W910i Unboxed.

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9815833.post-84847991608399321792007-10-24T21:49:00.000-04:002007-10-25T00:06:05.064-04:00W910i Unboxed.I'm super-excited to report that my new phone is here from Hong Kong!! A hearty-red Sony Ericsson W910i. No idea when this is coming out in the USA (rumored for the holidays), but it might not in general due to the <a href="http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?cc=us&lc=en&ver=4000&template=pip1&pid=10856&zone=pp">W580i</a> just being released... which is similar. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/smash/1731300453/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2364/1731300453_a4776e7c6b.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="W910i Unboxing (4)" /></a> First off... I love this phone. It is amazing. The crisp screen, it's thin form-factor, great design... very few complaints from me:<ul> <li>No video calling support here in the USA (I tried calling a friend from South Africa that's living in Connecticut... he has a K800i. The call immediately failed, but voice-calling works okay obviously.)</li> <li>No flash for the camera... although I will admit that I used it as a flashlight more often than for pictures.</li> <li>No standard headphone jack on the phone (but they do include a cabled-adapter with microphone and send/end button on the remote, plus a set of very-well-fitting earbud headphones), but it does have Stereo-sound over Bluetooth. Nice! Hopefully we'll see a slick set of wireless headphones in the upcoming months.</li> <li>At some points, the menu interface seems to 'lag' a little bit... not too bad but still noticeable. I hope they fix this with a software update.</li> <li>As far as I know, there's no way to keep your Ringtones from showing up under your song-lists with music you've put on the phone... but I'll keep playing with it. This is definitely annoying.</li> </ul>The phone even has an accelerometer, so it knows when you tilt it (like the iPhone). You can even "shake" the phone to switch tracks. (although I haven't tried this and it probably isn't consistent) <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/smash/1737898512/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2321/1737898512_6c3e4a5168.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSC02663.JPG" /></a> The slide-out keypad allows for a massive 240x320-pixel display that's crystal-clear, unlike many phones that display somewhat "soft" images. Built-well, stays in your pocket, very thin, and seems durable. Getting it setup for AT&T wasn't too difficult. I couldn't use my iPhone's SIM card since they're apparently only designed for that one phone, but ended-up getting a free replacement from the local AT&T store. Almost everything worked straight-off as usual, but I did have to manually <a href="https://cingular.atgnow.com/cng/tutorials/KB70572.html">configure WAP (mobile internet)</a> and <a href="https://cingular.atgnow.com/cng/tutorials/KB70559.html">MMS messaging</a>... took a few minutes to type everything in. (keep in mind those instructions are for the W810i, my previous phone, but the menus are similarly structured) After I was online, I downloaded my two favorite freebee applications: <a href="http://www.google.com/gmm/">Google Maps mobile</a> (with traffic), and <a href="http://www.operamini.com/">Opera mini</a>. I didn't need any games since the phone already came with <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/smash/1732202100/">Lumines</a> (a favorite of mine available for the PSP), and some 3D racing game (V-Rally). The last thing, was getting it syncing via Bluetooth with iSync on my Mac. Unfortunately, Apple doesn't support it yet... but luckily <a href="http://www.journaldecedric.net/blog/2007/10/15/un-greffon-isync-pour-le-sony-ericsson-w910i/">someone wrote a plug-in</a>! So basically, this phone has great games, great music and video playback, a great camera, and isn't locked down like the damn iPhone. Nice! <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/smash/1737894648/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2328/1737894648_df43223eae.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSC02647.JPG" /></a> A few other thumbnails: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/smash/1731368495/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2371/1731368495_9a9475163e_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="W910i Unboxing (11)" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/smash/1731358821/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2329/1731358821_4ffb562fe9_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="W910i Unboxing (10)" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/smash/1732182576/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2419/1732182576_3a3e28dc35_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="W910i Unboxing (7)" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/smash/1731290461/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2131/1731290461_967b72bf5f_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="W910i Unboxing (3)" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/smash/1731281089/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2377/1731281089_598ad72597_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="W910i Unboxing (2)" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/smash/1731277269/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2114/1731277269_78815fad36_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="W910i Unboxing (1)" /></a> A few other freebees it offers:<ul> <li>Track ID: A free version of many carriers' music recognition service. Hold it up to a song that's playing and it'll utilize your phone's internet connection to figure out what it's called in about 15 or 20 seconds. Awesome!</li> <li>It came with a 2GB Memory Stick M2 memory-chip already installed... this thing is TINY, yet holds so much! Plus it includes a USB-key style reader, *and* a USB-cable... both of which transfer files very quickly over USB2. (photos/videos/music/etc.)</li> <li>Also has a built-in FM radio for when you don't feel like listening to your music... although I don't think it works with "Track ID"... haha.</li> </ul> Anyway, in summary this phone should work nicely on AT&T(/Cingular), T-Mobile, or any other GSM provider here in the USA. A few extra steps (as I mentioned) are involved to get it setup, but in the end it's definitely worth-it. If we see this phone in-stores, it'll be a hot seller for sure! I'm already <a href="http://mobile17.com/">creating ringtones</a> on Mobile17. ;)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9815833-8484799160839932179?l=www.smashsworld.com%2Findex.php' alt='' /></div>smashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13853717556225006898noreply@blogger.com