Flashback: Sony Ericsson W800 and K750 showed the value of good branding

26 January 2020
These two had mostly the same hardware, but only one boasted a Walkman logo.

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  • Anonymous
  • Mnc
  • 26 Jan 2020

I owned so many Sony (Ericsson) mobile phones. From T610, W800, P990i, P1i, W910, W950, W995, W960, K800, Satio, X1, X10, K850, C905 to name a few. But my favorite would be C903 and W995 in the SE era. It may never rival the Nokia N95 back then but the quality and design of SE was superb in comparison. I wished the tiny C903 had the zoom level as shown on James Bond movie A Quantum of Solace. And now it will be possible but a mammoth almost 7inch phone will be needed.

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    • Anonymous
    • Jxd
    • 26 Jan 2020

    my second phone.. and best phone ever...

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      • altercode
      • L0r
      • 26 Jan 2020

      Still have mine

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        • AnonD-762416
        • JGv
        • 26 Jan 2020

        Anonymous, 26 Jan 2020actually it's Nokia that put Sony Ericsson to a rest. the... moreNokia, (Sony)Ericsson, Motorola. They all succumbed to the Android revolution. Samsung, HTC and the likes swallowed the non-iPhone market in less than two years.

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          • abaullah
          • 6v}
          • 26 Jan 2020

          Best phones ever

            I don't want to trolling and don't want be ridiculed, actually I use the Sony Ericson 750 many years ago, it is my second Sony feature phone, design is awesome just the 5 way joystick get dusty and don't work responsive and later I try Samsung entry phone and also flagship smartphones. After that I think the durable is my first consideration so I pay cash to own a Xperia Z2, I really love the dust-proof and water-proof designs and it is really durable.

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              • Anonymous
              • nmM
              • 26 Jan 2020

              AnonD-762416, 26 Jan 2020They were nice, but there's no mention of the glitchy pocke... moreCan't even remember how many cables I had to buy as they all kept breaking down. Horrible port. Literally threw away half a plastic bag of the cables I had to buy for my k610i during the 1.5 years I owned it, when I finally got rid of the phone.

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                • Anonymous
                • LQu
                • 26 Jan 2020

                Anonymous, 26 Jan 2020one reason why people left sony phones nowadays that becaus... more70% of Xperia are sold in Japan

                  AnonD-762416, 26 Jan 2020They were nice, but there's no mention of the glitchy pocke... moreLol, you want them to address all the issues in what is a nostalgic look back? Aren’t you just a bundle of joy.

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                    • Joseph
                    • t7M
                    • 26 Jan 2020

                    I still have the w800i brand new old stock

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                      • HughB
                      • Dkp
                      • 26 Jan 2020

                      My father used this phone,very good phone but the joystick stopped working

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                        • Fayth
                        • X%x
                        • 26 Jan 2020

                        really love the Bass-Boost feature on Walkman phone
                        with the bundled earphone, the sound blow your brain away
                        nothing can compare, even today

                          The W902 was the best model in terms of design/functionality of its time (2008/09)

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                            • Puran
                            • vI7
                            • 26 Jan 2020

                            k750 camera was on par with dslr like photos even though it was less mega pixel camera.

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                              • B{S
                              • 26 Jan 2020

                              I wonder why nobody uses xenon flashes these days.

                                still got my W810i in a drawer, still works flawlessly

                                  saddameu, 26 Jan 2020i dont know why xenon flashes are still not common in smart... moreFitting a xenon on a phone with 20mm thickness is not a problem. But in 7/8mm?it's s physically almost impossible.

                                    Omg, disc2phone!

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 0V7
                                      • 26 Jan 2020

                                      I miss this era of mobile phones... Creative designs and tons of brands in the market. I loved Sony and LG phones of the time. And the Japan-exclusive keitai from NEC, Sharp, etc, we're mind-blowing.

                                        I loved my K750 and took insane pictures with it that I still have today. That was all before the megapixel craze. Nowadays you would laugh at the resolution, but forget that the most award-winning pictures were shot on cameras that have the equivalent of less than 0.1 megapixels