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January 28, 2008

Sony Ericsson W910i mobile phone

The latest in Sony Ericsson's ever expanding range of Walkman phones, the Sony Ericsson W910i introduces a couple of nifty music features.

SensME technology and 'Shake it!' should keep music lovers busy, while other features certainly haven't been overlooked - the Sony Ericsson W910i boasts HSDPA connectivity, a large 2.4in display and an all-new multimedia menu.

The slider Sony Ericsson W910i is thin and smooth, and its construction feels very solid. A handy battery cover lock makes it easy to remove and despite the flat buttons, operation is intuitive and comfortable.

A five-way navigation pad and selection buttons do the grunt work, while the Sony Ericsson W910i's keypad has small, soft buttons. They are a little close together but, despite this, messaging is comfortable and mostly able to generate decent speeds. The matte finish (available in either red or black) handles fingerprints surprisingly well.

For calls, the Sony Ericsson W910i has a reasonable voice quality, but volume could have been louder - it is sometimes difficult to hear when there is background noise. The Walkman and general media interface of this handset has been completely redesigned and is similar to the K850i.

Conveniently, an accelerometer auto-rotates between portrait or landscape modes. You can access and edit photos, music, videos and adjust settings, and the Sony Ericsson W910i uses a standard 3.5mm headphone jack, while the relatively large display is crisp and clear for watching video.

For photos, X-Pict Story, an automatic slideshow created based on four moods, adds music and transitional effects with a single button press. SensME technology, exclusive to the W910i, uses track metadata to create a playlist based on mood and tempo.

Tracks are plotted on a visual graph and matched to sad and happy emotions and fast and slow tempos. SensME allows you to create playlists based on these choices, though to use these functions you'll have to upload your music using the included Walkman software.

The Sony Ericsson W910i also allows you to skip tracks with the flick of your wrist using 'Shake it!'; simply hold down the Walkman button and flick your wrist left for the previous track and right for the next track. The location and small size of the Walkman button doesn't help in this regard though.

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The 2 most helpful reviews based on 576 reviews:

12 Oct 2007 Louise, Norwich

9

Good Points

The W910i is great! It is stylish and easy to use and the shake feature on it is really fun - I like to listen to music on the way to work so this is the best phone for me. The sliding mechanism is also good because I can not accidentally make phone calls (which I am prone to do). Previously I had a W850i which I thought was pretty smart but the W910i is so much better.

Bad Points

There are not many bad points but I do have a critisism about the size of the memory card. Previously I had a W850i and i bought a 4G sony memory card so that I could tranfer loads of music to my phone however, the W910i has a much smaller memory card (physical size not memory size) and I now have to purchase a new 4G card that is compatible with the phone and transfer my favorite tunes all over agian (of which there are many).

15 Oct 2007 Anonymous verified purchaser

10

Good Points

It's good for music (as a walkman). It's a nice mobile because of it's light weigh and it's cool design. Also the 1GB memory card is more than enough for your songs. It organizes the songs by many factors (artists, albums, etc) like an ipod :)

Bad Points

Its Camera is bad (2.0 MP) and it doesn't have neither auto focus not flash. Also I wish it had a built-in WiFi.

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