Review: Sony Ericsson W910i

Sony Ericsson W910i Review

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In a nutshell: Another Sony Ericsson phone that promises much, but fails to deliver in practice. A superslim slide phone with the outstandingly good Walkman 3.0 music player, the W910i also offers an FM radio, a 2 megapixel camera, memory expandable to 4 Gbytes, 3G with HSDPA (super fast 3G) and the cool "shake control". However, many users have reported that their phone freezes or shuts down - we have deducted two stars for this reason. Available in Black or White (new).
Best buy: *Free* with half-price line rental from Mobiles.co.uk (Black) or Mobiles.co.uk (White Gold); or on Pay as you Go for £78.25 from Dialaphone (Pink & Grey or Silver).

We're getting fed up of writing good reviews of Sony Ericsson phones, only to be deluged by a flood of user reviews telling us that their phones simply don't work. What good is a phone that's outstanding when it works, but has such poor quality control in its manufacturer that many users receive a dud? The big problem with the W910i is freezing and switching off. Read the user reviews below to appreciate just how common this fault is. If this phone actually worked, it would be fantastic, but if it doesn't it's an expensive lump of plastic. Do you want to take the risk?

The Sony Ericsson W910i is a superslim slide phone, measuring just 12.5mm thick (slimmer than the Samsung D900.) It's a lovely looking phone with a tapered bottom edge and a superslim profile. The W910i wears its Walkman credentials on its sleeve, with music controls featured prominently when the slide is closed. Fortunately SE have given the W910i am easy-to-use circular navigational key, not the dreaded joystick that appears on some of their models. The screen is large, bright and high resolution (240 x 320 pixels) and the menus are clear and simple to navigate. The slide opens smoothly to reveal the full keypad below. Sony Ericsson have got a funny thing going on with keypads at the moment. With each new phone we find a new style of keypad, some with tiny "designer" buttons, others with larger, more conventional ones. The W910i has larger, flatter keys than most, but it still isn't as easy to use as many rival phones. It's high time that SE got their act together with the keypad issue. Anyway, the W910i doesn't have the fastest keypad for texting, but it's not the worst.

The W910i incorporates Sony Ericsson's new "Shake Control" that lets you change to a new random track by giving the phone a flick. The motion sensor also lets you flip between portrait and landscape viewing of photos. Fun, but not life changing.

So, this is a music phone first and foremost, and it ticks all the boxes. Audio quality is excellent as usual, with SE's MegaBass feature to enhance bass frequencies. You can plug in a conventional stereo headset or use a Bluetooth stereo headset if you prefer. The Walkman music player 3.0 is very easy to use, with controls on the front of the phone, and is a fully-featured digital music player. You can create and manage playlists, shuffle songs, equalise, etc, etc. The supplied software lets you transfer music from PC to phone, and rip music from CD's. Storage is limited to 35 Mbytes, so you'll want to add a memory card - the W910i supports cards up to 4 Gbytes. In addition there's an FM radio equipped with RDS.

The camera is rated at a middle-of-the-road 2 megapixels and lacks autofocus, putting it well behind the flagship K850i. But this is a Walkman phone, not a Cyber-Shot, so you pay your money and make your choice. The full phone specs are listed below, but we'll just point out that this is a 3G phone with HSDPA (high speed 3G) and video calling.

The Walkman range is looking quite crowded at the moment, but what makes this one stand out for us is (1) the lightweight superslim design, (2) the outstandingly good Walkman 3.0 music player, and (3) the HSDPA 3G connection for fast music downloads and video calling. If you want a better camera, choose the Sony Ericsson K850i Cyber-Shot phone; if you're not interested in 3G you might prefer the Sony Ericsson W610i; and if the superslim design of the W910i doesn't do it for you, then take a look at the good old W850i. But a final word of warning: many people have experienced faults with their W910i. If you're lucky, or have good phone insurance, then you'll be happy with your W910i. But if you're not one of the lucky ones, this could be an expensive mistake. Sony Ericsson had better wake up soon or they're going to lose market share in a big way!

Now replaced by the Sony Ericsson W595.

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Features of the Sony Ericsson W910i include:

• 3G with HSDPA & video calling
• 2 megapixel camera with 2.5x digital zoom
• Video camera
• Display: TFT LCD, 262,144 colours, 240 x 320 pixels
• Walkman® music player (MP3, AAC formats)
• FM radio RDS
• MegaBass™ enhances bass frequencies
• TrackID™ tells you the name, artists and album of any song you're listening to
• PlayNow™ lets you buy and download top ringtones
• Polyphonic ringtones / MP3 ringtones
• Speakerphone
• Sound recorder
• Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email
• 3D Java games
• Animated wallpaper
• Web browser, RSS feeds
• Personal organiser functions
• Memory: 35 Mbytes plus Memory Stick Micro™ support (up to 4 Gbytes)
• Connectivity: Bluetooth, USB
• Flight mode (offline mode)
• Vibration alert
• Size: 100 X 50 x 12.5 mm
• Weight: 86g
• Quadband plus 3G (UMTS 2100)
• Talktime: 3.5 hours (3G) - 9 hours (2G)
• Battery standby: 350 hours

Sony Ericsson W910i Consumer Reviews

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Average rating from 100 reviews:

Reviewed by marc stunell from england on 4th Dec 2007
First impressions wicked looking phone have been a se user for as long as i can remember was going for the new k850i but was taken in by its goog looks not to mention its "top of the range walkman" however was VERY disappointed,they have changed the buttons around the back button activates the Internet "why" not to mention its very fiddly when texting cause the buttons are so small,ear volume is very quite even on high,phone keeps freezing, very tinny sound when playing music through phone.Am back to my old but better w810i.
