Sony Ericsson W890 Candy Bar 3G mobile phone handset reviews and tariffs


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Score: 7.9/10

299 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

This Mobile Phone is a good all rounder. “Its good to look at and its very slim and compact. texting is easy and fast and i…” C, London View all 299 real customer reviews

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299 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
81% of people recommend it.

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All purchasers (297)
Battery life6.5
Design8.4
Ease of use8.1
Features8.2
Value for money (at time of purchase)8.3
Overall rating7.9
Style and looks come first (1)
Technophobe (1)
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Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Silver has started to flake off the main button

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purchased 03 Mar 2008

Score 8.0/10

C, London , “Middle aged but knowledgeable”

+ Its good to look at and its very slim and compact. Texting is easy and fast and I love the drop down menu at the top which tells you whether you are using caps or not. Now that I have got used to using a SE, its easier to use than a Nokia!! I never thought I would hear myself say that!

- I am not that keen on handling metal objects and especially hot metal objects like poles in trains. After about 10 minutes, the phone becomes very hot and uncomfortable to hold - I shall have to use my headset for longer calls from now on.
When texting, it easy to press the back button instead of the cancel button instead of the back button, especially if you are used to an older Sony or a Nokia.

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37 of 37 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Apr 2008

Score 7.0/10

Kate , Cleethopres

+ The design and alimness is good together with the sound quality

- it keeps freezing and cutting off and there is no flash on the camera so cant take pictures when on nights out.

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purchased 06 Mar 2008

Score 9.0/10

Jeremy, London , “Music freek”

+ Great music player. Good camera to

- Doesn't allow zoom when taking photos

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28 of 28 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Apr 2008

Score 8.0/10

Lynda, Claygate , “mother of 2”

+ nice slim and light phone; clear screen for texts

- small keys but then it's a compact phone; sound quality on high volume is poor

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27 of 28 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Apr 2008

Score 7.0/10

Emma, Stoke on trent

+ i like this design because it's light,easy to use and looks good

- the only downside to this phone is that the battery doesn't seem to last long

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24 of 24 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Apr 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Looks cool, easy to use, good and solid software.Screen is huge, and Walkman music player works like a charm

- Built in ringtones are naff, keys can be fiddly

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purchased 25 Mar 2008

Score 8.0/10

Pete, Birmingham

+ good music player, easy to use, nice size and looks good.

- the screen has a deep scratch from the first day i had it, had to get a screen protector it could do with being more hard wearing, and the small buttons can be a bit fiddly at times

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purchased 10 Apr 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Stylish
Google location services
Track ID
Good 3mp camera

- Sometimes turns off
Sound could be better

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21 of 21 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Mar 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Fortysomething part-time working mum”

+ Easy to use, looks good, small and light, useful features,

- When using internet and email etc, battery life is markedly reduced from publicity. Software doesn't work with Mac, although the phone can be.

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purchased 16 Mar 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ size & weight

- software - no windows mobile

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purchased 22 Apr 2008

Score 6.0/10

john, dunfermline

+ camera very good

- key buttons dont light up hard to see

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purchased 18 Mar 2008

Score 9.0/10

Chris, Edinburgh , “Had lots of phones”

+ Excellent design, slim, sleek & stylish.

- Battery life could be better but it is ok. Keyboard is not bad but I have my phnoe ina Krusell cover so makes texting more difficult but that my be the case with any phone.

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purchased 06 Mar 2008

Score 10.0/10

Tomas, London

+ Slim, well laid out (buttons etc), gr8 Sony Ericsson menus and functions :).... Metallic, brushed steel.. Just the best looking phone on the market, when u want sleek and slim in the pocket :)

- Not a bad point... and is actually hard to add to a really slim phone... but if SE could add a flash it would top the phone off!!!

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purchased 29 May 2008

Score 8.0/10

mark, taunton , “motor trader 27”

+ Battery life is good im on the phone all day and it lasts for 2working days

- camera no great but acceptable

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19 of 19 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Apr 2008

Score 10.0/10

Scott, Edinburgh

+ An all round fantastic phone, really small, functional and accessible

- None that I have come across yet, would help to have flash on camera

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18 of 18 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Apr 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “business and outdoor user”

+ This product looks great, has great features and is very durable. The battery life is fantastic and the user interface is the slickest on any phone i have used in years. The 3.2MP camera is no let down and the video capture is adequate. While the phone is designed to feature as a music device it is not found wanting in all the other departments. It has good organiser functions inc calendar, multiple alarms and a contact management system that allows the user to effectivly manage well over 750 contacts.

- The handset can run slow when listening to music and writing a message for example and the handset can run slow in general.

