Date: 05-09-2005
One of the best all-round multimedia phones ever released, featuring an MP3 player, 2 megapixel camera with autofocus, video camera, Bluetooth connectivity and a memory card expandable to 1 Gbyte.

Have your music with you wherever you are. One press on the music button to start your in-phone digital music player, then choose your favourite song or playlist and enjoy. Getting your music into your mobile is easy � the W800i comes with CD ripping software. Move the music from your CDs. Quick and easy. Drag and drop.

In addition, you have a 2 megapixel camera for quality images and video record when you want to catch some action.

Features of the Sony Ericsson W800i include:

Camera: 2 megapixel autofocus camera with flash, 4x zoom and picture editor
Video Camera: Video record, video streaming
Display: TFT, 176 x 220 pixels, 262,144 colours
Music Player: MP3 format, FM radio
Media Player
Java Games: Embedded and downloadable
Ringtones: Polyphonic
Connectivity: Bluetooth, USB, Infrared, Sync ML
Memory: 34 Mbytes plus Memory Stick DUO
Messaging: SMS, EMS, MMS, instant messaging, email
Internet: WAP 2.0, GPRS
Talk Time: Up to 9 hours
Standby: Up to 400 hours
Operating Frequency: Tri-band 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
Size: 100 x 46 x 20.5 mm
Weight: 99 g

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Sony Ericsson W800i Review at Mobile Phones UK (1 August 2005)

Sony Ericsson W800i Consumer Reviews (186 reviews)

Write a review of the Sony Ericsson W800i! Please share your experiences to help other people choose the product that's best for them. This is a review site, not a forum, so please don't just ask questions. Please do not use swear words or offensive language, and please, no advertising! Reviewed by 765 on 19/06/2009
its fab but if you r gonna get 1 now i would highly recomend it
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Reviewed by some person on 27/05/2009
i hate this phone so much ?????/ everything is rubbish camera buttons its a complicated anoying mobile DONT BUY
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Reviewed by mathieu docherty on 10/04/2009
its good...
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Reviewed by Maddy Mani on 31/03/2009
Suuperb
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Reviewed by jade on 14/03/2009
the best fone i have ever had im trying to buy it again as i have broke the screen on my old one it is such a good fone it takes a good beeting before it breaks buy it no outher fone is like it
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Reviewed by shannon mead on 08/03/2009
best phone ever
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Reviewed by delia on 18/02/2009
mine totally fell apart! i never even drop it! i grab it out of my bag and it is apart. i have to reassemble it all the time and all of the sudden the screen stopped showing signs of light, or anything. i hate this phone. do not buy it.
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Reviewed by Lola on 07/02/2009
V.Good fone its a lil' old now but i luv mine nd neva wnt 2 change it!
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Reviewed by arun on 30/12/2008
I have w800i and its really good!!!
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Reviewed by Cock-chops txt spk user on 29/12/2008
This phone has its annoyances, but doesn't annoy me as much as people who write on the internet in TXT SPK like they're on a really slow net connection that counts every single byte. This phone is better in hardware than software, basically. Sony software is a bit rubbish. Try MY PHONE EXPLORER when connecting with USB and the first thing to do is upgrade the firmware which fixes the USB drop-out issue (except you have to upgrade it via USB, clever design there...). Then use MyPhoneExplorer to backup, and copy files. Disc2Phone is fine for copying mp3s that have proper ID3 tags. Incidentally, if you don't like applications 'phoning home' and spying on you, but need to use them, then the solution you should already have on your machine right now, is called a "software firewall".
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Reviewed by Nicholas on 17/12/2008
I love my w800i. It does crash now and then when there are lots of pictures on the memory stick, and transferring photos from the phone to a pc can be irritating due to the poor connection software, but its easy to work around. The music transfer software works great and isn't too slow (time is mainly the conversion of a track into mp3). I just need to find out how to use my vodafone branded w800i on the internet using orange... hmm
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Reviewed by Imran on 06/12/2008
this phone is rubbish please dont buy it because i buyed it brand new and after a hour it went blank
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Reviewed by Kajal on 17/11/2008
omg i hav w800i and it is RUBBISH it dont hav internet access or anythin. its slow. the camera is rubbish and i hate it.
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Reviewed by jimbob on 31/10/2008
this phone is excellent but i'm not sure if it has got a mp3 player
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Reviewed by Sarah on 25/10/2008
i have just got dis fone its very good
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Reviewed by mad about w800i on 13/10/2008
best phone ever
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Reviewed by joe :) on 23/09/2008
i droped it in a river and it broke :) other than that it was a good phone but it got a bit slow when i filled the memory card up
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Reviewed by AHSAN on 02/08/2008
I am using W800i from 3 years its performance is really good i like it very much i still have W800i with outstanding performance especially battery and camera.
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Reviewed by lauren on 31/07/2008
this phone is okay. ive had it about a year now. great features although it can be slow and faulty at time aswell as when walkman is on it can uddenly stop and make a horrible bussing noise which can be sort of embarrassing when out with friends!
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Reviewed by Gemma Lauren Citaku Penfold on 10/07/2008
this is a fabby dabby phone i loved it and woukd recomend it to all buyers but i dropped my phone in the toilet and it broke so i got this one and it was easy to use
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Reviewed by niove louca on 16/06/2008
i found the phone very good only got it a month ago and i luv it lol easy to use and nice walkman also like th deign bye it coz itz kl lol
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Reviewed by ALEX IS FAT on 11/06/2008
Absoultely fantastic phone, no faults, highly reccomended, 5 stars (:
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Reviewed by emma on 04/06/2008
dis fone is groovy man all of da kwl kidz have it
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Reviewed by Jake on 27/05/2008
the phone is brill i downloaded software to control my tv with the ir
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Reviewed by rob on 25/05/2008
this has been the best phone that i have owned and would really like to get my hands on another one as had it for the last 2/half years and can't get it fixed been using a k850i nice camera but don't like the idea of having to touch the screen to open messages and send and find it to much on the bulky size been having a good look around to replace it with a smaller version as im stuck with a two year contract with vodafone. Rob at Tamworth Staffs
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Reviewed by Maclean Mbonile on 21/05/2008
In use for more than 18 months, I declare the device is very strong in its vast actions for a phone of the size the same goes for its robbustness, the noted disavantage is its display clarity is not worth betting. otherwise you can just not feel cheated if I recommend worth buying
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Reviewed by sam richardspon on 30/04/2008
this phone makes me sick becouse the camera is rubbish and it looks orrible anawl!!!
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Reviewed by Murad on 29/04/2008
I like this phone its really good but can get annoying. Over all its a good phone you should buy it!
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Reviewed by Maf on 26/04/2008
Smexy phone! Except I want MOAR space for my mp3 storage x)
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Reviewed by Eden on 25/04/2008
I love this phone it has never broke on me i think it is the best phone sony ericson has made x
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Reviewed by N/A on 21/04/2008
i have a it and i must say it is better than my old w200i(which i couldnt stand as battery never lasted long.we also have a d750 which we sent of and they upgraded the software to make it the same as a w800i,we got it back yesterday and it is just the same,well apart from the case but otherwise,there the same,we also got a program to change the layout of the menu.it is wicked and it almost makes your phone brand new.although you do get confused where the settings and oyher icons are but i got used to it
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Reviewed by tom on 19/04/2008
it is good i have changed the case to black
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Reviewed by James on 17/04/2008
When this phone actually works, it's GREAT! but i've had too many problems with it. When it gets knocked, it switches off. i loose files when i sync with my pc. (i fixed that by buying a bluetooth dongle for my pc) but apart from that, it's good, although the headphone adapters need a bit of a re-design. i've had 6 of them
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Reviewed by Pat on 15/04/2008
I walk several miles everyday and take my phone, camera and ipod and I wanted to combine these into one unit. I also wanted a phone that didn't need recharging every couple of days. I love this phone, it's the real deal. The music quality is fantastic as is the sound quality generally (podcasts and phone calls). It does everything and more that I could have wished for and the battery lasts me about a week which, given all the functionality, I think is very impressive. The camera is fun and easy to use although the picture quality is not as good as my dedicated digital camera - but then I didn't expect it to be. The only minor dissapointment was that I found a really neat pair of stereo bluetooth headphones only to discover that while the phone is Bluetooth compatible and will take your calls it won't play music through them. I did however discover a neat pair of corded headphones designed for running which loop over the ear and are very comfortable. Great phone and great shame to see that it is now discontinued.
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Reviewed by tom on 03/03/2008
a awesome phone beautifal sound good for music my fav but still the only phone id rather have
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Reviewed by kok ead on 29/02/2008
absoloutly aaaaaaaacccccccceeeeee
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Reviewed by ggboi 12 on 19/02/2008
brilliant and reliable strong phone
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Reviewed by beaver g on 12/02/2008
my phone is well loud and i love it!!!!
