Cellphones Review: Sony-Ericsson W810i Cellphones

A revision to the popular W800 "Walkman" phone, the Sony Ericsson W810 is a fairly minor upgrade, featuring an improved keypad layout for playing back multimedia, and it's now a quad band GSM handset, rather than tri-band. Sony Ericsson have also added EDGE high speed data, allowing quicker access to the internet for those who have a compatible carrier - and the Sony Ericsson W810 also supports over-the-air music downloads, so EDGE will be a real advantage for those who have it.

There are two models available - the A revision to the popular W800 "Walkman" phone, the Sony Ericsson W810 is a fairly minor upgrade, featuring an improved keypad layout for playing back multimedia, and it's now a quad band GSM handset, rather than tri-band. Sony Ericsson have also added EDGE high speed data, allowing quicker access to the internet for those who have a compatible carrier - and the Sony Ericsson W810 also supports over-the-air music downloads, so EDGE will be a real advantage for those who have it.

There are two models available - the Sony Ericsson W810c is for mainland China, and the Sony Ericsson W810i is for Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific and the rest of the world. Quad band support will really help Sony Ericsson to make some market penetration in the United States.

All the other features in the Sony Ericsson W810i are essentially the same as the Sony Ericsson W800i (and also K750i and D750i). The excellent 2 megapixel autofocus camera remains, and there's a 176x220 pixel TFT display in 265,000 colours, email client and web browser, Bluetooth, USB and infrared connectivity, Java and a speakerphone. Of course, what makes the Walkman range of handsets appealing is the integrated multimedia player and Sony Ericsson's Disc2Phone software that allows users to easily transfer tracks from CD to the handset.

Sony Ericsson W810i / W810c Features

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

Sony Ericsson W810i /W810c Specs

Technical Specifications