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Sony Ericsson W395 Review

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In a nutshell: A budget music phone with a Walkman music player, memory card slot, FM radio, Bluetooth and a basic camera. But despite its low price, we feel that the W395 offers poor value for money, and we don't recommend this phone.

Review: June 2009. Last updated July 2009.

Like too many Sony Ericsson's of late, the W395 looks good on paper only. Let's be a little more generous: it looks good when you get it out of the box too. But once you charge it up and switch it on: that's when the problems begin.

The W395 is a budget Walkman phone in a slide design. It's an average size and weight and comes in a choice of Black, Grey or Titanium. The Walkman controls are useful and light up in a funky way when in use. The keys aren't the best though and we found the slide to be a bit wobbly, although not so wobbly that we expect it to fall off. The screen is average for a budget phone and does the job. The 2 megapixel camera is average too - average for an entry-level phone that is - in other words, not up to much.

But it's a Walkman phone, so let's look at the music functions next. On paper, everything is fine, with a music player, FM radio with RDS and stereo speakers. But again, once you try it out, that's when the problems start. We found the Walkman software to be quite buggy. The menus were slow and have a tendency to freeze. Some MP3 tracks wouldn't play, even though they play on other phones. No PC suite is available for synching phone with computer. And to top it off, the memory available is very poor indeed, at just 10 MB of built-in user memory. That's enough to store about two music tracks! So, for a Walkman phone, this is really a flop.

There are far better phones available in the sub-£100 price range. Examples are the Samsung Tocco Lite, the LG Cookie, the Nokia 5310 Xpressmusic, and the Samsung G600.

Features of the Sony Ericsson W395 include:

  • 2 megapixel camera with 2.5x digital zoom
  • Video camera
  • Display: TFT, 262,144-colours, 176 x 220 pixels (2 inches)
  • Stereo music player
  • FM Radio with RDS
  • Integrated handsfree stereo speakers
  • MP3/AAC ringtones
  • Sound recorder
  • Messaging: SMS, MMS, email
  • 3D Java games with motion sensor
  • Personal organiser functions
  • Memory: 10 Mbytes plus Memory Stick Micro™ support (up to 4GB)
  • Connectivity: Bluetooth, USB mass storage
  • Flight mode
  • GPRS, EDGE, web browser
  • Vibrating alert
  • Quadband
  • Size: 96 x 47 x 15 mm
  • Weight: 96g
  • Talktime: up to 8 hours
  • Battery standby: up to 480 hours

Sony Ericsson W395 User Reviews

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Reviewed by rita ofori from ghana on 16th Mar 2012
i Love ur phone's
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Reviewed by Flo from England on 15th Feb 2012
I got this phone 2 and a half years ago and since then I have discovered that I made the wrong choice. Every 5 minuets it freezes and I have to take the battery out and restart it again. Also The camera is poor, you can't connect it to the computer, the wierd headphone bit is an odd shape so that you can only use specific headphones, quite quiet for an mp3 phone, Badly made, Battery Drains easily and the delete button stops working after a while. ALSO IF YOU PUT IT ON PREDICTIVE TEXT IT WILL MAKE YOUR TEXTS MUCH SHORTER MEANING THAT IF U WROTE A LONG MESSAGE IN PREDICTIVE THEN IT WOULD USE DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF TEXTS AS WHEN IT IS NOT IN PREDICTIVE.
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Reviewed by Tsehai from New Zealand on 10th Feb 2012
I had this phone for 1 and a half years and it is only beginning to breakdown now. I found this phone great and absolutly loved the speakers and music features. Its a shame to see my phone breaking because it was and is a great phone. Excellent Phone :)
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Reviewed by Rajesh from India on 9th Jan 2012
I purchased Sony Ericsson W395 only because of name. Now I have come to know after using this blady Sony Ericsson W395 is lazy & worst I hve never seen such a cheap quality mobile. You'll not find any features like other low price low quality mobile has. This is worse than all that. I think people should from all the corners screw Sony Ericsson. I paid Rs. 5,500/- for this waste mobile. Becareful customers you have lot of other mobiles in the market with lots of features added in it. Go for that.
