this on the texting ability is no4 on the list - not good enough.
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Reviewed by Simon from UK on 22nd Aug 2005
The phone is good, but don't expect to be bowled over by the MP3 player. The MP3 player supports only MP3 tunes, and W4A (AAC) Apple files. However, the only files that you can easily place on the phone are MP3's as the provided transfer software supports only MP3. That means no Napster tunes can be played on the phone. That means no iTunes Store purchased tunes can be played on the phone. Which pretty much sucks. There is no WMA support on the phone, so any songs from download sites that uses Microsoft DRM and WMA (pretty much all of them apart from iTunes) cannot be used on the Sony Ericsson W800i. None. Even if you forget about DRM, because there is no WMA support in the phone or the provided software, if you have ripped your music collection in non copy protected WMA, you are still out of luck. Neither the phone, nor the disc2phone software recognize WMA. Sony Ericsson should have at least provided a tool that could convert WMA and transcode it to MP3, whilst transferring the files to the correct folder format required by the phone. Yes, the phone also requires a specific folder structure to work properly with your transferred files. So even drag and drop is not a viable option, unless you like creating folder structures.... All in all, the audio file support and provided transfer software completely sucks. The phone however is great, and once you have persevered in getting the music on there, the quality is fine. Just don't plan on changing around your music on the phone too frequently if you use WMA, or iTunes.
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Reviewed by luke smith from uk on 21st Aug 2005
its ace!!!!!!!!!!!! how can u rate it on it's colour it's legend!!
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Reviewed by Andrew from UK on 19th Aug 2005
I bought this for my wife to use, with the idea that it would double up as an MP3 player. It looks good, has a good camera compared with other phones - all that stuff is great! The MP3 software makes downloading tracks from Cds dead easy and the memory card is pretty big at 512MB. The snag is that the sound quality of the MP3 player is arguably good at best. My own phone's MP3 player, a Sony P910i, sounds so much better it's untrue. Not impressed with the MP3 bit. otherwise good.
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Reviewed by Slick from UK on 18th Aug 2005
Good Points: Camera is excellent, video editing is good fun, mp3 player is great, and great quality sound (through speaker and through headphones), design is beautiful, menu's have been improved. Bad Points: I don't really think these are bad points as such, but more of things that irritated me... can't seem to customise text viewing size on writing a text, can't seem to customise address book view (I used to be able to view just names in phonebbook on K700i, but on the W800i you have to view name and number). These are just small points and in no way would sway me from the phone. In summary, you have 3/4 quality functions here... 1. Top quality phone 2. 2 mpxl camera 3. mp3 player 4. storage utility At the end of the day, you could have a phone, mp3 player, digital camera and a usb storage dongle all in your pocket jingling about, whereas this phone has it all...
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Reviewed by justin from uk on 18th Aug 2005
I have owned around 30 mobile phones so far, but this one is off the hook! It has everything i want in a phone, the mp3 player sounds so clear and loud, the camera takes outstanding pictures and finding my way round the menu system is so easy, i have not even looked at the user guide yet! I depend on my phone in many ways, one being an alarm clock, i was so pleased when i found out i could assign any mp3 track as my alarm signal and i could turn off the phone at night and be woken in the morning with my favorite track, also you can assign mp3s as message tones, blutooth works very fast and software is easy to use, the phone comes with some nice in ear phones but if you dont like them you can always plug in your own. The radio works a treat and sounds great, calls sound very clear, text messaging is simple to use, ringtones are loud also mp3 player through the speaker. The screen is bright and clear and there is tons of memory with the sony memory stick. Another good fearure i like is when you slide open the camera lens cover the camera switches on, there are so many features on this little phone i could go on all day, my last sony ericsson was the z600 and my last phone was the motorola v3, the w800i is far superior to these, i have no regrets purchasing this phone and would recommend it to everyone.
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Reviewed by Mikey from UK on 18th Aug 2005
Phone has quiter hands free than Nokia, so no good in the car on the motor way. Also does not work with tomtom500. Previous model (750) does, so they changed something in bluetooth. Center joystick is real small and fiddley unless you have very small fingers. Has good points... Cam is good and so is mp3 player. Overall a bit of a let down for me....
