Sony Ericsson W760: More than just Walkman

Walkman series from Sony Ericsson always offer a fun multimedia experience for its owners. To achieve more market share, the W760 was announced at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show. There’s something different about this handset compared to other Walkman phones. The manufacturer added games, internet, and location based services to its repertoire of music, video, and photos. While it falls a little short on the specification sheet when compared to smartphone ‘multimedia monsters’ like the Nokia N95, it should do well in the feature phone market where it competes.

Well, here’s what mobileburn.com said about this handset in their review’s conclusion:

Despite the few bugs that were found in our review unit, there was really very little not to like about the Sony Ericsson W760. Its musical talents were handy, the web browser adequate, and the size, weight, and design were all quite pleasing. Its performance in basically every area was quite satisfying.

The most appreciated features on the device were the accelerometer and convenient media menu, while the camera put in a solid performance as well. The GPS location-based services were also nice, though potentially the most important use of the GPS, the Navigation application, was not working on our unit. As for things that we really didn’t like about the phone? There is nothing that really stands out as bad on the handset. Herein lies the problem – everything about the device is merely average, there are no incredible standout features.

Sony Ericsson is marketing the W760 as a media device, a very crowded portion of the market. The W760 has to stand up to a lot of competitors, most with fancy touch screens like the Samsung Instinct, LG Vu, and Apple iPhone. The Sony Ericsson W760’s camera is better than most in its market segment, but this is the only place where it can really gain any ground – except, potentially, on price.

For this reason, we are giving the device just a “Recommended” rating. For all intents and purposes the Sony Ericsson W760 on its own is probably worth a “highly recommended”, but it just doesn’t impress enough for us to put it at the top of the food chain. If the W760 is within your budget and photography is important to you, this is a great device, but there are also many other fine alternatives out there to consider.

You’ll find a gallery of sample photos shot with the Sony Ericsson W760 Walkman phone on the following page.

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