Sony Ericsson W910 Review Analysis | All Features Rated & Tested

price

1

Comes at an overpriced price tag
Expensive
WAT IS THE COST PRICE
Price
Price, not really availible in Sydney

IS IT VALUE FOR ME BUYING THIS PHONE
Low price (Gone from $1000 to $199
Cheap
it has every thing a phone could have and it is all so a good price
Attractive, good value for money, 'Shake' to change the song you're playing

Price, colours
money/price
price probs
however it was a tad expensive
it was a bit expensive
rubbish music features and high price tag
Couldn't receive calls for a while and expensive
Expensive if bought sim free
The price is a little high

Good price
Good price, good for music, great range of features

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LCD

5

Terrible screen
the screen smudges easily
Screen fade time
(Screen keeps coming up with "failed" when i try to delete them
thumb regularly covers the light sensor for screen brightness

Big screen
Great looks and big screen
good sized screen
best lcd screen
massive screen

Fade screen function annoying
You'll need a screen cover to stop it getting scratched (keep it away from your keys pocket
takes a while for the screen to load when you slide it open
Easily Scratched Screen
screen can scratch easily
expensive, screen can scratch easily
Slider broke and screen freezes and allow no action
Screen goes blank rd light comes on the back of phone and vibrates

crystal clear screen
big lcd
big lcd, good specs
Screen is big
clear screen
Nice big, clear screen
well big screen even tho i hant used it yet
Great screen
Sleek, wide screen, music sounds alright, has a sensme feature (which people will have to get used to), different than a normal SE phone
Big 2.4inch screen (nice colours
When you rotate the screen the picture
large screen
clear, large screen
large 2.4" screen
Ginormous screen
Crystal clear screen, bright and beautiful colours
Screen
Screen, WalkMan feature
The screen is clear
The screen is clear, i havn't had one problem at all
Great LCD screen with big viewing angles
Huge clear screen
Can record QVGA Vids , large screen , thin , WALKMAN 3.0
gorgeous screen
Looks amazing, gorgeous screen
large clear screen on a thin stylish phone
large buttons and screen
walkman slim, large buttons and screen
Excellent screen, great music features
Lightweight, large screen, music sounds good
Clear picture quality, looks very stylish, crystal clear screen
Screen is a decent size
Screen, Style
large clear screen
I like it because the screen is very big
I like it because the screen is very big, the walkman is perfect and it got acceleometer and shake and sense me witch any mobile phone desn't has that
Good size screen and features
wide screen
Sleek phone, excellent music features, wide screen, HSDPA enable, shaker and sensing capabilities
Nice big screen
Nice screen and good as a music player
Nice screen and good as a music player, but that's about it
Good points, Big screen, really light fone and I like the colours that it come in
And the screen is gorgeous
good clear & big screen
Screen is large and clear and texting a dream
looks good and the screen is large and clear

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keyboard

1

poor keypad ergononics
Fiddly keyboard
v poor keyboard - don't get this if you text a lot or have nails
only basic keypad lock
Sometimes when i plug in the headset the keypad lights start blinking

Can access many functions without opening the keyboard out
Heaps of buttons/shortcuts making key features easily accessible
Comfortable keypad
lovely keypad
comfortable keyboard

Typing SMS's can be laggy
keypad too flat and close together very inconvenient for impulsive texters
Poor keyboard - jams all the time
Keypad can be tricky and slide function bit clunky
Lousy keyboard hard to type sms
and the keypad is rubbish too
Ohh ,and the keypad is rubbish too

size, huge display, comfortable keyboard

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interface

3

switching on/off line when heading onto a plane is clunky - requiring reboot of phone
interface seems slightly laggy
can't really hear the person on the other line clearly as my other phones
slow interface

new multimedia interface
HSDPA capable, design and build quality, large display, new multimedia interface, SensME and Shake it
radio interface & quality is fantastic & names the channels
Modern Interface
nice user interface (but note that the vibration when moving between menu options only works for some themes

appearance

5

Do Not Be Fooled By The Look Of The Phone
the theme I was using is not anymore the theme that will appear

Awesum look
sleek
very sleek
modern appearance
Sleek, modern appearance

Look
new set up/format
The beauty of the phone
Sleek phone
Also the fact that the keys look pretty strong
Look pretty
desain and look very good
the outward appearance is attractive
The function is formidable, the outward appearance is attractive