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Reviewed by Ye from england on 3rd Dec 2007
rite. me and me m8 got this fone. sik for him cause he got insurance. not 4 me. battery is mucked up as fone keeps freezing. walkman is good but is very slow when you have a song plaing and are trying to use other features. Keypad is not to good. Screen is very large, which is good but freezes. and get this, the fone decides wen to switch off. so my conclusion is that this fone is to expensive 4 wat u get and i am lookin 4 another 1. can som1 help me as i dunno if i should het the w580i instead of this??? Review says 3 starts but probs 2.5 lol.
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Reviewed by ML from UK on 3rd Dec 2007
Agree with users here. First sony ericsson kept freezing, sent it back, second one kept turning itself off at the most inconvenient times and also grew stupidly hot i had to take out the battery to leave it to cool down. Now going to have my third one... hopefully it will be better... if these faults stopped happening this wouldve been a really good phone! oh and the camera is okay... only in daylight though, at night time its appalling. i dont like the fact that when you exit the media player you have to go to minimise otherwise it shuts off completely. when i use the shake control it also doesnt work sometimes unless i violently shake it.
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Reviewed by Simon from Scotland on 3rd Dec 2007
I've had this phone since mid-Oct and have persisted with it even though on the odd occasion it would switch itself off. But now it won't allow me to send or receive text messages! Operation failed comes up when you try to enter the inbox, outbox etc and sending failed when you attempt to send one. Phone now back with T-mobile for repair. They concluded it was the software on the phone that's at fault after checking all the settings. Leaving me with an old Motorola as a loan replacement phone for a week or 2. Time for Sony to admit theirs serious problems with these phones! Generally the rest of this phone is OK but the camera is poor especially annoying is the fact it doesn't have a flash and you can't help but get your screen covered in fingerprints opening and shutting the slider.
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Reviewed by buddy from england on 3rd Dec 2007
Always had nokia, decided to try a sony for a change, liked the look of the w910 and had it offered as an upgrade on 3. Nearly tried the new LG Viewty,k850 or n95 but fancied a decent music phone rather than a possible 5 mp spankers camera phone. Got it, loved the look of it, had it two weeks, couple of issues, 1-has turned itself off once,and locked up couple of times. rang 3 customer services and they said it was a software issue that i had on my memory card id either downloaded(from thier site ?) or bluetoothed from my previous nokia !!! mmmmm yeah right !!..they got me to reset to factory settings and take memory card out for 24hrs...touch wood this seems to have worked so far ..and secondly..the volume level of the earpiece is low on full volume ..or am i getting old..and when you play the music thro the phone speaker its really tinny and cheap sounding ? Shame it hasnt got a flash..but hey ho...i love the look and the size-weight etc..perhaps in 12 mth nokia will have something that size and looks with a 5mp camera and decent music phone...dreams eh !
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Reviewed by keith from england on 2nd Dec 2007
great phone but downloaded sat nav on it like i have done with my other wap phones but now i cant access it as when i go to my applications its saying "operation failed" its also saying that when i go into games. is anyone else havin the problem? i contacted my service provider and SE so just waiting for a reply now.
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Reviewed by rebecca from england on 1st Dec 2007
bought this phone and love it theres nothing wrong with it apart from there needs to be a flash on the camera thats al what do you expect if you want a good camera buy the cybershot this phone is all about the music and i aint complaing!!
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Reviewed by Brian from London on 1st Dec 2007
Had the phone for nearly six weeks now, and I have started to suffer from the 'red light reset' issue over the last week. I'm on T-Mobile, and am going to send it back to them. I like the phone, but this reset issue isn't on. Other gripes about the phone - it's only got a non-autofocus, non-flash, 2Mp camera, which is a bit naff in comparison to its competitors. The stereo bluetooth is very temperamental and keeps breaking up during playback. The 'shake control' is pointless, the Walkman button shouldn't have been moved and you can't disable the gap between tracks - really annoying if you're listening to mixed music. What is 'Lumines Block Challenge' all about, btw? Two great games, (Marble Madness and V-Rally), then... that? If they can sort out the reset issue, and the stereo bluetooth problem, (travelling on London Underground is frustrating enough without having your music playback intermittently interrupted by pauses and bluetooth issues before cutting out completely when your phone resets itself, and you're packed into a carriage so tightly you can't reach it to turn it back on!) It could really have been a 5-star phone, if they'd wanted it to be, but because of the issues I have with it, listed above, I think I'm being generous with a 4, and 3 if I factored in T-Mobile and Sony Ericsson's customer service departments. It's a really shame.
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Reviewed by Alex from Singapore on 30th Nov 2007
Very disappointed by this phone. I though that it would be a winner when I bought it, but there's just so many things to hate about this phone. Firstly this phone is very unstable and freezes frequently. Secondly the camera in this phone is terrible, which I am sure all of you know already. Why SE can't release a walkman phone with a good camera is something I don't understand. Thirdly the music playing ability of this phone is disappointing too and is actually slightly below the last phone I had (W850i). And most importantly this phone is overpriced for the extremely marginal improvements over the W850i and W580i (shake control?). I have been a big fan of SE but it is disappointing to see that they are willing to sit back and let Nokia and Samsung overtake them in the music phone market.
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Reviewed by richard from uk on 29th Nov 2007
great phone best walkman i think ive ever tried recently
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Reviewed by Mark from England on 29th Nov 2007
First one kept turning off like other peoples which was very annoying but now im on my second handset which dosen't seem to of developed the same fault, yet. Faults aside, this phone is outstanding, it looks amazing and when my 4gb memory card arrives today it will be well worthy of the 5 star rating. Only downside is the camera, which if nothing else needs a flash. However as long as it keeps working, its perfect.
