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Reviewer: Jojo - Huddersfield, UK
Date: 6th May 2008

I got this phone on contract with Orange 2 months ago & I am on my 2nd one already! The phones battery only lasts 2 to 3 days & I hardly use it!

I was sent another one & it is just as bad as the 1st one. I have turned off the 3G & I only switch on the Bluetooth when I am using it but it still only lasts about 2 days.

I am in the process of trying to get them to let me change the phone to a different one but I am not holding my breath :) They have passed my call to the 'technical department' to see if it is a general fault with the phone. I am still waiting for them to call me back but I won't give up until I get an answer.

I love Sony Ericsson but if this was my 1st one it would put me off buying another one. The phone is great except the battery life & maybe a flash on the camera would have been an added bonus.

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Reviewer: Viv - Coventry, UK
Date: 6th May 2008

I wrote a review for the phone when I first got it & said how wonderful it was. Well after a month of using it. I still agree.

This phone is the best phone out at the moment in terms of reliability & usability. Its very easy to use & the battery life is amazing considering the numerous features it has.

The only thing this phone lacks is a flash, which is a disadvantage on nights out etc.

But that is what digital cameras are for I suppose!

This phone is definitely worth it & I recommend it to everyone who wants a phone because it fore fills every requirement from good battery life, reliable, to the latest features.

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Reviewer: Star - Bham, UK
Date: 4th May 2008

This phone is excellent I have only had it for a week & it is wicked the camera is excellent but it has no flash. The menu is so simple to use & the phone is really thin. If you're thinking of getting one get it because you will never regret it. The screen is much bigger than the old w880 & the camera is 10 times better so far the best phone I have had way better than my old e900.

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Reviewer: Vicky - Leeds, UK
Date: 2nd May 2008

I got my first phone had it 1 week & it would't ring, it only vibrated which was highly annoying.

The radio & MP3 are OK but I have ipods for the best quality music wise.

Annoying that no zoom on camera unless doing it in VGA which is naff.

Also texting is a pain I have had smaller keys that this phone so thought a bigger keypad would help, I WAS WRONG! Its a pain & predict a text just don't work with me, I have to teach it everything all the time. What language is this thing working on (yes I have english set up before you say anything).

On the up, it looks hot, really I love the look, super think & great for the pocket of a skinny jeans wearer but given the choice I may not have gone for this phone again!

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Reviewer: Guz - Middlesbrough, UK
Date: 28th Apr 2008

I love the phone, but I hate the fact that is does not have a flash, why do phone manufactures make phones without a flash, WHY?

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Reviewer: Rebecca - UK
Date: 27th Apr 2008

I just got this phone on contract at the weekend, so far I absolutely love it! It's the best phone I have ever had! Before this I had the K800i & I really liked that phone & didn't want another one because I liked the camera but the W890i has just as good a camera! & the music player on it is awesome! Just like an actual MP3 player! I would recommend this phone to anyone. Only thing is if you're buying it on pay as you go, it's a bit pricey : (.

Overall Great Phone!

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Reviewer: Lala - Hampshire, UK
Date: 25th Apr 2008

I was due for an upgrade & so thought I would check out reviews on several phones I liked the look of including this one. It's so hard because every single phone has good & bad reviews, so deciding was tough.

I went for this phone anyway in the end, having never had a Sony before, as I am quite a Nokia girl! But I have to say I am loving this phone a lot. It is hard to text & stuff to start with because the buttons are small & close together, but you do get used to it, it is quite a girly phone, especially silver, & does need small fingers. Loving the features like music, video & photo DJ & love track ID!

You can even play drums & other instruments on it, & as my husband is a drummer it has been a lot of fun!

OK so the Walkman isn't perfect sound quality but that's why I have an iPod! & the camera doesn't have a zoom or flash but that's why I have a digital camera! I think sometimes we expect phones to do everything, soon people will be expecting them to cook & drive for us!

It is fine for just listening to music every now & again & also for taking pictures if you forget your camera or for random moments!

Battery life is OK, but if you use it a lot (as most people do when they first get a new phone) it drains it down a lot.

Overall, I am happy with this phone & will problem stick to Sony Ericsson phones in the future now.

