The FM radio works only if you plugin the handsfree cable (because it works as an antenna to it).
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The HSP/HFP Bluetooth profiles worked well too. File exchange was managed at over 10KB/sec with IrDA. Both Bluetooth and IrDA file exchange worked like a charm. In the settings panels you can change the themes, ringtomes (mp3 ringtones are supported), profiles, phone locking and more. Instant messaging is supported, but it would not connect to YamiGo for some reason (might have been YamiGo’s fault - update: this is now fixed). With the phone you will get lots of interesting utilities and applications: VideoDJ and MusicDJ, email, a very useful RSS reader, MMS/SMS, T9, a sound recorder, two 3D games, good Java support (we ran Opera Mini, MGMaps, Google Maps and some games), an alarm clock, business card exchange, calculator, calendar, conference call support, a nice file manager, notes, wireless PIM Sync, speakerphone support, stopwatch, tasks and a timer. I loved one of the “Light” options: it can flash SOS in the Morse code, should you be in danger! In the main screen you can select from many options, including “contacts”, create a new sms/ems/voicemail (there is no “email” in that list), check your call history, and use your shortcuts (Bluetooth, IrDA, Calendar, Events, Bookmarks, flash light on/off etc). Most of my readers know that I prefer smartphones, but if I had to pick one consumer-grade phone user interface as my favorite, that would be Sony Ericsson’s, hands down. In this newer version they have also added eye candy transitions between menus and screens and other niceties. I must give props to the people who designed the UI: it’s consice, stable, fast, up to the point and very easy to learn. When booting to the phone mode, you are presented with the updated and well known Sony Ericsson user interface. If you stop the Walkman application and therefore “free” the sound card, only then the other application will continue its operation. For example, the included MusicDJ application will kinda freeze when Walkman is active, because it seems that the Sony Ericsson embedded OS does not support mixing. I found this to work so-so with other multimedia apps.
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You can activate the Walkman software at any time by pressing its dedicated button, or as I mentioned above, the “stop/play” button on the side to start playback in the background, while other applications are loaded. The 5-way jog-dial/joystick carries over the normal operations (up, down, left, right, confirm), but when inside the Walkman application it also works as “previous/next song”, pause/play, “previous media folder”. This is also known as the “flight mode” (yes, you have to reboot and choose that mode in order to disable the GSM antennas). In that second mode, the W810i is functioning just as any mp3 player would, with no extras. On boot you are presented with the option to either continue booting in phone mode, or use the device as walkman-only.
The phone boots pretty fast, in under 12 seconds.
There is no protective cap for the camera. On the back you will find the 2MP camera with a powerful flash. On the top of the phone you will get the IrDA and the power button, on the bottom the Fast Port, on the left there is the “stop/play” button that will start playback the previously paused song in the background, and on the right side there are volume keys and the camera button. People with larger thumbs might need to train themelves a bit though, as the “walkman”, “back” and “left softkey” buttons are all in a single rocker button (depending in which direction you press the button it does a different job).
It has a very good built and the buttons are easy to reach and press. Physically, the phone is pretty small, easy to carry around. * Memory Stick Duo Pro (up to 2GB, hotswap support) The phone came with the following hardware features: * Good quality in-ear handsfree with 3.5″ jack option We take a look at the W810i’s voice, data and multimedia capabilities. So, where is that market is going? was very kind to send us over the Sony Ericsson W810i Walkman phone for the purposes of this review.
A few months ago I wrote an editorial and several blog posts about convergence on gadgets and how Apple might have to move to the phone market for the next-gen of its iPods.
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