It's hard not to be distracted by the incoming Sony Ericsson W995 which packed A-GPS, an 8MP camera, but the Sony Ericsson W705 is also an excellent Walkman phone thanks to its stylish design and added Wi-Fi wings. It is a mix of the brushed-metal silver finish and soft-touch plastic covering on the back and keypad.

The dimension of 95mm x 48mm x 14.3mm and weight of 98g make it an easy carry.As the first WiFi enabled Sony Ericsson Walkman phone, the Sony Ericsson W705 is an impressive slide phone that is aimed at those who need high speed connectivity for music use.

WiFi ability is the facility that will endear the Sony Ericsson W705 to an entire generation who have been brought up with digitally transferred music – and the an HSDPA connection is featured, allowing fast transfer when there is no WiFi service in the vicinity.

As this is a phone firmly aimed at those music is their thing that the Sony Ericsson W705 lacks a GPS system will not put off many of the target audience, for whom such a facility is hardly a priority. A Walkman button on the top of the handset makes access to music even swiftly, jumping into the media menu from any screen - which is convenient. Google Maps is incorporated, as is a triangulation facility that can pinpoint your position – although less accurately than GPS – using mobile phone masts.

Here comes the Sony Ericsson's shake control: by shaking the phone users can move through tracks and change volume. Well priced, the Sony Ericsson W705 aims to please the music lover who wants an impressive phone, and also looks good – an important consideration when the target audience is a fashion conscious youth!

One strange omission is that of a 3.5mm headphone jack – curious indeed on a phone designed for the music lover. The W705 also has a 3.2 mega pixel camera with on auto focus which is a bit disappointing. And a front-facing camera is equipped for two-way video calling.

It offers 10 hours of talk time and 400 hours on standby. With the WiFi function switched on it lasted for two days of use between charges.

This phone may not break any particular new ground, but it is a comfortable, well-built and easy to use phone that does its intended job very well indeed. The music capability is second to none, as a Sony Walkman phone should be, and only the lack of the standard jack appears to present a downside.