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Reviewer: Pwb - UK
Date: 22nd Apr 2008

Superb phone. This is my second one due to the last one resetting itself & rebooting like a lot of Sony Ericsson Walkman phones seem to. So far so good though with this one. The Walkman features are excellent & rival some of the best MP3 players on the market today. Sound quality through the earphones is great although the external speaker is frankly rubbish! No flash or even a light on the camera however it does take very decent photos which can be manually corrected later in photo DJ or with one click in photo fix. Build quality is second to none as most of the casing is metal & feels solid in your hand, & the slim design is perfect for the pocket as well.

Overall a brilliant little phone with some fantastic features, just a pity about the external speaker & the lack of flash on the camera.

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Reviewer: Robin - Norfolk, UK
Date: 21st Apr 2008

I have lived with this phone for three weeks now & generally very happy with it. It has everything I wanted, small size, its light, but with a solid feel (I hate phones that feel flimsy in the hand). For such a slim phone it has an excellent battery life compared with most of the new wave of phones, with a good level of use mine lasts 4 to 5 days between charges.

Problems, well the ones that have been mentioned, no flash & the speaker is poor, also you need to have the headphone cable in place to use the radio (it serves as the aerial). Sony should also sort out the usability of their PC Suite software which works but that's about all you could say for it. But, these issues are minor for me given the phones qualities. I have never found a music phone I could listen to on the external speaker, all are rubbish & the sound through the 890i headphones is very good. The buttons are small but have a solid positive action, I am 6 foot plus with hands to match & do not have a problem. The camera is actually very good in normal use & it takes a quality of shot that is as good as many point & shoot compacts.

Overall all phones have compromises & those on the 890i have been well thought through & resulted in an excellent practical handset. I would happily recommend it.

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Reviewer: Chaz - UK
Date: 20th Apr 2008

Upgraded from W810i. The W890i is of metal construction & feels good to hold, nice & light too. The sound is not as good as the 810i, a bit tinny compared to the thicker plastic construction of the W810i but nevertheless acceptable. The menu system is pretty much the same, slightly improved in some places & the text input has a quicker response. Not too keen on the mini memory card, a bit fiddly to remove & not compatible with the W810i. PC suite is a bit tricky, not for PC dummies. I've not tried the camera to its full potential so can't comment, not really into picture taking.

All in all it's a nice slim lightweight phone with a solid feel, what's more you can get good fitting clear plastic covers to protect the screen (eBay) without making it bulky.

Would I rush to get another one? It would depend on what is out there next year. Happy for now though.

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Reviewer: Tony Jose - India
Date: 18th Apr 2008

No flash, no zoom in camera & low sound output! My brand is always Sony Ericsson only & be only. The best of Sony as unbeatable is still W810i! I've it too.

Can't Sony make a phone having 5 mega pixel camera with zoom & flash (like W810i) inbuilt 8GB & in Walkman serious? You've to give an output of horrible bass while in ear phone. Our ear drum must vibrate while in ear phone. That's what I want from Sony.

I Like Sony Ericsson as it's best to me.

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Reviewer: Danny - Hertfordshire, UK
Date: 17th Apr 2008

It's great, I understand people saying that it's a bit hard to use but I am so used to Sony Ericsson's & it's not a problem for me always playing with memory on the phone. Camera is great too & it's so stylish :).

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Reviewer: Luis Walsh - Northampton, UK
Date: 16th Apr 2008

The down side are NO FLASH & not being able to zoom in camera mode only in video mode other than these it's a very good phone!

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Reviewer: Lin - UK
Date: 16th Apr 2008

Great style, feels good & looks good. Like all other reviews above, poor sound on Walkman, no flash so no good relying on phone when going to parties etc. Not easy downloading to computer & not all computers are happy with MP4! As a phone, terrific. As soon as Sony Ericsson puts a flash & zoom on camera, It will be 200% & I will be first in line to get one. I still think the W810i is unbeatable. That is a fantastic phone & I wish I hadn't passed it on to my daughter! The W810i is 500%!

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Reviewer: Danny - UK
Date: 15th Apr 2008

I have had this phone for 4 days & I think it is great & I wanted to know what other people think so I checked out this website & at the top it says something about touch screen & I don't know anything about touch screen I don't know how to do it can someone please reply & let me know that. Start your reply with Danny OK thanks so I know it's for me.

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Reviewer: John - Malmø, Sweden
Date: 14th Apr 2008

I love my phone. It's the best phone in the world!

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Reviewer: Sareena - London, UK
Date: 12th Apr 2008

I just got this phone for my birthday & before I got it ordered, I was really regretting it because I got the silver one, & I wanted the brown one! LOL BUT now I actually have the phone & I have had it for about 5 days, I think it's WONDERFUL.

