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Sony Ericsson W205

First seen: 12 january 2009

Information found in: from 70 sources in 24 countries.

Great Deal: $129.99

  • User Score (217)
    6.0 6.0 from 217 reviewers
  • Expert Score (9)
    5.7 5.7 from 9 reviewers
  • Design (74)
    5.6 5.6 from 74 reviewers
  • Value for money (2)
    8.7 8.7 from 2 reviewers
  • Features (64)
    4.3 4.3 from 64 reviewers
  • Ease of use (85)
    4.9 4.9 from 85 reviewers
  • Performance (2)
    3.5 3.5 from 2 reviewers
  • Sound quality (17)
    7.4 7.4 from 17 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • good music player, nice mp3 features, very nice looking phone, low price tag, smart little phone
  • camera not very good, the camera is reasonable, blurry video, screen and network capability, i tried it

Operates on 900/1800 GSM bands- DOES NOT WORK IN NORTH AMERICA The perfect entertainment organiser - Media Go? makes it easier than ever before to bring your media with you, wherever you go. Transfer your media files between your phone and PC via drag and drop. Tune in the FM radio to your favorite station. When you hear something you like, why not record it and use it as your ringtone? More music equals more fun. Use TrackID? to identify songs you don’t recognize - b…

Sony Ericsson W205

The Sony Ericsson W205 is a GSM 900 / 1800 MHz slide form factor mobile phone that measures 92 x 47 x 16 mm and weighs 96 g. It has an internal antenna, 5 way keypad and is powered by a lithium-ion battery that provides up to 9 hours of talk time and 425 hours of standby time. The mobile phone features a 5 MB internal flash memory with expandability via a Memory Stick Micro. The W205 supports a 65000 colors TFT display with 128 x 160 pixel resolution, a 1.3-megapixel camera with 2…

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Sony Ericsson W205

The Sony Ericsson W205 is a GSM 900 / 1800 MHz slide form factor mobile phone that measures 92 x 47 x 16 mm and weighs 96 g. It has an internal antenna, 5 way keypad and is powered by a lithium-ion battery that provides up to 9 hours of talk time and 425 hours of standby time. The mobile phone features a 5 MB internal flash memory with expandability via a Memory Stick Micro. The W205 supports a 65000 colors TFT display with 128 x 160 pixel resolution, a 1.3-megapixel camera with 2.2x zoom and video recording function. The W205 supports an MP3 player (Walkman®) that plays MP3 and AAC music files wit TrackID™, an FM Radio with RDS, speakerphone, supports 128 x 160 pixel wallpapers and screen savers. The phone also features MP3 ring tones, themes, T9 predictive text and J2ME Gaming. The Sony Ericsson W205 also has SMS, EMS and MMS functions. The phone also features personal information management functions like calendar, to-do-list, WAP2.0 XHTML with Opera web browser, voice commands and calculator. Connectivity is via Bluetooth® 2.0 (with HFP and HSP profile support). The phone also features GPRS (Class 10) and EDGE high-speed data transfer, as well as USB 2.0 connectivity for PC synchronization purposes as well as moving files from PC to phone.

Features

The Sony Ericsson W205 is a a GSM 900 / 1800 MHz slide form factor mobile phone that features a built-in FM radio and TrackID music recognition software. TrackID™ allows users to record music on the FM radio or through the sound recording feature and send it TrackID™ service to identify the song that is being played. The music player on the W205 also features album art, playlists, shuffle mode and loop mode. Other features on the W205 include a built-in 1.3-megapixel camera with screen viewfinder, dedicated menus and direct interaction with in-phone imaging and messaging features that allows users to send photos over MMS to keep in contact with friends and family; Bluetooth wireless technology that connectivity with compatible devices up to 10 meters in distance; and up to four private phonebooks function. Other features on the W205 handset include vibration alert, speakerphone, polyphonic ringtones, and personal information manager with functions such as timer, tasks, stopwatch, notes, calendar, calculator and alarm clock.. The phone also features Opera™ that comes pre-installed on the W205 that provides users with full internet browsing support.

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Reviews of Sony Ericsson W205

  1. Sony Ericsson W205

    Reviewer: MobileFoneReviews
    30 April 2009
    Overall 6
    6.0
     

    We at mobilefonereviews.co.uk think the SE W205 is basic mid range mobile phone but offers the great qualities of all mod cons of today. This handset would suit the younger consumers as there are some entertainment features plus the practical use of a mobile phone of being able to stay contactable. On the other hand this handset will suit any user of any age that is looking for simplicity and practicality, no fuss no complicatedness, just a mobile phone with some up to... Read more

  2. Reviewer: Top Tech Reviews
    25 August 2009

    The Sony Ericsson W205 is a mid-range mobile phone with a basic set of features. Nevertheless, the design of the cell phone looks developed and rather stylish. The quality of music and communications features are high. The Sony Ericsson W205 measures 92 x 47 x 16.4 mm. Its weight is 96 g. The SE W205 has a TFT screen that measures 1.8 inches. The SE W205’s screen supports 65k colors and has the resolution of 128 x 160 pixels. The essential features of the SE W205 are... Read more

  3. Sony Ericsson W205 review

    Reviewer: Mobile Choice UK
    7 May 2010
    Overall 6
    6.0
    Features 6
    6.0
    Ease of use 8
    8.0
    Performance 4
    4.0
     

    It may have music features, but it performs really only as a basic phone Read more

  4. Sony Ericsson W205

    Reviewer: 3G.co.uk
    26 August 2009
    Overall 6
    6.0
    Features 6
    6.0
    Ease of use 8
    8.0
    Performance 4
    4.0
     

    Despite its music phone status, this is a basic phone for a good price. Read more

  5. Sony Ericsson W205 Walkman Review

    Reviewer: CNET
    24 September 2009
    Overall 6
    6.0
     

    With its easy-to-use music player and on-board FM tuner, the Sony Ericsson W205 Walkman is a decent budget music phone. It's just a shame that Sony Ericsson has lumbered it with such a poor-quality screen and tiny keypad Read more

  1. Reviewer: Andy - Edmonton, UK, Your Mobilephone Review
    15 September 2009
    Overall 8
    8.3
    Design 9
    9.0
    Features 9
    9.0
    Ease of use 7
    7.0
     

    Brilliant phone, does pretty much everything & I got mine for only thirty quid! Rubbish camera unless your outside, & it comes with terrible earphones but I can't complain! I deeply recommend it! Although, not as good as its predecessor, the w200i, but still amazing phone though! Read more

  2. i reacetnly bought the w205

    Reviewer: daem0nprince, HandCellPhone
    25 February 2010
    Overall 2
    2.0
     

    i reacetnly bought the w205 and i found out that i cannot find the trackid on the entertainment part or anywere else !! is this just cos its on tesco or is it cos of somthing else plez help Read more

  3. Reviewer: Mobile Choice UK
    9 September 2009
    Overall 2
    2.0
     

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  4. My Very Own Musical Marvel!

    Reviewer: Dooyoo
    27 July 2010
    Overall 8
    8.4
    Ease of use 10
    10
    Sound quality 10
    10
     

    Summary: An Old legendary phone,mostly for target audiences of 12-20. Read more

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