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View Best Sellers   Release Date: Q4 2006 Released For: AT&T - Discontinued Released for Cingular, the Sony Ericsson W810i quad-band phone enables users to transfer their legacy CD collection or access operator music download services, while staying connected to friends, family and business colleagues anywhere in the world. Offers the latest in mobile multi-media functionality, the W810i takes advantage of high speed data downloads to allow users to listen to hours of music, capture and send high-resolution mega pixel images, access the Internet and stay connected through instant messaging or email. As the latest Walkman phone, the W810i comes with a 512 MB removable Memory Stick, which can be upgraded to 2 GB currently available in retail outlets, allowing consumers to store a wealth of music tracks, photos, video and other multimedia files on the phone... [Continue reading Sony Ericsson W810i Review]

• GSM quad-band technology for communication around the globe
• Integrated Walkman player converts the W810i into a portable MP3, MPEG-4, and H.263 player with full functionality or with all transmitters turned off, preventing disturbance of sensitive equipment
• FM radio offers convenient listening via portable handsfree accessory (Stereo Headset) or internal speaker
• Transfer playlists and albums from a PC through included Disc2Phone 1.1 software
• Built-in 2.0-megapixel camera with 4x zoom and video recording capabilities including easy photo sharing through Sony Ericsson's QuickShare solution
• 40-chord polyphonic sound engine
• Conference calling and integrated hands-free speaker
• Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) and Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS) for sending pictures, animations, wallpaper, icons and ring tones
• J2ME MIDP 2.0 support for application, ringer, wallpaper, graphic and game downloads including 3D gaming through Mascot Capsule 3D engine
• Convenient PC synchronization for through Bluetooth, infrared, and SyncML

Technical Specifications
Network:	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Form Factor:	Block
Dimensions:	100 x 46 x 20 mm
Weight:	99 g
Antenna:	Internal
Navigation:	5-Way Keypad
Battery Type:	900 mAh Li-Ion
Talk Time:	8.00
Standby Time:	350
Memory:	20.0 MB
Expandable Memory:	Memory Stick Pro Duo
Imaging
Main Screen:	262000 colors (TFT) 176 x 220 px
External Screen:
Camera:	2.0 MP / 1632 x 1224 px / 4X Zoom / Flash / Auto-Focus / Video Recorder
Audio
MP3 Player:	MP3 / AAC
FM Radio:	RDS Radio
Speakerphone:
Push-To-Talk:
Multimedia
Wallpapers:	176 x 220 px
Screen Savers:	176 x 220 px
Ring Tones:	40 chord / MP3
Themes:
Games:	J2ME / Mascot Capsule 3D
Streaming Multimedia:
Messaging
SMS:
EMS:
MMS:
Email:	POP3 / IMAP4 / SMTP
Chat:	Wireless Village
Predictive Text:	T9
Applications
Phonebook Capacity:	1000
Calendar:
To-Do List:
WAP:	2.0 / NetFront Browser
Voice Commands:
Calculator:
Connectivity
Bluetooth:	2.0
Infrared Port:
High-Speed Data:	GPRS (Class 10) / EDGE
Wi-Fi:
GPS:
PC Sync:	USB 2.0 / SyncML
More Information
Website:	Sony Ericsson W810i Website
Discussion:	Sony Ericsson Forum

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This is a Great Phone

I just returned a Samsung SCH-A990 to Verizon, not because it was a bad phone, but because of the numerous ways Verizon crippled its functions (not to mention their lacking customer service in trying to make it work). The Sony w810i from Cingular is everything the Samsung wasn't.

As a phone: Isn't that really why we get these things? I mean cameras, music players, games etc are great, but if it sucks as a phone why buy it? This unit has great reception, clear sound, ample speaker volume, and ease of use. Occasional static where I live (in the woods in a rural area) but I consistently got 3 bars or better, as good as a Nokia with external antenna. So far no dropped calls, but that is as much a function of the network as the phone. I haven't tried the voice command functions, but I would guess they'll work fine. In fairness, as a phone, the Samsung was pretty good too.

