Typical price: £230
What is it: Small mobile phone with Walkman music player and capacious 256MB memory
What we think: A chubby handset with a paradoxical mix of great features right alongside irritating ones
Compare the Sony Ericsson W550i
Sony Ericsson W550i compared to all other phones
 Sony Ericsson W550i |
 Sony Ericsson W760i |
 Apple iPhone |
 Sony Ericsson W902 |
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| Review date | 5 Sep 06 | 4 Jul 08 | 30 Jun 07 | 31 Oct 08 |
| Editor's rating |
7.6
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8.7
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8.5
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8.4
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| Price range | £230 | |||
| Review summary | The W550i is a small but chunky handset with a bevy of neat features but some odd omissions. For example: it's a music phone with 256MB of built-in memory, but no expansion slot; it has ambitions to replace your dedicated music player, but audio playback quality isn't quite up to scratch; and there's a camera with good features and usability, but a self-portrait mirror the size of a pinhead Read full review |
The Sony Ericsson W760i is the best Walkman phone to date with so many features it rivals non-music phones like the N95. The lack of a standard headphone socket is its biggest flaw, but other than that, it's going down as one of our all-time favourite Sony Ericsson phones -- and not just in the music phone category Read full review |
Despite some important missing features, a slow data network and call quality that doesn't always deliver, the Apple iPhone sets a new benchmark for an integrated mobile phone and MP3 player Read full review |
The W890i's successor -- the W902 -- offers the best camera we've seen on a music phone, with a decent interface and a solid, attractive design. It loses marks for not having a real headphone socket, but if you want a full-featured music phone, it's one to check out Read full review |
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