Sony Ericsson W995 Review
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In a nutshell: Sony Ericsson's latest flagship Walkman phone
is also a brilliant camera phone with an 8 megapixel camera, with face
detection autofocus and flash. Packed with features such as GPS, Google
Maps, YouTube & BBC iPlayer support, WiFi and motion gaming, this
beast has too many good things to mention! Available in Black, Silver
or Red.
Review: June 2009.
Sony Ericsson have really revved up with the release of the W995.
Not only is this a flagship Walkman phone, but it also matches the camera
capabilities of the Cyber-Shot range. And it's priced as a mid-range
phone, so in value for money terms, it's going to be a hard act to beat.
Unlike the weird clamshell design of its predecessor, the W980i,
the W995 has a straightforward slide design. Although the phone isn't
particularly slim, the top half that contains the display is just a
few millimetres thick, with the bulk of the phone in the lower half.
This makes the phone quite easy to hold when texting, and the keypad
is quite ergonomic, even though from photos the buttons look like they
are too small. The TFT screen is typical for this price range, with
a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. The built-in accelerometer automatically
rotates the screen between landscape and portrait modes.
The camera is definitely a step up from the usual Walkman range. With
8.1 megapixels, face detection autofocus and a flash, this phone can
easily compete with the mid-range Cyber-Shot phones for image quality.
Video quality is good too, and the phone supports video calling on a
3G network.
The music player is the latest Walkman player 4.0, and supports a range
of advanced features such as album art, SensMe™ which lets you
create playlists based on tempo and mood, shake control, equalise and
shuffle. There's also an FM radio with RDS to display the station and
song that you're listening to. The phone supports the latest audio innovations
from Sony: Clear Bass and Clear Stereo. And we're delighted to see that
there's a 3.5mm audio jack, so that compatible third-party headphones
can be used as well as the premium quality headphones supplied. Flight
mode lets you disable the transmitter but still access the music player
and other media functions.
Sony Ericsson are really pushing the multimedia capabilities of the
W995. For example, MediaGo™ automatically converts music and movie
files when transferring them from your PC. The PlayNow™ store has
been expanded so that you can now download movies (for a charge) as
well as music. But watching full length movies on a 2.6 inch screen
isn't the most obvious way to spend your free time. But the ability
to watch YouTube videos is a welcome addition, as is the inclusion of
the BBC iPlayer and the Sky Player on Three. Facebook is also integrated
into the home screen.
The accelerometer that automatically rotates the display and enables
the music shake control also lets you play motion sensitive games, and
there are a range of 3D games available for this phone. The phone also
has a-GPS which can be used to automatically geo-tag images and can
be used with Google Maps to show you where you are. A trial version
of the Wayfinder navigation software is included too.
The available memory is 118MB, which is enough for 30 - 50 music tracks,
and this is expandable to 16GB with a Memory Stick Micro.
The W995 is a well connected phone. In addition to 3G and quadband
GSM it supports HSDPA for super-fast data transfer, and WiFi so that
you can access data via your connected PC or a WiFi hotspot. The WiFi
is DNLA-compatible, which makes it easier to connect to other DNLA-compatible
devices around your home. The phone will also connect via USB or Bluetooth.
Battery life is typical for a flagship Walkman phone, which is to say
that it's about average and will last a couple of days before recharging.
There's nothing that we can find to fault with the W995 and it seems
to us to offer outstandingly good value for money - much better than
the C905 Cyber-Shot phone for example.
It's available for free on mid-range deals (around the £20 - £30
per month level), yet it seems to offer the kind of features that you'd
expect from a top-of-the-range 3G phone. The initial user reviews have
been excellent too, which makes us optimistic that this will be a problem-free
handset with no software errors or build quality issues, and so we're
awarding this one the full 5 stars.