The Camera: It's a 2 magapixel camera. The Samsung was 3mp, but the operation of the Sony is much more straightforward. It doesn't suffer from the Samsungs 2 second shutter lag, and really can be used as a camera, where Verizon has the Samsung set up more with having to use their services to transfer or use pictures. The Sony comes with a cable (USB), with wich you can easily transfer pics to and from your PC. The Samsung had no cable included, and even if you bought one, you couldn't use it for picture transfer (beats me why). The flash doubles as a flashlight. Just press abutton and your in camera mode. The phone includes a 128mb memory stick (the non-cingular version comes with a 512mb stick).

The music player: When you come down to it, this is a Walkman, too. The cable, headphones and included apps makes transferring music a snap. With the Samsung, you had to purchase a separate Music Essentials Kit, which got you a headset, cable, and a lousy application disk, which requires MS Music Player 10 (won't work with 11) for an additional 30 bucks that you don't have to spend with the Sony. The Samsung makes you deal with DRM (Digital Rights Management) to keep you away from unlicensed music, and try to get you to pay $1.99 for songs from Verizon. The Samsung also only played WMA format. With the Sony you hook up the cable (I believe you can use Bluetooth or Infrared for transfer as well). Drag and drop the songs, albums or artists you want, select a bit rate (quality), and your off. It even has Sony's 'megabass'.

Other stuff: You get syncing with your MS Outlook contacts, tasks, notes on the Sony. No such thing on the Samsung. Games (demos) are included on the Sony, again, no such thing on the Samsung. A radio (uses the headset as an antenna). Make your own ringtones on the Sony (not on the Samsung). It even has a music ID program. Record a few seconds of a song from a radio, and it will id it for you. Not necessary, but cute and thoughtful. In fact there are so many things on the Sony, it'll take a few days to discover them all.

Standby and talk times are quite generous for the Sony. I don't know why, but I woke up after the Samsung was on standby for two days, and it was already dead. Keys are easy to lock to avoid accidental pressing. 4 of the keys can be customized to your most used functions.

If you want a great phone, cutting edge toy, and Cingular service works where you need it. This is definately the phone to consider. So far I am delighted with my decision to dump the Samsung and Verizon and go back to Cingular. I also understand that if you travel internationally, you're better off with GSM (Cingular) than with CDMA (Verizon).

And with discounts the Sony w810i from Cingular is $150 and includes what you need to use all its functions. The Samsung is $350 (discounted) plus the $30 for the Music Kit, and another $30-50 for a memory card.

One thing the Sony won't do is support the stereo Bluetooth profile (the only ones I know that do are the LG Chocolate, and one of the Motorolas). It's expected in a future version of the Sony phone.

Not to mention the Sony w810 is a slick looking phone. If you're looking, make sure to check this guy out. I've also posted a spearate review of the Samsung SCH-A990.

A couple of things I forgot to mention, if only minor. The headset is a two piece affair. You plug in the adapter to the phone which has the microphone, and then you plug the headphones into that. So if you don't like the included one, which is very good, you can use your favorite headphones instead.

Another thing, I have a little FM transmitter for my iPod (the thing that lets you tune your FM radio to a particular station and pick up the output of the iPod). Sony offers one for the w810 as an accessory ($40-50). Cool!

