Display and Camera

If you haven never owned a Sony Ericsson branded mobile phone before, than it will take some time to get used with the keypad's layout. Forget about Nokia, Motorola, Samsung or other brands' keypads, 'cause this one is totally different. I'm not talking about the usual numerical keys, but about the control keys that help users navigate menus or access various features of the phone. There are 3 small circular gold colored buttons which have been stamped with various icons, so it may be easier to recognize it. The left one will give you direct access to the music player, while the gold colored button placed on the right displays a small secondary menu (which we will discuss later on). Obviously, the middle button will give access to the main menu, but can also be used as a Play button when the music player has been accessed. The middle button looks like a 5-way navigational key, but you will notice that it's not working like a joystick, instead it is surrounded by directional keys. The other 2 gold colored buttons have a soft key above and the one on the left has a "Back" key (see the sign stamped on it) and the one on the right has a "Delete" key under. This might be a problem for a frequent mobile phone user which has been accustomed to use the right button just like the End calls key. Now you have to be careful 'cause every time you push the right key (under the right gold colored button) you'll be asked if you wanna delete the object.

Other than that the rest of the keypad looks very nice in accordance with the rest of the design. Furthermore, it's easy to write messages as the buttons are well fit for women's fingers as well as for men's. The backlighting of the keys is pretty strong, but not too well balanced. If you turn the phone you can easily notice that the back cover has been parted in two halves. The one with the floral motives includes a 2 megapixel camera in the middle and an external speaker, both protected by a slim plastic. The other half is simply glossy and bears the Sony Ericsson green insignia and the Walkman series logo. Overall the phone might look a little bit flimsy at frequent use, especially the back cover which jogs a little the moment you pull out your phone from your pocket. Moreover, W660 doesn't inspire sturdiness at all, on the contrary, it looks fragile, like it will break any moment. Still, in this case it's a "lawful good" fragility that will make you love the phone rather than dislike it.

Sony Ericsson W660 features a 2-inch TFT display that supports 262k colors and 176 x 220 pixel resolution. This might be a problem for some possible buyers as these days newly launched handsets usually feature screens able to support 240 x 320 pixel resolution.

Despite its lower resolution W660 model scored much higher than much better "reckoned" handsets (see the screenshots). The gaming experience exceeded expectations and proves that Sony Ericsson still has some aces up its sleeves. Depending on what kind of theme you use the screen can be perfectly visible in the sunlight or a little bit shadowy.

The 2 megapixel camera embedded on the back of the phone lacks any flash and/or autofocus capabilities. Furthermore, the snapshots taken with the camera might give you headaches sometimes, as it is very tricky and depends 80% on the light conditions. Still, too much light might ruin your images, so you have to be very careful regarding the environment you choose to picture. The maximum 1600 x 1200 pixels resolution should be enough for all PC monitors to display any of your pictures, but sadly you can only record

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