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Reviewed by JOEY on 10/02/2008
IT IS OK. I WOULD GO FOR THE W550 AS IT IS COOLER AND MORE RELIABLE
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Reviewed by Filip Gapo on 26/01/2008
the best mobile in 2005.I have used a lot of mobile and this is one of the besttttt
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Reviewed by kieran on 15/01/2008
boss phone i had it for ages
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Reviewed by crck hed on 10/01/2008
oy evry one dis fone is gud
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Reviewed by Lewis on 17/12/2007
I've had this phone for about 18 months now and it is by far the best phone i have owned. I love the color scheme of the phone and it looks different to what was out at the time, the keypad is quite nice to handle although if you have large fingers it could be problematic. The camera isn't amazing and i sort of stopped using it after the novelty had worn off. The music player worked extremely well and i upgraded to a 1gb memory card although getting music to the phone is rather tedious as you have to use sony's Disc2Phone software which is slow, it would have been alot easier to just be able to drag'n'drop music into the phone. The music player also includes the ability to create playlists and has an equaliser also i did not use this feature much. The interface was very easy to use and looks nice, also the ammount of themes available to download free from the internet is great as i did not like the themes it came with. One annoying thing is that i had to be emptying my inbox, outbox and sent messages as it ran out of space for them rather quickly. Also having the phone for that time it took a few drops and ended up getting scratched on the corners which did not bother me as it wasn't severe but then, oddly the phone was in my pocket and i accidentally walked into a chair and the screen cracked. This is what made me decide to get a new phone so i'm getting the samsung g600 for christmas.
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Reviewed by tomas sheppard on 15/12/2007
i have owned a w800i for 2 years and i have had endless problems with it. first of all the battery wouldnt charge so i sent it back for repair only to find that i had to pay a �17 bill because they said it was perfectly fine. The housing of the phone is cheap and scratches eaisly. The camera will only focus and will not take a picture unless held at a ceratin angle.The screen only lights up when it feels like and the phone crashes all most once a day which means i need to take it apart to take the battery out. Dont buy it!
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Reviewed by abdulslam on 08/12/2007
this phone is everything good.
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Reviewed by Nuttyspark on 06/12/2007
Had this phone for over 18 months and I love it. All the new slimline walkman phones do not have a camera light....... big mistake, I wont be buying one. Will just have to keep this phone til it dies. :-(
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Reviewed by Dave on 06/12/2007
This ia a great phone it does everything. It is cool!!!
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Reviewed by stephen on 05/12/2007
this phone is the best
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Reviewed by dan williams on 27/11/2007
I had this phone for about a year, fantastic features, even survived when i was hit by a van ! my left arm was snaped in two and i was hospitalised for a week, but the phone did not break ! even tho it was on the side of impact side ! the only downside was that recently it fell from my pocket and the screen broke into a million pieces. But all in all a fantastic phone i would recomend anyone to buy!
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Reviewed by S0m3guy on 24/11/2007
I got my W800i from the link. It looked great, sunded great and was the latest phone on the market (but that was 3 years ago). I started playing with it and found out many functions. All my friends were goggling over it, facinated by it's capabilities. It's 2 meg camera (with autofocus and digital zoom) comes up to standard, very practical and with a handy lens shutter. The playback quality was amazing, realy really good quality, however the recording quality differed greatly... The extras such as animated wallpapers, Java games, vibration alert, polyphonic ringtones and picture phonebook just added to the superiority of this phone compared to it's competitors. However... 3 years down the line, it has started it's problem, and notice that that is singular. The joystick, obviously through over-use has completely worn out. No matter what one does to it, nothing on screen budges. It is very frustrating seeing as that is the only way to scroll through photos and contact s. The other features (especially the camera) still run perfectly. Now, thankfully, i no longer have to worry about dodgey joysticks, for the Iphone doesn'thave one.
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Reviewed by Thug 4 lifre on 14/11/2007
I thinkit is da most bst mobile walkamn phone eva
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Reviewed by Darknight @ DK on 10/11/2007
one of the best phone i have everused and the earpiece can be connected to any external speakers that so cool i love w800i more than my gf............... jokes apart the phone is one of the best apart form any other. its a necessary for all music lover.
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Reviewed by polikam on 10/11/2007
cool
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Reviewed by Jodiee on 08/11/2007
very good phone brill xx
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Reviewed by blah on 01/11/2007
i have this phone ans i just can say Excellent phone :D
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Reviewed by ryan on 28/10/2007
my phone was ok untill i dropped it and now the camera does not work =[ the bluetooth stops working after about a day of haveing it consantly on and you need to turn off the phone but over alll it is an exccellent phone
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Reviewed by julikat on 27/10/2007
im in love with my w800i but the problem is that it keeps blacking out un necessarily. sometimes all i have to do is tap it alittle bit and it goes off. why does this happen.
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Reviewed by Kirsten on 25/10/2007
i have had this fon for about a year now and i find it so-so just because my camera lense cover keeps sticking and it switches itself off from time to time but all n all its a fone that does its job lol... ive nick-named it my easy jet fone becaus of the coloures
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Reviewed by OMAIR on 14/10/2007
No probz with this phone, all around good, battery life is not bad either, good camera, and all features, nice fone all way around
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Reviewed by Kashaf on 12/10/2007
if u ask me dis fone is slick and sick cuzzy. i had it since it first came out and its sick esspecially the walkman itz like a mini Hifi!
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Reviewed by U$$Y england on 10/10/2007
really good phone, just bought it a week ago and its probably the best choice i made because all the ericssons ive had recently in the past, this ones better than all of them.
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Reviewed by Rich on 06/10/2007
Had one of these many moons ago, amazing phone, loved it too bits blew my mind, was head over heels classic phone, same so many chavs have em, im now on a w850, soon to be a w880i. laters
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Reviewed by raqeeb on 01/10/2007
it is da best walkman well one of them
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Reviewed by kade on 29/09/2007
this is one of the greatest phones i ever had,,,, the camera is simply the best of the 2mp range of any other phone available... By specs it has a 4.8mm Autofocus lens,coupled with 1623x1224 resolution and ratio of 1:2:8 which makes it the best 2mp camera devised in a phone..the quality of images is comparable to k750,w810,w700,w900...this specific phones have a camera hardware which no other 2mp phones have..they are the best in sony ericsson's 2mp range of cameraphones...even k550i cant beat it
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Reviewed by fryson on 08/09/2007
terrible phone cannt do wat i wont on it DONT BUY IT!!!!
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Reviewed by zaynab on 04/09/2007
it is a good phone 5
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Reviewed by gooner09 on 03/09/2007
fantastic
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Reviewed by phill on 01/09/2007
do not buy one as it signal is does not work
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Reviewed by Reece on 28/08/2007
Ok phone, but the battery life is way to short and it isnt loud enough. The disc to phone thing dosent work, when i plug it in it sez "charging" n i doesnt even charge. Other than that its loud n has a nice design
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Reviewed by gabriel on 20/08/2007
An outstanding phone. granted it's not the nicest looking, but 'my god' it some phone. The sony ericson computer software is terrible, but 'myphoneexplorere is flawless.
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Reviewed by karl on 20/08/2007
The phone is not all it's cracked up to be. 1. The reception is rubbish. My wife has a samsung blackjack and has much better signal in the same area i am in. 2. The usb cable is a pain in the buttocks - half the time the phone is not reconized by my machine - it will charge fine when plugged in by usb but browsing the files is not always possible without effort - rebooting for example! 3. The camera is nice though and the phone is slick Over all I would not buy this phone again I get loads of dopped calls which is an on going joke with my mates. My joystick also lost its rubber bit on the top early on and i had to send the phone back to have a stuck lens cover replaced. There never seems to be new updates for the phone itself but i have got the updates for the sync manager. I found the disc to phone to work fast but agree the enforced naming convention on tracks is a pain in the buttocks ... I am a dj making my own mixes and i have to rename the tracks for inclusion on the phone ...
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Reviewed by Elias Rokni on 16/08/2007
VEry nice
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Reviewed by gary lee on 16/08/2007
hi the w800i is a wicked fone and its battery life is gd too
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Reviewed by cormski on 06/08/2007
frankly, this phone is pretty rubbish: it gets lousy reception, keeps dropping calls and switching itself off, the headphone adaptor is unwieldy and sticks ridiculously out of the side (rather than the end) so you can't really use it like an ipod if you go to the gym; because the slightest motion knocks it out. The keypad doesn't automatically lock unless you're on the main screen - so for example, if you were in the menu, and you stick the phone in your pocket, you could end up accidentally browsing the internet and downloading stuff that you don't want (quite easily in fact), or if you get distracted when writing a text, you might find you send lots of blank texts to people instead. The software for loading mp3s is absolutely ATROCIOUS and takes ridiculuous lengths of time to copy files over. Bit of a dogs dinner really...