Features of the Sony Ericsson W995 include:
- 8.1 megapixel camera with face detection autofocus, 16x digital
zoom, image stabiliser, geo-tagging and flash
- Video capture with stabiliser and video light / video calling
- Display: 262,144 colours, 240 x 320 pixels (2.6 inches) with auto
rotation
- Walkman player (MP3, AAC, AAC+, E-AAC+, WAV formats) with shake
control
- FM radio with RDS
- Clear Bass, Clear Stereo, stereo speakers
- PlayNow™, TrackID™
- Polyphonic ringtones, MP3/AAC ringtones
- Speakerphone
- Sound recorder
- a-GPS, Google Maps
- Messaging: SMS, MMS, email
- 3D Java games with motion sensor
- Picture wallpaper
- Organiser functions: Alarm, Calculator, Calendar, Contacts, Stopwatch,
Notes, Tasks, Timer
- Internet: Access NetFront web browser, RSS feeds
- Memory: 118 MB plus Memory Stick Micro support (up to 16GB)
- Connectivity: Bluetooth, USB, WiFi, Modem, 3.5mm audio jack
- Vibration alert
- Flight mode
- Quadband (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) plus 3G HSDPA
- Size: 97 x 49 x 15 mm
- Weight: 113g
- Talktime: 4 hours (3G) - 9 hours (2G)
- Battery standby: 360 hours (2G) - 370 hours (3G)
- Video calling: 3.5 hours
Sony Ericsson W995 User Reviews
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Reviewed by Rosie from England on 14th Aug 2012
Love love love this phone!Had it for at least two years now,I only use
it mainly for calls,photos and texting(a lot)and it manages these all
perfectly-Photos are so clear,the keypad is easy to use,texting at speed
as I do...and calls no problem.My only complaint is that the back cover
comes off quite easily.There are far greater phones about today,more
blongy-but Im sticking to this one,it even survives being dropped on
concrete(accidently)several times!!
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Reviewed by Emmyln from Phillipines/england on
6th Jun 2012
Superb phone out-of-this world camera.
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Reviewed by Danny boy from England on 10th Apr
2012
SUPERB IN EVERY ASPECT CAMERA.KEYPAD.BUILD QUALITY.SCREFN SHARPNESS
AND SIZE.BUY ONE.
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Reviewed by Ed from Malaysia on 8th Apr 2012
I can control my pc using this phone..haha
Can do it remotely..Nice phone.
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Reviewed by Stevo from England on 1st Mar 2012
I have had a lot of sony ericsson phones k810. K800. C510 to name a
few but this is by far the best large screen clear display and to top
it all a cracking camera!
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Reviewed by Lee adamson from England on 10th Jan
2012
Overall a gud decent fone just need the orange network unlock code if
ne 1 knows it it would b really appreciated thanx
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Reviewed by Luke from UK on 23rd Dec 2011
Very disappointed with this phone I wont be keeping it, makes for a
good mp3 player as expected but this is a phone after all - very poor
1 or 2 bars signal (or none at all) which drops off completely when
I pick it up, goes to emergency calls only. I am in a poor signal area
BUT my old w810i has 5 full bars and works fine.
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Reviewed by n morrison from scotland on 18th Dec
2011
great phone. cant find protective case for it
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Reply by Lucy from Brown, on 23rd
Apr 2012
loads of different cases on ebay, hope this isnt advertising :/
Reviewed by nas from uk on 26th Aug 2009
I got this phone last week and think on a whole it is great. Fantastic
music player an great camera. sound quality and everything else fine
so far. im jst avin a problem with the keypad lock. Does anyone know
how to lock/unlock the keypad manually?? aint too gud with kids around
as sliding the phone will unlock keypad...otherwise great phone
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Reviewed by Nick from UK on 25th Aug 2009
With regards to the issues with: No network signal, Incorrect Sim Card,
Use Sony Battery, Sony advice of a firmware upgrade resolved the issue.
Back up your phone numbers to the memory card. Thank you for your query
regarding the Sony Ericsson W995. We are sorry to hear of the issues
that you are having with your Sony Ericsson W995. From the issues that
you have described we would suggest that you update the Software on
your Sony Ericsson handset. This can be done free of charge using our
Sony Ericsson Update Service tool. To carry out the update you will
need internet access and a USB cable. It may be the case that user data
is lost during this upgrade. We therefore recommend backing up any data
to your SIM card, Memory Stick, or PC before upgrading. Please follow
the steps below to download and install the update service software:
1. Go to www.sonyericsson.com/support 2. Select UK 3. Select your model
of handset 4. Click on Sony Ericsson Update Service 5. Click the link,
and then click Run or Save. 6. Let the Sony Ericsson Update Service
install. Once you have installed the Sony Ericsson Update Service you
will need to launch it. Once it opens simply follow the instructions
that you will see on screen. The update should then begin. New firmware
on 20th August 2009 The latest software includes improvements such as:
Network coverage improvements when switching from 2G to 3G. Improved
memory handling when using the messaging functionality. Audio performance
enhancements when using loudspeaker mode. Improved Bluetooth connectivity,
phone to PC
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Reviewed by lee from england on 24th Aug 2009
the phone is really good and im so happy with it but just one problem
everytime someone calls or i call i can not here them that well and
the vol is on max!! has anyone else had this prob or does anyone no
how to fix this???
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Reviewed by Anna B from England on 24th Aug 2009
I got the phone this morning and have spent all day playing with it.
