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The Sony Ericsson W710i is a Walkman® phone designed for the more active user. The W710i comes with the outstanding Walkman® music feature & fitness applications for the healthy active users whom love their music on the go. The phone has a clamshell opening system & comes in a choice of either performance graphite or a striking hatha violet coloured casing. The phone weighs 101 grams & measures 88 x 48 x 24.5 mm which provides a beautifully compact & useable phone. The phone kit which comes with the W710i includes a Disc2Phone music management software, a 512 Mbytes Memory Stick Micro™ M2™, USB cable, active stereo headset & an arm band which holds the phone on the users arm when the user is taking part in a gentle run or other fitness activities.

The 2-megapixel camera shoots photos in three sizes (2-megapixel, 1-megapixel, and standard VGA). Other options include two quality settings, three color effects, a night mode, white balance and brightness adjustments, 12 fun frames, a 5X zoom, and four shutter sounds (there’s no silent option). There’s also a self-timer, a multishot mode, and an option for taking panoramic shots. The camcorder takes clips with sound and offers a set of editing options similar to the still camera. Clips meant for multimedia messages are capped at just over 1 minute, 30 seconds; otherwise you can shoot for as long as the memory permits. Picture and video quality were good, with acceptable colors and little blurriness, but we miss having a flash, and the camera interface wasn’t as attractive as that on the W810i. Yet the W710i does come with PhotoDJ and VideoDJ applications.

You have to keep in mind, though, that a “sport-centric” model is not the one packing all its functionality in an impenetrable casing – in fact it may feature a standard shell. The sharpest distinction is presence of a sensor, tracking your speed, when you are running or walking. Having this tool on its board, a handset instantly moves to sport-centric range, in other words targeted at people who would really love to keep an eye on their loading. Naturally this holds true not only for sportsmen, but also for common people, going in for sports occasionally.

Sony Ericsson W710i reviews from Cnet

The good: The Sony Ericsson W710i has an attractive, user-friendly design and good call quality. It comes with Bluetooth, a speakerphone, a 2-megapixel camera, and a Walkman digital music player.

The bad: The Sony Ericsson W710i has a disappointing external display and some flimsy parts, and its camera lacks a few extras. Also, music player navigation was a bit sluggish.

The bottom line: The Sony Ericsson W710i is solid addition to Sony Ericsson’s Walkman phone line despite a few design hiccups and some missing features.

Sony Ericsson W710i reviews from Pcmag

Pros

Doesn’t integrate music with exercise as well as the Nike + iPod does.

Cons

Unusual pedometer feature. Good call quality. Rugged.

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