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sound

4

only average sound quality
sound is abit strange
crappy sound quality form headphones
Poor earpiece sound volume
the sound could be a bit better

Good sound quality
gd sound
GREAT SOUND
good cam, GREAT SOUND
Sound is amazing through headphones

shake function is a gimmick, the phone restarts, the sound could be a bit better
Sound quality, reliability
The wake up alarm doesn't ring for longer than 10 seconds
then continuously asked me to ring back the next day to check the progress so they could tell me more

worth the money excellent sound quality when you fiddle around with it a bit
Big screen, slimline, great sound
sound quality
Huge clear screen, funky UI, features, sound quality, design,
player and sound quality
Excellent music storage, player and sound quality
sound quality is very good
Sound quality,battery backup,look,style,design,large screen

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battery

1

Battery Life is reported to be bad (rumour
battery life
ok battery life
Bad battery life
battery/weakling of a phone

Good battery life
will show remaining battery life percentage
Decent battery life (about 5 days with minimal use
Battery
decent battery life

appallin battery life
Relatively poor battery standby time
battery life is disappointing
POOR BATTERY LIFE
Battery life could be a little better
When i turn the phone off the theme gets changed back to the Optus one.Although i hardly turn it off as it has a good battery life
Battery life is as short as phones I've previously had
battery life-span is poor
Battery Life could be Better
Battery life can sometimes be a problem
the battery life isn't the best
battery fully charged
Turns itself off at least once a day and can only be turned back on by taking out the battery
battery that gives a standby time of 350 hrs and a talktime of 9 hrs
Battery life is also pretty rubbish about 2 days between charges
lastly battery life
battery life could last longer
Battery cover keeps coming loose
Battery cover keeps coming loose, the list goes on.....such a mistake to buy this phone
the battery has a poor life as well
the battery has a poor life as well, it keeps freezeing up when im using it, I've only had it a week!!!....and from im lucky it lasted that long
Battery Life is terrible
battery does not stay for long
handset heating, battery does not stay for long

A fantastic phone long battery life
A fantastic phone long battery life, comes with fantastic features and extras
Looks, battery life and ease of use
Battery life great
The longest 20 hours of music playback time
battery backup

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reception

0.5

doesn't pic up reception very well
reception is poor
Lag, randomly turns off, reception is poor
Freezes, bad reception pick up
bad signal

Good reception
I get pretty good reception with it
Reception

freezing, poor assembling, bad signal
Poor reception
Poor reception, randomly switches itself off
Reception not as good as previous K610i
loses signal easily
Freezes, crashes, loses signal easily

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connectivity

5

No 3.5mm audio jack
No 3.5mm audio jack, only average sound quality, poor keypad ergononics, harsh ringtones
No 3.5 mm audio jack
No 3.5 mm audio jack, Camera
Modem

3G with HSDPA
Genuinely excellent music player, Slimline style, 3G with HSDPA
Bluetooth (with A2DP
HSDPA (3.6 Mbps), EDGE, Bluetooth (with A2DP
3G and HSDPA

Bluetooth GPS receiver
Data Exchange, Modem, Bluetooth GPS receiver
No Built In Headphone Jack
weak bluetooth
It isn't got wifi
no wifi

Bluetooth-enabled headphones
The audio performance – as with most Walkman mobiles – is fantastic via the wireless, Bluetooth-enabled headphones
good 3g phone
quality audio
3.5mm jack connector
Functions, 3G, music, music sorting
usb adapter
Usb cable included
3.5mm Jack So you don't have to buy a special headset to listen to the phone
Outlook calendar synchronisation
charges through USB cable
Bluetooth
good connectivity
Great connectivity

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portability

5

soom how whilst it being in my pocket it phoned my friend
soom how whilst it being in my pocket it phoned my friend, who just happened to be standing right next to me, how this happened i have no idea, but only the once :)
really light i always keep thinking i lost it
cant put it in trouser pocket
headphone connection, weak bluetooth, cant put it in trouser pocket

Lovely contours and light weight
Very slim
Orientation sensor, Very slim
Slim lightweight design
Good battery life, Music player, 3G and HSDPA, 1 GB memory card, Slim lightweight design

No light
Always switchs its self off for no reason and then a red light appears on the back
light up
Does not support autofocus and no self mirror, light up