Having had the Sony Ericsson K750i and then the K800i I was loathe to
change manufacturers and I am certainly not disappointed - what an amazing
phone! (I've previously had several nokias, a samsung D600, Samsung
D900, the LG shine and the Samsung Omnia to compare it with). I've just
loaded the entire contents of my ipod onto the phone with no problems
at all and the little speakers that came with the phone are amazing!
The camera seems okay but have yet to fiddle with the settings and it
is, after all, a phone not a purpose built camera so I'm not expecting
HD quality photos! Texting has been fine no problems there, same with
calls. It seems to have a lot of games which I've not yet played (saving
those til the kids are in bed). I got the black model but love it in
red too (however not sure I'd feel the same in 2 years time?!?). Definitely
the best phone I've ever owned and if, like me, you mainly text, take
photos and listen to a bit of music this is the phone for you. Enjoy!!
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Reviewed by Tony P from Scotland on 22nd Aug 2009
For the guy that was looking to send the animations (smiling man, laughing
man, devil etc) that you could send with previous SE phones e.g. K850,
K800 etc then the only way I know is to debrand it to T-Mobile R1EA032
firmware - this lets you send the animated pictures as well as smilies
for free as part of an SMS. Otherwise its 30p a pop with other firmwares.
Otherwise superb phone. Apart from the silver one - suffers from too
much slider wobble...black is better.
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Reviewed by Dylan from coventry england on 21st
Aug 2009
the missus and i got this phone 2 days ago as an upgrade,we had to go
the carphone wharehouse as O2 would'nt upgrade us directly, something
to do with i-phone contract,they can't give new high end handsets..
bizzare, they're loss. were both pretty impressed,myself having the
viewty found it very easy to use,wi-fi set up no probs and the missus
can watch streaming tv on the i-player. The sound is really good and
the loudest ive heard from any handset. took some pics and video at
a party,very impressed with pic quality,dont need to take my camera
out now. lol. ive only charged it once since ive had it so battery seems
pretty good,ive still got to have a play so that may change. all in
all very impressed.
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Reviewed by Caroline from Northern Ireland on
20th Aug 2009
What is the voice changer thing? Also, how does the Play Now thing work?
I was told I would get free stuff but when I register online with PlayNow
there is nothing to suggest that I do??? Also, mine froze today and
said insert Sony Ericsson battery. I'm getting a new one delivered tomorrow
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Reviewed by Tim from England on 20th Aug 2009
I've had mine since beginning of june & works perfect. Only slight problem
is that the back cover seems a tad loose (even when it has been clipped
on). It hasn't frozen yet (touchwood) or had any other problems. I'm
very pleased.
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Reviewed by Daytona from UK on 19th Aug 2009
I have got to say this is one of the best phones I have ever had. I
actually returned my Samsung i8910HD phone to get this. One of the reasons
was I hated the touch screen phone. For whatever reason, I missed the
touch pad as I find it easier to use and navigate my way around the
menu. Another reason I love this phone is it's sooo easy to use, the
options given are clear and you always find some function you need to
perform an easy task. The W995 has a great menu with options to change
the theme and clear symbols. The speakers on the phone are better than
any other phone I have had or seen. The walkman part of the phone is
fantastic, everything is stored so is easy to locate. I downloaded a
movie and watched it whilst at work. The screen may be a bit on the
small side for movies but you can still enjoy a clear picture with great
colours and sound. The camera was also extremeley good and I was pleasantly
surprised by the good quality of the video capture. It also has fantastic
sound. My only complaint with this phone is that it seems a little fragile,
very plasticky. Other than that, I'm hugely impressed and also abit
sad. I think this may be in the line of the last great touchpad phonbes
which offer everything you need without the extra bits you don't. With
manufacturers concentrating on touch screen phones, I will enjoy my
w995 as it will be the last of the walkman range.
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Reviewed by head from united states on 18th Aug
2009
this phone is shhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Nick from Uk on 18th Aug 2009
I have the same issue. No signal. Will not charge. Cannot reset all
settings.
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Reviewed by Melanie from Cornwall on 17th Aug
2009
I waited for this phone for months and months, finally got it about
3 months ago and have loved it ever since!!! ... that is until a few
moments ago!! the battery was on low so i plugged it in to charge and
it tells me its unable to charge, and to insert a sony ericsson battery!
:S t Then i press ok (and it still doesnt charge) and then it says to
insert the correct simcard??? i dunno whats going on has anyone else
had this problem and can anyone help?? :( Would deffo give it 5 stars
except for this problem now n im not happy so its a 4!!!!