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purchased 09 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

chris, cumnock ayrshire

+ downloading is easy . its smart and small. good network coverage.

- battery life is not good and speakers arent loud enough

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17 of 17 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 May 2008

Score 10.0/10

laura, southampoton

+ great phone

- small buttons

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16 of 16 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Jun 2008

Score 8.0/10

andrew, winchester

+ so thin i dont know its in my pocket which is what i wanted.The text features are first class.

- the only thing im not to happy about is the keys are very very small, i wanted a small phone though so id still recommend it and i do have big hands.

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15 of 15 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Jun 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Professional user”

+ User interface is great. Very well featured.

- Buttons are fiddly.

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purchased 03 Mar 2008

Score 7.0/10

lesley, dundee

+ looks great,neat and slim,good camera and easy to use

- message tone and ringtone not very audible even at high setting

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purchased 11 Aug 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ great shortcuts
very easy to use

- call on speaker don't go loud enough
keys a little too small
no flash for camera

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12 of 12 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Jun 2008

Score 10.0/10

James, Dorset

+ Amazing Camera

- Battery life

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purchased 03 Apr 2008

Score 9.0/10

alastair, newton stewart

+ excellent overall mobile with ease of use a great plus point

- short battery life in general

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purchased 10 Jun 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Technophobe”

+ Big clear screen

- Bo zoom on still pictures, camera cover or light (my W800i had these functions)

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purchased 02 Apr 2008

Score 8.0/10

Mark, Devon , “Gadget guy.”

+ The phone looks great and I really like it. I use mine a lot for music and podcast play back, links to my in car bluetooth stereo.

- I've noticed that even though the software has a play list for podcasts, it doesn't pick them up, even though I down load them using the supplied software. Bit irritating, so I've hidden that playlist feature.

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purchased 03 Apr 2008

Score 8.0/10

Liam, Nottingham , “Im A Drummer Cool”

+ Its a small compact phone thats easy to carry around in your pocket, heavy duty (with stands certain amount of dropping) with a nice metal design. Everything pretty much is great about the phone.

- Only bad point i'd say is battery life lasts maybe a day at most? which is annoying having to recharge constantly..and the keypad is so small so hard to text at times.

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purchased 21 Oct 2008

Score 7.0/10

Lesley, Lanarkshire , “Great quality of pictures”

+ Good pictures

- Key pad

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purchased 14 Jul 2008

Score 9.0/10

mark, peters

+ size, style, music player

- keys a bit small, camera could be better

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purchased 14 Apr 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Looks good

- No flash on the camers, really poor especially when the similar, older versions had that.

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purchased 10 Apr 2008

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Good looking, thin and light, easy to use.

- Battery does not last long supplied memory card is too small for both music and pictures.

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purchased 16 Jun 2008

Score 3.0/10

Laura, Sheffield

+ Small and compact, the shortcut buttons are really good at locating your most used features.

- The camera is appauling, the speakers are terrible (I would have thought a sony ericsson would at least have good speakers) and even on the loudest setting I can't hear my phone ring. The screen is hard to see amd the phone freezes when it wants to, the signal seems to be different (worse) than on my old phone which wasnt a Sony. Also even though I don't use my phone very much I have to charge it almost everyday. Worst phone ive ever had, except for size.

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purchased 10 Jul 2008

Score 10.0/10

Ali , gloucestershire

+ Brilliant phone one of the best phones ive had i love it, holds loads of photos music and videos, good camera too. Small keypad so maybe not so good for someone with big hands!

- Ive had this phone for a few months now and have had no problems with it.

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purchased 04 Jun 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Looks great. Very Light. Menus are generally easy to find.

- Computer connection settings are clumsy. Hard to access the camera (no shortcut). No Flash. Speakerphone is pretty poor.

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purchased 12 Jun 2008

Score 9.0/10

Susanne , Cumbria

+ small and easy to use, good camera and excellent email facilities.

- sometimes the battery is not that lasting, but again it depends on how i use the phone.

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purchased 29 Oct 2008

Score 4.0/10

Matt, Derby , “20 male IT Administrator”

+ Easily to nagivate and stylish design.

- The phone constantly locks up, resulting in a black screen, lit keypad and a red light on under the camera lens - the only way to get it back on is to take the battery out - this usually happens every 5 minutes for up to 30 minutes at a time.

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purchased 16 Aug 2008

Score 6.0/10

Jayne, Lincoln

+ easy to use, small, compact, smart looking phone. The sound quality is very good and so it is ideal for listening to music whilst not being imposing.

