Sarah Latour

To remain competitive in the market and to add novelty in its Walkman series Sony Ericsson has brought a slider phone. The compact handset supports a variety of music features and is an ideal alternative to dedicated personal stereos without compromising too much on quality. Weighing around 116g and measuring 98 x 47 x 21mm, the handset is easy to carry and hold. Though the Sony Ericsson W850i is a bit heavier than the W810i model but its rounded finish looks very attractive tempting you to hold it.

The unique selling point of Sony Ericsson W850i is music and the capabilities justify that to the core. the handset features a Walkman 2.0 Music Player, media player, FM radio with RDS(radio data support) and MusicDJ. Dedicated buttons to get access to music features makes it easy to use, on the go. The voice quality is top notch. The handset has an in-built 2-mega pixel camera with supporting features like digital zoom, colour effects etc. A vibrant 262k TFT colour display, provides a sharp and detailed snaps. A secondary video-call camera is also installed in the handset. This Walkman phone comes with an internal memory of 16MB which is further expandable up to 1GB via a memory card. You can store a good number of songs and images on the provided memory space.

The mobile phone is empowered with 3G technology to offer benefits like video-calling, high-speed browsing and fast data transfer. USB, Blue tooth and Infrared allows you to connect your handset with any compatible device and transfer images and songs. Text users can use various messaging options supported by your Sony Ericsson W850i like e-mail, MMS and SMS. Good personalization features and call management function completes the profile of this Walkman phone.

Caitlin Lucy
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Sony Ericsson presents latest design cell phone Sony Ericsson W550I. Its two stand-out components are the speakers and the flip mechanism. Tired of clamshell designs, I found the spin refreshing, though there’s no lock at the 90° position, as there is on the W600. And it opens upside down. The speakers are prominent on top and side, and this helps send out the ‘music on the move’ message. Sound-wise, there’s no discernable difference on the inside from the K750. Both handsets use the same sound processor and emit the same 40-voice polyphonic range.

The speakers are good for voice too perhaps better than playing the world (or night bus) your latest tracks, but some Mega Bass and stereo phones make the best of the MP3s and AAC files. The Sony Ericsson W550I’s insides may be the same as other Sony Ericsson devices, but the external design is different and so is the functionality. Even for the Nokia-influenced user, they’re easy to pick up.

Turn on the phone and you will be prompted to choose between phone or music-only modes – the latter handy for aircraft, hospitals and so forth as the radio is disabled. The Sony Ericsson W550I is Bluetooth enabled. Expect 510 minutes of talk time and a whopping 400 hours of standby time in ideal circumstances, claims Sony Ericsson. The phone is light – just 121g.

Aside from the upgradeable firmware and Java support, this Bluetooth phone is POP3 ready, enabling email from a third-party email server. The WAP service is complemented by a fully compatible HTML browser. Hardware-wise, the camera is 1.3mp digital camera with flash. The camera has its own button, but the Sony Ericsson W550I needs to be closed to use it. There’s no optical zoom, but the quality is high. The flash is bright enough to get a clear capture in a dark room. Video capture is easy with such a nice screen.

Other on-board amusements an FM radio complete with Radio Data Support (RDS) feeds, essentially a weather/news ticker over the radio screen, and some nice pre-packed games, including Worms, Fortress 3D and the classic Gauntlet. Please purchase online www.phoneandbeyond.com

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