Sony Ericsson W995 Review
Tue 12 Jan 2010Filed Under: Mobile Phone Reviews, Sony Ericsson | Leave a Comment
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Welcome to the Sony Ericsson C995 mobile phone review.
The C995 was released in early 2009 as the successor to the W705. It is every so slightly bigger than the W705, probably due to the inclusion of the integrated A-GPS hardware! It also features updated body and even higher grade of materials. We think this is probably the best traditional slider mobile phone currently available. Sure it not the best in every area but there are more positives than negatives. As a top range phone this has the lot!
The W995 construction and materials is a standout amongst the competitors. It looks great and the attention to detail is something we haven’t seen in a mobile phone for a while. The buttons and everything else on the case the screen look great! The closest comparison to another model would be the Nokia N86 and side by side the W995 easily wins in the looks department. The Nokia N86 or Nokia 5360 look toy like compared to the W995.
The music capabilities and performance are excellent as you can guess for a music phone. Many better websites than this report that the W995 has superior quality to the iPod. It also has a few interesting music related apps like shake control and SenseMe. We didn’t play with the camera so can’t comment but you can expect reasonable pictures. If you familiar with a PS3 or PSP the Sony media bar is a easy to use.
The W995 also includes Wi-Fi and A-GPS so using the internet or navigation is good let down by the limited web browser. The web browser is good for a small mobile phone but since it’s has Wi-Fi you would expect better performance. Once again Opera comes ot the rescue. The only issue we have is the small keypad.
Of note, the operating system menus work and look much better than those from from Nokia and Samsung. It also proves you don’t need an Apple product to have a nice menu system. It also works much faster than the W705 too! Very smooth little phone.
The only flaw is that it can not play all video formats without some sort of conversion. That said only Nokia S60 based phones have the necessary video playing capabilities that your after eg. N86, E71 etc…
We can go on about the little details that Sony Ericsson have put into the phone like the folding rear stand or chain support, the updated and animated operating system, lovely other construction details the metallic case the screen and so forth but we won’t because it speaks for its self. Almost a fashion phone. We like the W995 and recommend it if you want a very good traditional mobile phone and music player.
Specifications
- Sony Ericsson W995
- Network
Quad-band GSM 850/900/1800/1900
3G 850/900/2100 (Dependent on country)
HSDPA 7.2 data speed (download)
HSUPA 2.0 data speed (upload) - Design
Slider - L95 x W49 x D15 mm
Weight 98 grams - Display/s
External TFT 240 x 320 - Camera
8.1MP
LED Flash
Autofocus and Digital zoom - Video Camera
480x 272 pixel video camera - Connectivity
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth V2
Micro-USB - CPU
- Memory
110MB available to user
M2 card up to 8Gig - Ring tones
MIDI, MP3 and others - Features
A-GPS
Accelerometer
Organiser/Calender
SMS, MMS, IM, Email
JAVA MIDP 2.0
FM radio with RDS
Speaker Phone/Hands free
Battery 950 mAh (BST-38)
Up to 350 hours Standby
Up to 9 hours Talk Time - Price history
From $499 AUS 2010 (Outright)
Sony Ericsson W705 Review
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Welcome to the Sony Ericsson W705 mobile phone review.
The W705 was released in late 2008 as a high end music focused phone. It’s a great looking and small phone that has all the functionality you could want when it was released. The package includes Walkman headphones which sound brilliant compared to what the other headsets manufacturers are offering as standard issue.
The stand out is the construction material and quality. This is a quality mobile phone that has attention to detail, from the lovely screen to the buttons the W705 shows the other manufacturers how to make a understated and classy model - you’d be proud to show your friends. Sure the back side is not so flashy but it feels great thanks to the rubberised rear cover.
Since this is a ‘W’ or Walkman phone the music and media player is excellent. Mind you it uses the now standard Sony menu system based on the PS3 and PSP which is simple enough to use and install all new Sony Ericsson mobile phones. This is a music focused phone and you can tell by all the music dedicated buttons around the case (You don’t need me to tell you that). As for the camera it’s results are reasonable for a music phone although we didn’t take any sample pictures.
Strangely the W705 is literally feature packed it even includes Wi-Fi and GPS navigation software but lacks a the hardware.
The W705 is over a year old now and operating speed wise it does show else where is can still cut it with the the other newer mid-range models. We would choose this model over competing Nokia, Samsung etc.. mobiles released in 2008 based on looks and that is includes Wi-Fi and sounds great. Unfortunately the lack of a decent browser hampers its usefulness.
Overall a great little phone recommended that you give it try!
Specifications
- Sony Ericsson W705
- Network
Quad-band GSM 850/900/1800/1900
3G 850/900/2100 (Dependent on country)
HSDPA 3.6 data speed (download)
HSUPA 2.0 data speed (upload) - Design
Slider - L95 x W48 x D14.3 mm
Weight 98 grams - Display/s
External TFT 240 x 320 - Camera
3.2MP
LED Flash
Autofocus and Digital zoom - Video Camera
174 x 144 pixel video camera - Connectivity
Bluetooth V2
Micro-USB - CPU
- Memory
150MB available to user
MicroSD up to 4Gig - Ring tones
MIDI, MP3 - Features
Accelerometer
Organiser/Calender
SMS, MMS, IM, Email
JAVA MIDP 2.0
FM radio with RDS
Speaker Phone/Hands free
Battery 950 mAh
Up to 300 hours Standby
Up to 8 hours Talk Time - Price history
From $399 AUS 2009 (Outright)