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

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

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

+ 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.

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

- battery life is not good and speakers arent loud enough

+ great phone

- small buttons

+ 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.

+ User interface is great. Very well featured.

- Buttons are fiddly.

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

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

+ great shortcuts
very easy to use

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

+ Amazing Camera

- Battery life

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

- short battery life in general

+ 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.

+ Big clear screen

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

+ 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.

+ Good pictures

- Key pad

+ size, style, music player

- keys a bit small, camera could be better

+ Looks good

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

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

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

+ 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.

+ 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.

+ 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.

+ 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.

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

+ 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

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

+ 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.

+ 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

+ listening to music and taking pictures

- your forever pressing the internet key!

+ 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

+ 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..

+ 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

+ Looks good and has a good memory

- Keypad is too small

+ 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 !!

+ 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

+ 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.

+ 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.

+ Its large screen, slim design and large memory space

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

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- 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.

+ 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???

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

- battery not lasting more than 2 days.

+ its small and slim

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

+ PHONE ITSELF GREAT

- BATTERY LIFE IS NAFF HAVE TO CHARGE IT EVERY DAY

+ 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!!

+ Small and compact, easy to use

- appaling battery life, got to charge it every day

+ 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!!!

+ Very compact, good battery life and looks good

- keys small andno flash with camera

+ 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.

+ 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.

+ 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!

+ 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.

+ 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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- battery life quite bad

+ looks good. easy to use

- battery doesnt seem to last too long

+ 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.

+ 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.

+ Very clear screen, good resolution.

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

+ fits easy coz nice and compact

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

+ 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

+ Ease of use and customisable

- Loud speaker is terible! way to quiet!

+ 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

+ slim and descreet

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

+ easy to use

- por battery life

+ 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)

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

- No Camera Flash

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

- None

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

- the battery needs charging every day

+ 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.

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

- battery life

+ 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

+ Small, compact

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

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

+ IT is small and easy to use

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

+ small and light

- buttons to small phone switches itself off

+ 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.

+ looks good,easy to use

- internet browsing

+ 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.

+ looks very good and easy to operate

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

+ Ergonomic. Ease of use.

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

+ ease of use

- battery life

+ easy to use.

- bad battery life and video calling.

+ Looks fab, really light weight

- Loud speaker is not that great

+ i like the alround look of the phone

- camera isnt brilliant

+ its small and easy to use and light in the pocket

- only problem i have is battery doesnt last a day

+ nice cute phone

- speakers not good enough