| Design | 5/5 |
| Display & Interface | 4/5 |
| Calling | 4/5 |
| Talk time | 4/5 |
| Messaging | 3/5 |
| Music | 4/5 |
| Video | 0/5 |
| Camera | 4/5 |
| Memory | 3/5 |
| Web browsing | 2/5 |
| Connectivity | 2/5 |
| Productivity | 2/5 |
| Scheduling | 2/5 |
| Laptop sidekick | 2/5 |
| Navigation | 0/5 |
| Gaming | 2/5 |
| Mobile services | 3/5 |
| Accessories | 5/5 |
| Value | 3/5 |
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Pros:
Great, slim design. Best-in-class music player, with all the accessories you need. Bright, crisp screen. Very good camera, especially for such a small phone. |
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Cons:
Tiny keys. No 3G support in the U.S. No pre-loaded IM options. No reception in subway tunnels. No video calling for importers. |
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| The Sony Ericsson W880i is certainly one of the best music phones we've reviewed, though the real question is whether or not it is worth importing. In Europe, this phone would be a multimedia phone, and not just a music phone, but because we weren't able to test most of the advanced multimedia functions, we didn't judge the phone in that category. If you want a multimedia powerhouse, you might be disappointed by the slow Web browsing, the lack of streaming audio and video, and the impotent video conferencing camera. As a music phone, however, the W880i is stylish, easy to use, and it sounds great -- everything you're looking for in a combo device. It could easily replace an iPod nano, though the Sony Ericsson music transfer software, admirable as it may be, doesn't live up to iTunes. If you are interested in importing the phone for its music capabilities, go ahead, you won't regret it. |
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