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Reviewed by rick from england on 28th Nov 2007
not great, raed all the reviews before buying, yet similar problems to others appearing, cannot seem to access music to purchase via 3g, phone freezes, and the much advertised shake control. is rubbish, you have to hold the walkman button down whilst doing it and even then it does not work well, if at all... its going back to orange and i will try one more time with new handset
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Reviewed by nick from uk on 28th Nov 2007
ok!!! i have had this phone for about a month!!! i have had it replaced twice, but im not complaining! yes i was annoyed i lost all my texts both times and my text timers and call timers were reset but so what, its an awesome phone!!! the two replacements were due to manfactufing faults and it was within my 28 day warrenty so i got them swtiched no problem, and since then no more problems! the memory is expandable so u can take suprisingly great videos and pictures with the 2mp camera! and if ur like me and cant let go of those beautiful texts that mean so much too you, then u can store all of them two!!! the music player is seriously fantastic, and the shakecontrol is total banter! and if ur sad like me and needs ur phone to look amazing then u will find that in this phone, its slim and has a big screen. the menus are pretty cool too!!! its an awesome all round so buy it!!!! BUY IT!!!
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Reviewed by JOHN from UK on 28th Nov 2007
I READ ALL OF THE COMMENTS AND REVIEWS ON THIS PHONE AND OTHERS BEFORE I CHOSE. I AM SURE THAT SE HAS SOLD THOUSANDS OF THESE BUT YOU ONLY HEAR OF THE BAD FEW (LIKE MOST OTHER REVIEWS ON OTHER PHONES). HAD THE PHONE FOR 2MONTHS NOW NO PROBLEMS, SLICK DESIGN, WORKS PERFECTLY. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, IGNORE THE MOANERS, YOU GET BAD AND FAULTY IN EVERYTHING YOU BUY, LOOK AT CARS!!! CAR MANUFACTURERS SUFFER FROM THE SAME SAD WHINGERS!!!!
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Reviewed by joe from england on 28th Nov 2007
dont get this phone. you will be disapointed with the features. in my opinion the k850i is a much better model, and can be obtained on contract deals for the same cost as the w910i. aside from the general disapointment i felt when using this phone, (and the regret i felt for not getting the k850i) a fault has developed were the phone resets itself constantly. this is a major inconvienince and i have heard is a fault which develops with many w910is. also the w910i i currently have is a replacement, as the first was faulty aswell. dont take the risk of disapointment, buy the k850i
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Reviewed by steve from england on 27th Nov 2007
got replacement yesterday after faulty music player. fantastic!!! music top drawer, even the camera was acceptable, then this morning it started to freeze with the now infamous RED LIGHT on, phoned t-mobile they said it would have to be repaired as i have had 1 replacement. not on i think.will prob leave them, shame as i really want this phone, as a good working one WILL be worth FIVE STARS
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Reviewed by Rebeca from England on 26th Nov 2007
Ean Davies fron uk and Jack from England are completely right , its the network (02 is not a good network for this fone)
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Reviewed by Rick & Gema from England on 26th Nov 2007
GET A LIFE ALL THEM PEOPLE THAT KEEP GIVIN THE W910I A HARD TIME , I BET U MEAN PEOPLE HAVE PUT ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE OF THIS OUTSTANING FONE DONT LISTEN TO THEM NASTY NO-GOOD-DOERS T0 !!!!! LOL
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Reviewed by Nigella from london on 26th Nov 2007
everyone knows how much i love my food, but this fone is so good that i would sacrifice an indulgent slice of warm chocolate fudge cake without batting an eye-lid, ha ha ha, mine is red the colour is beautiful P.S Remember to keep watching my new t.v program on bbc 1 / 2 its called Nigella Express keep in tune for some delish food !!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Pip from Windsor on 26th Nov 2007
THe Games on this phone are litteraly Outstanding especialy marble madeness the people that give this phone a hard time frankly they get pleasure out of monin,half of them are other fone companies e.g samsung trying to put you off the fone cus its so good so dont listen to them !!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL!
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Reviewed by Beth from London on 26th Nov 2007
Wicked man, its so cool keep it up sony but i know its quite expensive wen u buy it from all of the major shops e.g 02 vodafone + orange. i bought mine of ebay and its cheaper mine was £190.01 but u can get it cheaper if ur lucky !!!! mine is red although in the pictures of it , it looks burgundy BUT ITS NOT !!! so dont be put off buy it . OUTSTANDING FONE HONESTlY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BUY IT, LOL
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Reviewed by ean davies from uk on 26th Nov 2007
i have herd of maney promblems about the w910i ive have found out that the problem is with the network and the black and silver phone the red and gold se are fine my mum has just got me and my brother two for christmas and they are fine The network with the most problem is 02 buy from phones 4u on the vodafone network
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Reviewed by kaylee from UK on 26th Nov 2007
having same problem with others. Music is not accesible through the walkman player, but is through the media folder in Applications. Phone keeps turning off and back on again. really annoyed. Going to Orange later to get a replacement. Was a brilliant phone before this happened!!
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Reviewed by steve from england on 26th Nov 2007
Luvly looking phone.......BUT sony need to sort out thier software, cos its pants, equalizer always resets to normal, sound without speakers is dismal, volume on my phone is very poor and ive tryed other speakers, hence its going back today. oh and ive got no shake control, cant even access it from menue, lets hope replacement is better as i think this has the making of a VERY GOOD phone, ie 5* (but not this one)
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Reviewed by harry from england on 25th Nov 2007
amazing phone
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Reviewed by Twinks from UK on 25th Nov 2007
I'm a big Sony Ericsson fan but if I was ever going to change it would be now. I'm now on to my fourth W910i! The first two kept turning themselves off and the third one wouldn't let me into various functions. I'm frightened to use this one in case something else goes wrong! Looks great but I'd rather have a phone I can rely on. My advice - go for something different!
