Sony Ericsson w800i (Sony Ericsson W800i)

Member Name: sear69

Product:	Sony Ericsson W800i
Date:	11/06/07 (79 review reads)
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Advantages: Walkman and phone in one

Disadvantages: None other than the fact there are newer models now available

This, I have to say, is one of the best phones i have come across. It was a little pricey as new when it first came out as it cost around £330 to buy sim free as new but with a contract it started from free. Now it has been around for a while it can be brought quite cheaply and I have seen a few on Ebay for around £60.
It is available on most networks (o2, orange, vodafone and t-mobile).
It comes supplied with earphones / handsfree and a memory stick.
I think this phone is excellent both as a music player and a phone. Transferring music across to the phone is quite easy and the software needed to do so comes supplied.
There are volume control buttons on the side of the phone which are handy and you can play music using the button on the side instead of having to go through the menus. The sound quality is great and the camera on the phone takes really good pictures. The camera has a night mode and zoom which i find useful.
The menus are very clear and it does not take a genius to figure out how to work the phone.
The phone has bluetooth and infra red capabilities that make it really easy to share pictures and music with others.

Here is the, what i consider to be important, specifications:
* Triband
* colour screen
* vibrate alert
* JAVA enabled
* voice activated dialling
* GPRS
* video record and playback
* mp3 player
* picture messaging
* 2 mega pixel camera
* 400 hrs standby and 540 minutes talk time
* weighs approx 99g
* bluetooth / infra red connectivity
* 34mb memory + 512mb memory stick duo
* Radio
* alarm clock
* calender
* calculator
* speaker phone
* polyphonic ringtones
* 500 capacity phonebook
* 176 x 200 pixel display
* dimensions approx 100 x 46 x 20.5 mm

And I think that just about covers everything.

Thankyou for taking the time to read my review. All comments are welcome.

Summary: A good value for money phone that can now be picked up cheaply second hand

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