Light weight and slim
Good sound, good camera (for a 2mp), easy to use, very slim, lightweight, very clear picture
Slim and sleek
Thin and slides
Lightweight and fairly compact
And slim
Wow Factor when it comes out of your pocket
Small slim size
slim deisgn
slim deisgn, mp3, slide function
light weight
Weight and shake/tilt actions
LIGHT WEIGHTED
love the phone light and yet has good clear music and clear images
Thin
light
Thin,light
lightweight
Small, lightweight, good music player functionality
Very Thin- even with the Handsfree attachment, still very thin
love how its so thin
thin form factor
light phone
light weight and a really good design
Excellent call quality, random shutting down is fixed, worth the money excellent sound quality when you fiddle around with it a bit, light weight and a really good design
slim
Slim and light
the phone is slim and i love it
Pictures are clear, the phone is slim and i love it
light, slim, slide-up phone
walkman slim
Slim, Slender, Modern, New feature of shaking
lightweight verystylish and slim
Compact
large screen, walkman branded, light weight, fashionable
Slim and doesn't take a lot of space
Light and thin thats about it
great design light and slim
Excellent phone , great design light and slim, loads of useful features
Compact feels good in pocket
That it is very light
That it is very light, very good for storing music, and also i like the general outlook of the Phone
really light fone and I like the colours that it come in
Light weight cool looking phone with fun mood choice of music and shake it to shuffle songs
Light and easy to carry around

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size

3.5

Size of keys
Size of buttons
when smsing it can make you type slower because of the little letter pop up
Buttons can prove a little frustrating at times
Is a little wide like the razer

It’s a nifty little feature on a nifty little phone
Small size
great small size (it fits in my wallet
Big screen for a phone of its size
Nice big

Buttons for the numbers are a little cheap perferred to be metal instead of plastic
i am extremely frustrated by the length of repair

Buttons work great in spite of the size
the size is just right
big music space
Good size
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menu

0.5

if you drop it on concrete about 6 times it will stuff up that is how mine did
answer & hang up buttons too close to the L/R menu buttons
phone menu system is portrait mode only (except media menu + web browsing
OS weighed down with pointless music making bloatware
A little flimsy (not a tradesman phone or as tough as a N95- don't drop it

New multimedia menu and music
random shutting down is fixed
User-friendly menu layout and slimline phone
good menu layout
Nice locking feature when slide down

This is easily fixed by sliding the slider up and down a few times
Shuts down occasionally without warning
Phone shutting down
Phone shutting down ,showing inactive sim, and the resets back to default settings
it SHUTS DOWN itself randomly
when it shuts down and restarts
when it shuts down and restarts, the theme I was using is not anymore the theme that will appear
it shuts down and restarts itself when it feels like it
dont drop it on the floor
mine has broken twice,dont drop it on the floor,my music also would not play how i sent it back,my msgs did no come up said operation failed,the piant work on it scraches too,and i also got mine for xmas
Randomly shuts down for no reason
Shuts itself down
keeps shutting down etc
same ,keeps shutting down etc

New look Media menu

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memory

5

Only 40 MB internal memory
Inability to create folders for message storage
>Tried to switch message storage from phone to memory card but this didn't work
When putting it back from Computer mode to normal it'll run slow before flashing white

Includes USB adaptor for Memory Stick micro
1 GB memory card
Memory
great sound and memory
Great idea comming with a USB stick to connect the memory card to the computer without having to use the phone and supported program

Good memory and games
Music transferable by memory card
expandible memory
bigscreen, expandible memory,small
good size useful removable memory
1gb memory card
good memory
Awesum look, good memory, its just an all ova good phone
free memory stick when purchased
Free 1Gb Memory Card
comes with 1gb m2 memory
Comes with 1gb standard memory card
memory card slot to expand memory
DESIGN, MEMORY, SCREEN, COLOR, WALKMAN
Excellent music storage
Several functions, memory
Large memory, good spec
came with 1GB memory card
Screen is a decent size, came with 1GB memory card
huge memory
memory, new set up/format
Comes with a usb port for your phone memory card
Good for memory when adding music
Its good for its memory and can hold a lot of songs n the music players not bad
Up to 4Gb external memory (35Mb internal