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Reviewed by Tom from UK on 17th Aug 2005
Awesome phone. Nokia lovers are idiots! In the first five minutes i had the phone i worked out the controls etc The camera is great with its auto focus and macro. GREAT HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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Reviewed by LeWiZ from twiglet town, england on 17th Aug 2005
now fones dont get much betta than this! its like a sony walkman mp3 player and a fone built in 1! and its really small! if u iz luvin music then i recomend dis fone! init!
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Reviewed by jack from uk on 16th Aug 2005
i guess its the same as the k750i but a bit beta. although i hate da facsia the contents it really good, wat with 500+ mb of memory. but 4 som reason i would go 4 da k750i weird??? jakie
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Reviewed by dnt wry abt dat from england on 16th Aug 2005
IT IS DA SIKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKEST FONE OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TRUS ME GET DA SONY ERICSSON W800I OMDDDDDDDD IT IS WIKIDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! good points: everything abt da fne is wikid bad points: THERE AINT NUN LOLLLLL!!!!!! yea so erm get ureself a sony ericsson w800i
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Reviewed by mark from u.k on 16th Aug 2005
had k700 for a year upgraded to w800i fantastic phone leading the way again. sound quality of mp3 tracks very good can us your own headphones although supplied ones very good anyway. easy to transfer tracks with supplied software very good camera as per 750i lots of little improvements to menu's you can use as speaker phone use any mp3 or sound for sms tone or ringtone the world clock in applications is very nice the light is much improved you can add peoples birthdays in summary very nice phone i personally prefer the syling of the 750 black instead of cream and orange and my only other negative remark is the back of the phone is creaky just like my 700 till i packed out the back with some tape not so easy on this one why do sony do this otherwise a remarkable phone.
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Reviewed by Gavin from UK on 15th Aug 2005
Just got this phone as a free upgrade from orange. previous phone being the Motorola V600. I wanted a phone for music, memory and to take pictures. well what can i say. the headphones provided are expensive sony headphones which produce an awesome sound. i have taken a couple of pictures and viewed them on my computer and the results are amazing. menu is easy to use and the pc link is very very easy. another good point is that when the phone is linked to the computer the battery starts to charge. genius. i like the way you can intialize the phone lock so the keypad is locked after 10 seconds. i highly reccomend this phone to anyone. let music on the move rock on!!!!!
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Reviewed by Bad Crumble from London on 15th Aug 2005
Ok peeps, this phone arrived at my door, delivered bright and early saturday morning.... I paid a MEGA £2.50 upgrade fee and have the best phone on the market. The phone is fast, hot and smooth!!!! The K750 doesn't even touch the sides of this god damn sexy phone.....
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Reviewed by adam from england on 15th Aug 2005
i think this phone is truly amazing!....my fav colour is orange as well! pitty im on o2 but hey wat ya gonna do! i love all the features on the phone.. the only bad point is that the softwere is a lil fiddly its not as easy to use as i tunes or creative mediasource but its adaquate. overall a great phone, cant find a fault!
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Reviewed by Ceebee from UK on 14th Aug 2005
An upgrade from my network (t-mobile wonderful customer service btw) after my 7610 was stolen. Vowed never to have anything other than Nokia after a s[ell with a Motorola but this is a very good 'phone. Major points; Pros- Ease of use of menus. -Clarity of voice calls in and out (it is after all a 'phone !!) -Good 2Mp camera which turns itself on when the lens cover is opened (cf K7501) -Good implementation of music player with option to use as music player with 'phone switched off, for in flight entertainment I guess. -Realistic size of memory at 34Mb and 512Mb Memory stick duo included in the package. -Easy set up of e-mail account etc. - Good organiser with useful 'find' function e.g type in 'Dentist' and all dentist appointments are shown , neat. -Easy to sync and transfer files between 'phone and Mac OS-X - Implementation of handsfree allows other headphones than those provided via a mini jack. Works brilliantly when connected to the AUX socket of a Hi-Fi Cons- Size is much smaller than the 7610 or my old 6310, not a problem for kids but for a 6' plus 40 something with bannana fingers I need real size buttons (manufacturers please note ) - Browser does not support full HTML pages as with 7610, basically a colour version of the 6310s capabilities so a disappointment. - Significant delay on shutter makes the camera difficult to use at times (can we have a way of turning off auto focus - this is not after all a camera for serious use !) - Hiss on headphones in quiet passages of music etc. can be annoying. -Video is a complete waste of time, about 10s of QCIF quality stuff so why include it ? - Why do they have to include music by people anyone over 30 has never heard of ? My 19 YO daughter hadn't heard of half the artists either. (presumably Sony artists needing a plug ?) Overall a cracking piece of kit which is obviously aimed squarely at the under 25 market but which has enough useable features to make it a good all round product which can act as a reasonable organiser and multimedia device for over aged kids , as well as being a good 'phone!