It's design is amazing & I love the way the lights on the keypad move to the beat of the music, & I love I the shininess of the silver LOL & if you look closely you can see how beautiful it is e & on the back where it says Sony Ericsson, it's so beautifully engraved, everything about it is lovely, & you can see how much I have fallen in love with this phone LOL, but really it is amazing!

I also found so many things to use on it so there are some wonderful features, like the photo dj & video dj & more. I don't think people with big fingers would like it though, as it is very delicate & the buttons are quite small, but otherwise its really nice, I really recommend this phone.

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Reviewer: Jules - UK
Date: 12th Apr 2008

Love it! Always stuck to Nokia's but this really caught my eye. Love how slim it is & how light it feels & the camera is quite impressive too, despite no flash. The only down fall for me is loud speaker is poor, so now I got myself a Bluetooth head set which solved the problem 110%. At the end of the day a phones a phone, but I can honestly say, given time, I've really began to like this one.

Top marks, but then each to their own!

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Reviewer: Ian - Kent, UK
Date: 12th Apr 2008

Please don't buy it it's true the battery is 3 to 4 days (on standby) the camera will not allow you to zoom unless in video mode & I can't even begin to tell you how rubbish the external speaker is I have always had Sony & always will but this looks like they dented their reputation with this hunk of junk I hate it & I am in a 18 month contract I have now put it in the drawer & reverted to the better w880i.

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Reviewer: Matt Roberts - Afghanistan
Date: 7th Apr 2008

Great little phone I like it, however, I have just sent mine to be replaced as the screen does not look like it is set square, when you type messages it appears to go up from left to right. This is only slight but very annoying, anyone else experienced this. Thanks, Matt.

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Reviewer: Annette - Washington, UK
Date: 4th Apr 2008

Really cool looking phone, slim & light. The Internet connection on it is fast, the memory is excellent & the camera is very good apart from the absence of a flash. The PC suite is difficult to use, a bit too complicated I think, & the speaker quality is extremely poor. Apart from them few downsides I think the W890i is a nice phone with good battery life & is reasonably user friendly.

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Reviewer: Alex Mccausland - Portadown, UK
Date: 3rd Apr 2008

W890i is well crafted phone. In your hand it feels good no creaking plastic to annoy you. As a phone the handset works well, with calls being crisp & clear. Buttons on keypad are small but have a good tactile feel & are easy use to.

Battery life is on a power with other phones offering the similar toys. When you start to play with all the features it will eat it up your standby & talk time.

The camera is fair, but its phone you're buying not a camera.

The Walkman part of the phone will challenge the best of the music phones. Packed with great features & when connected to a set of A2DP stereo headphones gives you great hands-free abilities, after all it's a phone not a MP3 player.

Design is great, solid & oozes quality. If it had been about 5mms broader & longer, buttons could have been made a little larger. Then I would given 100%.

Features, W890i is packed with all the toys you ever need. Walkman features are first class. Camera could do with a flash hence 95%. By the way it also makes phone calls.

Usability, I am a Sony Ericsson fan & like the user interface 100%.

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Reviewer: Hemant Rathore - Bangalore, India
Date: 1st Apr 2008

Hey guys, any idea about the price of the phone.

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Reviewer: Viv - UK
Date: 31st Mar 2008

Got this phone two days ago after having about 5 phones in the past 2 weeks & not being satisfied. I had the w960i, it's a really cool phone with nice features, but the touch screen is awful & slow. It got very annoying to use.

I needed a phone with good battery life & reliable, the w890i fore fills these requirements. It looks the piece & has all the features you need.

Some people complain about not having flash but when you look through the pictures you have taken with the phone you can use an option called photo fix which makes the photo into better quality.

For a Walkman phone, the loud speaker is not that great however it is acceptable. Overall a great phone.

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Reviewer: Mookhtar - Chelmsford, UK
Date: 30th Mar 2008

I got this for more than a week after a long wait. Very pleased & I believe this phone so far is the one of the best around in present moment. I love it. Only camera has no zoom.

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Reviewer: Martin - Oxford, UK
Date: 30th Mar 2008

The phone looks & feels great, very small & well built. Very poor external speaker quality. Not user friendly.

Text alert profile will not change on individual profiles (same on all Sony Ericsson's).

Easy to hit other keys while texting. I would not recommend unless you have very small thin fingers, don't want to personalise your own phone & do not care for quality sound from your phone.

