.: Walkman Phone :. Review on Sony Ericsson W800i

Sony w800i, a solution, if you are cribbing while carrying a MP3 player and cell phone both at same time.

Sony w800i is hottest product in the world of cell these days and is selling like a hot cake.

What ??? Did you ask why?

Then my answer is why not? Phone has got full functional 2 Mega pixel camera with flash light, a fully loaded mp3 player with Walkman of SONY and yes a phone too.

This was just a brief summary what Sony w800i is all about. Lets look into details what this HOT walkman phone has to offer.

1. Walkman-based features and functionality for on-board digital music player

   
   




2. Convenient one-touch controls for audio playback and activation of player/FM radio

   
   




3. Tri-band compatibility (GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz)

   
   




4. High-resolution 262,144-colour TFT LCD

   
   




5. Integrated 2.0-megapixel camera with 4X digital zoom and auto focus

   
   




6. Active lens cover mechanism ? automatically activates/deactivates camera feature when opened/closed

   
   




7. Multimedia file editors (MusicDJ, PhotoDJ, VideoDJ)

   
   




8. External memory card support

   
   




9. Bluetooth/USB data cable/IR data connectivity

   
   

10.CSD/HSCSD and GPRS data connectivity via internal WAP browser or external computing device

1. SMS/EMS/MMS/e-mail and instant messaging (IMPS) capabilities

   
   




2. 40 polyphonic (MIDI-based) and digital music tones support

   
   




3. Java application compatibility (with 3D graphics support)

   
   




4. Playback/streaming of digital audio and video files through media player function

   
   




5. Integrated loudspeaker for ring tones, speakerphone, FM radio and media player

   
   




6. Basic organizer features, including phonebook with photo caller ID support

   
   




7. Local and remote synchronization capabilities (SyncML)

   
   




8. Torch light feature

   
   




9. Ability to charge the phone via USB-based data cable

   
   




10. User-based firmware upgrade via Sony Ericsson Update Service (SEUS) facility

    
    

Sony w800i is 99 gm, sleek walkman cum cell phone, avaliable in white and metallic orange colors. Sony w800i has got TFT LCD screen with 262k colors, with bright orange color background light.

The Phone

The main advantage of Sony w800i is its light weight and much convenient Keypad for usage. The button are more easy to use than any other SONY ERRICSON phone. Menu is driven by the center joystick as all other Sony phones. Menu is just breeze to use with the joystick. And the best thing is you can activate and deactivate FM Radio and MP3 player on a click of one soft keyonly, which makes it very easy to switch between Phone, Mp3 player and FM radio?

Phone has got all basic features from simple text message to email, from USB connectivity to Bluetooth and IR, 40 pre-stored Polyphonic(MIDI) tunes. Melody Composer, Phone book with 5 entries per Name.

Timer, Tasks, Stopwatch, Speaker phone, PIM Sync, Phone book, File manager, Events calendar, Clock, Call list, Calendar, Calculator, Business card exchange, Alarm clock.

Phone comes with 38 MB of inbuilt memory and 512 MB storage card as external memory. The storage card can be upgraded up to 2GB.

Music

Sony w800i better known as walkman phone comes with a full fledge functionality of MP3 player. Phone has got internal memory of 32 MB and an additional slot for memory card to store songs.

You can store songs under various heads like artist, genere, album etc. Mp3 player is embedded with Graphical Equalizer, by which you cans et music according to your style. The same graphic equalizer can be set as theme of phone while MP3 player is on.

Sony w800i can play up to whopping 30hrs of playback. Apart from MP3 player phone is also integrated with FM stereo Radio. You can save 10 + channels for FM stereo.

Head set, which came as standard accessory is very good. You can also play music directly through the phone speakers or you can connect your Sony w800i to external speakers also.

Camera.

Well as far as camera is concerned SONY holds a major portion in market and this time they came up with 2MP camera with CARL-ZIESS lens, for which Sony is best known for. The camera is protected by a shutter which open and closes automatically when the camera is in use.

Camera has got all main features which you will find in a good digital camera. A 2 MP camera, Flash Light, Auto shutter, Viewfinder diplay,video sttreaming, Video recording, self timer, White balancing, Burst mode, picture modes, Focusing, Image sizing and trimming.

Other features

Apart from the main feature Sony w800i has some other features like Themes display Sound recorder, SMS long (Text Messaging), Screensaver, Quick Share, Predictive text input, Picture wallpaper, Picture Phonebook, Picture gallery, Picture effects, Picture editor, Photo light, MMS Video, MMS templates.

Over all Sony w800i is a good buy for 21000 INR approximately (825 SGD). Got a very sporty look, which can go with both the genders.

Some Features which I like in Sony w800i

1. Slot for memory card is in the side of phone, which means no need to remove batteries for changing or removing the card. As this is a disadvantage in many NOKIA phone.

   
   




2. Phone works separately as Music player even if you don?t have a sim card. Phone has a feature to work only as a music player

   
   




3. Buttons at the side for volume control and camera are quite handy and are placed exactly for the user's ease.

   
   




4. If you have any other Sony device you can interchange your card, as you can use the same card in both your Sony devices. But this is also a disadvantage as you can not use any other card in your Sony w800i.

   
   

Standard phone box contains

1 Sony Ericsson W800i

1 512MB Memory Stick PRO Duo

1 Li-ion Battery

1 Travel Charger

1 Hands free

1 Data Cable

1 SD Card Reader

1 Strap

1 User Manual

1 CD-ROM User Guide

On the whole a good buy for the price.

So this was about Sony w800i

Your comments and queries are welcome in comments section.

-Sachien

https://mouthshut.com/review/Sony_Ericsson_W_550i-85423-1.html

PS

Review For Sony w800i is finished.

This is regarding my previous review about 10 MOST POPULAR SERIALS.

After getting so many comments about the review by all my dear friends, I want to jot down a list of some serials name which I forgot to mention

1. Wagle ki Duniya

1. Yeh jo hai Zindagi

   
   




2. Aa bail mujhe maar

   
   

But every one forgot to mention two very good serials on DD including me and I hope no one will deny these two

1. Udaan

1. Neem Ka ped