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Sony Ericsson W760 Reviews Analysis

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Sony Ericsson W760
alaSCORE 90

578 reviews

November, 2009

78 / 100

66 Experts

Product Age

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76 / 100

512 Users

What people think about the Sony Ericsson W760: (BETA!)

We compute this summary by analyzing 578 reviews from across the web.

price

0.5

  • Usage of GPS price
  • Got them cheap at ebay though
  • buttons feel cheap
  • Sony went cheap on this phone due to the recession probably
  • expensive
  • not too expensive
 

LCD

5

  • 2.2" screen
  • slightly small screen
  • screen is easy to be dirty
  • With the wider screen
  • With the wider screen, images appear better and can be more comfortably seen
  • Nice big clear screen
  • Excellent screen
  • good screen
 
  • Good size, good screen, sounds good
  • Excelent SCREEN so clear and crisp
  • bright and vivid screen
  • Bright screen with vibrant colours
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battery

2

  • battery life
  • Battery life - drain fast
  • Short battery life when used often
  • Battery life is horrible
  • Battery has to be charged on a DAILY basis
  • great battery life
  • Great battery
  • Very long battery time
  • battery life is good
  • Battery has to be charged on a DAILY basis, charger in bad location and ifficult to plug in and take out vs
  • Battery/Headphone connection gets lose
  • low battery bakup
 
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keyboard

0.5

  • small keypad makes one-handed texting a little difficult
  • alarm stopped working, phone freezes occasionally, small keypad makes one-handed texting a little difficult
  • certain keys (such as the "C" key
  • Keypad can be a bit tricky being flat keys
  • Keypad might be small for some
  • great keypad
  • Lovely keypad
  • Harder to text with flat keypad
  • the key lights are not bright enough
  • Less tactile feedback on keypad :
  • Not a full keyboard for texting
  • Not a full keyboard for texting, have to have certain adapters for headphones and USB
 
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interface

5

  • strange interface for media card
  • Software is very slow, strange interface for media card
  • display interface kinda ancient looking
  • A great feature set and a simple user interface
  • user interface
  • Design, build quality, controls, user interface, access to Next G services, HSDPA-capable, built-in GPS
  • user friendly and snappy slider action
  • Solidly built, user friendly and snappy slider action
 
  • An Outstanding User interface
  • An Outstanding User interface, only inferior to d iphone's
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sound

5

  • Integrated stereo speakers are not impressive neither in sound qiality
  • Integrated stereo speakers are not impressive neither in sound qiality, nor in loudness
  • Mp3 files songs from your computer can't be used as ring tones
  • sound quality
  • good sound and UI
  • Great sound
  • great sound quality
  • sporty exterior, good specs overall, great sound quality,typical of SE walkman phone series
 
  • Built-in speaker - Great sound quality
  • great sound quality for music (with headphones)
  • I like the slider function and the sound quality is pretty good
  • The sound of the calls are very clear
  • Perfect sound quality
  • What to say about sound quality in ericsson phones
  • phone and sound quality good
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appearance

5

  • General appearance
  • images appear better and can be more comfortably seen
  • Great look
  • The look and feel of the phone
  • Nice look and feel
  • Nice look and feel, good phone
 
  • Very pretty shape
  • sleek
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reception

1.5

  • The internal antenna can make reception iffy in certain parts of the world
  • The internal antenna can make reception iffy in certain parts of the world, and in others, non-existent
  • Signal capture could be better
  • this phone has very bad reception...it does not catch signal well...it continue to drop calls...I have exchanged the ph 2 times and even exchanged sim...nothing works...what do u do with good feature and 3.2 camera when u can't talk
  • Good signal capture
 

portability

5

  • Small and compact
  • light
  • Weight &
  • Slim and excited phone
 

connectivity

2

  • no Wi-Fi
  • Music phones are better with 3.5mm headphone jack
  • No 3.5mm jack
  • No 3.5mm jack, no flash on the camera, no Wi-Fi
  • 3.55 mm jack
  • Stereo Bluetooth
  • pretty much the best audio quality on the market (typical of Sony Ericsson
  • Bought it for the mp3 player and bluetooth able to stream music
  • audio
  • 3G HSPDA Technology
  • No 3.5mm jack,no autofocus,terrible video playback,many parts of the phone gets its colour scratched out,not very sturdy design as some parts tend to be a tad loose
  • Lacks Wi-Fi
  • didn't come with USB cable
  • didn't come with USB cable, so i'm going to have to buy one
  • Did not come with USB cable nore headsets
  • and non-standard headphone jack (a givien to most Sony Ericsson owners)
  • No standard headphone jack so you have to buy an adapter (come on Sony
  • No standard headphone jack so you have to buy an adapter (come on Sony, it's a MUSIC phone!), doesn't use USB output for charging/transferring data (most phones are switching to this), no flash for camera, uses M2 instead of MicroSD card,
  • No 3.5 jack
  • have to have certain adapters for headphones and USB
  • Bluetooth 2.0
  • mp3 player, 3G, Music ID, Ringback tones
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size