Music player is OK through head set. I would not have another or get it exchanged!

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Reviewer: Matty - London, UK
Date: 29th Mar 2008

Great phone. But on my second one now as the first had really poor signal. New one is fine but the battery life is nowhere near what is stated in the spec for me? It lasts like a day of moderate use.

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Reviewer: Sarah Grime - Retford, UK
Date: 27th Mar 2008

I love the style of the phone. It looks very sleek & has a healthy metallic weight to it. It has some pretty cool features to it to.

However, I wasn't impressed with the speaker quality. A little poor for a Walkman phone.

Also, a little too easy to make mistakes when texting if you have anything but slender fingers.

Definitely do with a flash, but the Sony 3.2 mp camera easily matches some of the 5.0 mp camera phones out there.

Good buy.

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Reviewer: Becky - London, UK
Date: 26th Mar 2008

Such a great little phone everything on it is great works well only disappointment is that the camera mode does not allow you to zoom but it will allow zoom in video mode is the same for everyone or have I got a dodgy phone?

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Reviewer: Brian - Malaysia
Date: 26th Mar 2008

Really nice & thin phone, it lacks the accelerometer & Wi-Fi, but Sony Ericsson is going to release a Wi-Fi enabler accessory soon :D.

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Reviewer: Big Al - Crawley, UK
Date: 26th Mar 2008

I love the phone but the loud speaker is totally rubbish, I always listen to music this way when pottering about & it is far worse than the W880i which I had, it is an improvement in all other areas but I use the speaker, so I will revert back to my Nokia 6600 & perhaps wait for the W980i in June.

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Reviewer: Mark - Herefordshire, UK
Date: 25th Mar 2008

Could someone tell me what the speaker is like on this phone?

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Reviewer: John - Ross, UK
Date: 25th Mar 2008

What is the sound like then? Is it better than the W880i?

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Reviewer: Kane - North East England, UK
Date: 23rd Mar 2008

Got it today, looks wicked & strong buts the same as the faulty W910i inside, had 6 faulty W910i's & nine disgraceful W580i's which is rubbish to say the least. Fingers crossed.

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Reviewer: Ben - UK
Date: 16th Mar 2008

Excellent mobile much better than my old w880i love the look & feel, feels very robust & features are good. Had no issues with battery life more than acceptable.

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Reviewer: Kane - Saudi Arabia
Date: 16th Mar 2008

Cool phone.

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Reviewer: Lorna - Cheshire, UK
Date: 15th Mar 2008

FAB Phone, really easy to use & looks great. No problems with battery life but the only minus is no flash but you can't have everything! Would certainly recommend.

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Reviewer: Ruby Tuesday - UK
Date: 13th Mar 2008

Love the phone, but battery life is very disappointing, is this just me or anyone else experiencing the same.

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Reviewer: Redmeister - Alty, UK
Date: 12th Mar 2008

Please can someone tell me if the built in speaker is as bad as the W880?

The W880 is too tinny & sounds awful & I ended up going back to my V630i.

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Reviewer: Julie - Banbury, UK
Date: 11th Mar 2008

A brilliant phone, the only missing additions is a flash for the camera & Wi Fi, then it would be 100%.

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Reviewer: Emma Chapman - Liverpool, UK
Date: 10th Mar 2008

Love my new phone it's fabulous it's got everything I wanted only had it few hours & haven't stopped messing with it. It's got sens me for your music so if you are in a happy mood you can listen to your happy music or sad. It's a very slim sleek phone with hardly any weight to it, great to just slip into your pocket. If your thinking about getting one I recommend not thinking about it just get it.

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Reviewer: Lionel - Dorset, UK
Date: 10th Mar 2008

Overall a great phone, but like someone said it is very annoying trying to use the PC suite ! It's not very user friendly (admitted it will be once I get used to it) & quite a few of my CD's won't copy over anyhow. Great as a MP3 player (headphones are superb once you can get your music into it! ) Speaker is poor but a good solid phone.

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Reviewer: Andy Little - Middlesbrough, UK
Date: 9th Mar 2008

Great phone looks good & easy to use.

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Reviewer: Shez - London, UK
Date: 9th Mar 2008

Great phone. Everything you need, looks, battery life, & massive memory. Had a 8800 before this, & I can't tell you how much better this is in all departments. A must buy no matter who you are.

