Sony Ericsson P800

• Reviewed by: jmaclenn

  Strengths: Functionality, design, memory

  Weaknesses: It exploded

  Overall: Phone exploded and caught fire. Burned the case, cracked the screen. it was neither wet nor dropped prior to this. Safety hazard. It took a week for Sony Ericsson service to even return my call; I had to mail the unit to the for "evaluation"; they have had it for several days but no e-mail or phone follow-up. Poor service for such a company, and VERY surprising to me. When a company has a product that presents as a health hazard or safety concern, they better take their follow-up responsibility seriously. And an $800 phone would be expected to be be buoyed by excellent service and support. I have seen neither from Sony-Ericsson.

• Reviewed by: woogie

  Strengths: Shows full motion video, is an all-in-one device.

  Weaknesses: Price

  Overall: For my purposes this is a great device, but the price is outrageous (800 dollars for a phone?). One might also look at the Nokia 3650 (I believe it is. the one with Real Player 8 loaded on it) as an alternative. It's half the price, but not quite machine.

• Reviewed by: aashok

  Strengths: Memorystick Duo slot, digital camera, big screen, PC synch, MP3 player, jog dial button, Bluetooth.

  Weaknesses: Cheesy stylus, maximum 128MB memory capacity.

  Overall: Sony Ericsson has again created a winning design by integrating diverse mobile functions into a user-friendly device. I would have preferred the MS Pocket PC platform but Symbian has included a very responsive and fast OS. Combine the pervasiveness of GSM networks and the internet, the convenience of wired and wireless connectivity, a full functioned PDA, a triband GSM phone and a cool digital camera, and you get the Sony Ericsson P800. What more could you want in a mobile device?