- The camera is only a 3.2mp so not the best

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purchased 24 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- keys are a bit close together so it is easy to accidently press them while typing a text message

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purchased 14 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Ian, Lincoln

+ The Phone is compact yet is a good weight so you know where it is , ie, which pocket and ist has a metal case so is vey strong.
It has a good battery life.
It has a good Camera too.

- The font size can't be changed which can be awkward at times and for some reason, even tho locked when not in use, it has twice dialled up the internet.
With regard to the camers, it could have done with a flash

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purchased 29 Oct 2008

Score 1.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Very poor reception and phone regularly switches itself off. Not reliable enough.

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purchased 01 Aug 2008

Score 10.0/10

geraldine, surrey , “funloving, busymum, chatty &”

+ fairly easy to use at first and once used to it very easy. good walkman and storage space for music etc, very sturdy, looks great and not too small so you dont lose it in your handbag!

- camera not brilliant in artificial light -night mode terrible on it so if you want decent pics make sure you take them during the day in good light.

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purchased 20 Oct 2008

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Great at taking photos!

- Poor when it comes to ease of use, i have been trying to find a way to take the Live! shortcut off of the main screen because i keep accidentally clicking it, and i can't find a way

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purchased 07 Oct 2008

Score 10.0/10

lynn, stirling , “like gadgets”

+ love the phone now my neice and nephew have it and also my nephews girlfriend has one also. the thing i like the most is it is so easy to write a text message

- doesnt have any as far as im concerned

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purchased 18 Jul 2008

Score 2.0/10

lauren, shoreham

+ listening to music and taking pictures

- your forever pressing the internet key!

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purchased 12 Aug 2008

Score 7.0/10

jason, barnsley

+ this phone is good because of its slim design ease of use and the style

- the only real bad points about this phone is the battery life in which you,d be lucky to get two days of use without charging. and the sound it sounds great but its just not loud enough. but other than that i would buy another..

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purchased 29 Sep 2008

Score 8.0/10

kiran, southall , “only use sony ericsson”

+ The overall product is good, it has a very large memory to store music and photos. light and slim

- there is no flash with the camera and the sofeware is not much different from other sony mobiles before this

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purchased 14 Oct 2008

Score 7.0/10

lynsey, eccleshall

+ The style of the phone is good - slim to place in pockets

- The battery life is not very long
Following the instructions from the disc to enable the walkman to be used

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purchased 20 Oct 2008

Score 6.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Looks good and has a good memory

- Keypad is too small

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purchased 27 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Johanna, Cardiff

+ Lovely light and stylish phone .. the sound quality is fantastic , i have always been a fan of the Sony Ericsson , i will never change to anything but ...

- gets abit confusing with the navigation system , and olso even tho it is a good thing it being a light an compaq phone , it can make u abit nearvy as it looks quite delicate and 1 drop and it could or could break !!

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purchased 17 Oct 2008

Score 7.0/10

Tracy, Edinburgh

+ The slimline design is compact and easy to use. It is easy to navigate around the various features. The buttons are very small but raised so that it is easy to use for texting.

- The battery life is pretty poor. I have to charge my phone almost every day. The camera does not come with a flash, which means it cannot sustitute your regular camera.

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purchased 06 Jun 2008

Score 5.0/10

Emma, Fife, Scotland

+ very easy to use, camera is ok too.

- switches itself off with a red standby light at back of phone on, you have to take battery out to fix this problem. freezes whilst playing music, when receiving an incoming call it vibrates but no ringtone but the phone is not on silent. Sound when playing music could be better, the sound on my old phone the w850i was much better. to say im dissapointed is an undertatement.

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purchased 15 Jul 2008

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Its large screen, slim design and large memory space

- small buttons, short battery life, no flash for camera

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purchased 27 Aug 2008

Score 8.0/10

Jess, Suffolk

+ Reviewer left no comment

- No flash on the camera, meaning bad quality photos.
Battery life is a little short, lasts maybe 2 or 3 days when the camera and walkman features are used frequently.

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purchased 23 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Ben, Barnsley , “Ben McCarthy - Student”

+ Brilliant phone. Slim, stylish. I love how it vibrates as you touch the key pad!

- My fingers are too fat sometimes and i press two buttons at once :(. But hey! Why buy a small phone if you can't handle it???

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purchased 05 Nov 2008

Score 8.0/10

Lou, Ipswich , “Music loving twenty something”

+ Nice menu, easy to navigate around. Love the new look walkman screen and menu. Good quality camera and video. Like how the phone scrolls through your photos, nice touch.

- Very slim which means difficult to grab in a hurry from the bottom of your handbag! It can easily slip out of your hand. Battery drains quicker than my last walkman which was W850i which seemed to last forever!!!