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shutter

0.5

random freezes and shut downs every minute
shut downs & restarts (prior to DIY update
random freezes, shut downs & restarts (prior to DIY update
For me it shut down at the blink of an eye
For me it shut down at the blink of an eye, shake it and it breaks along with the software being easily corrupted

voice guidance

0.5

voice call and speakerphone could be louder

usability

5

Bluetooth fails with any application after few minutes
No self-portrait function on phone (downer for people like me who use my phone to capture events for posterity
restarts on you at times during use or operation
Organizing photos in media player may be painful (it's better to use file browser
Buttonsbreak easy

Sleek and light body, Large screen, Feature-rich, Good sound quality, Good looking and easy-to-use interface
easy to use
Walkman application is awesome
Easy to use functions
easy handling

Shake is hard to use
its fantastic and so simple to use
There are no bad points but it is quite confusing at times but when you get the hang of it, its fantastic and so simple to use

thm themes easy to add
comfortable to use in landscape
Messaging easy to use
Huge clear screen, UI, Graphics, Bright Colours, Great sound quality, Small and sleek design, Slider, Features, Easy to use
Easy to use buttons and software
Easy to use and quick response time
Simple To use
easy managment of songs walkman
Good looking, easy to use, Sturdy
Easy to use music management system
big screen, easy to use, good functions
Stylish, simple to use, good range of features
Looks good, easy to use, good camera
Good looking and easy to use
Looks good, easy to use
Fast, huge memory, easy to use, many features, large clear screen
Compact, easy to use, good connectivity
Robust, good sound quality, good accessories, easy to use
easy to use buttons
Free 1GB memory card, easy to use buttons, good menu layout, excellent music quality
easy to use, lovely keypad, good looking phone
Keypad is easy to use
Keypad is easy to use, as is the rest of the phone
Slides really easy
large display and easy to use media player
Great connectivity, plays great games, large display and easy to use media player
Easy to organize contacts
Great Style, Easy To Use, Lots of applications/things to do on it
Slim, neat, easy to use
This phone is easy to use
Good looking, easy to use
Seamless shake controls
Lightweight, easy to use, feels great

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build quality

2

not a durable phone unlike the sony ericsson w700i
Not Durable
Not terribly durable
I think it looks like it will not be as durable

Slim sliding construction
design and build quality
Nice build quality
Sturdy

focus

0.5

camera has no auto focus

energy efficiency

0.5

power/headphone connector is annoying
power switch is fiddly esp when slide open
small power button
Power/headphone jacks have delicate pins configuration - have broken both within 6 months

image quality

4.5

Irrelevant gaming/photo keys
speaker quality
My worst con I found is, for a walkman phone, the music quality was horrible, feels like it has a volume limiting system, so the volume was low and distorted, very dissapointing as I wanted my phone for mp3's
poor playback quality
Photo quality very poor at night and no flash

good quality speaker
Screen size and picture quality
Photo DJ is great for editing photos
very good photo editing tool
Good crisp clear picture

Poor quality of loudspeaker
poor speaker quality for what suppose to be a music phone phone

Excellent call quality
picture flip (when turning phone
+amazing music quality
Clear image
Clear picture quality
Good walkman and sound/picture quality
excellent music quality

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design

5

Edgy design of housing leaves bulges in pocket
ugly design & un-neat phone casing
ugly design & un-neat phone casing, especially the rear
earphone design
aim without using data plan

stylish design
Cutting edge design and technology
Stylish look
stylish looks
slick and sxy

I can't connect online to msn, aim without using data plan
a bit bulky design

Stylish
Slim and sleek design
small and sleek design
sleek looking
sleek looking, packed with features
Beautiful and sexy design and look
looks gd
looks good
love the slim slider design
Music DJ is a cute and quite fun timewaster
One of the best looking phones
Sleek and Elegant Design
thin design
sleek, thin design, lightweight, looks good
Quite chic (very cool looking
Nice design and good function
looks hot
looks hot, love how its so thin
Very compact design
Design
looks really good
neat design
Good design
Nice looking
Nice looking, light phone
Great design, clear speakers, great storage capacity (up to 16GB memory card), better games than the average phone, variety of camera features including video and photo editing, easy to navigate, great slide mechanism, extremely light and slick-looking
Slim design
Slim design, very sleek
Performs as good as it looks
nice design
nice slider design
gr8 looks
Loaded with latest Techonology, gr8 looks
Look, Design, Features
Good looking
Very Stylish
Looks amazing
light and stylish
SMall, light and stylish
looks very stylish
Good design, the size is just right, not bulky
looks great
looks great, has unique features and programmes
Looks okay and fits well into pocket
Looks nice
Looks great, sounds great, nice features
good looking phone
Looks pretty
It looks nice
Looks good, MP3 Player
Just design
It looks OK but that's where it ends
Looks good, that's all
nice design & layout
Good design, some good features
very stylish and great music
Sleek and lightweight design
It looks gud but all that glitters is not gold

