Sony Ericsson W850i Review

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In a nutshell: A slide-design Walkman phone, the W850i features Sony's award-winning Walkman music player with enough memory for around 1000 songs, a built-in FM radio, 3G video calling and a 2 megapixel camera. The W850i's camera is not as good as the W810i, but it has the benefits of being 3G and having a sexy slide design!

Review: October 2006. Last updated July 2009.

This is quite an old phone now - nearly three years old, and the fact that it's still available in the shops says a lot. We awarded the phone 4 stars when we originally reviewed it, but it's now showing signs of age. Still, it's a nice solid phone and there are some excellent deals around now.

The Sony Ericsson W850i is a Walkman-branded phone in a slide design. Sony Ericsson are new to sliders, but they have produced a very nice design that slides nicely, has a nice keypad, a 5-way scroll key that's much easier to use than the joystick design of the K800i, and makes excellent use of the slide format to include a large screen. It's available in a choice of black or white. The white version has a real 24 carat gold Walkman logo for added bling! The keypad features a funky lighting effect that pulses to the beat of the music. On the outside, it's a beautiful phone.