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Reviewed by sufyian nagori from india on 26th Nov 2011
The phone is good but there is the problem in downloading the theme why
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Reviewed by r2g from kuwait on 17th Dec 2009
this phone is xcelnt...it had no complains ...i reallydoubt about the motion sensor part of it>>>>
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Reviewed by Abi from England. on 16th Dec 2009
For a cheap phone this isn't bad. The sound quality is really good. I have previously had a K750i and a W302 and it beats them by far. The volume is loud and the sound very good for a phone. With a good memory card you can store hundreds of songs. My main problems with the phone is the slight delay when opening it and accessing menus, ad the fact that it only stores 50 or so text messages. There doesn't appear to be any way to extend the sms memory despite having a memory card. Not sure what people's problem is with themes - there are 5/6 and are typical sony themes i.e clarity, city life, walkman etc. x
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Reviewed by b21 from england on 14th Dec 2009
whats wiv da bad comments on this phone its flippin awesome man who cares about themes it a basic walkman phone with everyhtink u realy need camera bluetooth etc and its not expensive i love this phone well done sony !!!!!
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Reviewed by yazmin from e3ngland on 14th Dec 2009
hi this phone is very good i managned 2 get the pc suite working it dosnt freeze and the camera is amazing i love this phone!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by scott from europe on 11th Dec 2009
It freezes easily BUT it has a good design and speaker A SIMPLE PHONE
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Reviewed by Hemanth from India on 11th Dec 2009
Hi Friend i purchased this mobile on 8-12.09..This phone is not really value for money. Because camera is 2.0megapixels but it works like a vga..and the menu processor is very slow. 2.There is no clarity like others phone. Images and text looks like crispy. 3.You can't install themes.. 4.There is no Sony ericsson PC Suite to syncronize you phone with computer.. Finally i sold that phone now i purchased w580i So, This is one of the bad mobile released by sony..
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Reviewed by Hemanth from India on 11th Dec 2009
Hi Friend i purchased this mobile on 8-12.09..This phone is not really value for money. Because camera is 2.0megapixels but it works like a vga..and the menu processor is very slow. 2.There is no clarity like others phone. Images and text looks like crispy. 3.You can't install themes.. 4.There is no Sony ericsson PC Suite to syncronize you phone with computer.. Finally i sold that phone now i purchased w580i So, This is one of the bad mobile released by sony..
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Reviewed by ishan from india on 11th Dec 2009
it is agood buy but the biggest problem is that it doesnot supports themes at all can you help me in getting its themes i will be thank ful to u
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Reviewed by ALEX from india on 9th Dec 2009
pc sute not wokting
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Reviewed by Jei from Philippines on 9th Dec 2009
Had this phone for 3 months now and it didn't live up to what i expected from an SE phone.. a lot of major bugs with this.. a week after i got it, it gave me a dead pixel, freeze with multicolored lines on LCD.. some mp3 and mp4 doesnt play and u need to convert it before its recognized.. will usually freeze when ur doing multitasking.. the slider feels a little wobbly.. the units design makes calling uncomfortable and awkward... sound is good but except for the mp3 glitch i mentioned earlier.. over all, i can say that i had better phone than this one that are much cheaper
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Reviewed by JaBz from United kimdom on 4th Dec 2009
This phone is rubbish sony ericsson tryna deceive people just by making the phone look nice dis phone cant even play wma wat a joke people u rather buy a top notch phone on road but make sure it aint stolen lol.
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Reviewed by why ask me from uk on 3rd Dec 2009
hant had this fone 4 a year hav got fed up of its slow ways hard 2 press numbrs 1,2,3 have 2 hold it in 2 hands cos doesent balance propaly reccording sound on vid and just voice recoder is useless always frezes but if you want a fone so you can get in touce with somone if in troble ittle do but there are cheper fones that are better 2 star cos bacicly ittle do gunna get meself a tocco
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Reviewed by WAkaz from totz on 2nd Dec 2009
dis fone iz da best wiv itz 2 massive speakaz at da bac blud u dno dis fone iz funga flex. it desrves a 5 star coz of da sound quality. bless
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Reviewed by Nick from UK on 1st Dec 2009
This phone is quite bad, cashes all the time for music, really slow phone over all. When it's fully charged it's a bit faster but still not good. I'm actually taking this phone back.. Not a good buy even for lost costing walkman.
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Reviewed by danny from uk on 30th Nov 2009
yeh i argee with this review, the phone does frezze alot, it froze within the first 10 minutes but then it unfrezzes, another problem is it doesnt support wma
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Reviewed by andrew from mars on 29th Nov 2009
this phoe is excellent, great music player, not bad canera and reletivaly cheap
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Reviewed by sarah from england on 28th Nov 2009
i would agree,got this phone in the sale at argos ,got it home and was at first quite impressedthat is til i charged the phone up and had a good lil look at my new purchase,it has no themes what the heck are sont playin at.
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Reviewed by colin scott from uk on 26th Nov 2009
pain in the ass hard to slide out awkward to use no buttons fiddly and the lcd display broke after only 8 days going to find another w300i which i had for 2 years until i lost it on the m4
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Reviewed by suraja from india on 26th Nov 2009
better phones are available in market ......so do buy those.......
