Sony Ericsson W300
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- Parham
- nj2
- 30 Dec 2006
@haider
Actually, the camera isn't that bad. I've been putting it to good use. Sure I could use some more resolution, but then phone cameras all have purple fringing and you can't get good quality with those small lenses anyway, so the debate over the camera kind of becomes useless -- that's unless they come up with new technology that wozld make that sort of lens useful.
I haven't exactly measured the time the walkman could go non-stop, but I listen to music a lot, and my battery's charge remains for about a week.
And btw, I went and took a close look at the z710, you were right about the size, although at first the w300 seems smaller. My bad.
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- jingboy
- PWY
- 30 Dec 2006
@Haider
I totally agree with the cam quality when compared to w550i. W550i was my previous fone and the cam was awful. W300i has a gr8 VGA cam, looks stylish (shadow black with black earphones), got EDGE, 256mb Mem card, awesome ergonomics. Only disappointing thing was the small screen(128 X 160) and the display aint as crisp as W550 but again that accounts for the awesome battery life. Overall, W330i is a gr8 buy
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- haider
- PSd
- 29 Dec 2006
@ parham
u are right w300i has best sound quality over
but i have a problem that my w300i has a bit less mp3 playing time from speaker thats about 6-7 hours when completely charged
i have robbie williams edition that came with an extra fone cover
and in ear fones the fone plays about 20-25 hours music at maximum volume when fully charged
o0ver all the best walkman fone if u ignore the camera (i feel camera of w300i at extended mode has better pic than w550i)
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- Parham
- nj7
- 28 Dec 2006
Alright folks, after having used this phone for 3 months now, these are the observations I can make:
- This is a fantastic phone! There's nothing as good for this price. It has replaced my iPod, the sound is actually better than my iPod due to the earphones - it's just that it doesn't hold as many songs, even with the 1GB card.
- The call quality is excellent, nothing to say there.
- Entertainment-wise, it tops all the phones I've had so far.
- The camera is VGA, but it's not that bad. It does what it's supposed to do.
- The looks are great, though I could have done without the orange keypad at my age.
- The battery is fabulous. You charge it for 2 and 1/2 hours and it keeps on going for 5-7 days, no matter how you use it, or whether you use it in the cold or not.
- The only (and really the one and only) nag I've had with it is the fact that sometimes I can't see the letters on the keypad clearly in the dark. But then I need glasses.
- I would have liked to have tried A2DP on it, but the current earphones well do the job, plus bluetooth consumes a lot of battery power.
In short, you won't be able to find a better phone at this price. It's a great little marvel. And I'm not exagerating. My wife constantly now wants one too, and she has an LG Chocolate. If I had to consider another phone, I'd consider the z710, which has A2DP and a 2MP camera (with blue keypad!), but then I'm not sure about the quality of the sound on that one.
Cheers.
- P
- Parham
- nj7
- 28 Dec 2006
To Paige:
- For opening the back: Hold the phone with both hands, the back towards your face, and put both your thumbs on the center of the back of the phone. Now slide it easily with your thumbs. This is a technique the guy at the phone shop taught me. He had the same phone!
- The earphones plug in the cord that plugs in the bottom of the phone. It's in the manual as well.
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- Paige.
- PZk
- 28 Dec 2006
This is a great phone. I just have a few concerns;
- I cannot get the back of the phone off. It won't budge at all. Any tips to getting it off?
- Where do the earphones plug in? I can't find the pluggy in thing anywhere.
Help, please!
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- Pat
- Pd@
- 27 Dec 2006
First the answer to the guy who asked if it played WMVs, yes it does.
Now, I'm very happy with this phone. I work developing mobile content, and I needed a phone that supported lots of formats and the w300i delivers.
Sure, the camera is VGA, it doesn't bother me, when I want to take pictures I carry a proper camera...
Only complaint is that it doesn't seem too sturdy, it makes me feel if I drop it it surely breaks.
Other than that, it's a good phone. Music sounds OK through the earphones, reception is good, has bluetooth, IR, EDGE. For the money it's a winner.
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- S C U D E R I A
- PGh
- 27 Dec 2006
well to convert ur camera to 1.3 its simple just go to "camera" select "more" select "picture size" in it and select "extended" it will give u the pic converted to 1.3 mp resolution but its the digital extension of phone but never mind its camera bcoz its just vga and i thjink its a very good vga camera
For all those who keep on comparing it to n series or k800 etc etc plz consider their prices first then compare u cant compare a BMW with a toyota so use common sense see what is most cost effective according to ur needs , need a good camera go for k800 definitly but requires atleast double the amount of rs for w300 , k800 and w300 has no major diff in walkman so for walkman i consider w300 the best i told u guys before i have a w800 and a w300 and my w300 beats w800 in mp3 and ringtone volume
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- mahdy2021
- TuF
- 27 Dec 2006
themes for se mobile ,specialy (W300):
http://www.lasyk.net
http://www.myw300.lasyk.net/
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- Shiba
- pp4
- 27 Dec 2006
This phone is really good phone but can someone please tell me how to upgrade de VGA camera yo 1.3, cause i heard that u can do that
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- haider
- PSd
- 27 Dec 2006
is there any method to play fullscreen videos on this foone i mean any java application
like motorola have
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- haider
- PSd
- 27 Dec 2006
hey guyzzzzzz
from where can i get style-up covers of this foone model?????
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- Saeed
- TuK
- 26 Dec 2006
hi milz .....
it has VGA camera.....its camera is not mexapixel.....
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- Anonymous
- nj7
- 26 Dec 2006
Saeed, just go to the sony ericsson web site for themes.
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- milz
- mx6
- 26 Dec 2006
i think this phone is gr8!!
excelent mp3, but can anyone tell me what megapixel the camera is? i read smewhere that its 0.3!! is that right?? thnks
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- Saeed
- TuK
- 25 Dec 2006
where can i find new themes for this cell???????
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- chard
- P%u
- 25 Dec 2006
can the W300i play WMV (windows media video) files? Please post or text me at 0921-6991786 if you know the answer. Thanks!
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- chard
- P%u
- 25 Dec 2006
can the W300i play WMV (windows media video) files? please post or email me at ric1ibe@yahoo.com if you know the answer. Thanks!
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- chard
- P%u
- 25 Dec 2006
can it play WMV (windows media video) files?
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- Kugan
- 2Av
- 25 Dec 2006
Greetingz ma people, i prefer this mobile is has its own style better than the Z530,but could improve on the keypad design and the ergonomic of the flip panel,looks very cheap like...if could give some sharp clean edge would be perfect...but overall its has a good look when its flip down.So go getit boys and girls