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purchased 10 Sep 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ good for listening to music and downloading things of the internet.

- battery not lasting more than 2 days.

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purchased 25 Sep 2008

Score 2.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ its small and slim

- the battery life is the worst ive had on a mobile and has little features

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purchased 04 Oct 2008

Score 10.0/10

ELIZABETH, DURHAM

+ PHONE ITSELF GREAT

- BATTERY LIFE IS NAFF HAVE TO CHARGE IT EVERY DAY

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purchased 14 Oct 2008

Score 10.0/10

Tracey, Middlesex

+ So easy to use, lovely phone very light and compact. Ideal for my lifestyle.

- The batter life is not good needing to charge it every day!!

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purchased 18 Oct 2008

Score 7.0/10

Craig, Herts

+ Small and compact, easy to use

- appaling battery life, got to charge it every day

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purchased 22 Oct 2008

Score 7.0/10

Shabir, Dewsbury

+ Very compact, good battery life and looks good

- keys small andno flash with camera

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purchased 21 Dec 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Small & compact. Very easy to pop in a pocket or small handbag.

- Keys on keypad are very small and take some getting used to. Ringtones are pretty tinny.

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purchased 16 Apr 2008

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ It is thin, light and easy to use. A good number of features and very reliable.

- The battery life is very poor and the internet is extremely slow.

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purchased 20 Jun 2008

Samantha, Buckingham

+ Has all the required features of a phone like camera, walkman, internet etc

- It has regular power serges when being used to reset it you have to remove battery which takes time you dont aleays have, it's also very smal and fidly!

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purchased 02 Jun 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Small compact easy to use, software was easy to sincronise between my PC.

- Ihad no free games on my phone, they were all demo and then pay.

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purchased 17 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Jason, Boston

+ This is a very good phone its very easy to use, its nice and compact and easily fits in your pocket.

- The loud speaker for the mp3 player isnt very loud but other than that its a really good phone.

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purchased 08 Oct 2008

Score 8.0/10

jessica, bristol

+ Reviewer left no comment

- battery life quite bad

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purchased 20 Oct 2008

Score 3.0/10

Jim, Bradford , “Multi-facetted,articulate,intelligent,cultural”

+ Stylish,light,intelligent design and screen graphics and the walkman facilities

- Disgraceful and appalling battery life since day one !!! It spends more time on the charger than in my pocket or with me even after TWO basic text messages !!! Keypad is a little too small

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purchased 11 Aug 2008

Score 8.0/10

Donatas, Kings Lynn , “PC's programer”

+ easy to use

- por battery life

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purchased 25 Sep 2008

Score 9.0/10

James, Dartford

+ looks good. easy to use

- battery doesnt seem to last too long

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purchased 27 Sep 2008

Score 7.0/10

dave, rowley regis

+ does everything i need

- im unsure weather its just my phone or not but i seem to be charging it quite a lot and i dont use it excessively.

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purchased 26 Sep 2008

Score 7.0/10

Gary, Welwyn Garden City herts , “I live life fully”

+ Nice smart compact phone, does everything you want it to do and more

- Battery lasts about 3 hrs if your luckey, I charge it every day with very little use, I don't even use the MP3 player and could not even if i wanted too as the battery life is too short

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purchased 01 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “I work to muchmy ”

+ Ease of use and customisable

- Loud speaker is terible! way to quiet!

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purchased 02 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

natasha, preston

+ it is a good phone, the camera is brill and it is very small which is good.

- the bad thing about the phone is that th batary life goes to quick.

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purchased 14 Oct 2008

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “trini to the bone”

+ nice sleek design for a modern look
always found sony to be a durable brand when it comes to phones and this is no different
nice graphics
good storage facilities
easy to use menu

- not enough screen size to facilitate browsing on the web
most of the time page does not load due to this
can never make a video clip long enought eg. 2mins to send to a friend (come on 30sec-1min is not enough)

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purchased 13 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Jon, Leeds

+ Very clear screen, good resolution.

- No good if you have bad eyesight and big hands.

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purchased 15 Oct 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “no”

+ slim and descreet

- not greatest stillness to camera and very delicate keypad, a womans phone

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purchased 15 Oct 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ fits easy coz nice and compact

- battery does not last more than a day even without using music etc

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purchased 27 Nov 2008

Score 9.0/10

Gary, Essex

+ Small, Compact, Good to listen to music on, Does it All....

- No Camera Flash

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purchased 10 Nov 2008

Paul, Cardiff

+ Small and compact. Fantastic mp3 player. comes with 2gb memory card though I fitted a 6gb.