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Reviewed by Ramesh from India on 25th Nov 2009
One word is enough to review this phone : DO NOT BUY.
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Reply by Mobile Phones UK from UK on 25th Nov 2009
Ramesh, that was three words actually, but we understand your meaning well enough.

Reviewed by kane from spain on 17th Nov 2009
i think its peng
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Reviewed by .... from .... on 17th Nov 2009
this phone can only hold about 50 text messages and that is including your sent messages which is a bit annoying but other than that it is a good phone
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Reviewed by ******** from scotland on 16th Nov 2009
The phone does freeze when using the walkman, but i didn't expect much for £48. all in all its a decent phone if u need an emergency 1 if another breaks. wouldn't recommend it for everyday use, but it does it's job :D
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Reviewed by Vineet Kiro from India (Ranchi) on 15th Nov 2009
Simply poor....rest cell I ever had.Even though it's a walkman, it can't play 80% of my mp3's which are easily played by my other cell (N79). Caller's voice sounds too low. I always heard of sony's walkman that they good, but if this what they call good, I would rather prefer "bad". Slowest UI, BTW, is this phone is made inside a fridge, actually it freezes once a day (.....very punctual) . If you value your hard earned money, never buy this phone
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Reviewed by Ed from UK on 13th Nov 2009
Reception very poor, keeps defaulting to Emergency Calls only. Battery life is very poor and I need to charge it every couple of days at the least. The hand set was changed for me and the new one is still the same. Easy to find your way round though, haven't used the camera or music suite
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Reviewed by John from Ruffell on 12th Nov 2009
Previously had a S.E. and had downloaded Media Go direct from SE's website. I was having my doubts before buying this phone as no PC Suite, although Media Go worked! Admittidley it was a slower in downloading, could be because I changed the ripping/transfer speed to get better quality. Always had a Sony cause I liked the operating system, I find it easy to use, no change with this phone. It looks and feels good and for the price I was not expecting all the techie stuff, which their isn't. When I added the MPS 100 speakers the sound was crisp,clear,bassie and loud enough for entertaining. Shame about the earphones as they are from the lower end of the Sony range hence the price of the phone, could be worth upgrading to a decent set that fit in the ear. Cant quite figure out what stereo widening does to the sound and if it like it. No Megabass, Bass++ yes. Scrolling is slower than previous models but in no rush nowadays but did seem to speed up once fully charged up and raring to go. I dont use my phone as a camera so not bothered about the 1.3mp, below average. I use the phone for music, calls, messages, alarms and the time and it works fine, so far. Not yet tried to change the Themes, hopefully I can bluetooth other Themes from previous S.E.'s, but no great loss if cant as not expecting the extras from a budget Walkman. The sound is different from previous models, you can hear difference in production and recording volumes in every track, which is nice. To transfer music files I had downloaded and installed Media Go from S.E.'s webiste to my computer. Making sure Media Go's application was not open/running I hooked up the 395 via the USB, once Windows recognised the new hardware I closed the newly found drive window(the one with the phones folders), closed down setup wizard (if it pops up) and finally opened Media Go. Once in, the phones memory card and internal memory was recognised where I could just pop in a CD rip the tracks to Media Go and then transfer to the phone. The sound quality on calls was good I had to lower my voice as the other end thought I was shouting, good on public transport then. Overall its a great Walkman and possabilties of great phoneness. Neifty. Gremlins? Yes, Used the phone heavily for 12 hrs after which eventaully it crashed, screen went fuzzy,sound stopped, screen reappeared after opening and closing the slider, walkman shuffled back to track 1. 1 hr later crashed again. Great Sound yes, Realiable for heavy usage no.
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Reviewed by Don from Rapheal on 12th Nov 2009
Who for art thou Walkman 395? To me this is a uncomplicated (basic) retro phone with a new Walkman sound hence the price. P.S. you can synch this phone with your computer by going online to S.E.to download the software.
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Reviewed by nicola from uk on 9th Nov 2009
when i turned on this phone i was a little disappointed, firstly the icons looked a bit old, secondly the camera is a bit rubbish, what can we expect for £80 though right. BUT when i started listening to the quality of the walkman then nothing else mattered. i wanted a phone for texting and music and its perfect for that
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Reviewed by stuart from uk on 9th Nov 2009
i love the sony ericsson w395 i have had it for 2 montrs it is very good im lokine for a blake case for it and it came wife a 1gb memory card it is beter then a samsung d900 and meny ofer mobils
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Reviewed by Molly from England on 7th Nov 2009
I got this phone today for an early Christmas present. It said it came with free lipgloss, it didnt, but other than that all is good. Good space for my memory card, camera, games, radio, video, sound rec. and more. The walkman is good as is the speakers. I am 13 and when my 3 month old LG KS360 broke, and Tesco refused to mend, even though I did nothing wrong, this was a good replacement. My Granny, who brought it for me was also pleased. So, if this is what you are after, and like the pink and are 13 then I think youve found it!
