Sony Ericsson W995

The Sony Ericsson W995 is a multimedia cell phone that hails from Sony Ericsson’s Walkman Series. It is available in progressive black, cosmic silver and energetic red.

Specifications
The Sony Ericsson W995 measures 97.0 mm x 49.0 mm x 15.0 mm (H x W x D) in dimension and weighs approximately 113.0 g. It also incorporates up to 118 MB of internal phone memory and supports expansion via Memory Stick Micro (M2) of up to 16 GB. The Sony Ericsson W995 is powered by a rechargeable battery that can provide up to 9 hours of talk time on GSM/ GPRS/ EDGE networks on 850/ 900/ 1800/ 1900 MHz frequencies, as well as up to 4 hours of talk time on a UMTS/ HSPA network on 900/ 2100 MHz frequencies. It also has a built in camera of 8.1 mega pixels that has auto focus functions, digital zoom capabilities of up to 16x and face detection feature that allows it to automatically set the focus on the faces in your pictures. Not only that, the Sony Ericsson W995 also incorporate photo flash, image stabiliser, photo fix and smile detection. Additional features include Geo-tagging, photo feeds, photo fix and send to web. Besides that, the Sony Ericsson W995 also has video capturing functions that include video recording, video stabiliser and video light. In terms of music features, the Sony Ericsson W995 has a 3.5 mm audio jack that acts as an extra jack for you to share your music via any other headphones with a standard sized 3.5 mm connector, as well as support for Bluetooth stereo (A2DP). Additionally, it also features album art, clear bass, clear stereo, shake control, stereo speakers, Walkman player and TrackID that allows you to receive information of a track, artist and album just by recording a few seconds of a song. Other music features include Movies from PlayNow arena, music tones including MP3 and AAC, PlayNow, as well as SensMe that allows for music mood mapping. As for Internet features, it includes Access NetFront Web Browser, Bookmarks, RSS feeds and Web feeds. For entertainment purposes, the Sony Ericsson W995 also includes 3D games, Java, Motion gaming, built-in FM radio with RDS, Tracker, Video clip, video streaming, walk mate and YouTube. It also has a Media function that stores all media contents in one place for fast and easy access. In terms of connectivity, the Sony Ericsson W995 has support for aGPS, Bluetooth technology, Google Maps, Modem, PictBridge, Synchronisation PC, USB mass storage, USB support, Wayfinder Navigator and WiFi. Besides that, the Sony Ericsson W995 is also DLNA certified. As for messaging, the Sony Ericsson W995 includes email, Exchange ActiveSync, Instant Messaging, picture messaging, predictive text input, sound recorder and text messaging (SMS). The Sony Ericsson W995 also comes with a built-in loud speakerphone that makes its suitable as an office handsfree. Besides that, it also has vibrating alerts that allows you to feel incoming notifications. Additionally, the Sony Ericsson W995 also features video calls that allow you to see who you’re talking to in realtime video, as well as video calling through the main camera that allows you to show the other party what’s happening around you in real time video. In terms of design, the Sony Ericsson W995 features an auto rotate function that allows you to switch from vertical to horizontal mode by rotating the phone. It also allows you to customize your phone by selecting picture wallpapers that serves as a background picture on-screen when the phone is in standby mode. There are also animated wallpapers to choose from which display a graphic pattern with smooth movement and colour blending. The Sony Ericsson W995 also comes with organiser functions which include alarm clock, calculator, calendar, flight mode, notes, phone book, stopwatch, tasks, timer and torch functionality.

Reviews
“We liked the Sony Ericsson W995 – it’s still very much a music phone, and it does it better than virtually anything bar the iPod, and even though its camera isn’t quite at the top of the 8 megapixel game, it’s certainly good enough to make it worth your while.” (TechRadar, 2009)

“Sony Ericsson W995 is the company’s top-ranking Walkman and its spec sheet is clearly set to justify this label. The Flash-based user interface, which we’ve praised repeatedly, seems to be only getting better. There are no gaps in the connectivity set and the 3.5 mm audio jack is a long-awaited blessing.” (GSMArena, 2009)

“Yes, I’ve seen it all before – well except that welcome 3.5mm headphone jack, but I can’t help liking the W995. It is not exactly a revolution, but with GPS, Wi-Fi, excellent music playback and control, and a decent camera, it’s certainly a feature-rich handset – one that’s also well-built and relatively easy-to-use. The screen is a little on the small size to take full advantage of the available video streaming services, but its quality is good. Just remains to be seen if the W995 is a good place for the ‘W’ branding to take its final bow.” (TrustedReviews, 2009)