Sony Ericsson W800, the first Walkman phone

Sony Ericsson W800 “Walkman”

The Sony Ericsson W800 Walkman continues a tradition of great candy-bar phones. The company said that their strategy for this year is to focus on MP3 phones, and they apparently execute well.

Highlights
• Plays MP3 or AAC
• 512MB Memory Stick Duo included
• 2 Megapixel Camera with auto-focus
• Headphones included

The phone is a Tri-band GSM device and will play music continuously for 30 hours if the wireless function is turned off, or 15 hours if it’s on. The camera’s auto-focus is very welcome and clearly shows that Sony Ericsson takes camera phones seriously. (larger photo in the full post)

The use of Sony’s proprietary Memory Stick format is not great for consumers as it is more expensive than SD or MMC.