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Reviewed by Natasha yapp from england on 7th Nov 2009
Do not buy this phone! it is rubbish, it hasnt really got a gud camera,u cannot change the themes.u cud get a betta phone for the money.
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Reviewed by Nicole Kerr from England on 6th Nov 2009
This phone is really great, I really love it and will always keep it. It is the best phone in the world.
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Reviewed by sioned jones from wales on 4th Nov 2009
in a nutshell the worst phone ever purchased!! had it 4 days you cant hear when making calls although they can hear you...switches itself off at least once a day...try and play music gets half way through one song and freezes whilst making the worst buzzing noise. very slow phone it is going back today rubbish
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Reviewed by nichola from scotland on 1st Nov 2009
I hate this phone.... its ugly and useless It freezes at least once every few days.The camera is rubbish, the features are rubbish, the sound is rubbish, infact the whole thing is rubbish. I dropped it once on a soft landing and it has a huge crack across all the number buttons, now i cant text or phone anyone so its basically an mp3 player now untill I get the samsung genio touch. my friend has it and its a brilliant little phone :) Dont buy this phone, its A WASTE OF MONEY !!!
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Reviewed by ****** from england on 30th Oct 2009
i have this phone and the only problem i have is the camera( but that is okay as i have a digital one) also you cannot really edit pics on it ( no photo dj) but apart from that it is an exceptionally loud phone and is really good for what i need it for :D
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Reviewed by umapathi from india on 29th Oct 2009
hate it can not change the thems given five thems only.this type of phone processing very slow,messeng sending only one sms after went out the entire thing.worst then w580 all other sony ericson mobiles. only i like walkman
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Reviewed by Lissa from Portugal on 28th Oct 2009
This phone is a pain.I regret that I didn't buy the Nokia Xpress Music 5130 or 5220,I have a long story with Nokias and they've always kept me satisfied but I wanted to try something new this time and look what happened.OK,so the phone has a very cool design and the sound is absolutely outstanding,but the camera quality is very poor,too poor for a cellphone of this type and with this type of concurrency,it gets very slow when you're in the Walkman and try to acess the music gallery,it shuts down the music when you're sending a text and I always have a hard time connecting it with my computer.Plus,I have had this phone for less than a month and it has already frozen three times,all of which I had to remove the battery for the phone to continue working.And it doesn't allow you to store more than 200 messages,in inbox and outbox combined.Not to mention people on the phone always sound like they're talking super low(you get used to it though).Yes it's a beautiful one with great design and outstanding sound but it leaves much to be desired.
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Reviewed by Tolomus from India on 27th Oct 2009
Ahem... I have heard all the negatives and positives of this phone. But let me tell u one thing, this phone wasn't really made for people who lives on fast foods, allright? This phone is meant for soft usage with a little patience. Try it and it will be the best phone. And btw this model supports pc suit, and abt not being able to detect the phone pls download its pci driver from sonyericsson.com, you people only downloaded the p.c. suit. And about internet java application you have to manually set the settings, all u have to do is copy the wap settings of ur service provider and setup a new settings for java. U can do that by clicking the option buttons beside the java you have downloaded.
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Reviewed by Teresa Hares from UK on 26th Oct 2009
I have had this phone a week. It echoes when speaking. The slide is wobbly. I attempted to transfer some music recordings from my memory card via bluetooth and it wont allow it. It will not allow me to send them via email either. The bluetooth once switched on will not switch off. Also the loud speaker does not work. I am very disappointed in my purchase of this phone and will be attempting to return it as not fit for the purpose sold... I DO NOT recommend this phone! My previous SE W300i was a far superior phone and cost less.
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Reviewed by Gary Jackson from Britain on 25th Oct 2009
Ive had the phone 2 days, it is a bit slow but for the £49.99 i paid for it it to be expected, the real problem is the music player, i got the phone because i love to listen to my music when I'm on the move, but it tends to freeze all the time, and it get very annoying. I DO NOT! reccomend this phone.
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Reviewed by shifi from UK on 25th Oct 2009
How on earth can Sony ericsson release a phone without a PC suit! how are we suppose to transfer contacts and other details from another phone ?? I tried various versions of SE PC suits available but non is working with this phone.
