Sony Ericsson W880 / W888 review of the Walkman Phone
Sony has always brought out some nice looking phones. The Sony Ericsson W880/W888 is a pretty impressive phone. First off its appearance is nice, it is not a flip phone so it is a little larger but yet at the same time its very thin 9.4mm to be specific. It really is a phone for those who love to listen to music. You can actually listen to 900 songs which is a lot. To top it off it has a camera in it that is 2.0 megapixel.
You can store up to 1GB of data on this cellular, it uses some software calleed Disc2phone which lets you transfer your mp3s from your computer to the phone. It alos has an option where you can listen to music wirelessly using the Bluetooth audio streaming and the stero headset
Main features
- Ultra slim design (9.4 mm thin)
- 2 megapixel camera
- Memory card slot with hot swap functionality
- 3G support with video calls
- Walkman 2.0 music player
- Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP stereo audio profile
- Multi-tasking support
- TrackID music service
- 1GB Memory Stick Micro M2 included in the package
- Included headset has a standard 3.5 mm audio adapter
Downside to the phone
It has no Radio
No infared for transfer
You cannot autofocus with the cam
Records video in QCIF which is only 176×144 pixels res
Reviews by other sites
Pocket-lint reviews the Sony Ericsson Walkman W880 and says, "Now that we’ve had some time to live with and use the phone, our first glance impressions were right. The W880 is a well polished phone that certainly has the wow factor along with a bit of retro styling thrown in for good measure. It’s solid stuff from our Swedish friends. … if music or blogging is your passion, you won’t go far wrong with this Walkman handset, just make sure you have a quick play with the keyboard in the shop before parting with your cash."
Trusted Reviews has a review of the Sony Ericsson W880i and said, "The W880i is a Tri-band GSM and 3G handset with a front facing camera for video calling. The back facing camera shoots stills at resolutions up to 2-megapixels, lacks flash, auto-focus and a self portrait mirror and I found it rather disappointing. My standard reference photo of the coloured dish shot under ordinary household lighting, lacks brightness and definition and looks washed out. Outdoor shots also failed to give very good colour reproduction, and the camera didn’t seem able to capture much detail despite photos being taken at the Fine rather than Normal quality setting. Photos look OK on the phone, though, and you can switch to showing them in landscape mode with a simple press of a soft-menu key, to take full advantage of the available screen size."
