Sony Ericsson W705 Slide Phone 3G mobile phone handset reviews and tariffs

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Score: 8.9/10

52 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

+ This mobile phone scores high on battery life. - It has no outstanding negative points. “Very easy to transfer files from the pc to the phone. good music quality.” Jamie, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire View all 52 real customer reviews

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52 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
90% of people recommend it.

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All purchasers (51)
Battery life7.9
Design9.1
Ease of use8.8
Features8.7
Value for money (at time of purchase)9.2
Overall rating8.9
Basic text and chat user (27)
Music and entertainment lover (3)
Style and looks come first (2)
Business or web user (1)
Other (18)
 

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Score 7.0/10

Jamie, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ Very easy to transfer files from the PC to the phone. Good music quality.

- Poor battery life when bluetooth is on all the time, i suggest only turning it on when nescessary.

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57 of 63 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Mar 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Can be slow to react when you press buttons- have to wait for the screen to catch up

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55 of 65 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Mar 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Music and entertainment lover”

+ wi fi

- camera is not as good as i thought it would be

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34 of 46 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Mar 2009

Score 8.0/10

Amanda , Richmond, n yorks , “Other”

+ very easy to use, has every feature i would look for

- Camera isn't as good as cybershot (previous phone)

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31 of 41 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Mar 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ Excellent camera, excellent memory capacity, good range of features - organiser, alarms, tones, internet.

- takes a bit of time to keep up with what you try to do, cannot lock the keypad!

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24 of 28 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 May 2009

Score 9.0/10

Nick, Newton Aycliffe , “Other”

+ look and ease of use

- camera has few features

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24 of 32 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Mar 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ Compact and easy to use easy to navigate around the menu and packed with features

- Battery life is a bit poorer than expected, runs down quickly when texting and phoning. Demo only games, should come with at least 1 or 2 pre-loaded games

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19 of 22 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Apr 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ Reviewer left no comment

- loose slider

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24 of 36 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Mar 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ easy to use smart looking

- couldnt find any

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18 of 24 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Apr 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ its a good allrounder has every thing u need and is easy to usewish

- wish there was a cover over screen only because i myself am prone to getting mine scratched

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11 of 11 people found this review helpful

purchased 31 May 2009

Score 10.0/10

Sofie, Manchester , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ Really easy to use as all the Sony Ericsson's i've had, have been. Great look and great features. I can't really fault it.

- None so far!

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Jul 2009

Score 10.0/10

sheelagh , stamford , “Style and looks come first”

+ i got it for my son and he loves it

- Reviewer left no comment

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19 of 32 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Mar 2009

Score 9.0/10

Russ, cwmbran

+ This is a great looking phone with all the usual sony features.

- The only slight drawback is battery life.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Jul 2009

Score 10.0/10

Deborah, Bracknell , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ easy to use, stylish

- battery does not last very long

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8 of 12 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 Jun 2009

Score 10.0/10

Claire, Hull , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Camera - pictures not very clear

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8 of 13 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Apr 2009

Score 9.0/10

Laura, Canterbury , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ Classy to look at; nice screen; easy to navigate menu; good mobile internet; battery life is much better than my old Nokia (although I suppose this could depleat rapidly when using the walkman element, but I'm yet to do that!)

- Camera quality is poor, despite 3.2MP it is very difficult to take a steady shot.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Jul 2009

Score 10.0/10

lisa, belfast , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ love the style was exactly what i was looking for. love sony ericissoin. very easy to navigate and looks good.

- screen can stick at times but that is probably because i've pressed too many buttons at the same time

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 Aug 2009

Score 9.0/10

sue, welling

+ text is very clear large screen.

- Reviewer left no comment

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3 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Jul 2009

Score 8.0/10

denise, leicester , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ small, compact easy to use

- not very loud

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2 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 31 Jul 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ stylish easy to use functional phone with good battery life.

- couldn't really think of any bad points

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2 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Jul 2009

Score 9.0/10

Colin, Portsmouth , “Basic text and chat user” More like this »

+ Have not found any major problems.

- Battery life could be better.

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2 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Aug 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- none

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1 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Jul 2009

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Product Features

3G Yes
Touchscreen No
Type Slide Phone
Band Quad
EDGE Yes
WiFi Yes
Camera Resolution in MegaPixels 3.2
Screen Resolution (pixels) 240x320
Bluetooth Yes
XHTML Browser Yes
WAP Yes
FM Tuner Yes
Email Functionality Yes
SatNav No
MP3 ATRAC Playback Yes
Operating System Proprietary OS
Memory Card Slot Yes
Weight (g) 98
Talk Time (hours) 10
Standby Time (hours) 400
HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) Yes
USB Port Yes
Video Recorder Yes
Instant Messaging Yes
Built-in Camera Yes
Dimensions (mm) 95x48x14.3
Java Yes
SAR (W per kg in 10g) 0.95
Games Yes
HTML Browser No
Colour Silver
Networks Orange
Networks T-Mobile
Networks O2

Also known as: O2 Sony Ericsson W705, Sony Ericsson W705.

Mobile Phone Buyers Guide  

Manufacturer's Description

A sound quality champion
Our revolutionary clear audio experience – Clear Bass, Clear Stereo and premium headphones – delivers sound quality in its purest form.

Speed when you’re online
Need to get online fast – to check out that new band you just heard of, for example? The W705 supports both Wi-Fi™ and HSUPA turbo 3G.

Mood and movement
Shake control lets you jump, skip and adjust the volume by simply moving your W705. And to create playlists based on mood, try SensMe™.

Features

Camera

  • Geo tagging
  • Digital Zoom – up to 3x
  • Camera – 3.2 megapixel
  • Photo feeds
  • Video recording
  • Video light
  • Video blogging
  • Picture blogging
  • Photo light
  • Photo fix

Entertainment

  • Radio
  • Walk Mate
  • Radio – FM radio with RDS
  • Video viewing
  • Video streaming
  • Java
  • YouTube™
  • Motion gaming
  • 3D games
  • Media

Communication

  • Video calling
  • Vibrating alert
  • Speakerphone
  • Polyphonic ringtones

Music

  • Music tones – MP3, AAC
  • TrackID™
  • Shake control
  • SensMe
  • PlayNow™
  • Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
  • Album art
  • Clear stereo
  • Clear bass
  • Walkman® player

Connectivity

  • WiFi™
  • PictBridge
  • USB support
  • USB mass storage
  • Synchronisation
  • Modem
  • Bluetooth™ technology
  • DLNA Certified™
  • Google Maps™

Design

  • Wallpaper animation
  • Picture wallpaper
  • Navigation key
  • Auto rotate

Internet

  • Web feeds
  • WAP 2.0 XHTML
  • Access NetFront™ Web Browser

Messaging

  • Sound recorder
  • Predictive text input
  • Instant messaging
  • Picture messaging (MMS)
  • Text messaging (SMS)
  • Exchange ActiveSync®
  • Email

Organiser

  • Timer
  • Tasks
  • Stopwatch
  • Phone book
  • Notes
  • Flight mode
  • Calendar
  • Calculator
  • Alarm clock.

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