- None

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purchased 13 Nov 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ the good points are the size and the 2gb memory card.. so you can download lots of music

- the battery needs charging every day

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purchased 28 Nov 2008

Score 8.0/10

Nicole, Norwich

+ The walkman and camera software, looks great, easy to use, small and compact, was a great value deal, keypad has a nice soft touch to it.

- Sometimes hard to text because the keypad buttons are small and close together.

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purchased 19 Dec 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ love everything about this phone other than the battery life-far too short talk and stanby time

- battery life

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purchased 10 Jun 2008

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Stylish, fairly good camera, Good walkman application

- No light for the camera so restricted to using it during daylight. Battery life is a bit short

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purchased 14 Jul 2008

Score 8.0/10

Brenda, Paisley , “Practical, thoughtful and funny.”

+ product is slim easy to handle ,sound quality while listening to music is very good, product also looks good.

- The only bad points so far is the battery life, it would be better if it was longer.

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purchased 11 Aug 2008

Score 7.0/10

gary , southampton

+ Small, compact

- Keys hard to use, but that is because of its size

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purchased 21 Aug 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- The back button on the right takes you into the internet if you press it too many times.

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purchased 24 Sep 2008

Score 8.0/10

Kellie, glasgow

+ IT is small and easy to use

- The phone keeps crashing cming up inactive sim then going back on again

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purchased 11 Oct 2008

Score 5.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ small and light

- buttons to small phone switches itself off

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purchased 15 Oct 2008

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “eay going”

+ looks good,easy to use

- internet browsing

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purchased 10 Nov 2008

Score 3.0/10

HAYLEY, WILTSHIRE

+ Nice colours, very compact, great for a little handbag. Definately a girlie phone. Good memory capacity.

- Not robust particularly for those with children!! Is difficult to find in a large handbag, music quality very poor not what was expected from a Walkman phone which should be engineered around sound quality and music station doesn't work properly on Vodafone live. Internet viewing was a little disappointing.

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purchased 04 Nov 2008

Score 9.0/10

neil, rotherham , “no”

+ looks very good and easy to operate

- only bad point is connects to easily to web when you may just have caught the button

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purchased 29 Jul 2008

Score 10.0/10

john, stoke , “bob”

+ good looking

- bad battery

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purchased 22 Sep 2008

Score 7.0/10

Chris, Blackpool , “SonyEricsson Mobile Phone Expert”

+ Excellent design
Small
Good Camera

- No light for camera
Terrible Battery life - awful infact
Sometimes slow navigation (software problem i think)

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purchased 23 Sep 2008

Score 4.0/10

marc, manchester , “up to date,technophobe”

+ good mp3 player good speakers

- navigation,software ,battery life , screen

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purchased 24 Sep 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Ergonomic. Ease of use.

- Battery doesn't always seem to hold the charge.

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purchased 23 Sep 2008

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ ease of use

- battery life

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purchased 27 Sep 2008

Score 8.0/10

taggers, kettering

+ easy to use.

- bad battery life and video calling.

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purchased 29 Sep 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Looks fab, really light weight

- Loud speaker is not that great

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purchased 29 Sep 2008

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Product Features

3G Yes
Touchscreen No
Type Candy Bar
Camera Resolution in MegaPixels 3.2
Band Quad
EDGE Yes
WiFi No
Screen Resolution (pixels) 240x320
Bluetooth Yes
XHTML Browser Yes
WAP Yes
FM Tuner Yes
SatNav No
MP3 ATRAC Playback Yes
Operating System Proprietary OS
SAR (W per kg in 10g) 1.38
Memory Card Slot Yes
Camera Yes
Weight (g) 78
Talk Time (hours) 9.5
Standby Time (hours) 360
USB Port Yes
Dimensions (mm) 104x46.5x9.9
Video Recorder Yes
Java Yes
Games Yes
Mobile TV No
Instant Messaging Yes
HTML Browser Yes
Phone book capacity (names) 1000
Colour Multi
Networks Orange
Networks O2
Networks 3 Mobile
Networks T-Mobile
Networks Vodafone
Release Date 3 Jan 2008

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Manufacturer's Description

Play it your way
It’s your music. So have it your way: SensMe™ lets you create playlists based on mood. When you want new songs for your phone, just click the PlayNow™ icon, pre-listen and buy.

Music intelligence
Tune in the W890i FM radio to your favorite station. Hear something you like, but don’t recognize? Identify the artist with TrackID™ in a snap.

Stylish and fast
Soft, curved edges, metal finish – the slim W890i oozes elegance. Use this stylish phone to get online. With EDGE, your Web connection is fast.