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Awesome Phone

When my 2 year contract ended I went ahead and bought the Samsung-807 as an upgrade, sure enough within 4 days I exchanged that Piece of C*ap with this beauty

Now the Good Stuff

Optional Package
Sony throws in a USB Data Cable and HandsFree adapter, No other Manufacturer gave this kind of deal

On top of it they throw in a 128Mb MSPD card
Not bad at all

Expandability

Got a Memory Stick Pro slot, which makes is easier to buy and widely accepted form-factor, that means good price and easy adaption from cameras to Cam-Corder

Got a 1GB MSPD for 29.99 from Fry's

Software/PC-Sync
Went to Sony ericsson website, downloaded the drivers and software
It is real easy and don't have to be a PHD, got connectivity to my phone within 5 minutes

When you connect your datacable(free:)) you can select the mode as file-transfer mode which makes your phone and phone-card act as a hard disk on your computer, this translates to transfer of files as easy as cutting butter

Radio
Cool FM radio got signal inside my home

Connectivity
Blue-tooth works great

Signal Strength
I can make a call from my kitchen, the only other phone which passed that test is Razr

I never had a dropped call/signal, compare that to my samsung 807 which drops calls all the time

Games
installation of games is easy, jut download the jar file copy them to the other folder either in phone or phone card, then when you bootup your phone go to the other folder select the jar file you copied and select install.

you can move the installed game to phone-card(external) thus saving the available phone memory

Ringtone
you have to copy the mp3 files in the ringtone directory to make them as ringtone< I am sure there is a way around it

Battery Life
It seems to hold its juice
I am listening to songs and playing games and stuff, it never went below 60%

I can sync my contacts from Outlook


Now the Bads

1. FM radio works only with hands-free mounted
2. Battery life is not that great
3. Speaker volume could be little better
but the location of the speaker is good, so that you don't blow your ear-drum if you accidently place it near your ear with speaker-ON
(Happend on Samsung-807)
4. The unlocking of any sonyericsson is a paid service

Final Verdict
Recommed it to anyone
Love this Phone

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sonyericsson w810i

the new sonyericsoon w810i is defenitly better than it's k750i & w800i brothers. although if you will only look at the basic features, nothing dramatically changed. but when you fully browse it, you will find that w810i has 1000 entries for phonebook compared to 500 for the w800i. it already has an edge technology, light sensor and the ability to back up your contacts to memory stick. it is very useful if you want to reboot your phone. it also support cool themes that changes the internal menu surface. but for me, the most impressive difference is that w810i is much more faster in opening files than w800i & k750i. i have a 2gig memory stick that have about 1,500 pics, 200 videos and 600 mp3s. with the k750i & w800i, which i previously owned consecutively, it took me about 5 to 7 seconds more to open a file, specially in image. also, some games i downloaded that doesnt work in k750i & w800i, works well with w810i. the only downside is see is that w810i's cam doesnt have a cover which makes it prone to dust. also it's memory is reduced to 20mb. overall, w810i is a great mp3, video, phone rolled into one. who needs an i-pod if you have w810i with 2gig memory stick? GOD BLESS

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Good features, best walkman yet

I have recently upgraded from the W600i to the W810i. Prior to the W600, I used a Nokia 252, so the features on the 600i were outstanding, as far as cell phones go. After three replacements of the 600i due to manufacturing, I was ready to go back to the Nokia 252, because it was 4 years old, and never once needed replacement. However, the 3rd 600i held up. The reception on these Sony phones is the best, but I attribute that to Cingular's network coverage. Still, there is no interference or "dropped" calls.

Now the 810i performs as good as the 600i, with a better camera and longer battery life. I have the radio playing all day long, and the 600i would need recharging on the way home. The 810i still has 30% when I get home. (I used the same battery from the 600i to be sure that it was not a worn-out battery issue.) This phone does not require opening to dial like the 600i, so it is actually less cumbersome and less bulky. Also, the charger, data cable, battery, and headphones from the 600i all fit the 810i, so spare parts will not have to be rebought should they become damaged. They also now have a 4G Duo card that will hold more music than Elvis ever put out!

There are only some minor drawbacks to the 810i. 1)The 600i has a nice lock/unlock button that is missing from the 810i. 2)The Walkman feature does not have the "Stereo Widening" option that the 600i has. 3)The sim card does not fit snugly in it's place, and sometimes the phone will shut down and give a "Insert Smartcard" message on the screen. I have to remove battery, sim card, and reinsert them both. Sometimes this works, sometimes it doesn't. 4) The clock does not stay on the screen, so only certain buttons can be used to display the time without unlocking the keypad, unlike the 600i.

