The Sony Ericsson W300i, launched Q2 2006, is a
clamshell phone from the W-series of
Sony Ericsson.
This
quad-band phone features an internal 20 MB storage, with a
Memory Stick Micro
The Memory Stick is a removable flash memory card format, originally launched by Sony in late 1998. In addition to the original Memory Stick, this family includes the Memory Stick PRO, a revision that allows greater maximum storage capacity and ...
slot for expansion, up to an additional 2 GB. Its dimensions are 90 mm × 47 mm × 24 mm with a weight of 94 g.
Specifications
Walkman music player
The W300i also functions as a Walkman music player. The W300i can read both MP3 and MP4 tracks, and software which comes with the mobile phone (
Disc2Phone
Disc2Phone is a freeware developed by Sony for Sony Ericsson phones to convert music from a computer or audio CD to MP3 format and send them to a Sony Ericsson mobile phone or to a Memory Stick card.
History
This program first came with the PC ...
) can convert other file types such as WMA, and although album artwork is not viewable, the W300i will read track details (via id3v1 tagging): artist, album, song name and sort them for easy access.
Known issues
White Screen Of Death –
According to many owners, the screen has a tendency to freeze and/or go white.
Image:Sony Ericsson W300i WSOD.JPG, This is a Sony Ericsson W300i showing the white screen of death.
Flimsy parts –
The top of the phone is also known to have some flex issues.
Battery cover –
It has been stated in some official and unofficial reviews that the battery cover is very difficult to open. The User's Manual shows that you only have to ''push out'' the battery cover, yet this is very difficult to accomplish.
An easy fix for this is to put an eraser on the cover and use it to slide the cover open. Furthermore, continued opening and closing of the battery cover causes it to lose its ability to stay on the phone, and instead needs to be taped or glued on. However, it's only stated that SOME of the phones have this particular issue, not all of the W300i series have this problem. Also it's noted that some of the batteries that are inserted into the phone swell up within a month or so.
References
External links
Index of Reviews for W300i
{{Sony Ericsson phones
W300i
Mobile phones introduced in 2006
Mobile phones with infrared transmitter