MWC 2008: Sony Ericsson W910 Awarded the Best Mobile Phone For 2007

Sony Ericsson W910 just won the "Best Mobile Handset or Device" title for the year 2007, at the 13th Annual Global Mobile Awards of the GSM Association held during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. If Nokia (with 8800) won for 2005 and Samsung (with SGH-D900) won for 2006, this time it was Sony Ericsson's turn, as its W910 Walkman phone was described by the jury as "a superb all-rounder. A compelling, easy to use design that has captured the imagination of consumers around the world in 2007."

Designed for entertainment (music, 3D games, video or high-speed Web access), Sony Ericsson W910 measures only 99 x 50 x 12 millimeters (3.9 x 2.0 x 0.5 inches), weighs 86 grams (3.0 oz) and comes with a fashionable sliding design. The phone packs features like Shake control (allowing users to flick the phone to change music tracks or control games), SenseMe (enabling users to discover music to match their tempo or mood), PlayNow and TrackID, and includes a Memory Stick Micro 1GB card to store more than 900 songs.

"We are very proud to receive such a prestigious award for what has proved to be a very popular product," says Dick Komiyama, Sony Ericsson President. "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."

Sony Ericsson W910 competed against the Skypephone, Nokia 6500 classic, LG KU990 Viewty and Samsung G600. We're not sure on what basis the GSM Association jury picked Sony Ericsson W910, but we do know that all the other handsets would have probably deserved to win (plus some other that were not nominated). The Skypephone, however, released in October 2007, received a special mention for being "an innovative partnership between Hutchison 3 and Skype. In addition to the headline Skype service, the phone offers extremely good value for money with a wide range of features not previously seen at this price point."