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An outstandingly good Walkman phone, with the latest Walkman technology, an FM radio, a-GPS, a 3.2 megapixel camera, 4GB memory card, WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G with HSDPA, shake control & motion gaming. Available in Silver or Black.

The Sony Ericsson W715 is almost identical to the W705, except that it has a-GPS included and is a little bit more expensive. Read our detailed review of the W705 to find out more, but we'll just summarise the main reasons why we like the phone:

• Quality feel with a compact but ergonomic design
• Outstandingly good Walkman player with Clear Bass and Clear Stereo, plus premium headphones
• A "good-enough" 3.2 megapixel camera with easy options for picture & video blogging
• Generous amounts of memory - both the 120 MB of internal memory and the 4GB card included
• Accelerometer for display rotation, step counter, motion gaming and shake control
• a-GPS with Google Maps
• WiFi plus HSDPA for fast internet access, with a full web browser and YouTube support
• Bluetooth and USB connectivity too

We'll just comment that the W715 is a little bit more expensive than the W705, but has a-GPS to justify the price. At the price level of the W715, the camera is starting to look rather basic, but the rest of the package makes up for this one fault. The W715 is a lovely phone and seems to be exclusive to Vodafone in the UK.

Features of the Sony Ericsson W715 include:

• 3G with HSDPA & video calling
• 3.2 megapixel camera with 3x digital zoom, LED flash, picture blogging and geo-tagging
• Video camera with photo light and video blogging
• Display: TFT LCD, 262,144 colours, 240 x 320 pixels with auto rotation
• Walkman® music player (MP3, AAC, eAAC+ formats) with support for album art, Clear Bass, Clear Stereo, SensMe and Shake Control
• FM radio RDS
• TrackID™ tells you the name, artist and album of any song you're listening to
• PlayNow™ lets you buy and download top ringtones
• Polyphonic ringtones / MP3 ringtones
• Speakerphone
• Sound recorder
• Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email
• 3D Java games / motion gaming
• Animated wallpaper
• Personal organiser functions
• Step counter
• Memory: 120 Mbytes plus 4GB Memory Stick Micro™ (up to 8 GB supported)
• Connectivity: WiFi, Bluetooth, USB, modem
• Web browser, RSS feeds, YouTube support, Google Maps
• Assisted-GPS
• Flight mode (offline mode)
• Vibration alert
• Size: 95 X 48 x 14 mm
• Weight: 98g
• Quadband GSM plus 3G (UMTS 2100 HSDPA)
• Talktime: 4 hours (3G) - 10 hours (2G)
• Battery standby: 350 hours (3G) - 400 hours (2G)