Review of GSM-UMTS-handset Sony Ericsson W910i

Mobile-review have posted a really long and in depth review of the Sony Ericsson W910. The review is full of pics and videos. They were more impressed with the phones looks than it's function as a music phone. Here is the final impression.

Impressions
Despite its 72-chord polyphony, the K770i is no better than other Sony Ericsson branded phones in terms of audio performance. The loudspeaker is average volume-wise and provides pretty rich sound. The vibro alert is of moderate power or even slightly higher than that, but even this fact isn’t an excuse for the situations when it proves too weak to be felt. The reception part is in line with other products from the company, meaning that it is quite decent.

The handset is positioned as a music flagship and judged on its software holdings, it is exactly what the W910i is. I really liked the SensMe functionality, while Shake Control seemed to be more of a gimmick of no real use in real life. Regrettably, given that average sonic experience it delivers, we can’t really call it a true music-heavy solution. This, ridiculous it may sound, though, is getting to be pretty much true of all Walkman-branded phones. Probably, after spotting the Walkman logo, some will imagine its sound-related marvels, but sadly these are only dreams and groundless thoughts. On every single blind test, the Sony Ericsson’s product ended up behind the Ultra Music and the XPressMusic solutions.

On balance, the Sony Ericsson W910i is a fashion-savvy phone, and that’s the most interesting part about it. Apparently, the matters of design are very taste-dependant, but the W910i is pretty smooth and will garner a lot of lovers. But don’t count on its music department, probably, it is a part of its halo of a fashion phone, but by no means a real merit of this particular phone (which is a pity – it would’ve been so much more enticing otherwise). The company needs to turn this negative trend around and add hardware sound enhancements apart from numerous software tweaks. Thankfully, Sony’s portfolio sports some of the most cutting-edge developments in this field, and dumping them would be next to a crime. If this matter will keep getting short shrift, in a year’s time the sales of Walkman-branded phones get on a downswing and they won’t be turning heads any more.

Retailing for 350-400 Euro, the Sony Ericsson W910i is an interesting fashion-inclined solution. The A200 platform comes up with such abilities as the Media menu, slide-shows, expanded set of basic settings and features. But, regrettably, the W910i isn’t much of a music phone.

SAR value for this model – 0.9 W/kg.