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Reviewed by Maximus on 26/07/2007
OK, it's a good phone..like you can read people are quite happy about it. Me too BUT. Oh yes, there is a BUT. The MP3 function is running on a program named Disc2Phone. It uses Gracenote (check their website) for music recognition. For doing this you need an internetconnection and a registration. Which means that every time you copy your (il)legal music to your phone they know about it. What they do with that info is for them to know and for us to find out. Another thing about that program..it's completely NOT easy. You can't create maps, you can't cut or copy music in a specific folder. It arranges the music as it likes. For example: ripping a cd it's possible that Disc2Phone instead of putting all the songs in the "cdname" map, he puts some or all songs apart in the main MP3 menu. Meaning you have X songs not attributed to the cd map (if the map exists). What you need to do afterwards, you need to create a playlist and attribute the songs keeping the play order in mind. When you copy the music without Disc2Phone the W800 wont recognize it. Disc2Phone doesn't recognize all the mp3's I have and copying it to you phone Disc2Phone uses the original name attributed to the songs,not how you name it. Which means you can have a song named '01'. I dont like being controlled what and when I put music on my phone and I sure dont like not being in control in 'mapcreating'.
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Reviewed by Nic on 13/07/2007
DIS FONE RULZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE IT IT IS SO AWSUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IF YOU WANT A MAD CAMERA, AWSUM SOUND (!!VERY LOUD!!:-)AND LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS OF SPACE GET DA SONY ERICSON W800 IT RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Benjamin on 12/07/2007
Hey all i have a problem with my sony w800i i charged it but the buttery dosnt garged full and when i unplug it it loses power fast and its not the battery bought a new one all redy dont know what to do? and if i turn the phone off with 98% charged the next day the phone is so flat it wount turn on please help???????????? Benjamin benjaminvr@cellstop.com
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Reviewed by Rick on 09/07/2007
Very good phone, has survived being dropped loads of times and even a bit of moisture. I love the MP3 Player and radio which I use everyday, especially the fact that you can use whatever headphones you want with it. That said, it is not the world's best MP3 player because it has a slight hiss during quiet parts of songs. You only notice it if you are a music geek like me. The two design faults that are apparent after 18 months of having one are: The camera lens cover is a pain in the bum. It comes open too easily, and this drains the battery and allows you to send picture messages by sitting on the phone even if the keypad is locked. Also, the joystick has started to malfunction. Interestingly, these are the two things that Ericsson have fixed with the w810i, so I am upgrading to that I think. Overall I have been pleased with my choice.
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Reviewed by Ali on 08/07/2007
This fone has got a loud volume, it is sick. Bigwell it has only got 34 mb on the fone and the colour. Well mind u all the colour is alright. I would rate this the phone the best. W800i U R DE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Hooi on 08/07/2007
its a good phone actually but the joystick i think its fragile.... mayabe if the engineer of the company redesign it, this phone will be the top of all!!Gan Ba Teh!!
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Reviewed by Tayyaba on 06/07/2007
W800i is the pioneer of all walkman phones under the brand of Sony Ericsson. A phenomenal phone, all-in-all. I have had it for the past year and a half. No problems whatsoever. A must buy.
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Reviewed by sean on 03/07/2007
the w800i is a great sexy fone the problem is im in a diffrent country & i need 2 unlock it if any1 nows of a code plzz send it 2 heruthemyt@gmail.com thanx
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Reviewed by andrew on 27/06/2007
absolutely awful
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Reviewed by Neil on 22/06/2007
Had the phone for a year now and still love it. Only problem is that the toggle is starting to become a bit unresponsive which was the same problem I had with a previous Sony.
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Reviewed by James on 19/06/2007
Sony phones last for around a year and then something goes wrong with the handset. From my experience it's either the "joystick" or the keypad. They are not built to last...
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Reviewed by don on 17/06/2007
its sound quality in head phone is verygood
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Reviewed by Bam on 15/06/2007
this phone is excellant the camera is quality and the mp3 is also!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! buy it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by phoney on 06/06/2007
Brilliant phone. has eccellent memeory and great camera. it can do da fancy stuff and da normal stuff. gd phone for any1 at all. best phone out there. definately worth da money
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Reviewed by Steven on 31/05/2007
Truly this has to be one of the best phone even. Had phone for a few weeks now and it's just amazing. Phone seems to be a solid build, screen bright and clear(well not in the sun), quick navigation and radio. Only problem would be joy stick and how the phone rest on the back of camera.
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Reviewed by bob on 24/05/2007
ace allround
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Reviewed by Randika on 23/05/2007
Best Phone in Sri Lanka
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Reviewed by aint on 20/05/2007
thats the greatest phone i ever had... (and i had a lot)
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Reviewed by Harry on 17/05/2007
buy dis thin it sound gR8
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Reviewed by careem on 03/05/2007
Supeb and User friendly phn
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Reviewed by tshiamo kekana on 03/05/2007
its a goooooood phone i would recomande it to any one how loves music
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Reviewed by skippy on 22/04/2007
this phone to me is da world. i luv it its propa loud and da design is slik.
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Reviewed by Kalyan Kurakula on 18/04/2007
This mobile is simply superb. I am using it from the last 8 months...Pictures taken with this giving good clarity.. i really enjoying the music in this mobile.. no need to buy an ipod or mp3 player if we have this mobile.... Design is so good that with out any doubt you can purchase at the moment.
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Reviewed by frank from garswood on 01/04/2007
this phone is mint! and is etremely LOUD lol
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Reviewed by j on 31/03/2007
Without a doubt, the best phone on the market. I work for the carphone warehouse and lately there are some pretty impressive models kicking about, but this just raises the bar. The design is fantastic, the software is excellent, and the menu's/layout is great too. Camera is brilliant, flash and effects and everything are great. Also the video camera is amazing. MP3 player is out of this world, and you can store so many songs on the phone. Radio is really good too! Its like a DAB, its so fast to switch from radio stations. Also, the response time from pressing a button is unbelievable, theres no delay whatsoever, everything just happens. I'm amazed with this phone, as I thought i would be. If you're a music/camera phone lover then this is the phone to get. Doesn't it say something when its the current best selling phone?
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Reviewed by Jokapoka on 30/03/2007
Top notch
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Reviewed by Neil on 29/03/2007
TOp dog nice phone like the speaker system
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Reviewed by Mikey on 27/03/2007
What can you say!, had this phone for over a year, it has been the best phone i have ever owned. Not much memory as new phones, but will hold 100 tracks, the camera is second to none, and produces lovely pictures. All buttons/menu's are easy to use. Simply the best phone you will ever own.
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Reviewed by jack on 24/03/2007
this is the best phone i have ever had the memory is brill the phone is loud they have a lot more but i have to go now bye
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Reviewed by ajay on 21-03-2007
thiz iz the best phone everr nice features if anyone wants a phone go 4 this one number 1 phone 2 buy
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Reviewed by Amy Watson on 11/03/2007
wonderful phone!
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Reviewed by maki on 10/03/2007
stupid
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Reviewed by brendan on 27/02/2007
I have used this phone for 12 months. I generally like sony errikson, but did not like this phone at all. I personally find the mini-joystick control a little difficult to control.. Also, even when the keypad is locked, certain buttons can still operate the mp3/camera - which is annoying! After using this, i am keen to go back to a flip or slide open phone which keeps the keys and display covered up and less vulnerable to damage. My joystick broke after 12 months on this model.
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Reviewed by Ahmed Ali on 20/02/2007
I have to say its a very nice phone and i like it
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Reviewed by precious on 06/02/2007
i think the phone is great but if you do something rather quick it can jam up. but loads of celebs have the same one and posh kids lol.
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Reviewed by sony on 31/01/2007
fat fne sick man
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Reviewed by Oldham on 29/01/2007
Ive had this fone 4 months now & 2 start with, thought the same as otha peeps:- oh, it's gr8, yadda, yadda. As time has went on tho, ive still got 6 mths contract left 2 serve & the damn fone is wrecked. Keeps freezing & the brilliant memory stick is useless. Can't save a thing on it, not even a pic!............... Mayb a just got a dodgy fone (after all the contract is with ORANGE, Heard a few reviews that peeps new fones seemed to b 2nd hand) I dunno, but while it works, it's good, when its wrecked & no1 can find anything wrong with it, u've no option but 2 pay ur contract out! Nice eh?. lol. Best advice:- only have the fone if it's pay as u go. That way, when its wrecked it doesn't cost more than it's value to pay out.
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Reviewed by ALI on 25/01/2007
OK LOOKING PHONE, WITH A STYLISH ORANGE AND WHITE FINISH. BUILD QUALITY APPEARS VERY GOOD. FEATURE PACKED WITH HIGH QUALITY PICTURES. SOFTWARE DOES SEEM TO CRASH EVEN ON BASIC OPERATIONS, AND EARPIECE IS NOT THE LOUDEST IN THE WORLD. ...RECOMMENDED FOR EVERYDAY USERS LOOKING FOR A MULTIPURPOSE PHONE...
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Reviewed by kyle trevitt on 19/01/2007
I personally think it a perfect phone great memory and perfect grafics and easy to text with i'd advise people to buy it!!!
