5.8 out of 10

Sony Ericsson W518

First seen: 9 january 2009

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User Score (48)

5.5
Expert Score (4)

6.3
Design (6)

6.7
Features (37)

5.8
Ease of use (41)

5.6

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Pros & Cons

good call quality, con camera isn’t impressive, multiple alarms, a brilliant display, layout of the shortcuts

very short battery life, not always having bars, price 49, cons clarity, cons dropped calls

Manufacturer's Description

Location information at hand - Step out in style and stay on track. With aGPS, your phone gives you information on where you are - and how you find your way to where you’re going.
In control - Control your sounds via the music buttons on the outside of your phone. Raise the volume with a quick shake, or enjoy the magic of gesture control.
Radio and pictures - Sports, music, news? Just tune in the FM radio. And when you want to share your life in pictures, do it …

Specifications

Size

93.5 x 50.0 x 14.0 mm 3.7 x 2.0 x 0.6 inches
Weight

98.0 gr 3.5 oz
Screen

262,144 colour TFT 240x320 pixel
Available colors

Mineral Black Peony Red
External screen

128x36 pixels
Memory

Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) Can support Maximum 16GB M2 card Phone memory 100MB*
Digital zoom - up to 3.2x

Get close to your subject.
Camera - 3.2 megapixel

Capture and share special moments.

Release Date

First seen

9 January 2009

WikiFreak Description

Sony Ericsson W518a

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Sony Ericsson W518a

The Sony Ericsson W518a is a GSM 850/900/1800/1900, EDGE 850/1900/2100MHz mobile phone designed in a clamshell form factor measuring 3.7 x 1.9 x 0.6 inch and weighs 3.35 oz. It supports an internal antenna with 5-way navigational keypad and is powered by a lithium-ion battery that provides up to 10 hours of talk time and 400 hours of standby time. The handset supports a 100.0MB internal flash memory with expandability via Memory Stick Micro. The Sony Ericsson W518a features a 262000 colors (TFT) 240x320 pixel resolution display, a 3.2-megapixel camera with Flash, 3x zoom, photo fix, geo tagging, photo feeds, video and picture blogging, video calling and video recording capabilities. The phone also supports AT&T Mobile Music, SensMe, Shake Control, TrackID, PlayNow, an FM radio with RDS, speakerphone, 240 x 320 pixel wallpaper and screen saver, MP3 ringtones, J2ME/Mascot Capsule 3D/Motion gaming and AT&T Video multimedia streaming. The phone also supports SMS, MMS, EMS, and email (with support for POP3/IMAP4/SMTP protocols), AOL, Windows Live and Yahoo! chat, T9 predictive text, a phonebook, calendar, To-Do List, WAP 2.0 (with Access NetFront), voice commands and calculator. The Sony Ericsson W518a also features Bluetooth® 2.0 (A2DP/AVRCP/DUN/HFP/HSP/OPP/SPP) connectivity, HSDPA high-speed data transfer speeds, GPS with AT&T Navigator and USB 2.0 PC sync.

Features

The Sony Ericsson W518a is released for AT&T and features Shake and Gesture control that allows users to raise the volume or set the shuffle function with a small shake of the wrist or snooze and mute the volume with a sweep of the hand. It also features SenseMe function which matches a user’s mood with music and TrackID to find names of unknown songs. It has an integrated 3.2-megapixel camera with flash and Photo Fix, geo-tagging capabilities to tag location data, and high-speed HSDPA Internet for Photo Feeds, Picture Blogging and Video Blogging. The mobile phone also supports Walkman® Player 3.0 that supports MP3, WMA, AAC, AAC+ and eAAC+ file format, stereo FM radio for music on the road, subscription music services, customizable equalizer and external music control. The phone also supports text messaging that allows users to insert pictures, video clips and sound clips to share with friends and family, and lets them chat with contacts on AOL®, Windows Live and Yahoo!® Messenger. The phone also features a full HTML web browser, MEdia™ Net for wireless internet access and CV function for access to news, sports, weather, entertainment and more.

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Reviews of Sony Ericsson W518

Expert Reviews

Sony Ericsson W518a Walkman - black (AT&T)

Reviewer: CNET
21 July 2009

Overall 6

Design 6

Features 8

Performance 6

The bottom line: The Sony Ericsson W518a lives up to its Walkman name, but call quality and internal performance didn't quite measure up. Read more
Sony Ericsson W518

Reviewer: MobileTechReview.com
21 July 2009

Overall 6

Conclusion We finally get a flip Walkman phone from AT&T and it doesn’t disappoint as a music phone. The Walkman Player 3.0 has the latest music playback goodness: album art, accelerometer support, TrackID, gesture control and the SensMe playlist. It plays audio books and podcasts; and video playback via CV is very smooth. The phone has a loud speaker and music sounds good via Bluetooth stereo A2DP. It’s a shame that AT&T doesn’t include the wired headset that... Read more
Sony Ericsson W518a Review

Reviewer: Mobile Wire
9 January 2009
So, the verdict is yours. If you want a phone for checking Facebook, for listening to music, and maybe to catch other’s attention, then this phone is perfect for you. But then again, you might want to check other phones who provides the same functionality with supreme performance. Read more

User Reviews

"NO BATTERY LIFE - DONE WITH THIS PHONE!!!"

Reviewer: CNET
12 March 2010

Overall 4

If you need a phone to look good this it for you. If you need to talk, listen to the radio, or text, KEEP LOOKING. This battery life is about 1 hour. Certainly no where near the 9 hours advertised. Read more
Reviewer: Rochelle, LetsTalk.com
7 May 2010

Overall 6

Design 6

Ease of use 6

This is not the greatest phone I have ever had. The battery is already showing signs of losing it's basic level of power and I have barely had it for 6 weeks. Not good. Read more
Reviewer: DahlJ20, Wireless AT&T
26 July 2010

Overall 2

Features 2

Ease of use 2

"I would NOT recommend this phone to anyone. It plays music randomly and comes from the factory pre-programmed to do so. You have to go in and manually set it up NOT to play music randomly. The keys are located in such a place that barely bumping them causes music to start playing again, and even if you lock it, the lock button is too sensitive and poorly located, so that it continues to come unlocked." Read more