Announced last year, the new Sony Ericsson w890i is the perfect mobile phone for a music lover because it’s a Walkman phone. This is why I’ve thought of reviewing it. I will start with the key features.

w890i Pros

I have to start with the fact that it has turbo 3G HSDPA technology for faster connections, has the Walkman music player and TrackID Music Recognition.

Wrapped up in a metal finishing in a slim casing, we get a 2-inch 262k TouchScreen display doing 240 x 320 and a 3.2 megapixel camera with digital om. The keys are small and discrete with a helpful navigation key.

Battery: good enough, 9.5 hours talking time or 360 hours in stand-by mode.

Other features: Bluetooth and USB connection if you want to connect with other mobile devices either wireless or via a cable. It also supports Java, EDGE and HSCSD.

w890i Cons

As you expected, it can’t have them all and even though it emphasizes on music other features let us down. The first thing to come into my mind is the 26MB built-in memory. Guys this is a music phone, allow me to store at least 100 mp3 files before I go grab an expansion card.

The camera: yes I know it’s a 3.2mpix, but it doesn’t have flash or auto-focus so it may not be as good as you expect. Another drawback is doing video recording @ 15fps.

Last thing I can think of is the fact that I don’t see it coming with any Walkman player skins.

All in all this is a good mobile phone. TestFreaks reviewed the w890i and the average score is 8.2 out of 10.