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Reviewed by Khalid on 19/01/2007
Its miserable listning to music, its awafull having phone in your hands, its bore when taking a picture, its hard while sending messages and recieving data, its ugly when calling, its crazy when playing game,,,,,,, All above is true,,, when you dont have this phone. I say it every night before going to bed,,,, I love you **** never leave me alone.
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Reviewed by james on 14/01/2007
sorry but all the people that say "this phone is ugly" why buy when then you iddeots you dont get a phone then moan cuz its ugly if you think its ugly dont buy it in the first place! Anyway got this fone from the nokia 6680 its an amazing fone got everything you need although memory cards very exspansive because only sony do them. software is not very good but i use a bluetooth dongle to put stuffn on mi fone, really happy with the fone and no doubts about coming off the nokia brand
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Reviewed by Mozza on 14/01/2007
had the phone, loved the features but had an instant problem with the "joy stick" had it repaired 4 times untill it was 12 months and 2 weeks old then told too old to fix by t-mobile.
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Reviewed by ukboy2009999 on 13/01/2007
This phone i the best
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Reviewed by GEMMA - LONDON on 12/01/2007
Upgraded to the W800i last January- almost ready to upgrade to the k800i next week (on fantastic recommendations). The w800i is a fantastic find... V easy to use, amazing speaker quality and easy drag and drop for downloading mps/vid files etc. Best bits - def the music capabilities and of course the outstanding battery life! Good other features ie. reliable - hard to turn of alarms!!!! / world clock / pic quality / easy to progrmme quick keys/ long video playback/ very robust - has been dropped many occasions!!! Nice large screen and looks very different to other models/makes out on the market. Only downsides big open screen easily gets scratched - other than that - i will be hanging on to this one as a remarkable 2nd (old) phone!!!
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Reviewed by Karen on 12/01/2007
Brilliant Phone!
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Reviewed by me on 09/01/2007
very gud got lots of fings sik camera 2mp
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Reviewed by Steve from luton! on 06/01/2007
this fone i got 3 weeks ago. and theres two words for it. BUY IT. its gr8! the camera has to be the top point of the phone, and video can go on forever if you want it to!!!! mp3 player is great can hold about 200 songs!!! it might be quite an old phone but with all the latest features including bluetooth infrared mp3 video radio etc, this is the best phone ive had.
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Reviewed by Gemma on 05/01/2007
This phone is the best ever it does everything that you want it to do and its very easy to use. so go on everyone go and buy it !!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Eu\'r on 05/01/2007
VERY POOR!!!!!! DO NOT BUY!! Mine broke after 2 days.Did not turn on.
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Reviewed by rebekkah on 29/12/2006
god what is wrong with that joystick on mine up goes down and down up! (itis ok on my m8s though) how could sony overlook this!!!!!!
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Reviewed by amy on 29/12/2006
AMAZING CAMERA MOBILE - 3.2 mega pixel camera with an amazingly strong flash and zoom... zoom's over long distance, very impressed, took excellant pics outside, on beach, inside in da club! zoomed to bird of prey, captured the colours of the rainbow! Other features good too... had fun with bluetooth games with boyfriend (k800i too), played golf and tennis (standard games that come with phone). Easy to use without reading manual, just played and pressed buttons! options given clear understandable names so easy to customize mobile to needs. Only problem is joystick on boyfriends slightly wearing out, other friends commented on this problem with earlier models too while other friends stated no problems with joystick too! I would recommed this mobile as the best mobile, camera, games, bluetooth, music player!
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Reviewed by Nokia on 21/12/2006
what a horrible looking phone!! so boring but then again arent all of the sony ericssons with same old design. video is aweful shall not be touching these
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Reviewed by the mayor on 20/12/2006
Had this phone over a year after being a die hard Nokia fan. This phone was by far the best on the market a year or so ago but not sure now as I expect its camera to have been bettered. That said, I upgraded the Mem stick to a 1GB, and have never bought an iPod. The phone has just about complete fuctionality and it seems that even Sony E themselves have struggled to come up with a design and functional phone to top this one as yet. How many phones can say that after a year and a half of being out? Have found the phone durable, screen scratch resistant and function consistent. The Software on a batch or two of these phones has gone 'pete tong', but to those people who have had probs you have been desperately unlucky. Even got the mm60 cable to plug it into my rather pwerful sound system - it works very well. All phones have a bad side/problems and the joystick on mine has begun to play up but this can be repaired. Just spent �7 to buy a new joystick and repair tools kit. I'm with 02 and again, their service has been pretty darn on the mark. My ideal would be to have this exact phone but with a 4Megapixel camera on it. Come on Sony E, just DO it... DO it!
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Reviewed by B on 16/12/2006
its rubbish walkman player is slow so is menu and its 2 fragile !! dont buy it !!!
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Reviewed by Chloe Q from Peterlee on 09/12/2006
Well, what can I say, the Sony Ericsson brings out another great phone. With a very stylish cover and a mp3 player built in and also when you buy the phone, you get a 512mb memory card with it! But,I have had two faults with this phone.The first was the back button and the scroll button are both starting to stick..(really annoying when going through tracks) and also the flickers lens on the back is broke. When you flick it, the camera is automatically meant to come on. I have to go into my menu and go to camera. But a message keeps on coming up "open the lens cover). The lens cover is open. So I cant take pictures.(It has a 2mpxl camera which wis a real shame because when working, takes really good pictures! No other faults with the phone but it has completely KNOKED MY CONFIDENCE for Sony Ericsson. The Samsung D900 is MUCH better.
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Reviewed by The cool boy on 07/12/2006
This fone is the best phone to come around since the first fone was launched! Lol. Nothing can beat the 3310 Yeah go nokia!
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Reviewed by aaron on 29/11/2006
this phone ia amazing i thought wen i first got it on a free upgrade i would not like it but i was wrong the camera and music playing are excellent the phone is a very nice size and weight the only downside is the user interface is outdated put that a side though this is an amazing phone
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Reviewed by Paddy on 25/11/2006
Well pleased with phone camera fantastic easy to use even my wife can use it and that says a lot.
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Reviewed by tom on 24/11/2006
I got the sony erricson last christmas and has been great all year round. However recently the joystick has become the most annoying thing in the world, it has lost its sensitivity and is the only flaw with the fone. Saying that it has been reliable and durable (except the joystick). Im now stuck as to what fone to get when my contract renews!
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Reviewed by WOOOO on 15/11/2006
SIK PHONE! KOOL COLOUR AND WKD MP3 PLAER AND CAMERA!! BUY IT PPL!! LOL :)
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Reviewed by Georgia on 15/11/2006
Well i havent got this handset ma self i did ave a D500 but ive lost it lol!! anwayz i think i will get this phone becoz ive read nearly all the reviews and this phone is best by far!!! Well done Sony ur ave done us proud!!
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Reviewed by dani on 15/11/2006
overall the phone is quite good. the mp3 player is great, holds loads of songs and playing quality is really clear. It has really good storage capacity, it also has a good quality camera, even if it is a little slow. there are some bads things though. i got the phone for christmas and it didn't work, and wouldn't even switch on. in the end i had to take it back to the shop to replace it. when i finally got one that worked i found that the phone can be really slow. also the keypad is a little small, and the dual stick thing can be annoying. the themes are mostly a not so nice orange and the games aren't the best. Also the other night i plugged it into the computer to upload some new songs and it completely deleted ALL of my songs. I had about 80 on there aswell. Its more of an mp3 player than a phone, and i'd recommend it to someone who doesn't want to fork out on an ipod or mp3 aswell as a phone, because it's mp3 player is top notch. it is an alright phone and the design is q uite funky, but i think sony were concentrating more on it being able to store lots of music and pictures etc. than it having good basic features and being the best of phone quality. it has lasted a while though and it does its job. Quite good i suppose!
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Reviewed by shebby on 05/11/2006
THIS PHONE IS THE BEST! I DONT EVEN NO WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THIS PHONE! THERE IS NOP OTHER PHONE THAT CAN BEAT THIS PHONE!
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Reviewed by hayz on 02/11/2006
this is an absoloute rubbish phone!! It was good when i bought it in May 2006 and then in July the inside screen cracked. Had to pay �80 to get it fixed. Had it for 2 days and it cracked again! I had done nothing to it at all. i couldn't believe it. i am now purchasing the N73... hopefully it will be good. I REALLY RECOMMEND YOU DONT BUY THIS PHONE.. HORRIBLE DESIGN AND COLOUR AS WELL!!!
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Reviewed by Jordan Miller on 22/10/2006
Fantastic phone!! Loads of memory, fabulous camera, 262k screen which is realy bright, WALKMAN and loads more!! Bluetooth picks up Everything! lovely design and a great phone if your serious about using this as a digital camera you won't be disappionted!!! Sound quality is crystal clear aswell! not a fault to think of. If you want a cool phone go for this one!!
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Reviewed by Shebby on 12/08/2006
what can i say about this phone?? this phone is AMAZING!! its got everything what i need!! 2.0 mp camera!! it seems lyk 3.0 mp camera!! walkman and the mp3's great with the external memory!! they are easy to use!! all i gotto say that i am loving the phone!!i dnt wnt to giv it away!!
