Recycle Sony Ericcson W910

The Sony Ericcson W910 caused quite a stir in 2008, being the lucky recipient of the Best Handset award at the GSM Association’s 13th Global Mobile Awards 2008.

So when you ask yourself should I recycle Sony Ericcson W910, then do, because it’s a mobile worth saving.

First introduced in 2007, it was daubed with the Walkman brand and Sony Ericcson proudly boasted that it ‘defined music on mobile.’

And admittedly, it was a phone designed for entertainment, whether that was music, 3D games, video, or high-speed Web access. With applications such as Shake control – enabling users to flick the phone to control games, or skip and shuffle between music tracks, and SenseMeTM, which let them discover music to match their mood and tempo – it was a mobile that relied heavily on its music credentials. And with the 1GB Memory Stick Micro provided in the box, the W910 Walkman phone could hold over 900 songs.

At the time of the award, Dick Komiyama, Sony Ericsson President, said:
“We are very proud to receive such a prestigious award for what has proved to be a very popular product. The W910 Walkman makes it quicker and easier to transfer or download music. It’s also about thinking beyond music, to games, videos and the Web.”

And although in recent times demand for the Sony Ericcson handsets has waned due to the rise of the new kids on the block, the smartphones, back in 2007 they were the business. And that was in no small part due to the recognition of the Walkman brand which had brought ‘mobile’ music to a whole generation of people.

Since between the launch of the W800 Walkman phone in August 2005 and early 2008, more than 57 million Walkman phones had been sold worldwide. The Walkman phone range had gone through a period of rapid expansion, launching a whole array of derivatives. Nowadays, and some might say unfortunately for the Sony Ericcson mobiles, the ability to store and play music is but one of the many functions that a modern phone should be able to perform, with easy internet access proving just as an important requirement.

So don’t forget, recycle Sony Ericcson W910.