Currently, you will not be able to feel a shortage in the range of mobile devices. Every year the market is replenished with new models. However, in this article I would like to be nostalgic and review the Sony Ericsson W200i phone. It was released ten years ago.
At the start of sales, the device confidently took a leading position in the segment of expensive devices. Brand connoisseurs watched as the W200i changed its value over the entire period of time it was produced. Sharp jumps both up and down were not noticed. The price of $200 affected demand: it kept it at a moderate level.
According to users, this model was released by the manufacturer to expand the range. There is always strong competition in the mobile device market, so developers have to look for fresh ideas and new solutions. No wonder some buyers noted a certain similarity with the K310i and K320i, produced under the Sony Ericsson brand. This indicates that the W200i cannot becall it a separate product. The developers used only small changes in the system "stuffing" and finalized the styling. Phones differ from each other in colors and some functionality.
Design
Sony Ericsson W200i pleased customers with a wide range of color options: black with splashes of red (Rhythm Black) and blue (Mono Blue), white with orange accents (Pulse White) and graphite (Aquatic White), pink with contrasting silver trim (Sweet Pink) and grey. The chip of this model was a combination of representatives of the palette. For example, in the black version, the entire body is made in the same color scheme. The blue and red models had the Walkman inscription, indicating that the device belonged to the music class, independent player control keys, joystick backlight and a logo in the lower part of the case, which is located immediately below the keyboard.
As for the white version, the distribution of colors in it was somewhat different. The main color is used for the front and back panels. Accents in the form of other representatives are located on the side faces, uniting into a kind of frame. In order to make the design look cohesive, we also used an insert on the back panel, placing it at the bottom of the case. It is on it that you can see the green and white company logo.
Sony Ericsson W200i was made of plastic. Case dimensions, according to users, are optimally selected. With a height of 101 mm, the width of the phone was44 mm. The thickness is not at all small - 18 mm, but in 2007 this figure was within the normal range. In their reviews, the owners speak positively about the build quality. The phone is strong and reliable. If you look from the side, you can see that the designers decided to abandon the standard solutions, choosing a parallelogram shape for the case. Thanks to this, the Sony Ericsson phone looks quite original.
The front panel is equipped with all the necessary elements. Of course, this is the screen above which the speaker is displayed, and the company logo. Below it is a control panel consisting of five buttons. For the location of the latter, the manufacturer chose the shape of a horizontally elongated oval. We will talk about the numeric keypad below.
The back cover has a hole for the output speaker. It is made in the form of a semicircle. A camera lens is displayed next to it. Below is the name of the company, under which the logo flaunts.
On the side faces there is a volume rocker (on the right) and a player button (on the left). There is no standalone key to control the camera. On the left side, the designers installed a slot for a memory card. It is covered with a plastic plug, on which there is an inscription M2. The bottom end is used to accommodate a Fast Port connector for a charger, it is also intended for connecting a headset, there is also a hole for a microphone. The power button is located on the opposite side of the case. Next to it there is an infrared port. For those who prefer to wear the phone on a cord or strap, there is a hole on the top end forfasteners.
Screen
Which display is used to display graphic information on the Sony Ericsson W200i? The screen is small, its diagonal is only 1.8 . Needless to say about image clarity. A resolution of 160 × 128 px does not give high quality. Color reproduction is limited to only 65 thousand shades. One pixel encoding uses 16 bits of memory.
The display is made using UBC technology. Unfortunately, it does not provide high image quality. In the sun, the screen fades strongly, graininess is visible to the naked eye. The picture looks unrealistic, the color saturation is weak.
Screen size is enough to display 6 lines of informational text and 2 service lines. There is also always a panel with battery and mobile network signal levels. It is located at the top of the display.
Keyboard
The Sony Ericsson phone is controlled by a keypad. The manufacturer did not apply innovative ideas, repeating the concept of past models. The keyboard consists of two blocks. The first is soft keys. The phone is controlled by two paired buttons and a five position joystick. The digital block consists of four rows, in which three buttons are combined. They are separated from each other by a certain distance, which greatly facilitates the process of dialing a number or text. Clicking feels pretty good, as each button has firm travel. According to users, thisvery comfortably. There are comments on the design of the joystick. It is small in size, so it is not very convenient to operate it.
Autonomy
Which battery is installed on the Sony Ericsson W200i? Autonomous operation is provided by a lithium-ion battery BST-36. Its capacity is 750 mAh. What battery life can the owner expect? After testing, the following results were published. In order for the phone to work up to 3 days, you must not exceed the talk time - 2.5 hours is acceptable, data transfer via the infrared port - no more than 30 MB, listening to music - 2 hours through the headset and 20 minutes. via speaker, app activation – 30 min.
Sony Ericsson W200i memory specifications
In order for the user to store all kinds of software on the phone, the manufacturer has provided a special memory storage. In this model, the size of the ROM is 27 MB. For a full-fledged work of this volume is not enough. In order to expand the capabilities of the phone, there is a slot for a Memory Stick Micro M2. If owners use a memory card, they can install applications, music, photos with almost no restrictions, as it provides 2 GB of storage.
Camera
What optics is used on the Sony Ericsson W200i? The price in this matter is not an indicator. Considering that in 2015 you could buy a phone for 2500-3000 rubles, the camera is not very high. It is based on 0.3-megapixel matrix. Photo dimensions - 640 × 480 px. The quality is low. Pictures are fuzzy, color reproduction is poor. When using the camera, you can magnify the image by 4 times. However, according to users, the quality is significantly reduced. You can shoot video using the camera. Its maximum resolution is 176 × 144 px.
Multimedia
The inscription on the body of the Sony Ericsson W200i Walkman indicates the use of a branded music player. In this model, its second version is installed. According to connoisseurs of the brand, it practically does not differ from the previous ones. But the sound quality, on the contrary, has improved significantly. The developers have increased the level of bass reproduction. The indisputable advantage is the easy control of the player. It is carried out using an independent button located on the case.
Menu and applications
The menu consists of 12 main items. Most of them are standard. You can highlight PlayNow - a service that is used to download music tracks, and Walkman - the original player. The organizer provides all the necessary services, such as synchronization, code memo, tasks and others.
Games for Sony Ericsson W200i are designed with screen characteristics in mind, so QuadraPop (a kind of Tetris) and Treasure Towers are available to the user.