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Reviewed by Rahul from UK on 14th Aug 2005
Great phone, outstanding. It looks brilliant, performs equally as well. Said to be similar to K750i, i personally haven't had that phone, but if it is similar, then this still looks better, so would be wise to choose this latter version.
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Reviewed by Phil from Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, The Universe on 14th Aug 2005
Ok so we like the handset, But the problem is the damn colour! I like the orange but whoever thought of that nasty cream colour?
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Reviewed by toothlesscrone from uk on 14th Aug 2005
Good points. The two mega pixel quality is great, and the menu easy to use. Its the most up to date phone of the moment so you wont be let down by the technology. I like the side ways scrolling action in the phone book. The set up wizard is really cool and the demo gives a good insight into the phone capabilities. The idea that you can get an adaptor and plug all your music into your car stereo is outstanding. On the radio it has a great setting that finds the radios optimum signal, and its easy to flick from one channel to the other. The earphones are comfortable, and stay in really well, even if you jump around ha ha ha. You can turn the volume up and down and pause the music with the keyguard on, which saves a lot of time fiddling around. The ripping software is soooo easy to use. Just drag and drop it. The camera has macro on it and a fantastic zoom for such a little camera. When you transfer a well taken photo to the pc you can really see the quality. You can easily adjust the photo before you take it, for a lighter or darker picture. The playlists on the walkman let you arrange music how you want them, with or without the shuffle. The storage amount is incredible. You can just jam everything in, it really does seem endless. Bad poins. The writing is small and I have found there is no way of making it any larger. You do have the option of changing the "Themes" in file manager but you may find the initial set up is orange writing on a multicoloured black and orange back ground. Even though the camera is a high spec, because it is so compact, I found that the sharpness is decreased by the increase of camera wobble. I found this mainly due to the initial "click" of the bottom, where the phone drops slightly. Its even worse with a case on, as the case sits above the button, and the button is flushed with the phone. I couldn't find out an individual setting on how to stop the horrible "click" noise either. (You have to put your phone on silent to stop the annoying noise) It plays the sound of a of 35mm camera winding on for some strange reason. The size of the phone is an advantage in every other way. The manual is very basic so you really need to know how to set up your own email, and the new "My Friends" setting in Messaging, or if you cant, you need to know where to look to send all the information to your phone. On day two of owning this phone I noticed the headphone breaking up whilst listening to music. It was loose where the cable entered the phone :( It doesn't matter how good the quality is if the actual connection crackles :( The calendar doesn't have a repeating pattern on it. I work alternative shifts and could plan my diary well in advance on my previous phone. Also I haven't found (so far) how many internet/phone/text messages that I have sent/used. Its always nice to know where you are with your price plan! The radio has still be used with the headset in, and the quality is on the tinny side. I cant use the media equalizer with the radio or the speakers with the walkman. Its more of a walkman than a radio for sure, so plug yourself in, its outstanding with the headphones in. Overall. The phone is certainly worth getting. Gone are the days when you trotted off to the corner with a couple of two pence's in your pocket. So far I haven't seen anything close to this phone. It does more than ring, its at the fore front of technology. The good points out weigh the bad, and there are always ways to get around the bad points if you know how. As this phone is so hot on the technology front, I can see it being a huge hit. Remember the old trusted Nokia 3330? It was well loved. I can see the people really falling in love with the w800i, and still be hanging on to it until there next big crush comes along... which probably wont be for a very long time. Gadget freaks dream phone. Go on press the button... you know you want it ;-)
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Reviewed by Rampant Rabbiter from UK on 13th Aug 2005