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Reviewed by Carla on 04/08/2006
This phone is absolutely brilliant! The camera quality is one of the best i have ever seen. i love the way you can download songs on to it from your computer and use them as ringtones or text tones. The menu is easy to use and i think its fab the way the phone remembers the people u hav recently texted, makes my life a lot easier and quicker! I think sony have done well to make this phone and another company will do well to beat it!! GO AND BUY IT
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Reviewed by Colin on 13/07/2006
I have a Sony w800i. In my opinion it is an interesting piece of technology that is nowhere ready for release. I have had a lot of probems with the device and Sony has been less than helpful - in fact rude. I am in the technoogy business and typically avoid leading edge anything whenever possible. This device was purchased in a hurry after my previous wonderful Nokia was stolen. One of the more annoying things is the fixed logos and sounds. It is not possible for me to delete some songs and images - those installed as branding. So, when out for a run listening to music, if I can get it to work, at the end of an inspiring album the bloody thing cycles through the branding rubbish and I get the crap that sounds like a cheap xylophone in a can. Naturally played as loud as I was listening to ACDC. Browsing image lists starts at 2 or 3. You can never see 1 or 2 because they are branding and you can't delete them. And it is not possible to alter the shutdown logo or noise. So, you show up as last at a meeting, reach into your pocket to turn off your phone and it plays a dorky song that no-one in their right mind would ever listen to voluntarily. People just look at you and stare. I've developed the habbit of covering the speaker so it's not as loud. This is faster and simpler than going in and out of silent mode. And a small note on ergnonomics - to go to the next song press minus, to go back press plus. The device locks up sometimes when playing video messages if you press a button or stress it in any way. This requires a restart. Lets be outragous here and say this is all my fault and I just can't work the thing properly. Fine then someone should have told me this or sent me a manual that isn't like a video recorder manual. So I started a diary and record sometimes when it screws up. 2:10 PM 8/10/2005: Copied 2 purchased CDs to phone using Disc2Phone. Format Unreadable or similar error. Deleted all MP3 files and copied only 1 CD Eventually it worked but entire process took more than a half hour. 4:08 PM 9/10/2005: Phone not recognised over USB. Worked yesterday. Phone is charging so USB cable is connected. Tried Different USB ports, Mobile Networking Wizard, Sony Ericsson File Manager, Windows Explorer, Re-booted phone and 2 pictures were no longer visible on the phone. Re-booted PC and connected fine and missing pictures now visible in Sony Ericsson File Manager (still not visible on phone). Can't get rid of annoying "music" that plays when turning phone off. One of the two best keys for short cuts is reserved to connect to a a Sony/Telstra web site. Also frustrating with this phone is the fact that I can load mp3 files over the USB cable, but unless I use the disc2phone software (which doesn't work), the files are not accessible. And, how do I delete the songs that are pre-loaded? Who wants to listen to an hour of classical followed by the annoying electronic Sony Ericsson Greeting? The adware that is fixed in the unit is extremely frustrating. Thu 13/10/2005 1:55 PM: To: Sony Ericsson Call Center RE: Sony Ericsson Call Center, Case : 70163192: Hi, I took more time off work today to deal with this. I went to the repair centre recommended by your office - Accord in East Perth. And, after I went to lengths to get them a copy of my flight itinerary so they could sort out my problem before I go overseas. It was all a waste of time because they "don't have the software to look at this phone. The phone will have to go to eastern states and a minimum 10 day turnaround." I fly out on Monday. THIS EMAIL WAS IGNORED. Wed 12/10/2005 1:18 AM: To:Sony Ericsson Call Center, RE: Sony Ericsson Call Center, Case : 70163192: After one of the support operators was particularly hostile. In fact insulting. If the support guy worked for me and I heard the way he talked to a customer I'd have fired him on the spot. And the ignred email goes...Hi Tong, Is it possible to request a recording of my last support call? If not can you give me the name of the gentleman that handled the bulk of the call, not Simon? I would like to register a complaint regarding this person. Regards, Colin. THIS EMAIL WAS ALSO IGNORED. Tue 11/10/2005 1:58 AM: To: Sony Ericsson Call Center, Re; RE: AutoReply Sony Ericsson Call Center, Case : 70163192: Hi, Today's diary entry...10:28 AM 10/10/2005: Tried copying 2 purchased CDs using Disc2Phone using XP laptop. Got warning on phone re; I should use Disc2Phone software when trying to play music. Files appear on removable disk when viewed from laptop but are otherwise not visible from anywhere on the phone except track list. Trying to play from here gives "Playback failed". Deleted both CDs and tried just one - Playback failed. I'm starting to think this phone is a piece of shit - good thing it was expensive. Still no response from Sony. Oct 29, 2005 (Sunday) Working in Fiji. Came in to the office to retrieve a file for work back at the hotel. Took phone and USB cable. Left laptop at hotel. Logged on to someone else's machine, connect the phone over the USB cable, requires hardware installation. I'm not an administrator on that machine. Can't install hardware. Can't connect phone - waste of trip to office. Should have just brought shitty old thumb drive which is smaller than the USB cable for the phone. Seems impossible to get MMS settings to work in Fiji. Several emails to Optus have failed to resolve the situation. Could be the Vodaphone network here but the Optus site seems incapable of updating the settings in the phone and no-one seems to be able to tell me the settings so I can type them in manually. Nov 8, 2005: Plugged USB cable into phone - phone asks what language and if I'd like a tour of the features. 11:40 AM 16/11/2005: Can't remove Sony Ericsson File Manager from my desktop because it is installed physically to the desktop - not a shortcut. 9:43 PM 24/11/2005: Phone won't "connect" over USB. Maybe because I have a camera already attached to another USB port. Re-boot and the phone connects and I can synchronise. 5:08 PM 14/02/2006: I've finally figured out that you cannot see some files on the phone when the phone is plugged into the PC. The rule appears to be non-special files. Special files are pictures and soundS (adware) that you cannot delete. Phone locks up and requires re-boot a few times in this time span. 4:00 AM 12/02/2006: Yes - 4:00 am Sunday morning the battery is low. The warning sound wakes the entire house. It is not possible to disable this feature. Also, it is not possible to turn off the "music" that plays when the phone is turned off as noted earlier. As in turning the phone off to get it to shut up causes it to generate more noise. OK - back at this after putting up with it for so long. I think I'm getting the hang of it - it works but you just have to know how. For eample you can't look at files on the phone if it is connected via USB. If the memory card suddenyl disappears, just re-boot and it comes back. The thing refused to play music yesterday during a run (playback failed). I fixed this by moving the music into a fake folder called "stupidPhone" to simulate the Artist in the Artist | Album | Song architecture and it worked. 11:01 AM 11/07/2006: Hook in the usb cable - with a menu showing - unrecognised USB device. Remove cable, go to main (no) page on phone. USB device not recognised. A rapid series of bells as the various hardware devices (there are several for just the one phone) Several minutes later the device appears. USB drops uout several times while copying music - it's connected because the phone shows as charging. 2:10 PM 13/07/2006: Attached USB to sync to contacts "USB Device not recognised" but all the icons appear in the tray. Clicking on mobile phone monitor works but it's a tool that does not do very much other than allowing you to disable your SIM. Click on Sync Station - notihng happens, ot even an entry in task manager. Between flashes of USB device not recognised the OS asks if I want to install new hadware. If anyone is wondering if it's me or my computing environments in all of this, all I can say is that I don't have trouble with any other hardware devices and the only software that gives me grief is Crystal reports. So the hardware turns out to be the Sonyw800 and naturally it wants the w800 installation CD. How convenient.
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Reviewed by ali on 01/07/2006
I got this phone abt 2 weeks ago, after I was forced to give up my i-mate jam. Upon getting the w800i, this phone has not ceased to impress. This phone has a superb camera and the picture quality is as good as my stand alone BenQ 2 mega-pix camera. Ample memory is included but can always be upgraded to 2Gb, also the 3.5mm jack is very useful and improves the already good audio quality from the included head phones. The colour scheme might sound bad on the net, but it's not bad at all, in fact it causes the phone to look more unique. The only thing that bothered me is that I compared my phones audio quality through the speaker and was quite embarassed when when there was barely any difference, but with that said the w800i does have very good audio quality, it just seems so does the k700. Another thing is that I faced some difficulty in transferring songs through disc2phone, but these are just minor flaws. If anyone does not like carrying an mp3 player, a camera, and a phone every where they go, the w800i is a very good substitute. Highly recommended.