The sim card problem is nagging, and I may have to have the phone repaired under warranty. The memory stick, lack of bulk, and the interchangeable parts make the 810i the best phone I have ever had.

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Awesome phone =].

Having got this phone more than a month ago, I have to admit that it is the best phone that I've had. Maybe it's because of the technology nowadays, but either way, I love it, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for a phone with a decent camera, music player, and overall quality.


Battery Life: When I first started using the phone, the battery life was amazing. I would play games and listen to music for hours and it would still have full battery after a long time. However, now that I've used it for over a month, the battery life is slowly but steadily dropping. I sometime charge my phone once every 2 days, which I didn't have to do when I first got the phone.

Contact List: The contact list is extremely well designed, compared to the other SE phones that I've had/used. It makes dialing easy, with easy navigating and a simple way of adding new contacts. All you have to do is find your contact, and press the right and left button to choose which phone number you'd like to dial. It's as simple as that!

Controls: When I first got this phone (after my SE t637, which is close to being extinct by now), I thought that the controls were very hard to press compared to the t637. The middle joystick was missing, and the buttons didn't give that extra *click* that many phones give. However, I absolutely loved the extra walkman shortcut that the w800i didn't have.

Camera: I have to admit that the 2.0 megapixel camera that it's supposed to be was not that great compared to the other 2.0 megapixel camera phones that I've used. However, it's still a very decent camera phone, but not a very decent camera itself. There are many different effects and features that come with the camera, including the so-called "flash", which is basically just a light that turns on when you take a picture. I personally don't like that flash, mostly because it makes your picture turn yellow. As for the side camera button, I would have preferred it if I could take pictures using another button as well. It was a pain in the butt when I wanted to take pictures lengthwise, and had to reach my fingers to press that tiny camera button, which sometimes got in the way of the lens.

Games: Lets face it. Games are not that big of a deal for most part because you can always download java game from the internet onto your phone. However, the SE w810i comes with 2 very entertaining games; JC Does TEXAS and QuadraPop, which is a variation of tetrus. The picture quality for these 2 games is excellent. Of course, there are way more entertaining games that you can download from the internet, but for the most part, the built-in games are entertaining enough if you're bored, which I, personally, always am.

Other Features: The phone comes with many little extra features that are always handy in different everyday life situations. Features include an SOS light, a flashlight, an alarm, a calendar, notes, a timer, a stopwatch, and a calculator.

Radio: One time, I was going to another city while listening to the built-in radio on the phone, and it wasn't in the best quality ever. The radio kept stopping to "look for new signals", and let me tell you; it took forever. However, if you're just in one place, then the radio is just as good as any radio you can find. The only non-efficient thing is that you have to plug in the microphone to get the signals. Otherwise, the radio is pretty decent, once again.

Themes: The built-in themes are in pretty good quality, but if you want nicer themes, go download them. I guess I can't really give a comment on this one, mostly because the themes that I use don't come with the phone. But if you find a nice theme on the internet, it makes the phone just THAT much better. Trust me

Videos: This phone comes with a mp4 player, a video DJ, as well as a video recorder. I really didn't expect much from the mp4 player, since mp4s are never in good quality anyway, but compared to other mp4 players, the quality was pretty decent anyway. The video DJ, to me, was pretty useless, since there really isn't any reason to make your own videos with a phone when you can use your computer, which doesn't take up as much time. But if you're just THAT bored, then the video DJ can cure some boredom. But otherwise, I found that it was a pretty useless feature. As for the video recorder, I didn't expect much from it either. The sound was not that great, the quality was not that great, but for a video recorder on a phone, it was not great, but good.