I just got this phone today and it is amazing. Yes, it's very similar to the K750i (which I also own but am now about to sell) but it definitely beats it hands-down for looks and the quality of the sound is the best I've ever heard. People who are expecting something really different should stay away from this phone though - Sony Ericsson designed it as a Walkman phone, and that is the only major difference. It's targeted at music-lovers, as well as having a fantastic 2-megapixel camera. The menu system and features are all exactly the same as the K750i, and also very similar to many of SE's previous phones, but this is ultimately what makes them so successful. I've owned umpteen Nokias and Samsungs, but when I owned my first SE, the K700i, I was sold. And now, after having the Samsung D500, E720, and also the Nokia 7610 and 6230, I've come back to SE. There's nothing this phone doesn't do. The screen is crystal-clear and bright, the photos are fantastic quality and the auto- focus works very well. The 512mb Memory Stick is also brilliant for storing full music tracks onto the phone. It's also very user-friendly, I've had no problems using this handset with regards to the keypad lay-out or buttons. The look of the phone also deserves a mention. The 'smooth-white' is very different-looking but also very classy. This phone certainly stands out. The camera is also finished very nicely and looks much better than the camera on the K750i. The orange trim just finishes the handset and adds to its unique look. In my opinion, if you love Sony Ericsson and also want a reliable phone, then this is the phone for you - if it falls within your price-range! Yes, it is expensive (you're looking at £350+ for a SIM-free handset) but it's worth every penny. It also comes with a USB cable and CD-ripping software so you can transfer your favourite tracks onto the phone. There's no point releasing a phone that can do the works but doesn't come with the means to do it . Well, this phone comes with everything you'll need - except a computer! It's like having an i-pod in a phone, and vice-versa. I know I've only had this phone a day, but I've never had a phone from SE that has disappointed me and I don't expect this one to either. I really do think this phone will deliver everything it promises to, and anyone considering buying one shouldn't hesitate.
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Reviewed by Keiren from Hinckley on 12th Aug 2005
just got the phone today. Had the K700 before so i am use to the lay out of the phone. The picture quality is just so much better, and the sound quality is crystal clear. The menu and things are abit different to nokia's but they don't take long to adjust. I personaly think there better anyway. The phone's basically the same as the K750, but i think the looks of it are far better, and the fact its got the walkman branding. I'd recomend this phone to anyone.
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Reviewed by MrHobson from Wales on 12th Aug 2005
Ok Bought this phone off Ebay for £340, This phone is basically a k750i but a different cover! The only difference is the colour and that You get a 1 Gig memory Stick included with the box. EVERYTHING ELSES IS EXACTLY THE SAME! It even has the same button layout and menu's. I had the k750i but unfortunately it got soaked so i bought this as it was newer and because i liked the k750i. I was horrified to realise it was the same! Good Points - 2M Camera -Massive memory -Easy menu's -Exactly the same as the k750i Bad points -Exactly the same as the K750I If u are going to get this phone get a K750I instead they are 100% identical in everyway. Just buy a bigger memory stick
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Reviewed by Rajesh from India on 11th Aug 2005
I got this phone on 10th of August. I liked this phone. The phone doesnt looks that much cost but its options are very good. Its MP3 player is excellent. It is having a very good clarity than a walkman. As its a sony walkman its clarity is very good. Using ear phones for listening music is very good. It is having a very good clarity. I liked this one very much.
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Reviewed by Ming from Hong Kong on 10th Aug 2005
I have had the w800i for one week and is pleasure all the way. Very happy with the great quality phone cam, however the so called auto focus thing gets a bit annoying at times. It goes all blurry for 2 sec. pretending to find focus before you can take your pict. Causing delay. But is great at social gatherings and equally great to use at work. With its 2GB MSDuo, some digital cameras can't even compare. I have also had so much pleasure with the excellent mp3 player. The sound quality is good enough to be honoured with the name 'Walkman' which is the first time ever a phone is given this name by SONY. And we all know what a great invention 'Walkman' is. Any of you thinking about buying an mp3 player out there, you can forget it and save your money by getting the w800i instead. When paired with the 'in-ear' headphone.... you really loose yourself with music on your way to work in the morning. The radio AF auto tracking is one clever, delightful feature (not sure if they have the same in K750i). I have used T610, K700i, S700i and now w800i. Sony Ericsson people have really improved their phone software (firmware, whatever) writing. Just when I thought S700i was the ultimate, here comes w800i. Shame that they introduced the K750i in between making my S700i trade in price 50 quid cheaper. Otherwise, I have no complain whatsoever. By the way, I have heard many complaints from friends with new Nokia phones recently. So watch out.
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