Sony Ericsson W890 - user opinions and reviews

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Ohhh so the Nokia 6500 classic with dual flash is an exception...dude there is no limit to how much miniaturization a device can handle...I've seen microphones the size of a tick...and so on and so forth...dony needs to invest in research...create a more efficient OS, build camera phones with Cybershot camera modules, introduce touchscreen, build common sense connectors: line-out (music phone wtf!!), 3,5 mm out, micro-usb..., fast processor and loads of RAM...put all that SONY know-how to work...and integrate near-PSP gaming so that it can compete with N-Gage (wtf they are using JAVA 8 and an accelerometer against the N-gage...that what they call creativity o.O)....they have one of the largest electronic company in the world and they want to oppose the Nseries using these phones....sad...

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  • 2007-11-28 21:47
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there is no flash because the phone is less than a centimetre thick.

there are no phones this size with flashes. deal with it.

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  • 2007-11-28 17:32
  • Skr1
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I like this phone. The absence of flash and autofocus cannot stop me from buying it. I'd rather buy a separate digital camera. But if they will release a w810-w610 successor soon, I'll choose it.

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  • 2007-11-28 13:34
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sonyericsson gave a 3 megapixel camera in W890 and guys, it's without a flash. is it a jooooooooooooooooooooke !!!!!!!!!!

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  • 2007-11-28 09:36
  • PDTi
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It supports Podcast Feeds.

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  • 2007-11-28 09:12
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livio: I somewhat agree to what you said.
I don't think SE would be creating N-series line anytime soon. Whether it's development costs, research, etc, it will be a bit costly to do so. Although that idea would be great but remember how long it took the p-series to come out one phone after another. (Maybe the perfect the ease of use?). Plus, this phone is probably needed for its market.
What I totally agree with you for this phone is the lack of some important features. How useful is a 3.15mp camera without a damn flash? TV-out would be great, since Nokia has it since the N93. Walkman features are great but it's hard for customers to commit when important features are missing. I'm not expecting wi-fi, but at least make the camera decent for once(even the w810 has flash, wat gives?) Sadly my w580 is collecting dust, because my P1i does everything except the walkman features. No offence, but I very rarely listen to a song on my phone, 'cause I want to have battery to make calls in times of need.

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  • 2007-11-28 00:20
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Ok:
1) The name checked under the comment is the name of the guy who made it...I never said it did not have walkman 3.0 or all the other stuff...
2) Phones are 1 step away from being transformed into universal multimedia device...the factor that restrains them from doing so is not battery life but the level of miniaturization the components have to endure...don't forget, the n82 - probably the best camera phone out there is by no means a small device...
3) nanotechnology and the latest research in creating self-sufficient energy cells will allow phones in the near future to have a great camera so the days of 3110 are long gone...
4) It's price is set to be higher than a mere 278 $$ so get your facts straight...at that money they should have included a few of the improvements I mentioned bellow without spending a s*it-load of money ;) the dedicated xenon flash and autofocus as well as a standard 3,5 mm jack are not that expensive to build :))

overall, SE-Walkman Phones are good music solution but they could do better seeing as the N-series phones can do a lot more things and still provide good music experience (nokia n82, n82, n73-ME etc). SE should build their own N-series based on the P-series...using a new more user-friendly UIQ 4. Let's hope they'll do this in the future :)

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  • 2007-11-27 18:42
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nice one!!brilliant the last of the w8 series i guess

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  • 2007-11-27 11:47
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Dude, why are you telling him how often he uses the camera on his phone?

You need to understand that convergence of devices goes through stages and the first efforts are always a bit crappy.

The speed of cameras in phones is developing cameras could be replaced by phones for all but professional photographers.

The only thing holding back phones from becoming truly great Camera, walkman, movie playing gps devices and mobile offices is battery life.

Dude you want just a phone, stick with a nokia 3310


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  • 2007-11-27 09:46
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DUDE, if its a phone not a camera, why does it cost $600? because its $2 worth of stainless steel? or mediocre walkman player?

