Was I the only one who hated the design of the W800, had to buy a K750 and convert it to W800, and still didn’t love the design? Sony Ericsson today unveiled at CES Las Vegas an aesthetic blend of those two, with essentially the same features and the addition of Quadband and EDGE support, dedicated music buttons in the joystick a la W900. The rest of it, you know: 2 megapixel camera with autofocus and flashlight, 1.9″ 176×220 pixel 262k color screen, Memory Stick Duo Pro slot, etc., etc., etc., and 20mb of internal memory. Yes, more than half less than the W800, but it comes with a 512mb card so why even bother, no? Actually, something bothers me… apparently they took out the Radio FM! At least the Press Release (I just have it in Spanish) doesn’t mention it. Anyway, it’s called the W810i and will be available worldwide in the first quarter of this happy new year.

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