Sony Ericsson W760

Sony Ericsson W760 made a name for being the first Sony Ericson phone to offer an integrated GPS receiver. With a large QVGA display, stereo speakers, Media Center and the 3 megapixel camera on top, the W760 packs a nice punch. It's an exciting slider that may look no-thrills on the outside, but has all the prospects of becoming a bestseller.

Expected in Q2 2008 Sony Ericsson W760 may as well make this summer hotter. It's got nearly all the high-end Walkman stuff. Right from the very first moment we saw it, we were struck by the resemblance to Sony Ericsson W850. Both handsets share pretty much the same size, form factor and market positioning, so we think it's a safe bet the W760 is the true successor of W850, bringing the best of the Walkman range to the current Sony Ericsson lineup.

For starters, the W760 takes advantage of the proprietary Sony Ericsson Media Center enabling users to organize and enjoy all their multimedia files, be it music, video, photos, games or streaming content such as YouTube. The Sony Ericsson Media Center offers ease-of-use and rich functionality unmatched by current feature phones on the market.

The user experience with the Media Center is further enhanced by the built-in accelerometer that enables screen auto rotation, as well as Shake control. Speaking of multimedia, the W760 packs in the latest Walkman 3.0 player and even supports the SensMe mood recognition feature that allows creating playlists based on mood and tempo.

On top of that, you also get the benefit of the integrated GPS receiver - you can use it to geotag your photos, work out with the Tracker fitness application or use turn-by-turn navigation and Points of Interest search.

Key Features:

• Quad-band GSM / EDGE / Tri-band UMTS / HSDPA
• Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
• Interesting design
• Built-in GPS receiver
• 3 megapixel camera with geotagging
• Speedy and impressive user interface
• Walkman player with Shake control and SensMe
• Media center
• Stereo speakers
• Lots of pre-installed applications and games
• 2.2" QVGA TFT display
• M2 memory card slot (1GB card included)
• Built-in motion sensor
• Good call quality and network reception strength
• Bundled accessories

Main Disadvantages:

• No video-call camera
• Build quality issues
• No WLAN
• Camera has basic portrait interface and no autofocus
• Integrated stereo speakers are not impressive neither in sound qiality, nor in loudness
• Poor legibility under direct sunlight