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Reviewed by Arif from Indonesia on 25th Oct 2009
Wanted to have a stylish mid-class slide mobile phone, I decided to buy SE W395 on Oct 5 2009. As I expected, everything was not quiet good but the sliding design and the stereo speakers. But then I found my phone restart automatically when I played tracks through the Walkman media player. The same symptom happened when I used tracks on the memory card as ringtone, after the speakers buzzing such a loud tone the phone restarted. I thought the problem was on the memory card, so I didn't use it since; but my phone got restart frequently when I used SMS, it freezed for a minute and restarted. Getting annoyed, I asked SE customer service about this and they recommended me to upgrade my phone's software. It didn't help, my phone still restarted more frequently. Now my brand new SE w395 is taking a peaceful rest on SE service center to be repaired with no confirmation when it's gonna be finished. Perhaps this is just such an exception of thousands of well-produced SE phone, but I don't recommend you to buy SE W395 if you seek for a good phone, it doesn't worth the price, it's just under-average on its class - adding the guarantee is not that easy to claim. Now I see why SE still become the second mobile phone vendor in my country after Nokia, generally they don't concern much about quality controll and after-purchasing service.
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Reviewed by Malcolm West from Uk on 23rd Oct 2009
I had this fone for 3 days and said to every one i liked it.But then I was out and talking in a small common british rain spell and it broke.So then i send it away and it was unable to fix would not reccomend
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Reviewed by pete from england on 21st Oct 2009
awesome. rox my sox
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Reviewed by Logan from India on 21st Oct 2009
I was really disappointed with this cam attached in this mobile, You cannot install custom themes, music player and radio is good. anyhow Nokia is better better better than sony.
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Reviewed by John from Mexico on 17th Oct 2009
It's a very beautiful phone, small and light. But it is only a trap! 1.- Camera is not good, cheaper Nokia Phones has a better one 2.- It have bad reception 3.- Radio an walkman player are acceptable 3.- You can only save up to 110 messages (between inbox and on sent folder), you cannot save it on the memory stick, you must delete frequently messages, pretty annoying 4.- You cannot install custom themes, only the included on the phone 5.- Also you cannot use java applications like browsers Again, i a very beautiful phone... but is very limited in all ways. I'm really dissapointed with this gadget, i will sell it and i'll buy a nokia or something better by the same price.
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Reviewed by hafizha from malaysia on 12th Oct 2009
somehow, this phone were good. (:
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Reviewed by Bob from England on 5th Oct 2009
Im getting this phone looks good used it its good i like it. people who say this phone is rubbish they are wrong.
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Reviewed by amy from england on 4th Oct 2009
DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE IT CRSHES YOU CANNOT PLAY MUSIC TRULY A LET DOWN , SONY ERICCSON REAL LET DOWN TO THE COMPANY !
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Reviewed by Sophie from UK on 4th Oct 2009
I got this phone yesterday as a birthday gift. It looks gr8 but the keys are slow to respond when you click them and the camera is terrible! I was v. disappointed with it but everything else seems ok. Good phone - not bad!
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Reviewed by Sam from England on 30th Sep 2009
Hi I got given this mobile for my birthday, when I opened it I thought it was awesome. When I charged it up I put my old 4GB M2 in and then the problems began, it wouldnt play HALF of my songs so I recopied them into my phone and it still wouldnt work. Also any apps I install get cancelled because of Java Internet setting. So all in all DONT BUY THIS PHONE!!!
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Reviewed by kenny from india on 30th Sep 2009
hmm...i my sony ericsson w395 is 3 days old....its a very stylish phone, though i m not so sattisfied with few things..1- the battery is a bit...a bit irriating!2- then when we click pictures it seems ok bt when it gets saved it appears a bit blurred! i dont know why? 3-its a bit slow when it comes to scrowling up or down(while selecting songs)....... overall........if you are rich buy this phone for a week n throw it!.................though its raelly stylish n it is useful only for simple people with less expectations......its not so bad ........its worth a penny!
