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Sony Ericsson W880i Unlocked Cell Phone with 2 MP Camera, 3G, MP3/Video Player, Memory Stick Pro Duo Slot--International Version with No Warranty (Flame Black)
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Manufacturer: Sony Ericsson Mobile

List Price: $299.99
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Name: Alan Le Map
Location: in Zurich, Switzerland (from Australia)
Date: 2007-07-08
Customer Rating: -

Summary: small and iconic
Comment: This is the first truly tiny and iconic mp3 phone I have seen and used. Despite being alarmed at the size of the keys, I find it easy to use, and gratifyingly small.

I'll attempt to be brief. For the previous 5 years ago, I have had touch screen 3G Motorola smart phones (A920, A925 and A1000), and before that, Nokias and a Palm Pilot.

No longer needing full PDA functionality, I wanted something small (for a change) with strong battery life, which would provide very good music player functionally. I also wanted: speakerphone, good quality headset, plus a tri-band or quand-band for usability overseas. I already have a good digital camera, and didn't want to carry around a phone thicker than my wallet. That meant the Nokia N95 was out of the running, despite the lure of GPS.

The good
* Walkman can be controlled when keypad locked, but not accidentally.
* Great battery life and ultra fast charging!
* Menus are easy to navigate and comprehensive.
* Clean crisp screen and versatile camera features
* Doesn't crash (can you tell I've had a few Motorolas?)
* Handles 3.5 mm headphones
* The noise reducing in-ear headphones with great sound

The bad
* Minimal amount of text it will hold in contacts, notes and calendar entries - its not quite a PDA in that way
* Working out how play lists work was a hassle
* Minimal instruction manuals in the box

Surprises
* How much I use the Blog functionality - I take a photo, type up the text and upload it to my site - very convenient diarising or blogging when on the run
* The ability to auto-stitch photos into a landscape shot
* The music syncing software allows you to specific (ie downgrade) the bitrate of songs being transferred so as to save space
* It copes with a 2GB M2 card despite saying it is only upgradeable to 1 GB
* Its feel very solid.

Verdict
Elegant, small and highly functional - I was surprised as how much easier and better phones can get in just every few years. Worth the change. The in ear noise cancelling headphones have brought my mobile listening experience to a new level.



Name: Jaffrey W. Ali
Location: McLean, VA United States
Date: 2008-07-15
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Thin, Good Phone, Excellent Music Player, High Quality
Comment: This phone is a pleasure to use. It is very thin and very nicely built. The walkman is excellent and the software to manage the media is highly intuitive and takes no time to update the music.

The stereo bluetooth implementation is great and I use this phone while at the gym.

Just a perfect implementation of a small form factor phone!


Name: B. Ferris
Location:
Date: 2008-02-10
Customer Rating: -

Summary: woW880
Comment: The title may be a little corny but this phone is great. The size of the phone is smaller then most if not all Sony Ericsson phones and it is definately a thin phone for being a 3G phone. The only downside to the phone is the minor learning curve to using smaller buttons, but that only takes a few days to get used to. Overall, this is a great phone.


Name: William Segura
Location: Costa Rica
Date: 2008-08-13
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Exellent Phone!
Comment: I am very happy with it. The Wallkman interface is very useful, friendly, and the quality sound if you use a good hearphones is a plus for avoid the carriying of another gadget, for me, this is a better choice than ipod. Unfortunely, this has no FM radio, but I knew this and agree when purshased.

The camera is poor in low light conditions, the lack of flash, autofocus and poor withe balance settings dont help with this cons. In day light and outdoors it can get a good pictures, with good color and sharpness. The screen has very good resolution, more little than average but can reproduce amazing graphics and text. Phone interface come with the advantages of a sonyericsson mobile, easy of use, navigate, good features and decent life battery, althoug, no the better.

The keypad is confortable, no very hard no very soft, but i must say that my fingers are thin. Design is beautiful, this SE has fine details. Is a clear All in One Gadget:

Pros:
Design, stainless still appearence.
Thin.
High quality walkman.
Rubberized back cover.
3G ready.
High resolution screen, outdoor viewable.
General Good performance.
High Capacity, currently I bought 4 GB card and works perfectly (comes with 1 GB card).
Good pictures from camera in good light conditions.

Cons:
Blurry pictures in low light conditions.
Data cable and charger port is not protected by ruber cover, needs constantly cleaning.
Data transfer via usb cable is very low, no USB 2.0 to memory card storage, you will need to buy card reader.
Because of the thin body, the sound of the speaker is "metallic".


Name: N. Wong
Location: Bellevue, WA
Date: 2007-10-26
Customer Rating: -

Summary: nice phone, looks good, but on the receiving end, doesn't work too well
Comment: my girlfriend has this phone, and as a result, i've dealt with its beauty, its sleekness, and also its inability to provide adequate voice volume. no, it's not my phone. I use a cingular 3125 and the call volumes on that thing are so loud sometimes i have to hold the phone away from my ear. connecting with the w880i, i have to really listen closely and pay really close attention to whoever is talking into the w880i. sometimes the receive sensitivity on the w880i is so crappy that it doesn't even register some words making me think it's cutting out, but it's not a signal problem. might just be her phone or maybe it's too small and the mic is too far away from the mouth to adequately pick up/transmit a loud enough voice. all i know is, it's quite annoying to have to talk to someone using a w880i as its main function doesn't work too well.