Sony Ericsson's Walkman phones

By Jeremy Roche and Joseph Hanlon on 31 January 2008
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Sony Ericsson Walkman phones let you rock out in style.

Mobile phones come feature-packed these days. From GPS systems to high-resolution cameras, phones are never just phones, and music players are now inseparable from mobile devices. You'd struggle to find a mobile that doesn't play music in some shape or form.

Despite strong competition from Nokia's N-Series and Motorola's ROKR music phones, the Walkman branded Sony Ericssons stand out with distinctive design and arguably the best music application in mobile devices. The strong black and orange colour palette of the Walkman family has become synonymous with mobile music. This isn't to say there isn't room for improvement, for example, we'd love to see a Walkman phone with a 3.5mm headphone jack.

In the last 12 months Sony Ericsson have piled seven new Walkman phones into the market, with more on the way: the W760 and the ultra-affordable W350 due for release early in 2008. This year's Walkman phones have been slimmer and sexier than those of the previous year; including the W880i which still stands out as one of the slimmest mobile phones available in Australia.


Sony Ericsson W200i

The W200i is an entry level music phone with the famous Walkman branding, but in its case you're paying a lot for a logo -- even if it is an entry-level phone.

Editor's rating:6.4 User rating:7.5
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  • Good: Good quality stereo headphones • Phone itself works well • Good battery life
  • Bad: Proprietary socket for all connections • Woeful VGA camera • Disc2Phone software requires activation • PC Suite lacks Vista support
  • Specs: Candybar • 27 MB • Numerical keypad • Memory Stick Micro • See more specifications
  • RRP: AU$299.00

Topics: mobile phone, music, sony ericsson, walkman, phone

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Comments (28)

  • kanika commented on 30/10/2009 18:57 Report abuse

    hello
    can i get an external speakers for my sony erricsson walkman serie phone..and if yes ..,how much will it cost me...

  • hanwM, commented on 27/10/2009 05:21 Report abuse

    ITS CRAP

  • Vrushabh commented on 10/09/2009 22:38 Report abuse

    Can u tell me what is battery life for walkman phone for music playback (approx. how many hours); is it better than mp3 player?

  • % S % commented on 07/09/2009 22:59 Report abuse

    w810i is the best

    wOweeeeeeeeeee
    I
    LIKE
    IT

  • Illegal Immigrant commented on 08/08/2009 02:20 Report abuse

    W980 phone is da best i have used so far. it'z totally ROXXX

  • bdub71 commented on 06/08/2009 11:42 Report abuse

    somebody.....please help me fix this phone or tell me its not fixable and i will trash it...ok..i have a sony ericson walkman 580i series and if you're familar with this phone then you know how the sim card goes in right? well its actually rather hard to put in regardless but the problem im having is that my sim card wont lock and stay in place. whats the deal?

  • L commented on 13/06/2009 07:52 Report abuse

    When i press NEXT the whole page loads! Very bad.

  • che_manila commented on 07/05/2009 19:37 Report abuse

    i love my w550i phone..i miss that phone so much it was stolen from me last year...huhu!!!i hope i can replace it with a higher brand new model...a new walkman series...hopefully!!!

  • sen commented on 23/04/2009 19:14 Report abuse

    w810i have rocking sound

  • shazatridge commented on 08/04/2009 21:47 Report abuse

    what did you guys pay for your phones?

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