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Reviewed by praji from india on 28th Sep 2009
if u are a girl its a fantastic instrument....... cute looking ,,.....good music.. but it never support softwares as we expect....... it donot hav minimize button and function for softwares you cant rec voice wen you on cal,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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Reviewed by kaTherine from phiLLipines on 25th Sep 2009
i Love this phone,w395..price is affordable yet it's styLish and has 2 stereo sPeakers..it wOrks good if yOu're pLaying mp3 on speaker and in headset..nO probLem with the sLide..camera quality is average..it's nOt a camera pHone anYways..it's a muSic pHone..no probLem with the keybOard..it wiLL onLy crack if you dOn't know how to take care and use it..yOu may have used it with all hatred..^,^ with all due respect, nOkia is fine..but it's bOring..its features are just the same with other nOkia phones..nothing new!! if you'll compare nOkia 5300 with the w395's appearance,obviousLy w395 is much better and has an outstanding soUnd quality.. pLease dOn't Listen with Their nega cOmments.. W395 is worTh a penny..^,^
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Reviewed by Natalie from Antrim on 20th Sep 2009
I bought this phone TODAY ! And i cannot hear the person on the other side when they ring the signal has full bars but yet it doesnt seem that way ! im gutted i bought this and im bringing it back just hope they change it ! dont buy this you will regret it !
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Reviewed by sanjaya kumar panigrahi from India on 20th Sep 2009
it is a very worst quality phone because-- 1>the earphone i very less quality as compared to other phones. 2>there is no pc suite for this model so its quite impossible to sync. it with pc. 3>the phone does not support the dail up connection mode, so i failed to establish internet connection with my pc using this phone. 4>the play now option is only for show.it's not working properly. 5>the opera mini(which can be installed even in nokia 2626 like lower model phone) is not supporting in this model. 6>this phone is only for stylish look.maximum of it's functions as advertised by company is not working properly. I WILL REQUEST ALL THE VIEWERS SEEING THIS REVIEW, PLZ NEVER BUY W395.
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Reviewed by david from england on 16th Sep 2009
it sucks
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Reviewed by Sinead from Belfast on 13th Sep 2009
Please help! How do you get the music transferred from computer to phone in MP3 format, Have tried previous suggestions, but music is showing as folder on phone and wont play music. Getting very frustrated now...Music has downloaded onto phone but will not play. Any suggestions please, apart from that I love my new phone!!
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Reviewed by Clare from Belfast on 9th Sep 2009
Got mines yesterday! Gonna have to bring it back to the shop, when i phone people i cant hear them speak!! But other than that its a good phone
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Reviewed by tonmoy from Bangladesh on 2nd Sep 2009
I cannot connect my phone with pc for internet connection.I have installed pc suite 6.007 but the software shows that it has not detected any mobile.Really pain........What i should do........
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Reviewed by Manish from India on 2nd Sep 2009
Hi Guys, I buy W395 phone because I had a very good experience with W700i. But after i buy this phone, here are the issues which i am facing 1) Headphones are not so good as compare to Sony Erricsson was providing for Walkman series phones 2) All my application which uses internet connection are not working except browser. Every application is saying "Please check your Internet Java Settings". I searched a lot but not able to fix this. 3) No PC Suit is supported for this edition. SO how to sync your data/contacts with PC. Even i am not able to use internet on my laptop using this phone.
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Reviewed by Aarontan from sarawak {kuching] on 31st Aug 2009
i jus bought it yesterday agust 31 dis phone is amazing for me .... de sound is fantastic... some ppl may say it not nice coz they have more expensive phone and lots of function..... bout w395 coz de price is quite low for de ppl who buy more quality phones but for me its expensive.... its reasonable price... and its a beauty for me.... dun care wat dey say NOT GOOD...... coz expensive phone sure good in many ways.... dis phone is more cheaper so it has de own style..... W395 is great on its own way.... trust me.... NICE
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Reviewed by oli from uk on 28th Aug 2009
I purchased this phone last week from Orange. I wasnt expecting much from it, seeing as it was only £70. So far Ive not had any problems, the phone came with all the nessasary kit and its been working perfectly fine. The only 2 negative things I have to say about this phone is that the USB transfer rate seems pretty slow (390kb/s approx, I had an 890i before this phone and the trasfer rate was very quick indeed. The other problem is that the mp3 player doesnt support .wma files which is a right pain seeing as older Sony Ericsson models do support that audio format. Other than that its not a bad phone for the price....A stylish and reasonably sturdy design, good sound quality and not a bad camera. Its easy to slate this phone as there are many alternatives but out of all the phones I tried in the shop in this price range, the w395 came out top for me.
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Reviewed by allan primmer from uk on 27th Aug 2009
what a bargain sony ericsson get it right yet again
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Reviewed by ganesh thorat from india on 26th Aug 2009
its a loaded sound and powerful spekers but my handset not a work good.pleas chek my phon
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Reviewed by Jemmaa from UK on 24th Aug 2009
its a good easy stylish phone! great for the younger generation! theres just one problem it doesnt have any themes and it seems to be an old set up for menu (N)
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Reviewed by Si from Romania on 22nd Aug 2009
For its price it is the best deal you can get. I'm pleased of me w395. i have it for over 1 month...and i'm useing it...quite a lot.