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Reviewed by Blair from Australia on 25th Nov 2007
Got this phone couple of days ago havent got to use it yet. wont charge and keeps turning itself on and off constantly. at the moment its not even worth the star i give it.
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Reviewed by Charley from UK on 24th Nov 2007
my friend has had this phone for about a month now and she has had no problems with it being on the vodafone network but beware do not buy from o2 because thats when problems arise. she had to replace it and it still didnt work so she went to vodafone and got one and it has been great ever since no problems. would recommend this phone to anyone who wants a walkman phone ! 5*****
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Reviewed by Ryan from England on 24th Nov 2007
The phone it self looks great, this and the fact it played music and doubled up as a phone realy appealed to me. However,it has started being unpredictable. It wont allow you sometimes to access the walkman function, it occasionally freezes and wont allow you to turn it off, seems only to happen when you put larger memory chips in. 2gb and 4gb memory cards really seem to cause the phone confussion and stops it from functioning. Please tell me anyone who only has 1gb worth of music in their collection!? Most annoying and worryling, I'm not impressed!!!!
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Reviewed by Mike from England on 24th Nov 2007
I got this after sending two faulty k850i's back (gutted as i was waiting months for that phone) and swapped for this. Had it 2 weeks and have been very pleased. It's gorgeous, music player is great, lots of good features. Also comes with a free 1gb card. Had no problems so far. Camera is only 2 megapixels with no flash so its only basic but i gave up on camera phones after the k850i saga. If you want a fantastic walkman phone then get this. Love it.
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Reviewed by macca from england on 23rd Nov 2007
was great until the 8 hash key stopped working. Need to tap the phone against a table for them to work again. Also the maximum volume for the walkman has suddenly been reduced. Time to send it back.
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Reviewed by abi from uk on 23rd Nov 2007
interesting to hear that others have had the same problem - my second phone has just started to freeze/bump me off with the red light on just like the first. shame as they have tried (maybe too) hard with the design but suspect this isn't the best walkman phone out there and it has too many flaws to make it worth a third try.
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Reviewed by matthew o'farrell from UK on 22nd Nov 2007
Complete rubbish, don't touch with a big stick. Constant screen freezes, riddled with bugs and flaws, this is the second new hand-set with all the same problems as the first. Impossible to remove the sim, impossible to work out why it freezes and has such annoyed software faults. It's total rubbish. I can only ask why release a product when it's so obviously not ready for sale. Completely annoying...Sony should be ashamed to have it in their product range. Pants.
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Reviewed by spot270 from England on 22nd Nov 2007
love the phone,the look the features, but had it 2 weeks and it crashed,turned its self off then on again with the red light flashing,now i can't accsess some features, like my games menu and sense me,WHY?,
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Reviewed by Jack from England on 20th Nov 2007
i gt this phone a few moths ago and im not quite sure why everone is dissin it i honestly think it is Too cheap 4 wat u get cus its mega mega ausome for the price. i would reccomed it to every one on the planet!!!!!!!! i but ont buy it frm 02 cus thats wen problems occure on the network but i dunno y ???????? if u r gettin fone 4 krimbo this is the ! 4 u BELIEVE ME ITS DA BEST IT REALLLY ITS SOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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Reviewed by james from UK on 20th Nov 2007
RUBBISH!! battery life is very short, and phone no randomly turns itself off. extremely annoying and just glad i still have my old W850i handset to use.
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Reviewed by Tayla. from UK on 19th Nov 2007
I got this phone, and had the problems like the rest of them. I got a replacement and it had the same problems. I hope when I get a new one it'll be fixed. What is up with this phone?
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Reviewed by tosin olaniregun from nigeria on 19th Nov 2007
i love the w910i phone,it is the best sonyericsson w-series phone i have seen.thank you sonyericsson.
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Reviewed by Scott from England on 19th Nov 2007
Got phone yesterday from O2 shop. It doesn't even switch on. Just the red light on the back is on. Replacing today!! Be aware of this phone!
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Reviewed by x from UK on 18th Nov 2007
got this phone less than 2 weeks ago and love its design but having same problems. it will randomly freeze with the red light on, the battery life is very short and now i cant actually get txts, send txts or access any of my old txts. Getting a replacement on monday. Woman in shop told me this has been a common problem with the earlier batches of this handset. advice, if u bought it when it first came out and are having problems, go get a new one.
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Reviewed by NINI from UK on 17th Nov 2007
this fone is proper good like u should buy it 5 *****
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Reviewed by I like cakes from UK on 17th Nov 2007
I got this phone this week and I have been having the same problem too! I think it's best that I dont get too attached as it will be going tsraight back ot the O2 shop on Monday. If others are having problems then I am not too sure what I should pick? If only I didn't drown my beloved w850i :(
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Reviewed by julian from uk on 16th Nov 2007
Love it, best phone ever
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Reviewed by Pete from Johansson on 16th Nov 2007
oh maaa gaad dis fone is supersexy u no i jus luv luv luv it yesyesyes super super fone but ca,era is soooo poopoo innit guys ? shame but walkman is greaat nice sexy look but keypad is awkward for my chubby german sausage fingers but glad i did buy it
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Reviewed by DARC from UK on 16th Nov 2007
I had this phone for a total of 3 days before sending it back. I was excited when i got the phone as it is nicely designed and looks very slick. However, there are a couple things with this phone which cause a problem for me: Loudspeaker - Very low, phones 5-6years ago had better quality sound. Even with megabass etc turned on, and phonecalls on loudspeaker are barely audible. Microphone - While on loudspeaker, people will find it hard to hear you, even on max call volume. Keypad - The keypad for texting is terrible, and letters appear really slowly when texting even whilst using the predictive text. Although this maybe due to the software. Phones switches off - Randomly occurs while the phone is in standby it fully switches off. shake control will not work without holding the walkman button!! and the 2mp camera is not that good, however this is a walkman not camera phone, so that is acceptable. My opinion, wait for w960 if you want a walkman phone.
