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95% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

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The Sony Ericsson W705 is a comfortable, well-built and easy to use phone, though it does suffer from that awful headset connector. However, by adding BBC's iPlayer and Wi-Fi to round out its features nicely, Sony has made the W705 an attractive option.

Walkman music player ; 3.2 megapixel camera ; 3G ; Wi-Fi ; 3G HSDPA ; Shake control ; FM radio ; Slim design ; Aluminium casing ; Good quality earphones

No GPS ; Back cover feels cheap and plasticky ; No 3.5mm headphone socket on bodywork ; Limited camera

A good handset with some great features that make it easy to access your favourite information but some of the omissions will be a must have for some users

Walkman phone with Wi-Fi, good all round music phone

Missing 3.5mm headphone socket, no GPS

For their first Wi-Fi slider handset the W705 is a good inclusion in the arsenal of Sony Ericsson Walkman phones. There’s a decent enough battery life too, with 4 hours of talking or 350 hours of standby which is reasonable for any phone. With some...

A stylish, highly accomplished and great-sounding music phone. Just don't expect it to take great photos

Stylish brushed aluminium design ; Wi-Fi connectivity ; HSPA 3G ; Walkman music player ; 4GB Memory Stick Micro card supplied ; Decent earphones in-box ; User-friendly interface ; Quality sliderphone feel ; BBC iPlayer and YouTube supported ; Google...

No GPS ; Average quality 3.2-megapixel camera ; Average video capture ; No smartphone OS ; No 3.5mm headphone socket on casing

Sony Ericsson upgrades its Walkman phone lineup with a decently featured, Wi-Fi-packing, head-turner of a sliderphone

The Sony Ericsson W705 is a slider phone that weighs 98g. In its closed state the handset measures 95 x 48 x 14mm (H x W x D) with the height increasing to 128mm when slid open by a smooth movement under the control of your thumb. The review unit has...

The W705 is a nicely built handset with some good features. If you need GPS or a great camera it might not be the mobile phone for you, but the W715 version at least solves the GPS problem.

Sony Ericsson has got the stylish, sophisticated music phone look off pat, and its smart W705 slider has plenty of appeal. It has a good, solid selection of attractive features, with Wi-Fi connectivity and its fine music player particular highlights....

Great sound quality and music player, wireless file sharing, diverse and fun range of games

Lack of 3.5mm audio jack, gimmicky shake control feature

Verdict A capable, if unoriginal, music phone from Sony Ericsson with a good array of entertainment features.