3

  • are sometimes difficult to press due to their size and/or position
  • The size of the Call and End Call keys are smaller than I would like them to be
  • Good size
  • Good size & feel
  • Big numbers for old people
 

sensor

5

  • Built-in motion sensor
  • Montion sensing
  • GPS Bulit-in, 3.2M, Montion sensing
  • (motion sensor
  • motion sensor
 
  • Sensor of motion
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maps

5

  • GPS isn't completely free
  • The GPS feature must be paid for separately
  • Suspect GPS fix from cold start
  • GPS on ATT provider
  • Confusing menus, no built-in Google Maps, Media Manager buggy (program crashes while reading my mp3 library and Sony Ericsson insists that the program is not at fault)
  • Built-in GPS receiver
  • GPS navigation
  • GPS
  • built-in GPS
  • With the GPS
 
  • With the GPS, one never has to worry about getting lost again
  • GPS Bulit-in
  • built-in GPS receiver with optional A-GPS support
  • check your email and never get lost with its GPS wherever you go in the world
  • This is not iPhone, nor Balckberry, but you make make good quality phone call and listen better sounding music than iPod, check your email and never get lost with its GPS wherever you go in the world, EU, US, even Japan & Korea
  • GPS and Navigation turns handy when traveling
  • GPS, Accelerometer, and a Walkman music player (up to 4Gb of songs
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color

0.5

  • many parts of the phone gets its colour scratched out
  • the color choices aren't too great
  • Some delay problems, motion sensor can be slow at times or just not work for a couple of seconds, the color choices aren't too great
  • The phone is a bit off balance when texting and entering numbers while talking is a pain
  • The slider is now loose after 3 months of intense usage (suite with its colour
  • COLOR on the screen IS JUST GREAT
  • Can have several color
  • Color Multi-point
 
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flash

0.5

  • No photo light or flash
  • No photo light or flash, 2.2" screen
  • still doesnt have flash like w580i
  • no flash
  • LED flash would have been nice
  • Sony Ericsson must include flash to make it the best walkman phone
  • 3.2 mp cam with no flash or auto foucs
  • no flash, speed reduces wtih increase in mem card size, 4GB only max mem
 
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video

0.5

  • average video support
  • Average video recording capabilities
  • no video call
  • terrible video playback
  • no video playback
  • Loaded music and movies with great quality sound and video
  • motion technolgy for video games and pictures
  • too slow, lack of options, no video playback,
  • fast internet connection in the HSDPA network can not be used to make a video call
  • Unfortunately, fast internet connection in the HSDPA network can not be used to make a video call
 
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resolution

5

  • good resolution for camera
  • Great sound, good resolution for camera, nice solid feel
  • Hi-resolution camera
 

memory

1

  • No significant internal memory
  • Conventional-looking slider, No significant internal memory
  • The interface with an added M2 memory card seems to have severe problems
  • No USB cable, headphones or memory stick included with purchase
  • almost no internal memory
  • 40 MB's of internal memory
  • with a 1GB memory card to enhance the memory capabilities of the phone
  • 40 MB's of internal memory, with a 1GB memory card to enhance the memory capabilities of the phone
  • Lots of memory
  • with good storage
  • no USB cord or memory card included
  • Memory cover difficult
  • Memory can be at greater
  • with good storage, music friendly feature set
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performance

5

  • Graphics response a little slow from the default theme
  • Dedicated Call and End keys, Equalizer not available for bluetooth headphones, Poorly designed SIM slot, Slow UI, Buggy Firmware
  • motion sensor can be slow at times or just not work for a couple of seconds
  • too slow
  • Fast network speeds
  • It also offers broad world phone support, an accelerometer, and reliable performance
  • Good bluetooth performance
  • Faster internet
  • Good improvement over 810i much faster
 
  • Fast internet
  • and reliable performance
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menu