Walkman: Who can disagree with me that the 3 speakers on the phone are amazing? Considering that it IS a phone, it's great. Of course, it's nothing compared to a real speaker, but either way, it's great. The earphones however weren't that efficient. They were way too long, and the plugged your ears so that you could not hear anything other than your music. In some ways, that could be good, but in others, it can be dangerous and annoying to people that are trying to talk to you, so I recommend buying your own earphones. As for the actual walkman feature on the phone, the features are just as great as my ipod < minus the memory >. The way the songs can be catagorized by artists, playlists, and the actual tracks like an ipod makes it a very good WALKMAN phone.


So, overall, the Sony Ericsson w810i is a very good phone with many great features. It can be a little pricey, depending on where you're buying it. But trust me, all that money is worth it .

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W810i

I have had mine for a while now, and previously I had a w800i (now my girlfriends). I like the button config of the w800i better as I could easily feel the individual buttons. The w810i has more of a chunky platform of main buttons on the top and the feel is not as clear, but yet I seem to type accurately anyways. I don't have big fat fingers either.

Of course the door for the camera lens is sadly absent on the w810i.

The internet browsing is great (fast), I downloaded google earth mobile, and that is fast as well. Games run fast, and clean as well.

One main item of note is that the cover for the w800i is better than the w810i. It is not as tight. At least for mine. It's not loose at all, but just not as 100% perfectly tight. No dirt has gotten onto the inside screen, so no complaints.

Contacts always could be backed up from the phone memory to the SIM card even with the w800i, so that was never an issue.

Camera works great, just takes time to learn to always take a great pic. Same as the w800i. Get the flash accessory. It's worth it.

The light sensing screen and keypad works well, and you can clearly see it work.

The addition of the shortcuts menu button on the right side of the keypad is welcomed, but you could always access most of that from customizing the joystick shortcuts on the w800i as well. The same goes for this button. Functions are customized per user through the settings menu.

I have the 2gb memorystick, and love the extra room for pics. I run about 1.2 gb of music at all times (about 650 tunes), so there is tons of room for other stuff.

As far as storing tons of pics... why? Snap 'em and put them onto your computer whenever possible after you send them where you need to. This phone is like a mini pc, and thus needs to be treated even more carefully. Turn it off every couple days to refresh the memory, and delete the extra junk messages sent/inbox. That is how the phone works best.

The battery indicator has 10 increments so you can really see where the battery life is. You can always hit the volume button on the side to see the battery percentage as well when in standby.

I get great reception as well.

For Internet, T-Mobile t-zones are accessable where as the w800i I could do anything BUT go to my t-zones which hardly mattered.

This phone synchronizes with your pc, if necessary you can do updates through sony's website or your settings folder, the radio rocks, walkman feature rules along with the suplied headphones, the internet is where you can quickly get all of your info, you can run email, take/send great pics, light your torch for the darkest of times, and waaaay more.

Hope that helps.

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Even MORE bang for the buck!

This phone is absolutely amazing. I even had high standards after reading about it and all of it's features. It has not disappointed me in the slightest bit.

PROS
reception
camera (2 mp is very, very good w/ flash & auto focus)
Walkman (very cool)
FM radio
size
UI (very, very fast and efficient, easy to use)
mobile email
fast internet (edge)
screen is VERY bright and easy to see even on sunny days
battery

CONS
not many at all, but if I had one, it would be the volume of the ringers...maybe there's a program to boost it like on the Moto's???

Overall this phone is excellent and when you think of what you're getting for the money (phone, camera, mp3 player, radio, usb cable, installation CD, etc.) it's a heck of a buy! I strongly recommend.

