Sony Ericsson W760 mobile review: Walkman meets GPS

Sony Ericsson W760 mobile review: Walkman meets GPS

Sony Ericsson W760 made a name for being the first Sony Ericson phone to offer an integrated GPS receiver. With a large QVGA display, stereo speakers, Media Center and the 3 megapixel camera on top, the Sony Ericsson W760 packs a nice punch. Sony Ericsson W760 are an exciting slider that may look no-thrills on the outside, but has all the prospects of becoming a bestseller.



Expected in Q2 2008 Sony Ericsson W760 may as well make this summer hotter. Sony Ericsson W760 has got nearly all the high-end Walkman stuff. Right from the very first moment we saw it, we were struck by the resemblance to Sony Ericsson W850. Both handsets share pretty much the same size, form factor and market positioning, so we think it’s a safe bet the Sony Ericsson W760 is the true successor of Sony Ericsson W850, bringing the best of the Walkman range to the current Sony Ericsson lineup. there are Sony Ericsson W760

For starters, Sony Ericsson W760 takes advantage of the proprietary Sony Ericsson Media Center enabling users to organize and enjoy all their multimedia files, Sony Ericsson W760 be it music, video, photos, games or streaming content such as YouTube. The Sony Ericsson Media Center offers ease-of-use and rich functionality unmatched by current feature phones on the market.

Some of the more interesting features on the Sony Ericsson W760 include a built-in GPS with both Wayfinder and Google Maps support, stereo speakers, and what Sony Ericsson is calling “Motion Sensing Gaming”, a feature that lets games be controlled by moving the phone, rather than relying solely on d-pads and softkeys of Sony Ericsson W760. Games on the Sony Ericsson W760 can be played in both portrait and landscape modes, and the multimedia functions of the phone also work in both modes. All it takes is a quick turn of the phone to switch from one view to the other.