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Reviewed by adrian liam davies from uk wirral on 16th Nov 2007
this phone is the best phone ive ever had i recomend everyone should buy it allthough the camera quality is not great
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Reviewed by nothingface from UK on 15th Nov 2007
I have the same problem as many below - received the handset this morning but unfortunately it resets itself every 20 seconds which makes it pretty unusable. Replacement is coming out tomorrow.
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Reviewed by S from UK on 14th Nov 2007
I really like this phone and its features as I am a dedicated sony ericsson gal! However it seems to have a fault. I have been having the same problems as other reviews, it will randomly switch off, vibrate and red light comes on on the back of the handset. It has also frozen a few times. I have been given a replacement by T mobile, so we will see if it happens again.
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Reviewed by ross from england on 14th Nov 2007
I bought a w910 less than a month ago,and it has changed my social and musical life.without this phone, my journey to school would be unthinkable.SE have done a great job.5/5
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Reviewed by ean davies from uk on 12th Nov 2007
this phone is fantastic and the shake control is amazzzzzzzzzzzzzziiiiiiiiiiiinnng.
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Reviewed by bob from scotland on 12th Nov 2007
well i got this phone on sataday and it was brill i keeped on playing with it it was very smoth and fun its outstanding
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Reviewed by Rich from UK on 12th Nov 2007
Recently upgraded to the W910i. First impressions pretty good, phone itself is a nice size, fashionable and has a very clear easy to use system. There are a few gripes with the phone which needs addressing, the claimed 9 hours talk time is false. I used the phone and changed the network setting to GSM mode only and not the 3G mode in the hopes it would help with battery longevity unfortunately this is not the case. In total I did just under 2 hours of talktime and the battery had reached down to 10% My previous phone a Nokia 6280 which I had been using up until now for the last 18 months gets just over 2 hours talk time before going down to a quarter. Considering the Nokia has a claimed 4 hour talk time vs W910i's 9 hour talk time and that fact that its a brand new phone with brand new battery is very misleading! It was pointless to have a handsfree loudspeaker because its not very loud even on the maximum setting and is tinny. For a phone of this caliber you'd expect a better camera on board on par with the K810i for example and I think this lets the phone down. The phone has now developed a fault where by it won't switch on. The phone has been sent back for a replacement, hopefully the same won't happen again. I don't feel this phone deserves the 5 stars given in the review above and is misleading as to how the phone actually performs. The phone I received was used for only 3 days before developing the fault. To have a phone fail after 3 days is not a good phone and certainly isn't worth 5 stars in my book. Which is why along with the other negative things about the phone this deserves an average 2 out of 5 stars from me. I will write a follow up view once the replacement comes and give my final verdict then.
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Reviewed by Steve from England on 11th Nov 2007
I moved to this after three replacements of an N73, all had software and signal faults. This phone is the best I have had in a very long time. The menus are fast and intuitive - No more press a button and wait for the phone to respond! The walkman is awesome, and with the same style dashboard as the Sony ps3 and psp consoles it's a familiar layout. The shuffle function is a quirky feature you'll soon tire of - Especially when you realise how "special" it makes you look doing it on a bus... However, in adding this function they've opened up the potential to allow a ton of clever software and games. It comes with Marble Madless 3D preinstalled, and it's controlled by tilting the phone around. Clever, and a great talking point. Once again people are slating the camera. If you want a decent camera don't buy a phone that features a 2mpix one. Simple!!! That said, it's really not a bad camera. Battery life is surprisingly good considering it's a walkman phone too. The headphones work by plugging in a small lead with the sony specific connector on one end, and a 3.5mm female jack on the other. Simply plug your choice of headphones into this. The keypad is a bit odd. It has the same feel as the V3. The buttons have a thin rubber-on metal feel and look big - but despite this they're fiddly if you have more than averagely sized fingers. Build quality is very good and overall this phone is outstanding. Many others could learn a lot from this phone. Well done Sony!
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Reviewed by ms s from england on 11th Nov 2007
This phone is good, but quite annoying, I would give it the same as w880i, another excellent walkman phone and that is a 4/5
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Reviewed by Mike from Jackson on 10th Nov 2007
i jst got dis fone yeh, n its sick. plays ma muzic widout ne probs n doz da job well. i recomend it 2 evry1 yeh. all me mates r jealous coz dis fone is better dan ders ennet.
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Reviewed by elin from venezuela on 10th Nov 2007
Amazing phone one of the best i ever bought!!! Camera not so good but music player is fantastic recoment to anyone!!!
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Reviewed by Seema from UK on 10th Nov 2007
i got my first phone at the end of October, had a fault within a couple of days, a friend called me and it wouldnt stop vibrating, in order for me to swicth it off, i had to take the battery out and also it would switch off just on it own with the red light on the back flashing and would restart within a few seconds, very bizarre, now i am on my second handset, again, another fault and i will be taking it back tomorrow and see what t-mobile say - very appauled at how this phone has been designed, there have been many complaints regarding this phone and yet there hasnt been a recall??? i have had the k700i for 2 years and not one problem with it
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Reviewed by Dave from UK on 10th Nov 2007
I love this phone its a nice sice great features. stick a 4gb card in and youve got a good sized music player 2. I originally thought the shake control was a bit of a silly gimic that i wouldnt use but ive actually found its very usefull when at the gym. My only grumble is that i get a staticy sound sometimes when skipping tracks. This might just be my phone but it doesnt bother me much.
