The W910i is equipped with a 2 megapixel camera that has limited features. White Balance can be adjusted and other options include Burst Mode, color options, night mode, and some funny frames that are hopefully good for a few laughs.
The camera is just adequate. On close inspection pictures may appear a bit smudgy, but they’re quite decent otherwise. Colors appear a bit saturated, but not too bad on the whole.
My main gripe is with the battery. According to the specs sheet, the phone is supposed to give at least 9 hours of talktime. Ha – some hope! The maximum I was able to get was not more than 4.5 hours. On a real-time basis, I got a day and half, with a little music, camera, video, calls and messages.
The Bottomline
So did the W910i deserve this year’s GSMA award of Best Mobile of the Year? In my opinion – no. It’s an adequate mobile, with decent enough features. It looks good, has a smooth slider, an okay camera, and a passable music player. The battery, as I observed, is disappointing. But why does it sport such a high price tag? I have no idea.
The red handset costs Rs 15,500 and the gray/black version costs Rs 16,400. There are other handsets with similar features (or more) that cost a lot less. To sum up, while this phone did have potential, I feel it didn’t live up to expectations.
Specs
Sony Ericsson W910i | |
| Network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900, EDGE, HSDPA |
| Physical | 99 x 50 x 12.5 mm, 86g |
| Display | 240 x 320, 256k colors, TFT, 2.4 inch |
| Memory | 40MB internal, M2 for external |
| Media | MP3, AAC, Stereo FM with RDS, 3GP, Voice Recording |
| Camera | 2 megapixels, secondary video call camera |
| Connectivity | USB v2.0, Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP |
| Battery | 400 hrs standby, 4.5 hrs talktime |
| Street Price | Rs 15,500 (red); Rs 16,400 (gray/black) |
as usual SONY is great. 
