Sony Ericsson have created a new phone, perfect for those who enjoy the musical features of the Walkman but want an up to date musical experience. Like the Sony Ericsson W995, the W20i Zylo is a feature packed Walkman phone. The Sony Ericsson W20i Zylo, in fashionable pink, offers an impressive Walkman player interface, which allows you to manage your musical tastes and sounds. We particularly enjoyed the Track-ID feature, which when presented with a recording of a new song you’ve heard on the go, will send you the information about the track, including the song name, artist and album title. The High definition FLAC format also provided high quality playback and the external speakers provided a surprisingly good volume without the tinny quality so many phones suffer from. 

The Sony Ericsson Zylo also offers a funny little feature which kept us amused for hours – the ‘Music Call’ option. You can choose to have your favourite music track piped into the background of your call, but if you want to take the call up a notch chose from a range of special effects. Supposed to be somewhere and not even left the house yet? Play the traffic noise sound effects over the phone to convince the caller that you’re stuck in traffic, not lazing in bed!

You won’t be disappointed with the W20i Zylo if you are a social networking addict. Included on the handset is a Facebook application, which will move a widget onto your homescreen for easy access. With the sharing options you can also upload any photographs taken on the substantial 3.2 mega pixel camera straight onto your Twitter, Facebook or web emails, as well as via the more usual email or messaging options. The Zylo is Email supported and is an impressive messaging phone; it is also fast to type out any SMS messages with the usual Sony Ericsson predictive text.

In terms of connectivity, the phone offers 3G HSDPA, which means you have a fast data stream. One feature missing on the Zylo was Wi-Fi, however the browser throws up a mobile version of Google searches and allows you to view the full version after an additional click. You also get Bluetooth connectivity on the handset.

What most struck us about the Sony Ericsson W20i Zylo was its easy use. Unlike the latest Smartphones such as the new Blackberry Torch 9800 or the Samsung i9000 Galaxy S, the Zylo offers a simple to use mobile phone, with good messaging and music features. You can even hook the handset up to Windows 7 to sync your latest music downloads.  You can order Sony Ericsson W20i Zylo Pink Sim Free and a variety of Sony Ericsson W20i Zylo Pink Accessories online now.