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Reviewed by Joe Phelan on 18-06-2006
I've had this phone for 2 weeks and I can conclude its an absolutely amazing phone. The camera and video quality are great and it has a flashlight with a semi-flash. The radio is decent for what you would expect on a phone. The memory card that came with the phone was slightly faulty and the software (disc2phone) sometimes erases all of the data on your memory card if you dont use it correctly. I love the look of the phone and the colour scheme looks great, it was the main reason why I was drawn to this phone in the first place. The battery lasts for ages considering what you can do with the phone, you can have the record videos, turn on the flash light, listen to the radio/MP3s and use bluetooth and infared all at the same time! One of the annoying things is the handsfree kit that came with the phone, it seems you have to use it in order to listen to radio/MP3s on your headphones and they keep pulling themselves out of your ears because of the weight of the handsfree kit which is unbelievably frustrating. Apart from the slight nitpicking and the headphones issue, this is a brilliant phone and I would highly recommend it to anyone.
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Reviewed by fruity on 18/06/2006
STICK TOO SONY ERICSSON PEOPLE....IT'S THE BEST COMPANY..I've had nokia, motorola, samsung, siemens, sony erricssons and LGs ...BUT LET ME TELL YOU THAT SONY ERICSSON ARE THE BEST...not matter how many time u'll drop thier phones, they WILL survive...so if u wanna have a good, safe phone -always look for sony ericsson.
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Reviewed by Rehab on 07-06-2006
This is a gr8 fone!!! it has everything u want!! walkman,camera and video. The color is a fantastic orange and it has lots of themes and gr8 games!!! I heard on one review dat there is no keypad lock so i got worried but den i found out dat there IS a keypad lock all u have to do is press *!!! Buy this fone it is extremly gd!
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Reviewed by Barry on 23-05-2006
I've had my phone for 2 months and am mostly very happy with it. It has all the functions I need and I was able to adjust to the joystick control system etc quite quickly. Battery life is not bad, camera is good (if you ever use it). Looks are not quite to everybody's taste, but that's the same with anything I suppose. I like it. The one very BIG problem I have is that I specifically bought this phone for the MP3s and I managed to get a very good 1GB memory card deal with it. The sound is good but the problem is getting music onto the phone. It has a habit of wiping out entire albums which is most annoying considering that it can take 10 or 15 minutes per album!!! I'm an IT consultant so I know I'm not doing anyting wrong. Apparantly this is a known glitch and onw workaround (which doesn't always work) is to play a song while you're transferring new files across. So on the whole a good phone, but if you're buying it for the walkman function don't bother unless you are a very very patient person.
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Reviewed by amiracle on 08-05-2006
Problems: 1. It isn't possible to charge the phone while the headphones are attached or while it is connected via USB to a computer. This is because the headset, the charger, and the USB cord all connect to the same place on the phone, and only one can be connected at a time. I fail to see how the designers failed to recognize this fatal flaw, which severely compromises the phone's convenience. 2. The headphones connection is loose. Simply moving the phone affects the sound quality. You basically have to hold the phone in one rigid position, otherwise the music volume fluctuates and it is very irritating. 3. Almost every time I pull the phone out of my pocket, the camera shutter has snapped open. This is because the button on the back of the phone slides too easily. They should have developed some kind of mechanism to ensure the shutter doesn't slide open so easily. 4. It isn't possible to rearrange the menu icons. Personally, I find that they're organized very counterintuitively: the icons I access most are at the bottom of the menu and I hardly ever use the ones at the top. 5. There doesn't seem to be a way to sort tracks in the MP3 player. Whatever order they're copied in from the computer, that's what you're stuck with. 6. The display turns off way too quickly, and there's no way to custom define the settings. So far, other than these shortcomings, I haven't found the phone lacking in any way. It's a beautiful phone and the camera takes high quality photographs. The software disk is straightforward and operates smoothly. The battery is long-lasting. Really, the main reason I got this phone was because of the storage capacity and integrated walkman capability. But because of the headset connection problem I can't enjoy listening to music the way I would like. And that's a real shame.
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Reviewed by dave on 25-04-2006
If its important that your mobile is working 24/7 dont buy this phone on my 3rd in 4 months, the software is ***** very disapionted as the spec is great if it worked
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Reviewed by Paul on 22-04-2006
WOW! This is a 2MP digital camera, and Mp3 player, yet also manages to be a decent phone. Audio quality for phone calls is excellent, I keep forgetting I'm talking on the phone and wonder why they aren't in the room! Its small too which is the only slight downer. A larger screen would have been nice to show off those cool pictures! Texting could be easier as large font and small screen mean you can't see much at once. But overall I think the phones hard to fault and well worth getting as your next one. I can't believe the new w810i doesn't have a radio. The radio is one of the best features on the w800i as even with 512MB of mp3s to listen too, you can tire of hearing them again and again. I'd definitely recommend two upgrades, a memory card reader and some decent headphones. I don't like the standard ones (block out too much external noise, you'd get run over if you tried to use it in street) but sony's even thought about that and you can plug in your own (uses std 3.5mm jack!). Through my senheiser protable phones it actually sounds BETTER than my MP3 player which is a creative nano 1GB so not exactly a cheap item! The USB2 memory card reader I have means I can upload files to the phone in seconds not minutes and yet still supports the sony software! Mp3 - great sound and easy to use Radio - excellent, quick to tune in and displays station names Headset - not bad but best buy your own add on Screen - good but not great Camera - good (best available) but not quite gonna replace your 5MP digi cam! Video - bit mediocre but fine for a phone Games - downloadable so the skys your limit, plenty of free ones available. WAP - Good support Texting - Easy but not quite as fast as my nokia 6600 but that is a brick so small size means you inevitably have to comprimise Styling - hit and miss retro orange! love or loathe. I'm gonna change it cos my mate has exactly the same. Apparantly not that hard to change case and loads available on ebay. Phone - Can't be faulted, good audio quality, excellent battery life. In short AWESOME, and the best comprimise on the market.
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Reviewed by Roadrunner on 15-04-2006
Had this phone for 5 months and still think it's the best on the market.The sound quality is awesome but needs a bit more volume . The camera amazes me when compared to my digital camera . I don't use the disc 2 phone software , just copy & paste my mp3 tracks from my music folder on my pc. I think most of the problems described by people on here are the result of either user error , or software that needs updating via the SE update site . No manufacturer can make 100% fault free phones , there are bound to be some faulty ones made . I managed to get a sony 1GB memory stick at a reasonable price , so now I have plenty of space fort more music . At the end of the day the only thing that could have been improved on this phone is the colour scheme - the designer must be colour blind.
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Reviewed by Muffmeister on 12-04-2006
Why 5 stars? Because you can't give it 10!!! I have been a loyal customer to nokia for the 6 years and i was due an upgrade so i though why not move up a notch to the slick 8800, BIG MISTAKE, this phone has the worst battery life ever and as the only thing on the market that was within a comparison of this was the SE W800i, so now i have this and i will now remain with SE, this phone has everything you could ever need, if you have an ipod put it on ebay and say no more because this little beauty has enough memory for anyone, the camera quality is great, can't wait till SE produce a handset with a 3MP camera!!!!! This phone is so user friendly that even my grandma can use it and she's 84, LOL!!!!!!!!, i think my next move will be to the W810i as the W900i is a bit on the large side and im not too keen on the looks, but hey i hope nokia do bring out a great product soon because they need to do something to bring their handset range upto today's standards!!!!!!!!!! Farewell for now my fellow friends, if u do have any questions regarding this handset, i can be contacted at matty2015@hotmail.co.uk and will answer all your questions!!!
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Reviewed by david ford on 12-04-2006
awesome phone, mp3 player the best on a mobile phone by a mile, camera with auto focus is superb quality, and don`t forget Sony invented the digital camera, user friendly interface, I could go on , great radio etc, just get one
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Reviewed by neil ryan torres manait on 10-04-2006
i had my phone for nearly a year now and im so proud of my SE w800i it has everything that i want from a mobile phone. aside from the wifi otherwise bluetooth infrared connetions are very good in connecting to other compatible gadgets. the built in camera is very good at 2megapixels the radio has a strong signal and ive downloaded so many mp3's and still theres a space for my pictures and messages left. the colours unique and the design is very straight forward! im into nokia before but my sony ericsson is the best, top among its class! the battery life is good, the screen saver is nice because you can personalized it like a laptop. the ringtones like a radio alive and clear, very handy the vibrator is strong youll definitely know if somebodys getting in touch with you. it has calculator, and an accurate alarm that will surely remind you of the time! in total i could say one of the finest mobile phone built by sony! its for the man on the go with an attitude hehehe
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Reviewed by paul t worcestershire on 03-04-2006
short and sweet great phone easy to use great colour camera is fantastic can not fault the phone had the d500 before another amazing phone but the camera on the w800i is far more advanced.
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Reviewed by Z star * on 20-03-2006
I fink that any 1 that is finkin of buyin a fone it shud be dis 1 it is well betta den the v3 and d600 coz it stores loads of songs,it is really easy to use!!!!if u gt it u will fink so its da best betta den da rest!!!!!!!!!!!!I luv this fone it cums wiv an memorystick duo nt many fones do and it has a large screen wich is half da size of da fone.The camera is really gd betta den da d600,W550 and other fones the video can go longer den 20mins thats how long iv videoed bt it can go on longer.I luv dis fone its da best.