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Reviewed by stim from UK on 8th Nov 2007
I got this phone a week or so ago and it's the first time i've moved from Nokia in nearly a decade. I LOVE this phone, it's brilliant, sure the camera isnt the best, but it works, but even the N95 i wouldn't use a replacement to a digital camera so i'm not so bothered. It has superfast internet and Sony Ericsson make a load of stuff available to download to customise it. The only one thing i wish it had would be a direct 3.5mm headphone jack straight in the phone itself, but that's a tiny requirement. Downloaded Bomb Jack game for it - blast from the past - back to my Atari ST days - awesome! Good set of features, high build quality, excellent screen, walkman, fast internet, email, google maps, fully customisable, top quality design. 5*
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Reviewed by katie price from uk on 6th Nov 2007
I bought this phone on 14/11/07 as an upgrade for my w850i and I think it is fab, it maybe could do with a better camera but I don't really take a lot of pictures so what the hell. I have read all of the reviews and dont know what you people are talking about giving this phone a negative rating mine only turns on/off when I tell it too and have had 4 sony ericsson phones and am going to upgrade my other account to a sony ericsson because they are the best phones on the market, I think some people just thrive on whingeing, keep them coming sony they are great!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Edward Ling from Singapore on 6th Nov 2007
I expect this is going to be my wonderful 3.6 Mbps HSDPA data speed Sony Ericsson to beat my Motorola V3xx which I already have and satisfy for quite some time with true 3.6 MBPS HSDPA. If it is your expectation, DON'T BUY THIS PHONE. Truly waekness compare to Motorola V3xx that I also own: 1. No HSDPA indicator, only 3G. I am questioning whether this is really HSDPA phone or just another 3G walkman phone. I can't see either it is 1.8 Mbps or 3.6 Mbps HSDPA in their specification. Surprisingly, the PC Suite SW also did't tell that, only UMTS 3G. Unbelievable, event my Chinese HUAWEI HSDPA Modem can have sign whether it is in HSDPA, UMTS or GPRS in their PC Software ? Totally rubbish ! 2. Equalizer in music player. Please check if you own it, because the profile of EQUALIZER always back to NORMAL setting. Everytime you play the WALKMAN player, you must set the EQUALIZER profile everytime to i.e: Mega Bass, Pop, etc. Totally rubbish, it always back to Normal profile. Edward Ling
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Reviewed by Ash from England on 6th Nov 2007
Absolouteley brilliant phone. Metts evrey need you could need as a customer, brilliant walkman and music player, bluetooth faultless, camera does the job. On the whole a great phone 5 star from me!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Phil Rawlins from England on 5th Nov 2007
This phone seemed good when I goit it on 30/10/2007, BUT by the following day it occasionally switched off and on again. By today 05/11/2007 the phone switches itself off and on again every few seconds. I am waiting o a replacement but after reading other people having same problem, will avoid like the plague
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Reviewed by ali from uk on 5th Nov 2007
got this phone this am - had to take it back as it wouldnt swich on . goty a repalcement - same fault again - taking it back tommorow - rubbish
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Reviewed by Jim from London, England on 5th Nov 2007
Got this phone about 3-4 days ago. I really like the look of the phone and all the features on it and I can't say i've experienced all the problems other seem to. The problem I have with it is that my last phone was the Samsung D900 and I could hear everyone speak perfectly through the earpiece, but with the W910i I have to really concentrate to hear what the other person is saying, and before you ask, yes I have perfect hearing. Also the speaker is built into the back of the phone which is annoying when you put your phone down on, say a bed and it rings but the sound is muffled. Nice phone but the design flaws make it too annoying to use. Sending back to T-mobile.
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Reviewed by sarah from wales on 4th Nov 2007
i think that this is a good phone and anyone who wants to buy a phone should buy this one :)
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Reviewed by Liam G from Dover, England on 4th Nov 2007
Just got the W910i 3 days ago and have to get it replaced tomorrow. I really like the look and feel of the phone but its the software that seems to be letting the SE side down. After using the PC software to transfer my music to the handset i found that the tracks were not available in the walkman media player, although the music was avialable through the my files option on the menu. Despite a call to the Sony Ericsson call centre there seems to be no other way to resolve this other than to exchange the phone. Another thing i noticed was that when i tried to access my photos through the media option the phone randomly switched itself off, this happens every time i try to look at photos this way. Reading other reviews and hearing of similar experiences has me worried that the W910i is overall a flawed handset. Heres hoping that recieving my replacement in two days time will change my mind on that.
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Reviewed by Stuar from UK on 3rd Nov 2007
So i got my phone today. BRILLIANT. i havnt quite got the sense me thing working but the shake control works Brill. no funny buisness and keys are fine. honestly i dont care if the jack is plugged in the side of the phone. I dont really care for the camera. i only need it for the ocasional picture of random things. Perfect phone for me ( a teenager (14 today) who wants music and is still a good fun good looking fone)
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Reviewed by a cheney from uk on 3rd Nov 2007
really love the phone. had it a week but still having problems gettin or sendin mms. been into several fone shops. i receive settings ok but when i try installing them, it says data account full. any ideas????
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Reviewed by Kaite from England on 3rd Nov 2007
Dis fone is stuning it's good 4 listening 2 music=)dis is ma 2nd walkman fone i've had in ma life i used to have the sony ericsson w850i nd it kept freezing on me and da screen kept goin blak so i took it bk to vodafone and got dis 1 da only prob wiv dis fone is da camera is not good dey say it's 2.0 megapixels buh it should be 1.3
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Reviewed by Tim from England on 3rd Nov 2007
Hi, I got the W910i two weeks ago and thought that it was a fantastic looking phone. The problems started about 4 days after arrival. The phone stared to freeze a few times a day. I phoned up orange and got a replacement, after having the replacement for 3 days this one has now started freezing as well. My advise is not to waste you time and money with this phone!!!