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I love my Walkman phone

I read thru the other reviews to date and had to add my own. I won't review every feature but I'll list my likes and dislikes about this phone:

Likes:
Phone. It really is a very good phone. I read rhett121's disgust with the phone and I respect his opinion but I have had many phones and my particular 810i is at least as good or better than all the others. The speaker phone and handset on mine is clear and loud enough for my ears tho I would add that the handset is not as loud as some others i've owned.
MP3 Player. It's a very good MP3 player. It has almost everything i want. Playlists, MegaBass, great clarity, and the best part. the cable and software are INCLUDED. Thank you Sony. .
FM Radio. This is so cool! Ok, I thought I would use it more than I actually do but for those who like to listen to the radio it's a very good FM tuner with all the features.
Camera. The camera is great. I love the camera. I am not a purist and I don't believe in all the more-mp-is-better hype. I don't print many photos, so viewing a 2mp vs an 8mp picture on a computer monitor is hardly distinguishable. And most of the pictures i take are vacation pictures, pictures of the kids doing goofy stuff, pictures of random nonsense. all things I would like to email to someone and you can't do that easily with an 8mp picture. I love the panoramic photo feature. I took several pictures in NYC that wowed coworkers who couldn't believe it came from a camera phone.
Sony. Finally, I like Sony. For all their faults, they have always impressed me as making a phone that functions intuitively, has lots of features, and just seems to make sense. They do a great job at understanding their consumer and they produce a quality product.
Battery life. I expected a much shorter battery life but with all the playing around I've done on this phone over the past few months I can report that my battery lasts more than a full day with my average call volume. The MP3 player and camera have negligible impact on battery life.

Dislikes:
I'll start by saying that these are all minor irritations.
No lens cover on the camera. Agreed. this would be a simple addition but I've not had any other camera phones with lens covers.
It doesn't play WAV files. That sucks. C'mon Sony. that would have taken very little effort to add this feature. I expect you'd have to pay some licensing fees to Microsoft. who knows. It just seems like a small thing to add a lot of value. Some day I'll get around to converting all those WAV files to MP3's. ughh!
It's a candy bar phone. I've only owned one bar phone before and now I remember why I disliked it. I never remember to lock the keys so I'm forever dialing some bogus number from my pocket. I was also randomly connecting to the Internet for minutes at a time, racking up connection fees completely unaware. You may want to do what I did and create a bogus dial up connection and set it as your default so you can't accidently connect to the Internet. It's saved me several $$ each billing cycle.
The Walkman doesn't allow you to select the order of play for individual songs. You can sort by Artist, Title, or As Created but there's no way to selectively move a song up or down in order that I have found. I am pretty certain you can do it on the PC software but i never think of doing it until i'm actually listening. Not a big deal but it's worth mentioning.

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This Phone Is Very Good.(Decide Yourself)

The Advantages:

- Elegant Design
- Impressive Screen (better than nokia )
- Best sound Quality
- Deadly useful as a Walkman
- Brightest Screen
- Decent Camera
- Able to store nameslist in memory card for easy format
- Dead useful with pcsync.
- Decent Battery life

The Disadvantages:

- No shutter for camara
- Harder to Explore
- Bad location for camera since your hand keeps coming inbeteen

Overall it is a very good phone.

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W810i User Review: Disadvantages & Tips

Not a business phone, but a young persons phone. For me, sync'ing contacts with the phone is useless, and makes the experience worse, so I only sync the calendar.

