Sony Ericsson's W700i: just the W800i Walkman phone done-up in gold

by Thomas Ricker, posted Apr 4th 2006 at 7:51AM

That Sony Ericsson Walkman line-up just keeps growing and growing. Today, SE announces their 8th Walkman phone, the W700. Said to appeal to "lovers of classic and discreet design," the W700i throws-down tri-band GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900, Bluetooth 2.0, FM radio, a 2 megapixel cam, and ships with 256MB of Memory Stick Pro Duo'in storage. Expect these to ship in Q2 nought-six in both "titanium gold" and "smooth white." Hey, wait a second, other than being gold and shipping with a 256MB (not 512) MS Pro Duo card, there's nothing to distinguish this Walkman from the W800i released last year. Hell, it even sports the exact dimensions. A bit trivial for a full model number change especially when the addition of EDGE, an extra GSM band, and new controls only warranted a 10-point bump.

[Via GadgetCandy]

Filed under: Handsets, Multimedia, Sony Ericsson, GSM, GPRS

Tags: cellphone, handset, music, sony ericsson, SonyEricsson, walkman,sonyericsson

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Matt @ Apr 4th 2006 1:25PM

May be a dumb question here, but what if I buy one of these, or more likely, a W800i off an auction website that says the phone is unlocked? Can I simply take the SIM card out of my current Sony/Ericsson phone and start using the new one? My carrier is Cingular.

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Theresa @ Apr 4th 2006 2:50PM

Matt, that should work - if it doesn't, Sony Ericsson's Support website has "Phone Setup" tools that will send correct WAP settings and such to your phone.

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Damage @ Apr 4th 2006 4:20PM

Yes, it should work out of the box (using T-Mob), though on my phone, the network discovery takes a bit while. When you initially power on your phone, it takes about a minute to discover the network, and in the meanwhile, the phone locks up. Go figure.

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