The Sony Ericsson W800i is one of the firsts in the Walkman family. The phone was very critical for its manufacturers as its reception in the market would determine the fate of the Walkman family as a whole. The Sony Ericsson W800i is thus designed with a keen eye to details and all other aspect. The success of the amount of effort put in can be judged by the fact that in today's mobile phone market where handsets goes out of demand even before their promotion campaign actually takes off, the Sony Ericsson W800i is still going strong. The USP of the Sony Ericsson W800i is its simplicity topped up by a neat selection of sought after features. The handset itself is of simple candy-bar form with well laid out metallic keypad.

The phone was initially available in Smooth White but other variant showed up after its overwhelming success. Presence of iconic orange in the colour scheme shows the phone's link to the reputed music phone family. The Walkman player of the Sony Ericsson W800i can play Mp3 and AAC files for more than 24 hours if the phone is switched off. Graphic equalizer, play list support, better music management are just added advantages of the player. Other than the 34 Mb of shared memory, a standard kit includes a 512 memory card which can be further upgraded.

The Sony Ericsson W800i also features a FM radio with RDS just in case you want to catch your favourite radio show. The integrated camera module of the Sony Ericsson W800i is 2.0 mega pixel with digital zoom, integrated LED flash and auto focus. Image quality of the Sony Ericsson W800i is comparable to any mid category 'specialized' camera phone. Video recording is supported too. This triband Walkman phone has started a revolution of sorts and years of is launch continues to lead the way by virtue of its superior multimedia and connectivity tools.

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