Sony Mobile Ericsson W518a

usability, reception, battery, camera

63% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Attractive design ; External music display and controls are convenient

Doesn't come with headphones ; Gesture controls are gimmicky

Other than the Facebook app, the music functions, and the gimmicky controls, the W518a is a fairly run-of-the-mill flip phone. The call quality was clear (nothing stunning), and it was reliable (I didn't have any dropped calls while I was testing it)....

Attractive design ; External music display and controls are convenient

Doesn't come with headphones ; Gesture controls are gimmicky

The attractive Sony Ericsson W518a has some unique features, but lack of a standard headphone hinder its capabilities as a media player.

The Sony Ericsson W518a has great music quality, a brilliant display, and a respectable feature set.

The Sony Ericsson W518a's call quality wasn't perfect, and its controls and keypad were difficult to use. Also, the phone is rather sluggish.

The Sony Ericsson W518a lives up to its Walkman name, but call quality and internal performance didn't quite measure up.

Excellent music player, bright and clear internal screen, very good Netfront web browser

Flat navigation controls and keypad difficult to use, no flash on camera, proprietary headphone jack

Slim and sleek design, XMB UI is easy to use, good music player and video performance ;

Camera isn’t impressive. No wired headset or USB cable in the box

We finally get a flip Walkman phone from AT&T and it doesn’t disappoint as a music phone. The Walkman Player 3.0 has the latest music playback goodness: album art, accelerometer support, TrackID, gesture control and the SensMe playlist. It plays audio...

All the bands to make it a "world" phone ; 3G bands for AT&T and possibly T-mobile ; Sold unlocked ; Music player operable closed ; Can be de-branded ; Nice size and shape

Likely AT&T branded ; Uses M2 card, not micro SD ; S/E cable needed, may not be supplied ; Cheap cheap plastic ; Keyboard not the easiest to navigate blind ; As of 2013 it is rather dated