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Reviewed by Thommo on 15-03-2006
Despite all of its bells and whistles, this is at the end of the day, a phone. So, it would not be too much to expect that it does the job that it was designed for without any problems. In my experience this was not the case as in the two days that I had the phone it continually froze - I had to pop the battery out and replace to get it to work again. The person I spoke to at Sony Ericsson support recomended that I sent the phone back to the supplier & obtained a refund. I think that this must be a Ericsson issue as I had one of their handsets about 5 years ago which did the same thing - wouldn't be surprised if they are still using the same basic program for their phones operating system. Having read a number of reviews that complain about the same problem, I would not recommend the W800i to anyone & I am surprised that Sony would risk their reputation through marketing products that do not work properly.
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Reviewed by > my Outlook appointments to the phone via Bluetooth? on 11-03-2006
Its a good one
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Reviewed by josie on 05-03-2006
this phone is great, iv had it afew months, it has everything i need and the sound qualities great and you can fit loads of songs on it and a great camera! but their are afew problems, the usb cable woukldnt connect with my computer, the memory card wont fit in my computer wven with the adapter and it freezes every time i try and turn my bluetooth off or close a game, not good seeing as people can access your phone without ur permission now! but apart from that its LUSH!!!
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Reviewed by Neil on 24-02-2006
VERY POOR!!!!!!!! BAD MOBILE PHONE!!! i bought a sony ericsson w800i not long ago and its rubbish! bluetooth does not work! infarared does not work! cant recise pictures messages and send pictures mesages!(its not the network its the phone!) ive tryed everything to get da pictures messaging workin n it just wont work! i put about 356 songs onto it and 3 days later i woke up finding that my phone was wiped clean:S:S:S:@:@:@!!!!!!!!everything had been lost that was on my fone. i can now not send anythong from my computer to the phone at all! the phonbe also suddenly switches off! another thing is that it crashes all da time! i personaly would NOT RECOMEND THIS PHONE TO NEONE!!!!! it is a complete waste of money! another thing is the battery cover keeps falling off i nearly lost it on the bus once!!and if the cover comes off thge batery can easyily get out of it on this model. agen i say i would not reomend this phone 2 ne1!
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Reviewed by Clement (South Africa) on 22-02-2006
I'm a Nokia fan, who loved my 6610 for its simplicity and solid reliability. Hunting for a replacement for a contract renewal, I went looking for the following: - good battery life - comfortable size (comparable to the 6610) - 2MP camera - Enough memory for the photo's - a simple block design, fearing swivels and sliders would break easily - black appearance The W800i satisfied 5 of the 6 criteria. It's a joy to use as a phone, MP3 player, quick camera (in daylight!) and USB disk between work and home. The main reasons that it loses its shine are the horrible colour scheme (orange and cream that easily gets grubby), poor camera ability indoors. I'm still occasionally confused by the buttons when typing messages. I also dislike the menu's which don't always jump back to the previous level when pressing cancel/back, but instead exit the whole menu structure. The bundled handsfree earphones are as frustrating as always, since the wire easily tangles with the earphones. Overall, it's a worthy tool, packed with awesome extras (512Mb is lovely!) If only they'd allowed replaceable covers (it's a standard rectangular phone), I would've given it a 5/5, instead of 4/5
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Reviewed by kool on 20-02-2006
this is one of the great phone around! i have used s700i before. i must say that so far nothing is as good in term of the display. however, once i have changed to this one (though the screen is much smaller and not as good as my old phone) loving it. i was surprised by how fast it was. all the menu basically the same as s700i, so im quite used to the functions. easy to use if we talk about the phone with basic functions. these days, people would go for 3g phones... but i dont think the technologies aint there yet! those phones crash easily. and sometime just switched itself off. with this phone, however, be prepared to encounter a couple of memory stick mulfunctions. but i am sure that it will go away after using it for a while like s700i. all in all, glad i got the phone!
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Reviewed by Kieron on 05-02-2006
This is a very good phone and the best i have had to date. The camera is good and the media player is excellent. The only thing that lets the phone down is the software that comes with it. it works when it wants to which is not often.luckily you do not need the software to add mp3 tracks to the player as your pc will recognise the phone as a removable drive, so you can drag and drop your tunes onto the phone.The screen is a good size but i find it not as sharp a picture as a samsung. The buttons can be tricky if you have big thumbs but the phone itself is well built. I would recommend this phone to anyone that is thinking of getting one.
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Reviewed by umbobatunny on 04-02-2006
i haev been on the samsung phones, and there so boring, dint go for this phone it looks NASTY and got the sleek motorola v3i what a beautiful phone!! look on the motorola v3i page not this one
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Reviewed by Dug on 02-01-2006
Shockingly bad phone. The software constantly locked up. Navigational stick didn't work properly at all, making it impossible to cycle through menus. Transferring music from my computer was hit and miss at best, with sometimes no files being written to the phone's memory. I had two phones from Orange within a week and both were unusable. This phone is so bad Orange no longer sell it on-line as so many were being sent back.
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Reviewed by Ace on 31-12-2005
Ive had this phone for a good few months now and it rocks!!! i never get bored on my long comutes any more, lots of music, downloadable games, excellant video and picture quality. the only small thin that lets it down is the time delay whne taking pictures, takes a few sec to focus and picture is off by bout 1sec (?) from the first display picture otherwise great phone
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Reviewed by baladitya j on 30-12-2005
hai i have just switched over forn the k700i to this phone ...its really wonderful and also amazed by the sheer way it works... even though it has a back log in the software i feel that it is good for the travellers as the new facility adds to comfort for the poeple...i recommed this for all those who are on constant move as this is the best in its class ....kudoes S.E....!!!
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Reviewed by Sarz on 23-12-2005
Ok so I got this phone about a month ago because firstly it looked proper sweet...i was pleasantly suprised with all the features on it, the camera is amazing but shame its a let down because I firstly had one that had a problem with stroing anything (mp3s, pics, vids etc etc basically anything not stored on the simcard) sony ericsson support told me this was faulty so I sent it back and had my second phone. Within an hour of receiving it, mp3s, pics everything i transfered onto the phone DISSAPPEARED which i clkassed as a mistake of my own so retransfered everything for it to DISSAPPEAR off the phone a few hours later. The mp3s were warped, my phone would crash whilst scrolling through mp3s and then id play an mp3 and it would start playing half of a different song :s and that happened with all of my 80 odd songs appart from about 10. So ok sends phone back and has second replacement which is super slow. I try to transfer pics, mp3s but it just wont have it... Then i change my simcard over try to start up the phone and wooo it gets to the sony erricson screen and totally crashes...to which i remove both the battery and simcard for a while and try to start up the phone but it just freezes at that same place everytime so yet another phone has to be sent back ugh... total dissapointment! This phone really would be amazing if it worked properly but until they sort it out i guess its just not. Plus ive had nothing but problems with anything made by SONY so guess its to be expected. Im gunna go back to my nokias (boring i know but at least they are reliable)... Anyone planning on buying the w800i goodluck cuz you really will need it!
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Reviewed by Crom - Cheshire - UK on 12-12-2005
***********/5 First off how can anyone slate the W800i, it is by far the best phone out on the market, having the phone for 4 months now howeveri have discoverd a few nigling problems, and trust me when i say minor problems! the phone by fay is awesome,which in my eyes gives it a 6 out of 5 rating, some ppl will however argue the fact that nokias are better, quite simply NO THERE NOT!, i have been using nokias for 7ish years, and when i saw this phone i decided, eh what the hell, how bad can it be, and to be honest why didnt i make this transistion earlier! god only knows! menus flow in and out easly internal phone settings laied out beautifully, pretty much every function you could ever want from a moblie the camera is the best pic quality of any on the market, the mp3 player is beautifully laid out and easy to use and it also has a masssive SD memory card (512mb) this comes into play when you can laugh at your mates when they have to delete stuff from their phones in order for you to bluetooth something to them, and normally on this phone you will have more free space when you have put everything you want onto it, than most phones come with standard from the factory they also claim you can approx store 130 mp3s on the phone, what planet do you live on??? first of all if your only ever going to listen to the music via the onboard speaker, well its pretty obvious theres only one speaker, so before putting songs onto the phone change the quality to MONO, Simple, also i now use my phone as the music device with my car stereo, and at 48kbps, 41,000hz there is hardly any noticable sound loss, upto date i have around 380mp3s on the phone, about 55mins of 3GP video, and aprox 120 hi res photos, and still have 45MB of free space on the memory card! now the bad points, yea i have found a few! wasting battery life always put the phone into your pocket charging port first, (when the phone is even on keypad lock, when the lens cover opens the camera WILL turn on and use loads of battery life while in your pocket) Bluetooth freezing when connection to a siemens ot motorola if the bluetooth device list hasnt fully searched, the W800i can freeze up, then you have to remove the battery to unfreeze as no buttons will work walkman crashes phone if you have playlists already set up and you move files around on the phone and do not update the playlists accordingly to the new file location, the phone will lock up into a state of forever playing music and the W800i will freeze to fix, delete playlists and make some new ones external speaker not loud enough but then again the quality is better than most of its rivals and finally the auto foucus on the camera this can be quite tricky, but as they designed the W800i to have full digital camera functionallity there is a way od holding the "take picture" button halfway down, this will lock the focus and then a green box appears, then take your pic this will then solve all blury pics, and save you asking your mates to stay still while you take a pic, its not the phones fault, ITS THE USER! when you get more used to the camera and all its veriaty of settings, you will start to feel like a professional photographer! trust me on this one cuz the camera options on this phone will embarras quite a few moderatly priced digital cameras. Recomendations BUY BUY BUY! you wont be dissapionted!