Disadvantages:
- screws up your Outlook contacts, grouping on Outlook not carried
over to phone; problem when you have lots of contacts;
- contacts don't have same functionality on smart chip as on the phone;
multiple numbers not listed under each contact for smart chip;
- Ran out of memory downloading Outlook Notes and each Note was partial; even though the phone had plenty of memory in both places. My PST file is 4MB in size, why can't you just import the whole file?
- No playlist file type importing.
- If you like playlists in a specific order, you have to add each song
individually in order. There is no other ability to put the songs in a specific order, unlike the iPod PC software. So the Walkman is not as good as the iPod.
- Sony Ericsson PC Suite crashes when COM ports are disabled;
had to enable port in BIOS
- Stuck icon on your desktop you can't delete; had to use TweakUI to
remove; This same icon, Sony File Transfer, does not work and does
not do anything. Never make a desktop icon read-only.
- volume for long distance calls too low, local calls ok
- preloaded stuff can't be deleted: crapware, same as Microsoft PC's
- USB transfer seems slightly slow; yes I have USB 2.0
- button on cable can't be used to pause music, only to take a call
- screen is too small to use as a real PDA
- No lens cover for the camera
- Cell phone company is highly intrusive trying to generate incremental revenue so you can't completely customize the locked phone. No I don't want to buy Ringtones or anything else.
- No Vista support
- 256MB provided can only contain 3.5 CD's worth of music; can toss the memory stick and buy a bigger one cheaply
- no good phone case

Status: + key

Calling:
- Press & hold C to mute & unmute.
- Can Enter a number to remember during a call
- vibrate mode
- volume + -

Camera:
- light * key
- zoom: + -
- modes: macro, night, self-timer,self-portrait

Pictures: My Stuff, Pictures
- can assign to contact, use as
- can use as wallpaper, use as
- can use as screen saver, use as
- can do a slideshow: .more, slide show

More features:
- FM Radio, can pre-set stations
- 4 setting
- Speakers
- Infrared port, can use to import contacts
- phone memory appears as USB drive
- memory stick appears as USB drive
- calculator
- stopwatch
- lock the phone to make it useless if stolen
- Bluetooth
- Quad-band GSM for overseas use

Ringtones: Can assign to a contact, can use mp3

Bottom line: Tons of features but the address book design and Outlook sync'ing is real poor. I will keep the $70 phone for two years and eventually buy a real PDA phone with a larger screen and enough memory to backup critical home PC data.

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Buyer Beware!

Buyer Beware! Sony Ericsson phones are not for active lifestyles. If you get any water on your phone at all it will stop working, and worse yet they will not honor their warranty. I've dropped my old Motorola G60 in mud puddles and they still worked. You are way better off with other brands unless you NEVER have your phone out in the rain or near any water. Don't carry a water bottle in the same backpack because the phones are not built well enough to survive even a small amount of water exposure. That's what happened to me. Don't throw hundreds of dollars away like I did. If you are smart you will avoid Sony Ericsson phones!

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Not really a phone?

I don't know why nobody has taken the time to report how this phone responds... as a PHONE!
I just bought it and I must say, I am NOT impressed! It is so quiet I can barely hear anything happen. Even with the ear buds in, it's only so-so (AS A PHONE). The radio and music work fine and I can hear them perfectly, the phone side... not so much. I don't know why there isn't a master volume for everything coming out of it (ringer excluded of course) but if I'm listening to music at 80-100db (to drown out noise) and a phone call comes in at 50db, do you really think it will be heard at all? And there is NO menu item nor description of volume control anywhere in the manual. (forget about talking on it outdoors)
I can only hear it ring under very silent conditions. Which reminds me, some idiot put the speaker on the back of the phone (a REALLY dumb-ass move) which requires a user to either lay the phone on it's face or put it in it's hands free cradle backwards in order to have any chance of hearing anything. It was probably the same jackass that decided to remove the camera lens cover! The lens is exactly where my finger-tip falls when I am trying to use the phone one-handed (does Sony really pay these designers?)
The menu system really doesn't make sense but I guess you get used to it's randomness eventually (heck, you could learn brain surgery if you practiced enough).

It's a nice looking unit, the digital camera is decent (compared to 5 year old digital cameras), the Walkman is clumsy but works, the radio works pretty well, the games... eh, as a phone... Oh! That's right, this is supposed to be a phone! The thing it does the worst is act like a phone! For the money, you could get a decent phone AND and an iPod (and probably a 5 year old digital camera) and get better products in both! (because who listens to the radio anymore? It's just commercials anyway.)

Be warned! I wish someone had told me before I blew $500!

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