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Reviewed by louise from south wales on 2nd Nov 2007
HI I bought my phone on the 31st of oct left it charge for a few hours in the house when i came back from wrk could wait to have a look at all the features of the phone but after a hour it froze on me so i took the battery out n but put t back in went to write a txt but the same thing happened again the phone jest completley froze couldn do nuffin it gt to the point where tyhe phone wouldn even cum on coz it froze again there well i took it bck on the 1st nov and now the knew 1 is wrkin awesome ive been waiting for this phone since id seen it on the sony ericsson web site in august was a bit gutted when the first day i had i had to take it back but i would recommend this phone 2 any1 i love this phone the screen is great cz its quiet big which is a bonus and the walkman like always is g8t the sense me and shake are g8t 2 and the game marble maze is awesome.
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Reviewed by ANAND from INDIA on 2nd Nov 2007
ITS A GR8 PHONE.............I WOULD RECOMMEND EVERY1 TO BUY IT......... ADVANTAGES:- ITS AWESOME WALKMAN PHONE TO POSSES SLIM SLEEK DESIGN GOOD MUSIC VIA HEADPHONES LARGE SCREEN SENSE ME WORKS AWESOME DISADVANTAGES:- NO FLASH......... SPEAKER QUALITY WEAK........... AWKWARD PLACEMENT OF THE LIGHT SENSORS.... VIDEO QUALITY WEAK..... WEIRD POSITION OF THE PHONE JACK....... ACCELEROMETER COULD HAV BEEN USED MORE EFFICIENTLY SUCH AS IN ITS THEMES............. ONLY 3 GAMES N 1 USES D Accelerometer........
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Reviewed by Craig Kershaw from England on 2nd Nov 2007
Nice phone but going to get it replaced again today 1st time about a week after getting it, it wouldn't open games or applications so got it replaced a week after again wont open media resets when i press the quick keys for photos and videos so will see how my next one goes over all i like it good for hooking up to stereo at work .
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Reviewed by shahzer from pakistan on 30th Oct 2007
i like its slim and nice
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Reviewed by Jonathan from England on 28th Oct 2007
Had the W910i for an hour and realised it wasn't right... it reset for no reason. Within a day it got so bad that it now resets after being on for about 20-30 seconds. Hoping this is a one-off faulty unit and not an indication that the model is naff. When it worked it was everything positive that reviews state. Back to the vodafone shop tomorrow...
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Reviewed by Kerri from England.. on 28th Oct 2007
Brilliant.. A <3 Itt.. Nuffin Wrong With It Yet.. Its A Keeper..!! Kerri-xo
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Reviewed by tom from england on 28th Oct 2007
absoulutly outstanding .amazing.perfect
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Reviewed by gul from pakistan on 27th Oct 2007
am so worried about the sound quality esp. after reading reviews,all are happy but me :(. i miss miss my w850
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Reviewed by josh dimond from barry on 27th Oct 2007
the camera is good but zoom is rubbish. great 4 music. not the best battery level. good overall - 79% :-)
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Reviewed by Ryan from Manchester UK on 27th Oct 2007
Got my W910i this morning and gotta say i do like it ,it does what i need it to do it rings loud (so many reviews on here DONT FLIPPIN mention if phones ring loud which are the most important feature !!!)i must add though this phone is exactly the same as the w850i,s500i,w580i as bar from the absolute tiniest detail they all operate on the same systems they all have the same cameras WITH NO FLASH and basically everything else is identical. The only thing i dislike about this phone is the awkwardness to get to your own files as the MEDIA option wont let you assign tunes as ringtones and you have to go thru file manager which is hidden in applications. I cud moan about the camera but you get what you pay for so i have no point, all in all the phone is a gem its just s shame Sony Ericsson cant bring a wider variety of mobiles out rather than 4-5 of the same wolves in different sheeps clothings.
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Reviewed by Danny Howell from Hertfordshire, Waltham Cross on 26th Oct 2007
I got it about a week ago and well i was loving it. Wasn't untll about 4 days ago the buttons "8" and "#" stoped working completely, Which was a bummer considering i have unlimited texts so i couldn't do a space or T,U,V. I'm taking it back to phones for you tomorow and hopfully something can be sorted out about it as it's kind of annoying. Over all, Feature wise, I'd give it a 6/10. However i do think that they threw it together. More time spent on this would of been better.
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Reviewed by Kelvin from Singapore on 26th Oct 2007
hi there mobile UK i just got my Sony Ericsson W910i on 25th Oct, and i found out a few little problems with that phone. First, the design of its Fast Port is on the Side, so its kinda annoying when u needa put it in some handphone pouch stuffs~ Second, The Equalizer in the Walkman player has this little error. When i've set the Equalizer to Manual, it switches back to Normal the next time i open the Walkman application.. overall the w910i is a stylish looking phone, but the battery life isn't as good as my previous W850i =) to as far as im concerned , the Walkman series to have the BEST design is the W910i. from Kelvin @ Zero_Kenshin_Himura@hotmail.com
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Reviewed by day k from cumbria uk on 25th Oct 2007
got this phone at 10.00am taking it back 9.00am tomoz.played with it on and off all day best thing was the look of fone when u open it goes down hill and falls very fast.dont waste your time or money on this phone.
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Reviewed by stevo from glasgow on 23rd Oct 2007
this is a great fone shake control well good bt when going into media it crashes then turns its self off whats that all about had it for a day nd pretty good fone still getting to grips with it bt very good
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Reviewed by Toria Heath from England on 23rd Oct 2007
Fantasic phone. I orignally got a contract with the W850i which broke within 4 days and o2 screwed me around with sending me new one however it worked in my favour as when i went to order a replacement for the 2nd time this phone had just come out. I would highly reconmend this phone!!. Bit disapointed about the camera however i'm more for the walkman on a phone than a camera so this phone is wonderful for me!!!!!