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glare

4.5

The speaker is not brilliant quality

Brilliant media centre
brilliant music functions

screen

5

buttons too flat to type sms easily

large display
Ample 2.4" display
Good display
only 12.5mm/0.5?, Good display, visible at direct sunlight
Very large display

display
Reception, earpiece volume, display, walkman, hsdpa
Display easy to read
huge display

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color

5

Beauty is only skin deep

good screen colour detail
colour
COLOR
Colour and Shake
Nice colour schemes with full functionability

remote control

5

motion control lag
You can't control the volume of the ringtones separately from the text tone

SensMeâ"¢ and Shake control features
cool shake control
Great media organization, cool shake control, large display, smart search dialing
Shake control to toggle music lists and gaming options
the most prominent feature here is the motion-sensitive control system

But, like Sarah Jessica Parker's nose, the most prominent feature here is the motion-sensitive control system
cooll shake control
makes it easier swithcin music with shake control
Innovative Shake Music Control
Very Stylish, Innovative Shake Music Control, Good Range of features
The equalising and the shake control really make this phone worthwhile
Good battery life and shake control
shake control

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flash

0.5

nor flash
no flash
No flash (if this matters
doesn't have a flash
No flash which can get annoying but dnt mind to much

Superb gaming platform for j2me and flash lite games

No flash which can get annoying but dnt mind to much, also it turns of for no reason every now and then, also some times it tells me that the text option is unavailable, lastly battery life
No flash light and battery life
doesent have flash
Switches off regularly, doesent have flash
no flash lamp and mirror
slippery when held, no flash lamp and mirror
no flash as the brother mentioned it above....my question is also the same....why sony ericsson drop the flash lights

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lens

4.5

the tracking system given to a customer to keep track of you're repair only updates twice

Operating System

sensor

5

Motion-sensing controls
Orientation sensor
Like that wet kid from the Sixth Sense or Annette Fielding
the W910i has an freaky extra sense – SenseMe – which automatically creates playlists based on your tagged songs
Like that wet kid from the Sixth Sense or Annette Fielding, the W910i has an freaky extra sense – SenseMe – which automatically creates playlists based on your tagged songs

The same sensor also flips videos from landscape to portrait depending on how you hold the phone
well intergrated montion sensing
love the motion sensor and my games (which you have to download
Accelerometer for selected motion sensor games and its tilt functions
the walkman is perfect and it got acceleometer and shake and sense me witch any mobile phone desn't has that
shaker and sensing capabilities
It can sense any movement change and is very reliable when we dont have a ipod or a camara
new feature impressed me which is for gaming purpose....and also sense me

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black level

4.5

& sometime screen goes black if i don't operate the phone for a long time (eg throughout the night)

What I buy is the black

resolution

5

Camera resolution on the low side

The Casio Exilim EX-Z1050 10-megapixel camera has solid image quality, a very fast low-resolution Burst mode, and simple controls
Reasonably large screen with good resolution & response
Reasonably large screen with good resolution

maps

5

The contour is attractive

performance

2

slow and laggy operation
hard keys to quick message with
txting slightly juttery & slow
Lag
then it will run as fast as normal

Fast photo browser
The audio performance – as with most Walkman mobiles – is fantastic via the wireless
fast internet
Fast
Super fast HSPDA download

When putting it back from Computer mode to normal it'll run slow before flashing white, then it will run as fast as normal
When you have music playing it will run a tad slow
Slow to respond
bit slow
+bit hard 2 typee, bit slow
8.It blocks relly fast
Its really slow
& Is slow

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video

2.5

Video recording in QVGA resolution at 15fps
not compatible with many video codecs
video playback suffers tempremental shuddering frame rate
couldn't get some vodcasts to play on the phone - the video images were constantly out of sync with the sound

Ability to blog both photos and video footage
smooth video recording frame rate
Video
good video quality

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