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Reviewed by madhan from india on 22nd Aug 2009
good
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Reviewed by Robert jones s from dindigul on 21st Aug 2009
I hate this model. because I brought this model on 1 week before this process speed is very slow and its hang sometimes please release the model to rectify those problems..............
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Reviewed by Lynsey from England on 16th Aug 2009
Well, mine was supplied with a 1Gb M2 Memory Card, there’s no problems with the slider whatsoever and it came unlocked from Carphone Warehouse. I purchased a 2Gb card for about £10. Also enclosed was a USB Cable, the phone was detected immediately by windows and the capacity to transfer files was instant. What does anyone need a suite for - complete waste of hard drive, common-sense and time. Functionality’s fine, no problems at all with programs freezing. Reception’s good. Speaker sound quality’s adequate, as mentioned there’s an equaliser function available. Playback’s seamless and undisturbed, I’d just personally like a bit more volume. Camera’s to your expected Ericsson standard, for a reasonably priced phone. It’s a walkman phone, no needless themes - with the focus on music. What do people actually expect? It’s a decent, compact phone. If you use the internet often - erm, buy an internet Phone. You get what you pay for. Overall - no problems.
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Reviewed by Odie from Indonesia on 14th Aug 2009
I bought W395 3 weeks ago. The speaker output is good enough (still not as good as ROKR :D) Camera is average, it's a camera phone anyway, what do u expect :D I could play walkman on background and write text or browse the internet at the same time and processing speed remain the same. Well, it did freeze once last week. But never happen again since.
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Reviewed by jack from england on 12th Aug 2009
i feel that the w395 walkman phone is a rip of. i bought it thinking it would be very good it looked it. so i charged i up and a s soon as i saw the menu i thought my dads 20 quid nokia was better and 2 top it of it hasnt came with a usb cable.
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Reviewed by JD from India on 11th Aug 2009
Sorry to say the writer is not telling the truth!! Myself using W395 for 3 weeks now. Excellent piece . V.good battery life. Clear sound. Great network capturing ability. It has got 2 stereospeaker at the back which emits the best sound effect i have heard from a budget phone. Pretty easy to operate and looks cute. Slider is pretty stable, pl. do not believe negative comments!! BE happy!!
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Reviewed by Steve from Philippines on 10th Aug 2009
This review has a grudge against Sony Ericsson Phones, don't read it! I myself believe this phone is too good because I actually have one. The music is excellent, camera quality is average. I would recommend this phone.
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Reply by Mobile Phones UK from UK on 10th Aug 2009
We have a grudge against bad phones.

Reviewed by Jai from India on 3rd Aug 2009
hope less, plz dont buy and waste ur money .. sound effect and camera clarity are ok but , in performance is useless, actually i bought this mobile last week i have a problem in slide.. the problem is caller cant listen my voice clearly when slide is close. for each incoming i have to open slide.... service and response from service cenre is useless... plz dont buy and waste ur money .... better buy ordinary nokia(like 3110c) and buy a sony Mp3 playe
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Reviewed by Joćo from Portugal on 31st Jul 2009
Yes, This Sony Ericsson W395 is great, i have to say that only Motorola and Nokia Sucks. Sony Ericsson RULES!!! BUY THIS MOBILE OR ANOTHER SONY OR A LG (because these two are the best) AND DESTROY YOUR NOKIA AND MOTOROLA!!!
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Reviewed by Tiago from Portugal on 30th Jul 2009
Hi, I bought a few weeks this Sony Ericsson W395 and I have to say that it is much better than the Nokia; I think that Nokia should learn from Sony Ericsson. Because W395 is excellent it has side button dedicated to the Walkman player, the 2 megapixel camera is also fatalistic (but to be EXTRA-EXCELLENT should have a flash) has a memory card to 1GB that is enough, and this W395 have 15.9Mb of memory (and Nokia's also have 10Mb of memory, and almost the times Nokia's have less than 10Mb) and is very fast even when using the Walkman player, also the speakers are very powerful, much better than the Nokia 5130 and 5200 and… And one or two more things, Nokia's are very SLOW, AND ALMOST THE TIMES THEY BREAK, AND THAN YOU HAVE TO RESTART YOUR NOKIA, BUT WITH THIS OR ANOTHER SONY ERICSON YOU DON'T HAVE THIS PRBLEM! I think in its current range is the best phone on the market in terms of quality price. SONY ERICSSON'S ARE ONE OF THE BEST MOBILES! And Nokia and Motorola are the WORSES!
