Sony Ericsson W810 Review
In effect the Sony Ericsson W810 is an amalgamation of the Sony Ericsson K750i and the Sony Ericsson W800i, taking the best applications and design aspects from each and rolling them into a new improved model. At present the phone is only available in black, and while this may sound dull, it is certainly not the case. The traditional slab design is predominantly black in color, although rather than the polished black shiny material so common today; it is more of a charcoal color – without the polished effect. The rounded edges of the casing take away what can be a blunt slab style and Sony Ericsson have introduced a splash of orange to highlight important keys on the pad, with a small Walkman emblem towards the bottom. The dimensions of the phone are 100 mm x 46 mm x 19.5 m, and it weighs in at just under the 100 gram mark. The phone is powered by a BST-37 Li-Pol 900 mAh battery which provides up to 370 hours standby and just over 8 hours talk time – the battery only taking 1 hour 40 minutes to fully recharge.
The outer casing of the phone has a few button controls, offering the normal volume control as well as a control to activate the camera and take a picture, even when on standby mode. There is also a switch to revert the phone to the media player status. The recharge port is located on the bottom of the phone, and compatible with accessories from earlier models. There is also an on / off button dug into the top of the casing, which requires a firm push to activate (ensuring the phone is neither switch off or on in error). While the keys are on the same level as the casing, they are embedded into the cover and of sufficient size to ensure no problems. While the display screen obviously dominates the Sony Ericsson W810, you will also see the 2 megapixel camera which is located to the rear of the phone. The camera offers an interesting array of resolutions, as well as the standard still picture and video clip options so common in today’s offerings. Any pictures or video clips can be saved to the phone, making use of the 20Mb of memory inbuilt, and an extra 512Mb card option which slots into the outer casing.
The Sony Ericsson W810 navigation system introduces a new range of service icons, which are more attuned to the particular phone as against the standard icons. It is most easy to select your service by using either the key pad or the small joystick rollbar, situated just under the display screen. The screen itself is a TFT display (measuring some 49mm in length) with pixel resolution of 176 x 220 pixels, and offering a range of 262,000 color variations. The pixel resolution is acceptable, but no where near the best available on the market, although there is an interesting automatic backlighting facility which activates an orange light for easy reading in darkness. There is a small LED on the rear of the phone which confirms that the function has been activated. While the standard navigation keys are situated just under the screen to the left and right, there is also an interesting soft key option on the left hand side, which allows the user to activate the Walkman music facility (covered below).
The phone book has returned to the now expected 1,000 contacts offering the ability to store multiple details regarding each contact, such as email address, IM address and more. There is also a subtle sort facility, which is very useful when formatting your contact list, prior to transferring to a PC. The standard ring tone designation for each number is available on this phone, allowing you to recognize the caller without even looking at the phone. There is also a useful option to transfer your contact numbers to and from your SIM, which is vital when transferring handsets. As to be expected with Sony Ericsson handsets, the messaging services covered include SMS, MMS, email and the ever popular Instant Messaging service (popular among the younger mobile phone users). Both outgoing and income messages can be stored in the internal memory, with sufficient space to retain a large amount of information.
The entertainment functions of the Sony Ericsson W810 include the basic Java Games service, which can prove useful in between meetings, or on long journeys, however there are a few other interesting services which are probably aimed at the younger market. The VideoDj, PhotoDj and especially the MusicDJ offer you greater flexibility with what you do on the phone, compared to the more standard offerings on the market. The DJ functions allow you to produce your own music and videos, with the ability to edit, add, and delete various elements. These are the functions which have caused headline news, with composers recording full tunes and small videos on their mobiles. There is also a Bluetooth data transfer option, for quick efficient passing of information to a third party, whether it is another phone or a PC Bluetooth enabled product. There is also an organizer function, which adds to the overall “mobile office” feel of the phone. Among the elements to the organizer are timer, clock, alarm clock, calendar and stop watch.
The connectivity of the phone has received much attention form earlier versions and now includes WAP and GPRS not to mention Bluetooth (covered above) and a PC synchronization service. These elements are the final piece of the jigsaw, adding to the attractions of the Sony Ericsson W810 and the one stop mobile office offering.
It is obvious form the design and functionality of the Sony Ericsson W810, which Sony Ericsson have learnt from their earlier models, and brought together the best aspects into one new mobile. Offering a little for everybody, whether a business person or for personal use, the Sony Ericsson W810 looks set to following in the footsteps of previous successful offerings from Sony Ericsson.
IVR (Interactive Voice Response) allows a computer to interpret the speech of a human being as input to the system. Similar to a touch tone system that listens to the unique sound of each button press a user makes, the IVR system analyzes the sound of the user speaking and converts the user’s speech to a format it can interpret.
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