The Sony Ericsson W890i solid bar 3G mobile offers tremendous value for its neat ultra-thin size (104 x 46.5 x 9.9 mm) and weight (78g) including 2 GB of add-on storage (the internal shared memory is admittedly a miserly 32 MB) and a 3.2 megapixel primary camera.

Striking an excellent balance between music design and business the W890i which features the Walkman 3.0 player with the SensMe feature (the first mobile to offer this) as a new way of browsing music. The player supports MP3 AAC AAC+ E-AAC+ WAV M4A G-MIDI 1 SP-MIDI RealAudio 8 iMelody and XMF file formats and sports the MegaBass equalizer preset.

Although without WiFi and infrared the 890i offers HSDPA UMTS GPRS and HSCSD support for medium to fast data transfers video calls and content-streaming. It also offers the usual connectivity capabilities: USB and wireless Bluetooth with A2DP support. Its Human Interface Device (HID) profile allows the phone to be used as a remote control for PC and other Bluetooth-enabled devices.

Other applications in the entertainment menu include the MusicDJ VideoDJ TrackID and voice recorder. VideoDJ is for making video clips by mixing existing ones with still pictures text and a variety of effects or for making basic cuts using special transitions and adding background

The 890i is a quadband phone with EDGE for fast Web connectivity. The display is a good size (2"-inch diagonal). Battery life is rated at an excellent 9.5 hours talk time and 360 hours on standby.

• Extra slim body with solid construction
• Quad-band GSM
• HSDPA EDGE HSCSD Bluetooth (with A2DP)
• Location services Smart search Manage messages
• Media center Walkman 3.0 SensMe tempo and mood detector TrackID
• Access NetFront 3.4 with mouse pointer and in-page search
• 3.2 megapixel camera with Cyber-shot SE v2.0 UI
• Fast photo browser
• FM radio with RDS
• 2GB M2 card included
• Easy battery cover release mechanism