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I had a bit of a play with the W890 today and I have to say, it’s a jolly decent wee handset. I snapped some quick pictures of the handset for this preview, they are up to my usual high standard (that is they’re mince), but better quality pictures should be available for the full review.
Let’s get my gripes out of the way first shall we? The speaker volume isn’t too good in my opinion, being a little on the quiet side. At maximum volume the speakers do perform reasonably well, but I would have expected better performance overall in this department from a dedicated music handset. The speakers themselves are a little disappointing in that they are simply small holes on the front and back near at the top of the handset. The speakers aren’t stellar although they are better than one might expect in terms of their quality. It would have been nice if there were side positioned stereo speakers, but one can’t have everything in such a small package I suppose.
The size of the handset is obviously a major selling point in that it is very thin (only slightly thicker than its predecessor, the W880). I like the tiny stature of the W880, but not it’s small buttons, which is why I am keener on the W890 as it has larger buttons that are easier to operate. Not that one doesn’t occasionally press the wrong button on the navi pad, but for the most part it’s ok to use.
For it being such a small handset it does pack in some nice features, not the least of which is HSDPA data access, which makes web browsing nice and speedy. The usual features are present; the Walkman player, Track ID, etc. It’s not the most advanced handset in the world, but it doesn’t have to be. It sells itself with a well rounded package of features in an attractive form factor that will appeal to those looking for something stylish.
This is indeed a very lovely and beautiful set, another masterpiece by SE.
I dont know why but like you mentioned I also noticed the speakers for a W-phone to be quite crappy, they usually do this, they did this first with the w800i and now with this model.
come on people its a music phone, it should atleast have good speakers,hmmm
but the thing that really attracts me about this is the nice silver metal casing.
I think the K810i by Song Edison will have a much better sound than this model
LOL
This is indeed a very lovely and beautiful set, another masterpiece by SE.
I dont know why but like you mentioned I also noticed the speakers for a W-phone to be quite crappy, they usually do this, they did this first with the w800i and now with this model.
come on people its a music phone, it should atleast have good speakers,hmmm
but the thing that really attracts me about this is the nice silver metal casing.
I think the K810i by Song Edison will have a much better sound than this model
LOL