Sony Ericsson W880i review by Mobile-Review

Another good review from Mobile-Review. This time they review the new slim Walkman, W880i.

Looking at Sony Ericsson W880i as a solely “slim” phone wouldn’t make much sense – this handset has a lot of concepts backing it up, and its curves and shapes have been called up by the compact-phones fever that is raging on the market at present. The goal the designers set off to reach wasn’t something run-of-the-mill – since to come up with an iconic product for a concrete audience can’t be simple. In other words a handset for those ready to fork out a lot of money for a handset, willing to demonstrate and brag about own status, and looking for a decent feature pack apart from design, price and brand. A zero-risk strategy that always works out if you take the right course. So they took a slim casing as one of the constituents, and crammed into it the music flagship of ordinary phones range itself (not among smartphones).

The model causes commotion among both women and men – it does catch everyone’s eyes. No one among those, who had a chance to play around with it, has remained indifferent and cold to it, the W880i is a portion of candies for your eyes. Back on the negative side, I have to note that not each and everyone will like its keypad, but it is a size-related drawback. Personally, I found it generally fine – not as inconvenient or crude as it might seem. It is clear that texters and people with big hands should look elsewhere right away. Ring tones volume is another flaw – while on the street, you will barely hear it, especially in winter, when you have warm clothes on. Whether these shortcomings are outweighed by its attractions – the decision is yours. This model is a sort of a milestone, which means that it will be successful and demanded on the market.

28.02.2007. 17:31