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Reviewed by Charlotte from England on 23rd Oct 2007
WOOT WOOT!!!! Awesome fone i have to say :D Got it last week, mine was about the tenth sold on t-mobile as it was an upgrade, shake control is easy, games are addictive, mp3 player is sound, camera is as good as expected, if you want a camera fone u shud get a k850i rather than this, as its a walkman! All in all, Killer fone, much better than my old N70! :D
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Reviewed by Scott from UK on 23rd Oct 2007
Ive had this phone about a week now, it started of really well and i love the shake control and the huge memory, but then it started to say "Inactive Sim" and get no signal, other problems that occurred were the memory card wasnt being deteced in the phone, the number "8" and "#" buttons wern't working. The phone also freezes on me most of the time, i really like the phone and am hoping that it is just this phone that is duff and not the whole model overall.
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Reviewed by christian from england on 22nd Oct 2007
this phone is rubish dont even think of buying it there is not enough memory for more than 22 songs and there is no games on it i baught it for my mum and she said send it back that it was that rubish but some of the phone is good like the bagrounds you can get the nokia phone is the best
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Reviewed by stojio from scotland on 22nd Oct 2007
good, but listening to music and playing games at the same time can cause the game to crash - also noticed it switched itself off for no apparent reason. annoying, but overall a really good fone and a nice step up from my w850i.
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Reviewed by Alex from Scotland on 22nd Oct 2007
This Phone Isnt As Gud as Advertised, Bad Camera and Poor Battery Life. Im Taking In Bacvk And Gettin The E900 Much Better Fone my Friends Have said
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Reviewed by Ron from UK on 21st Oct 2007
Wow what a great phone, I am very much a nokia fan but this is so close with the OS and its just like the nokia. The build of the phone could be better, but IMO its still a great phone and the battery will be better than the Nokias.
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Reviewed by Ry from England on 21st Oct 2007
omg it is the best sony erricson phone in the shops but i think that the camera should be about 1 more mega pixell more.
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Reviewed by Andy from Warthemstow on 21st Oct 2007
Brilliant phone overall, but disappointing camera which to me actually seems closer to 1 megapixel than two. I had the Sony Ericsson W810i previously which was also labeled 2 MegaPixels and the camera quality on that is undoubtedly far greater than this phone, so I don't understand how SE have managed to get away with calling it a 2 Megapixel phone. Walkman feature on it is brilliant, however, and the memory capacity is huge. Overall a very good phone, but I would wait a bit longer for an improvement on it.
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Reviewed by barry from Wales on 20th Oct 2007
Excellent phone had this almost a week now and am going to keep it. I've got the black one and my wife's got the bronze/gold one. Camera is very good considering it is only a two megapixel, looks better than the 5 mega pixel on the samsung g600. Walkman is brilliant and shake control nice touch. fits very nicely into pocket, lightweight. I find it a little harder to text on the dowside but my wife finds it easier and our last phones where the W810i. Must be my big fingers. We looked for ages for a new phone good enough to replace the SE W810i and this is it go out and buy one now.
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Reviewed by carphone warehouse from uk on 20th Oct 2007
this mobile phone is the tits it has everything a full throttle music player needs.. with up 2 4 gb of memory that means u can store up to 100 songs and it has a rather impressive but average 2 mega p. digital camera no flash no autofocusa but this phone rules its going to be more succesfull than the w810i and i luv it very much
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Reviewed by David from Bath. UK on 19th Oct 2007
I was so excited when this phone finally came out. I have got this phone on a O2 contract, and I must say, I am extremely happy with this phone. I have had loads of phones in the past, also the dreaded Nokia N95. I bought the N95 on a 3 contract, and I had so much trouble with the Nokia phone, I decided to go back to my favourite manufacture Sony Ericsson. I must say, the W910i is very sleek in design, and the display is the best I have seen on a mobile phone. You cannot fault the quality of the Walkman, I would say it’s better than an iPod. I do like the Accelerometer - auto-rotate Function. Calling quality is out of this world to. I would say, I though S.E would of least put a 2MP auto focus camera on with a flash light. But after all it’s a music phone. So for the outstanding workmanship of the W910i, I am going to give this phone 5 starts, and well deserved. Keep up the good work S.E.
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Reviewed by Sijaneer from UK on 18th Oct 2007
Stylish slim and sexy what more could a man want!!
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Reviewed by Martin from England on 18th Oct 2007
Bought the phone around 3days ago. Very please with it.I think any phone that has the orange W on it is a good phone....I must say that sony ericsson seem to have got this one right. Excellent slim sexy walkman phone...TOP MARKS...WHAT A PHONE WOW!!
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Reviewed by dipone from uk on 18th Oct 2007
brilliant this is what the w850 should have been SE have sorted the walkman navigation out that the w850 annoyed me soooooooooooo much. this has to be the best built and quality phone sony have made. highly reccommended, although the software for the PC to get music on the phone seems really hard to use
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Reviewed by Linnet Geo Thomas from Saudi Arabia on 18th Oct 2007
I bought this phone two days ago. i had the Nokia 6630 earlier but the se w 910i is awsome i love the red coluor and the style the sound quality is AWSOME but the problem is the camera which is not fit to be a 2 megapixel its quality is not good and the video quality is old 3gp the zoom is only 2.5x which is very very low. the apecial SHAKE CONTROL is awsome so we can easily change the song the sliding is stylish the in built memory is low but i managed by gettin an extra memory card. and the Graphics of SE is awsome and the animations i also dont like the screen which gets dirty fast and a lot of finger prints come . Sony ericsson did a good job this time the only thing i hope is that sony ericsson should improve the 2 megpixel and the zoom i suggest every one to buy this phone...
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