Sony Ericsson’s latest prepay Walkman popster, the W302, clearly takes design cues from its more powerful big bro, the W890, even down to its slimline torso. But unfortunately, given its entry level ranking, the comparisons end right there.

And after experimenting with old school flip designs on its last entry level Walkman music phone, the W350, the W302 returns to familiar candybar ground. An aluminium plated façade gives it a quality burnish but at 78 grams and 10.5mm, the W302 is feather-light and trim for easy pocket storage.

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When it comes to designing all out fashion blowers, you could never accuse Nokia of holding back. Its previous eye catching Art Deco and L’Amour collections sported outrageously ornate and in some cases garish designs that appealed to a certain fun loving frou frou female fraternity. Luckily, the Finnish outfit has toned down the bling bling factor on its new Supernova quartet but cranked up the technicolour dial instead.

The first of the fab four we’ve managed to nab is the lower middle class 7310 candybar. For a funky fashionista its design is shockingly workaday only tarted up by a reflective finish and interchangeable skins. Our sample came with a bright pink and a more sedate navy covers so you can do swapsies if the mode takes you while the display turns into a mirror when powered down – perfect for the social butter to apply war paint when hotfooting between shindigs.

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