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Reviewer: Paul Are - Oxford, UK
Date: 7th Mar 2008

I have had mine a few days now & I have to say I think it's excellent! It looks & feels great, & the battery life for such a small phone is superb. I have not had a Sony Ericsson phone before but it was very easy to learn & pick up on the functionality.

Highly recommended!

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Reviewer: Lauren - UK
Date: 5th Mar 2008

I bought this phone 2 days ago & I am very happy with it apart from the fact that it's hard to find all your stuff on the phone as it's all in different places.

The other thing is the PC suite (USB connection) it's very hard to move songs & save stuff from the phone onto the computer.

Overall the phone is really light & well designed with good sound & music but at the moment it is overpriced.

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Reviewer: Smella - London, UK
Date: 4th Mar 2008

LOVE IT!

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Reviewer: Jaames Harrow - Bangladesh
Date: 4th Mar 2008

Looks great, should have solved the problem of keys to size of a grain of small rice. Still hasn't been released yet, (well on tmobile it hasn't) bit of a shame as they said due in February.

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Reviewer: Mike - UK
Date: 3rd Mar 2008

Great little phone, well made. Improvements over the W880, better camera 3MP, larger screen, better screen resolution & improved menus. Shame no Wi-Fi & camera has no flash but heh this is a small phone.

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Reviewer: Amy - UK
Date: 2nd Mar 2008

Anyone know the release date?

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Reviewer: Tony - Riga, Latvia
Date: 25th Feb 2008

Brilliant phone.

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Reviewer: James - Bangladesh
Date: 24th Feb 2008

This phone looks quite nice, will want for this, was going to get w880i but this looks killer, all those people saying dreadful phone, it hasn' been released yet.

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Reviewer: Jamkur - UK
Date: 24th Feb 2008

Released in UK on the 1st March. Great little phone! Compact design, nice keypad, lots of features. Only lack of flash is down side otherwise I would of given it top marks.

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Reviewer: Ross - UK
Date: 30th Jan 2008

This phone is not good & thats putting it nicely.

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Reviewer: Tom - London, UK
Date: 19th Jan 2008

I love this phone but I would love it even better if the camera had a flash. Why do all the new walkmans not have a flash, it's really annoying me!

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Reviewer: Gaurav Yadav - Lucknow, India
Date: 18th Jan 2008

What a stylish phone. I couldn't resist till this phone is out in the market. Power packed features & very handy too. I was looking to buy 890i earlier but when I saw this one I changed my mind. This phone would be cracker for all the music buffs. I would recommend it to everyone who loves the music as I do.

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Reviewer: A Clare - Montrose Scotland, UK
Date: 13th Jan 2008

Upgrade of the W880i that I have already, just an improved camera I am led to believe. The W880i is an excellent phone, Packed with features including Track ID, Also a perfect size unlike the bricks that are on the market these days & very durable cased in steel. I'll be upgrading when it is released Q1 2008.

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Reviewer: Dfunx - Pakistan
Date: 2nd Jan 2008

Well from my point of view I would say the phone is a combination of Sony Ericsson W850 & K800 since the features are quite similar. The good part is you don't have to carry 2 phones to enjoy, whether it be listening to music or snapping pictures. Let's wait & watch on how this phone turns out to be.

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Reviewer: Lauren - UK
Date: 26th Dec 2007

I can't wait until this phone comes out. Does anyone know how much & when? It looks great & hopeully will work superb.

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Reviewer: Rob - Chessington, UK
Date: 23rd Dec 2007

It's a great phone apart from one thing the buttons are to small & if you want a phone with a good camera get the Nokia n95 8GB.

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Reviewer: Anon - Halty, UK
Date: 21st Dec 2007

I haven't got this phone but I have a W880i & I am guessing the ratings will be something like that. It has a 3.2 mp camera loads of other things & looks great.

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Reviewer: Pete - UK
Date: 18th Dec 2007

How can anyone say they've had this phone when it hasnt been released? ! I think it looks pretty good, but will reserve judgement until its available.

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Reviewer: Lohee - UK
Date: 15th Dec 2007

This phone is ugly, I had this phone & got rid of it poor signal & echo sound. I hate it I have replaced it with the w880i & I love this phone, get that instead LOL!

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Reviewer: Anoop - Kerala, India
Date: 15th Dec 2007

Superb what an amazing phone I love it.

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Reviewer: Kazz - UK
Date: 26th Nov 2007

This phone looks so nice, is there a release date yet? I read Q1 2008 but would love to see it here this year.



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