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Reviewed by sam on 11-12-2005
this phone is utterly desirable! i love it. the look the technology, the whole package. Outstanding camera, mp3 player - HUGE memory! record/playback video clips! great ease of navigation! You'll be playing with this phone and smiling for a long long time!! I am, and know i will be!!!! I was always loyal to nokia before this and i have absolutely NO regrets about changing.. It's a sexy, trendy phone. yes!! I am in phone heaven!!!!!
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Reviewed by sanjay punamiya,india on 26-11-2005
tooo goood....
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Reviewed by Chris May on 24-11-2005
Hi, i have had this phone for two days. The phone is great don't get me wrong. However, i think everyone should be aware that there is a dodgy batch out with software number R1N035. I am unable to copy music to the phone and thus i called Sony technical support and they got me to do a check on the software number. They then revealed that this softwware number is falty and cannot copy music to the phone correctly. She said Sony are working on the problem and that they will have an update on their website within a few weeks! I said surely thousands of other handsets with this software have the same problem and she said yes! What use is a walkman phone if you can't copy songs to it! I called Vodafone to have a moan at them (my network) and they were unaware. They took all the details and they are posting it nationwide to advise people with this problem. BE WARNED........if you have this problem you will have to wait for the update like me. I'm most annoyed and fed up that i can't use the phone properly.
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Reviewed by Chelsey the third of OXFORD on 15-11-2005
This phone is outstanding. It brings such a relief to my busy schedule as a lawyer and i love this phone in heart and sole! My congradates go out to SONY who are bringing this nation into a wonderful and superb place! Thanks Chelsey the third of OXFORD xxx
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Reviewed by Clare on 15-11-2005
I was originally put off by the colour of this phone, as I'd only ever seen it on the net but having sent back the phone I originally ordered - the nokia 3230 - I went into the 02 shop and looked at the SE W550i. I liked the size of it but didn't like the swivel action to get it open, I think it would have been better as a slide phone. Anyway this review is not about the w550i. I was attracted to the w800i because of the 2MP camera with flash and the huge memory stick included 512mb. When the phone arrived it was in a smart hard perspex box with headphones, USB data cable, memory stick and of course light weight charger. Also included was a CD-ROM with all the USB drivers and PC suite software you could need for transferring MP3s and pictures between phone and PC. The 2mp camera quality is outstanding (remember this is a phone NOT a digital camera) and when sending photos to another phone it will ask you if you'd like to resize the picture, rather than trying to send it and failing. The only annoying thing as I can see is that the phone makes a loud bleep while autofocusing and then the shutter sound. you can get round this by putting the phone into silent mode before using the camera. The flashlight is really bright so will be great for outside at night. I like the macro mode too, and the white balance control. I've only transferred a couple of MP3s to use as ringtones and I must say the speaker quality is brilliant when on loudspeaker. I haven't tried the headphones yet and I can't see that I will be using them that often as I already have an MP3 player. I'm finding texting quite difficult and slow as I've been used to a nokia 3220 on which the keypad is quite a lot smaller and rubberised keys. also as the space is on a different button (# key instead of 0+) I keep getting it wrong, which is annoying as I was the fastest texter I knew of on the nokia, but I'm sure I'll get used to it, just as I got used to the Nokia. When you plug the data cable in the phone automatically starts charging, so that's great if you are using it a lot, you don't have to worry about the battery running down while you are transferring files. All in all a great phone!
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Reviewed by baby x on 11-11-2005
nice n lush fone 1st i couldnt decide 2 get w800i or d600 guess i pick da rite fone ;) but i av a problem thu...ain long bort da fone n seems 2 crash wen i play mp3 or sometimes screen just freeze :( i already went bk 2 vodafone shop 2 swap agen...guess gona av 2 go bk once agen :(
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Reviewed by Mandev Singh on 11-11-2005
The W880i is good phone...battery will not last 9 hours with phone mode...only with radio or mp3 player but even that is optimistic.. speakerphone and ear speaker average...lots of background static..esp with s/phone...6230i far better. screen good but not as bright as 6230i (which has upgraded 256k colour and higher brightness compared to 6230) design excellent...key placement, feedback and feel excellent camera... fast bluetooth high memory fiddly battery case and even fiddlier SIM card holder overall a gooooood phone/player
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Reviewed by andyskiv on 05-11-2005
I've had this phone a few days now. Whilst it is so much better than my previous SE phone, the K700 (especially the battery life and screen) it is not a very good mp3 player... yet. I say yet as the updated firmware on new phones doesn't seem to work very well with the rather bad CD>MP3 software they supply called Disc2Phone. The main issue is that even though it looks like you are transfering the newly converted MP3s to the memory stick they simply just disappear when you eventually unplug the transfer cable. Although this problem has been echoed by countless others I've seen on the net recently Sony Ericsson really need to sort this issue out. Also they could improve the file management both on the phone and via the PC while they are at it as that is pretty bad too. The sound quality is actualy very good from the phone demo tracks - the headphones aren't that bad, but you can even use your own if you wish. I temporarily had some MP3s on the phone and they sounded on par with my iPod as you can set the sampling rate, erm, until they mysteriously disappeared from the memory card as part of the aforemention problem... Once they sort the issues and the poor software out this would get a 5/5 from me as it is pontentially a great phone.
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Reviewed by Azhar on 30-10-2005
I have jst got the phone on contract and so far I think the phone is amazing. Ok...it wasnt what i expected when i first bought it, but when i had a play around with it, its got everything anyone needs out of a mobile phone, loads of memory, bluetooth, radio and a high quality camera with a flash that works really well. I guess the only bad thing is that you can change the fascia of the phone but still thats why you can buy a protective case for it. Its a good phone and I would definetly reccommend this phone.
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Reviewed by beta man on 26-10-2005
This phone is the worst phone I have ever seen. It looks cheesy with the orange colour and everything. The W800i only has the camera going for it and nothing else. It can play mp3s but nowadays which high end mobile can't? Besides, if you want to listen to mp3s buy an iPod not a phone!! The D600 is much much better than this cheesy piece of junk.
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Reviewed by Mayo Naise on 15-09-2005
Wicked Phone beaten by nothing
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Reviewed by Sami on 15-09-2005
This is the BEST phone I have ever had. It's got everything you want/need in a phone. I used to have the Sony Ericsson K700i and thought that was a great phone, so I got this just for the Walkman feature, and the 2 megapixel camera was a bonus. It is SO easy to transfer your music, video clips and pictures to and from your PC. I have about 7 CD albums on there and the layout is very similar to the iPod menu. I heard that this new iPod phone can hold 100 songs?... well this baby can hold up to 150!! It will pause when the phone rings or you get a text message and will continue where the song stopped everytime. The camera is so clear!! It has auto focus which gives you hi quality pictures. If you have it the highest quality setting and transfer to your pc, they are almost photo size (6x4), and it tells you how many pics you have left to take before your memory is full!!! Just like a digital camera!!!! I could not live without this phone, it is the greatest phone in the world!!!
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Reviewed by walkabout on 22-08-2005
2megapixels camera/ fm radio/ mp3 player/video looks great i know its orange, hope the batt holds up, have used it for a few days and its great
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Reviewed by lou Howells on 18-08-2005
Its so beautiful
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Reviewed by Chilli on 15-08-2005
Easy now, we are all entitled to our opinions.
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Reviewed by Pink on 24-07-2005
How can you base your ratings only on looks without even using it, you are a idiot! And color at that! You dont like orange? Get a marker and color it in! Bet the guy never even seen it other than on the net... Theres no doubt that Nokia is the easiest phone to use, but no point in copying exactly what some else has done. Sony Ericsson has own unique functions which can be just as good as a Nokia, unless you are as dumb as the guy below. Having said that the W800i is a great phone, packed with features and style that will rival the releases of any new model, its got every thing you want and more.
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Reviewed by din on 21-06-2005
Sony Ericsson phone are normally good, but Nokia phone is better phone in function and many more which include good quality picture and many more. I hope Sony Ericsson phone will catch Nokia phones. w800i I wish is better phone than new release Nokia phones. If the Sony Ericsson w800i is in black and white it will be 10 times nicer than the orange and white. Nokia Sony Ericsson ROCKS.
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