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  • 2007-11-27 08:04
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J2 says:
- 3,5 mm headphone, micro USB for charging (from computer as well as plug - Haleeluuuuia Motorola :) ) and data transfer.

AGREE on Both !!

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  • 2007-11-27 03:44
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w890's price is equal 2 k850's price. thats a true bcoz w880 also expensive and w890 high price than 880

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  • 2007-11-26 20:13
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@mX@S
w890 has walkman player 3. $278 USD? what is your source? ANYONE KNOWS WHEN IT ACTUALLY COMES OUT???? I KNOW IT IS 1 QUOTER OF 2008, BUT WHAT IS AN ACTUAL MONTH?????????


livio
w890 DOES have walkman player 3. Not only that, it has auto rotation. Just because it is not on this web, it doesn't mean it doesn't have it.

and how come you say it isn't important and then you list it as a negative?

It is important btw. at least for me, because I am in LOVE with the navigation thing in walkman 3 player.



@Digi customer servic
you don't, i don't, but it is an important factor for others, because most have a limited budget. I am not saying I am rich, I just don't like saving on something I am going to make a good use every day. Save on kitchen knifes, refrigerator, vacuum or something... not the phone.

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  • 2007-11-26 17:44
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It seems by the pictures, that it doesn't have a fotolight or flash.
I also miss the autofocus. The last walkman phone with autofocus camera was w810i. :(
I also wonder if they solved the playlist order problem. (I haven't met with a walkman phone wich could sort playlists by name)

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  • 2007-11-26 17:18
  • mjaX
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This looks a great bit of kit.. w880i was a big let down n i went back to my w810 which i think is fantastic.. It's NEVER let me down. Anyone who says ANY nokia "n-series" phone is better is just tryin to make themselves feel better coz they've got such unreliable over priced crap!!! I'm a phone dealer so i know!!!! We get them in everyday with problems... especially the N95!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • 2007-11-26 14:58
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Available for $278 USD - it is not too cheap since:
no WIFI
no Flash
no auto focus
no Walkman 3.0
small screen


I think it is nice as a second phone.

Available only in silver color.

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  • 2007-11-26 13:47
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I think the look is good and now a day men are looking for 3g bluetooth infrared a2dp music player 3mp camera secondary camera memory tv out and mainly wi fi is must

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  • 2007-11-26 11:17
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DUDE!
it's a PHONE not a Camera!!
why the hell you need AUTO FOUS and FLASH??

put it this way
it's a phone with a Camera funciont!

and ask yourself, how many times you use the cam?!?! once a week?!?!

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  • 2007-11-26 06:14
  • PNEq
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As for the phone itself: it's ok but this is what should have been done:

- Dump the red/green buttons (wtf!not SE!)
- larger buttons (SE K800 where are you?)
- use same camera sensor like in the K810 (or maybe it actually is....that would be a miracle :)) )
- xenon flash or at least dual flash (like Nokia 6500 Slide - quite efficient)
- 3,5 mm headphone, micro USB for charging (from computer as well as plug - Haleeluuuuia Motorola :) ) and data transfer. And don't tell me it's not freaking possible for such a thin phone because I will take the Nokia 5310 out of my pocket and throw it at you :P )
- Picsel viewer (view pdf, doc, xcess, ppt) - samsung style
- 2,2 inch screen 16 mil colors - is it that hard Sony - add a CIF 30 FPS recording playback and I might dump my N73

Price it at around 400 euros and you have the most efficient non-smartphone sollution on the market - crowds of people will buy it...it will be a revolution since the K750i

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  • 2007-11-25 17:18
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Walkman is just the application used to playback media...and a brand sticked on the phone...also it is the name of the music oriented phones form SE meaning that the bigger the number next to the walkman logo the bigger the improvements are. As for this phone, it has the walkman 3 (as in the 3'rd generation walkman phones) It has a slightly different array of elements, it supports auto-rotation of the screen (meaning it will go from vertical to landscape if you turn the phone sideways via the accelerometer. and also I thin it has shake-control like w910 not sure though...It really isn't that important what version the walkman player is actlually

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  • 2007-11-25 17:09
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