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Reviewed by Saadman from Bangladesh on 30th Jul 2009
well....the review about this phone suxxx.....so guys don't fall for it. I'm using a W395,& it's working pretty well.
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Reviewed by Conor Fitzgerald from Ireland on 15th Jul 2009
It's mint!
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Reviewed by SHEREEN from SA on 15th Jul 2009
MY SON IS INLOVE WITH SONY ERICSSON W395
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Reviewed by Karthic from India on 14th Jul 2009
It's show nice. Sound are excellent. Camera is ok not bad. Features are good.
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Reviewed by Aftab from UK on 29th Jun 2009
i must say that the phone looks fab but the i have not clicked with it. the speakerphone when on a call is fluctuating and dodgy. took it back to orange nd they just said that all the phones are like that. the battery is really poor, have to charge it EVERYDAY, espeacially if playing music for about 2 hours on a WALKMAN phone. i mean it is a walkman. battery sucks
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Reviewed by Thuli from South Africa on 27th Jun 2009
I hate this phone its not working, i regret that i bought it.
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Reviewed by Diane from Scotland on 11th Jun 2009
a traded in ma sony w910i for this and startin 2wish i hadnt :-( took a wk 2get it unblocked from vodaphone 2 02 only 2realise 02 dont make this phone yet so had trouble gettin settings for it can now eventually use wap but cant send receive or send mms and wen try 2download java games it wont let me tells me 2consult network provider so think wil be tryin nokias after this 1 cos this the 3rd sony phone 2disappoint me
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Reviewed by Zarragh from England on 5th Jun 2009
THis phone is amazing it is just so handy
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Reviewed by nagasubramanian from india on 3rd Jun 2009
superb and wonderful phone extra ordinary. outstanding
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Reviewed by Yass from UK on 31st May 2009
I got this phone a week ago, speakers are very good, its well built and looks nice. The camera is rubbish, the screen is poor and the music player has bugs and is slow to change track, scroll up or down etc. When i put music on it, in the walkman i went to options > my music, and all my music was there and played (for people who have had trouble getting the music to work). so far it has frozen once, cant remember why. I still haven't been able to get it unlocked, the last place i went to said it would take 3 hours+ and i didn't have time to wait for it. I'm disappointed with this phone and am tempted to take it back and change it.
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Reviewed by Louise from South Africa on 29th May 2009
I must honestly say I am very dissapointed with this phone! I have always loved Sony Ericsson but the features on this phone is terrible! I have had this phone for not even a month and already it freezes! And the internet connection to my MXIT is aweful! I am am very dissapointed with Sony Ericsson.
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Reviewed by fred from england on 29th May 2009
its a fab phone and great sound speakers...more colours would be great though
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Reviewed by Steve from England on 28th May 2009
Bought this for my wife in Tesco and was told it was a good alternative for the W580i I have, which is no longer in stock. It is a cut down version of the W580i in most respects. Screen resolution less, fewer features, lots of things can't be done that can with my phone. Well built though and better than my wife's six year old Nokia!
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Reviewed by Chantelle from England on 23rd May 2009
This phones alright if all you want is simpleness. If you like to write notes like on other Sony Ericsson's or set two alarms such as a recurring and a single one at the same time, this isn't the phone for you. But other than that, it's fine and the black and purple one is really nice to look at..!!
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Reviewed by suzie from england on 20th May 2009
this for the people that cnt get the music to go on there walkman well u have to first go to walk man and den press settings and den my music and go down to tracks and den it might work cuzx thats wot i did
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Reviewed by Bapak Lo Anapusam from America on 20th May 2009
Dis fon gud. Buy must.Oderwais, no good if not buy. I lav dis fon bicos fon gud. I laik dis fon bicos can put muzic. If not buy, yu stupid! Happi happi if buy. should lisen to dis song (halo-biyonse). I onderstand song. Gud song put on fon. tenk yu.
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Reviewed by CLAIRE from ENGLAND on 16th May 2009
this phone sums up sony ericssons W series of late. utter rubbish! tried to transfer song,videos and photos from my w910i (which keeps locking up) about half would not play or photo was turned round. after 3 days the down and answer/call buttons would not work. this was after having 5 sets of buttons on my W580i. DO NOT BUY !!! have now bought a G600
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Reviewed by Ailsa from England on 16th May 2009
I've had this phone for just over a week and really like it, apart from one thing....like the last reveiwer Lucy, I cannot get the phone to play any of my music. I look in the File Manager and it shows the music I have downloaded, but I can't get the walkman to play them. Very frustrating, so if anybody knows what I'm doing wrong please shout.
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