Sony Ericsson W910i
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The Sony Ericsson W910i is a slider model music phone. The W910i was announced on June 14, 2007, as a branded "Walkman
phone" and uses version 3 of the 'Walkman Player'. The phone also features the shake control feature found on the W580 that enables music track switching by shaking the phone and also for Java ME based video games and applications using the JP-8
.
The phone, alongside the K850 Cybershot and the more expensive W960 Walkman, was one of the first phones from the company to use the Sony Ericsson Media Manager which replaces the now-defunct File Manager seen on older models. The Walkman music software also uses the 'SensMe' feature which designates the mood depending on the genre and the speed of the track the user is playing. The phone has had its camera interface revamped and resembles the one seen on K850; however the BestPic feature has been replaced by Burst Mode.
The W910i is available in six different colors which have been advertised as "Hearty Red
", "Noble Black
", "Havana Bronze
", "Prime Silver
", "Lipstick Pink
" and "Silky White
". Included in certain retail configurations are a 1GB or 2GB capacity memory card. As well as the Walkman digital music player, the W910i can also play FM radio with features using RDS
and GraceNote TrackID service.
On February 14, 2008, the W910 was given the GSM Association's "Best Handset 2008" award.
The phone itself has received much criticism for its instability, which include complaints about screen and system freezing, restarting and button input failures. Many reviews and user forums consistently note this as a major problem for the Sony Ericsson phone.
Advertised battery life
Rear camera
Front camera
Walkman
Walkman is a Sony brand tradename originally used for portable audio cassette, and now used to market Sony's portable audio and video players as well as a line of Sony Ericsson mobile phones...
phone" and uses version 3 of the 'Walkman Player'. The phone also features the shake control feature found on the W580 that enables music track switching by shaking the phone and also for Java ME based video games and applications using the JP-8
Sony Ericsson Java Platform
The Sony Ericsson Java Platform is a set of profiles describing particular Sony Ericsson Java implementation. It was designed to help developers to focus on a platform rather than on a variety of different product names. Two platform branches exist, supporting Symbian and non-Symbian based phones...
.
The phone, alongside the K850 Cybershot and the more expensive W960 Walkman, was one of the first phones from the company to use the Sony Ericsson Media Manager which replaces the now-defunct File Manager seen on older models. The Walkman music software also uses the 'SensMe' feature which designates the mood depending on the genre and the speed of the track the user is playing. The phone has had its camera interface revamped and resembles the one seen on K850; however the BestPic feature has been replaced by Burst Mode.
The W910i is available in six different colors which have been advertised as "Hearty Red
Red
Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye...
", "Noble Black
Black
Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
", "Havana Bronze
Bronze
Bronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive. It is hard and brittle, and it was particularly significant in antiquity, so much so that the Bronze Age was named after the metal...
", "Prime Silver
Silver
Silver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal...
", "Lipstick Pink
Pink
Pink is a mixture of red and white. Commonly used for Valentine's Day and Easter, pink is sometimes referred to as "the color of love." The use of the word for the color known today as pink was first recorded in the late 17th century....
" and "Silky White
White
White is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in nearly equal amounts and with high brightness compared to the surroundings. A white visual stimulation will be void of hue and grayness.White light can be...
". Included in certain retail configurations are a 1GB or 2GB capacity memory card. As well as the Walkman digital music player, the W910i can also play FM radio with features using RDS
Radio Data System
Radio Data System, or RDS, is a communications protocol standard for embedding small amounts of digital information in conventional FM radio broadcasts. RDS standardises several types of information transmitted, including time, station identification and programme information.Radio Broadcast Data...
and GraceNote TrackID service.
On February 14, 2008, the W910 was given the GSM Association's "Best Handset 2008" award.
Stability issues
The Sony Ericsson W910i is known to crash and switch itself off intermittently. As of November 2009, firmware has yet to be released to fully resolve these issues, though some users have reported that later firmware versions have dramatically reduced the frequency of these issues occurring.The phone itself has received much criticism for its instability, which include complaints about screen and system freezing, restarting and button input failures. Many reviews and user forums consistently note this as a major problem for the Sony Ericsson phone.
Technical specifications
- Walkman 3.0 Player (MP3/AAC/WMA/WAV), SensMeSensMeSensMe is a proprietary music mood and tempo detection system created by Sony Corporation, and employed in numerous Sony branded products, most notably the Walkman MP3/MP4 players , Media Go, PlayStation Portable, and Sony Ericsson phone series, .-Technical specifications:SensMe works by mapping...
- Java MIDP 2.0 with OpenGL ESOpenGL ESOpenGL for Embedded Systems is a subset of the OpenGL 3D graphics application programming interface designed for embedded systems such as mobile phones, PDAs, and video game consoles. OpenGL ES is managed by the not-for-profit technology consortium, the Khronos Group, Inc.- Versions :Several...
and Motion Sensor support - Video player with progressive fast forward and slow motion
- New 3 softkey interface layout with Call/End keys (A200 Platform), a software feature of Java Platform 8
Advertised battery life
- 400hr standby time
- 9hr talk time
Rear camera
- 2 megapixel
- Maximum resolution (still image): 1600x1200 pixels
- 2.5x digital zoom
- Video recording format: .MP4 (AAC audio)
- Video recording resolution: 320x240@15fps
- No flash
Front camera
- Video calling resolution: 176x144 or 128x96
Critical reception
CNET hardware reviewer Ella Morton wrote that there are some compatibility issues with Windows Media Player for the Walkman functions and criticized the shake and motion sensing function of the W910i but she concluded that "there is much to like beyond the quirky bits" giving it a rating of 8.2/10.External links
- Official Webpage
- Sony Ericsson W910 announced GSMArena
- Sony Ericsson W910i review - SEfanatics
- http://www.mobile-phones-uk.org.uk/sony-ericsson-w910i.htm