Mobile phones, Music phones

Sony Ericsson W980

The latest clamshell Walkman phone is absolutely packed with features. Deep breath: HSDPA, stereo Bluetooth, support for the most common music formats and a 3.2-megapixel camera. More exotically, the W980 boasts an FM transmitter, Microsoft Exchange support and an accelerometer

User rating 9.7

Editor's rating 7.6

Sony Ericsson Z750i

With its mirrored finish and attention-grabbing colour scheme, Sony Ericsson is obviously aiming the Z750i at the style-conscious. This handset has substance too, however, thanks to its decent onboard music player, GPS and speedy HSDPA support

Editor's rating 7.8

Samsung F400

Samsung has teamed up with AV specialist Bang & Olufsen once more to create the F400, a stylish music phone with a simple trick -- slide down the screen and you reveal quality B&O speakers. Importantly for a music phone, it has a 3.5mm headphone socket and can play protected music formats

Editor's rating 6.8

Sony Ericsson W595

Sony Ericsson's new W595 is a slider handset with a 3.2-megapixel camera, and it replaces the popular W580i from last year. Supported music formats include MP3, AAC, WMA and WAV, meaning it could replace your MP3 player. The new camera is a definite improvement and there are some better specs, too, so have a look

Editor's rating 7.4

Sony Ericsson W902

The W902 is Sony Ericsson's flagship Walkman phone for the end of 2008, and the first Walkman to come with a 5-megapixel camera. We were impressed with the pictures we took -- especially since it's a music phone, too. With a decent interface for browsing media and a solid, attractive design, the W902 is one to check out

Editor's rating 8.4

Sony Ericsson W760i

The Sony Ericsson W760i is our favourite of the company's phones and it's the best Walkman phone to date. This music phone crams in loads of features, including GPS and HSDPA. Music playback and audio quality during calls are both impressive and its menus are slick and attractive

User rating 6.5

Editor's rating 8.7

Motorola Rokr E8

The Motorola Rokr E8 is a smashing handset, both for calls and playing music. Unlike many other music phones, the E8 has included a 3.5mm headphone socket so you can use your own headphones. Its superb audio quality and full-bodied music playback make it a cut above the rest

User rating 8.0

Editor's rating 7.8

Sony Ericsson W350i

If you miss the styling of flip phones, Sony Ericsson's W350i will give you that desired blast from the past. Clearly geared towards music playback, this retro, pseudo-candy bar handset sports dedicated Walkman buttons on its exterior and decent call performance

Editor's rating 7.2

Nokia 5220 XpressMusic

Best noticed for its teen-friendly looks, and best purchased for its musical abilities, this otherwise average Nokia 5220 XpressMusic phone does its main job well. It's not breaking any ground or adding anything new to the market, but what it needed to get right, it's got right

Editor's rating 7.4

Sony Ericsson W380i

The Sony Ericsson W380i is a solid, stylish clamshell music phone. It's intuitive and simple to use, from making calls to listening to your favourite tracks. Music and podcasts alike are easily synced, and combined with its excellent call quality, the experience is highly enjoyable

Editor's rating 7.0

Sony Ericsson W890i

The Sony Ericsson W890i Walkman phone could go down in mobile phone history as one of the best Sony Ericsson handsets ever. It greatly improves upon its W880i predecessor with a solid, slim casing and we argue that you could even replace your MP3 player with this handset

User rating 5.0

Editor's rating 8.3

Sony Ericsson W960i

Thanks to Sony Ericsson, music phones are all the rage, and the W960i is the richest, best-sounding phone we've heard so far. Its 8GB of onboard memory nets you plenty of space for your tunes and the new drag and drop media manager is a breeze. If you're a music lover, it fits the bill

User rating 8.0

Editor's rating 7.9

Nokia 5300 XpressMusic

Nokia's 5300 XpressMusic handset has a cheeky, funky look and is sure to appeal to the younger generation. Menus are easy to use and so is the music applet, which also produced good sound quality. It's well connected with Bluetooth and has good call quality

User rating 6.0

Editor's rating 5.5

Nokia 5310 XpressMusic

The slim Nokia 5310 XpressMusic, as its name suggests, is a music phone first. The music player is easy to use while the screen looks bright and text looks sharp. The handset supports Bluetooth so you can stream tunes to a wireless headset or speaker system

User rating 3.8

Editor's rating 7.0

Sony Ericsson W910i

The Sony Ericsson W910i is a top-class slider music phone with style. The screen is large and a joy to use and the menu system is easy to get to grips with. Motion-sensing controls are unique and work well and the handset has good connectivity, call quality and battery life

User rating 8.3

Editor's rating 8.0

Sony Ericsson Z610i

The stylish Sony Ericsson Z610i has an extensive range of features -- the music player stands out in particular, with top-notch sound quality, and the headphones supplied are pretty decent too. Chunky buttons are ideal for texting and battery life is good

Editor's rating 6.5

Sony Ericsson W610i

The W610i is a lower cost alternative in Sony Ericsson's Walkman range. The music features are excellent -- you can browse music files easily and FM radio reception is good. The handset looks good, has a long battery life, decent camera and also includes a pair of sound-isolating earphones

User rating 8.5

Editor's rating 7.5

Nokia 5200

The Nokia 5200 is a cheeky, stylish phone with loud colours, but is easy-to-use and also has a great battery life. Reception is good, while Nokia has also managed to cram in a couple of valuable extras, such as infrared and Bluebooth, making it a low-cost phone that's easy to get to grips with

Editor's rating 6.0

Sony Ericsson W580i

You can easily walk the walk with the Sony Ericsson W580i. While the newest addition to the range is mostly business as usual, with good audio quality on calls and music, the phone includes a built-in pedometer so you can count your steps while exercising. Go on -- run wild

User rating 4.9

Editor's rating 7.8

Sony Ericsson W660i

Sony Ericsson's W660i Walkman phone does what it says on the tin. It's a traditionally designed music phone that comes with a decent set of sound-isolating headphones, as well as a reasonable 2-megapixel camera

Editor's rating 7.9