4

  • Sluggish menu
  • device can easily slip down from hand
  • speakers are not louder,device can easily slip down from hand
  • Brilliant menu layout
  • menu is user friendly
  • Different Menu layouts
  • Gaming Buttons,Different Menu layouts
 

build quality

5

  • not very sturdy design as some parts tend to be a tad loose
  • and we're concerned about the long-term durability of its keypad buttons
  • build quality
  • Attractive design, great build quality, solid feel, bright screen, GPS
  • Small and durable
  • All around good quality in construction
 

usability

4.5

  • Music app could use some polish
  • and some of its navigation controls were crowded
  • The Sony Ericsson W760i's menus are the slightest bit sluggish, and some of its navigation controls were crowded
  • Superfluous shake music controls
  • manual is pretty poor by Sony Ericsson standards
  • fun to use
  • controls
  • easy-to-use design with a well-stocked
  • music-friendly feature set
  • The Sony Ericsson W760i has an attractive, easy-to-use design with a well-stocked, music-friendly feature set
  • Small buttons - easy to press the wrong one
  • Must connect earphones to the handsfree microphone inorder to use (very inconvenient as I do not use handsfree)
  • Keys for texting not comfortable to use especially the corner keys
  • Keys for texting not comfortable to use especially the corner keys, they don't press as deep as the middle keys which doesn't give good feed back when texting
  • doesn't use USB output for charging/transferring data (most phones are switching to this)
  • No application lock
  • Get ready to read the instruction manual and download and buy separately everything that makes this phone great
  • some of its navigation controls were crowded
  • Gimmicky but fun shake game controls
  • very easy-to-use controls
  • 3.2 MP camera, very easy-to-use controls
  • easy to use
  • Brilliant menu layout, loud tones, easy to use
  • Great games that are fun to use and a great walkman
  • Lovely to use
  • Sony-Ericsson makes tethering easy
  • Best phone I'll never use
  • Good call quality, great camera, easy to use
  • easy controls
  • Great display, great sound, good sized buttons, easy controls
  • and the buttons are easy to press
  • It has a good overall design and a fun to use accelerometer
  • ease of use and great phone book
  • The phone is sleek and sexy and easy to use
  • easy - to - use design
  • attractive, easy - to - use design
  • music friendly feature set
  • this product has tested for SAR number and its save to be use
  • music-friendly
  • The Sony Ericsson W760i has an attractive, easy-to-use design with a well-stocked, music-friendly
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glare

5

  • Brilliant design
 

design

5

  • Conventional-looking slider
  • It's an unremarkable-looking slider phone
  • accessories and data plan are expensive
  • Poor call quality in some areas despite showing full bars, accessories and data plan are expensive, sluggish
  • Design
  • nice looking
  • Great Design
  • Great Design,well spaced out keypads,great music quality
  • Looks Gawjuzz
 
  • Looks like it is strong and has great music player
  • Good looking phone
  • nice looking phone
  • nice looking phone, small and compact, good functions
  • brillant looking
  • brillant looking, great design, awesome features
  • Great design and look
  • looks pretty good
  • Looks good
  • clean design
  • clean design, motion sensors are a neat feature
  • Slick design
  • Slick design, motion technolgy for video games and pictures
  • phone has lot of feature and nice looking
  • W760 simplicity of design and will not bring any feeling of monotony
  • Even the whole, W760 simplicity of design and will not bring any feeling of monotony
  • good looking
  • stylish
  • rich design
  • sleek, rich design,accelerometer
  • Arc-shaped design
  • Arc-shaped design, good texture, there are buttons on both sides and positive
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screen

5

  • A bit tricky when using keypads since keypads are flat
  • choppy video playback (has to do with screen quality being so good i know
  • 2.2" QVGA TFT display
  • Display very sharp and bright
  • Good display when playing games
  • Great display
  • very nice display size and quality
 
  • The feel of the phone is great the display is 262k very nice
  • Music ID
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remote control

5

  • and some of its navigation control
  • The Sony Ericsson W760i's menus are the slightest bit sluggish, and some of its navigation control
  • Walkman player with Shake control and SensMe
  • ability to control common music functions (such as back/forward and the volume
  • Shake Control
  • Mega Bass, Sensme, Shake Control, Play Now, GPS, Sensor of motion
  • The music player can be controlled using a movement sensor (Shake Control)
 

image quality

5

  • No zooming unless in VGA quality mode
  • Poor call quality in some areas despite showing full bars
  • still have a electromagnetic effect for another electronic tools
  • still have a electromagnetic effect for another electronic tools, such as radio, home theater,act
  • Great call quality
  • great music quality
  • Great call quality (it's louder than most
  • but you make make good quality phone call and listen better sounding music than iPod
  • Good call quality
 
  • Improved call quality
  • excellent picture quality as well
  • very nice display size and quality, excellent picture quality as well
  • good picture quality
  • Slider, bright and vivid screen, great sound quality for music (with headphones), easy to use, very organized and lots of possibilities for customization, accelerometer works great for pictures, good picture quality, cool features for music and pics,
  • quality
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black level

0.5

  • intense black
  • The slider is now loose after 3 months of intense usage (suite with its colour, intense black
 

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