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Reviewed by *** from England on 17th Aug 2009
got a w995 a couple of months ago and as far as the phone itself is
concered you couldnt fault it, its as good as your top of the range
smart phones but with a better camera and music player, it came with
an 8gb memory card which was great value for money and the phone looks
nice its simple and easy to use and has loads of usefull apps. i would
recommed getting an unlimited internet accsess package since the apps
and the internet browser on this phone are definitly worth using. texting
is easy as the buttons are easy to use and it sits nicely in your hand
and the messages streaming (conversation mode) is great and is identical
to the one on my boyfriends iphone but quicker. unfortunatly i have
had a few problems with the phone over the past couple of months at
first it wouldnt charge and my handset was replaced and then a couple
of weeks later it rejected my sim card and had to be sent away for over
3 weeks to be fixed, by the looks of these faults it was a software
type problem but i did get the phone very soon after it was released
and faults are common in the first few batches. All in all i'd probaly
even pick this phone over the iphone since it does all the same things
without the annoying touch screen and is much smaller with a better
camera by far.
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Reviewed by trev from uk on 17th Aug 2009
Graham, you can go to the song, artist or alabum you want by typing
it in via its respective number to how its spelt, eg. artist 'empire
of the sun', you'd type, 36747 and you'd get to it...
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Reviewed by Harvy Singh from England, UK on 15th
Aug 2009
I agree with the review - excellent phone, simple to use, nice display
- the software issues of past phones is also better. Media GO is simple
to use and east to get movies + music onto the phone. Having said that
you can just drap and drop mp3s whenever u like. I like the feel too-
feels chunky and solid. The keypad is also nice - buttons feel soft.
Only downer I have is the volume buttons they should have kept them
at the top of the phone rather then between the foward/back & camera
button.
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Reviewed by Paul from England on 15th Aug 2009
hi all, had phone for few weeks now, great looks and nice loud speakers,
excellent build quality again from sony, last few s.e. phones the build
quality has left a lot to be desired lol, excellent browsing and i-player
is great within wi-fi reach, couple of weird issues the phone seems
slow going between menu's, not as snappy as older s.e. phones, plus
do lots of gaming on my phone, have noticed lots of slowdown and jerkyness
during gameplay, even the in built guitar rock tour game stutters like
crazy lol, even my previous c510 had this issue too, maybe its the new
o.s tweaks they have done,is anyone else having these issues with latest
batch of new s.e. phones???, hope this is fixed in future firmware updates
as now will stick to my previous w580i and w595i for gaming duties as
these have no issues, all in all a fab phone 5 stars
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Reviewed by Ant from Scotland on 14th Aug 2009
Received a new W995 yesterday as an early birthday present and I'm absolutely
delighted with it! The camera is much better than my existing W705 (which
I was also very happy with). I'm loving the design of this new phone,
although I think the little silver stand thing is a tad gimmicky.I'm
loving the solid construction, and the user friendly menus. So far so
very good. I continue to be a huge Sony Ericsson fan, and the W995 continues
my faith. 5 stars!
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Reviewed by Graham from England, UK on 12th Aug
2009
I'm a big fan of SE phones, had the w810i for 2.5 years as it was such
a good phone! I needed to find a worthy replacement for it which came
in the form of the excellent W995! This is easily the best phone I've
ever owned. The camera is superb and an absolute joy to use. The mp3
player is also fantastic - I have hundreds of my favourite tracks on
the phone which i play through my surround sound system at home simply
by plugging the phone in via the 3.5mm jack at the top!! I don't even
need a stereo anymore, just plug the phone in and I'm away listening
to my music in 5.1 surround! The GPS is also superb and has come in
very useful so far. I regularly use the net access on the phone for
checking facebook and the bbc site for news and weather. Texting is
now much easier with the easy to use conversations function too. One
of the things that used to annoy me with the w810i was not being able
to listen to music when it was plugged in and charging. Not so with
the W995 as it comes with a special charger with an adaptor built in
so you can listen to music whilst it's charging. Excellent! Only bad
points for me are having to scroll through all my tracks to find the
one I want rather than having a quick find function. That would have
been really handy. Apart from that though everything else is just perfect
imo. Interesting to note that someone else on Orange has had to replace
their phone twice because of a fault - I'm actually on my 3rd W995 as
the first 2 that Orange supplied me turned out to be faulty but the
phone is just too good to replace it with anything else. I'm wondering
if Orange received a bad batch of W995's or something. Anyway, outstanding
phone from SE and thoroughly recommended.
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Reviewed by May from England on 8th Aug 2009
So far i am loving this phone. It has excellent features and it is simple
to text go on the internet. I firstly took out my contract with the
new LG viewty smart but hated it as it was not as good as the LG renoir
so swapped it and was pleased with this fone. Alittle hint for everyone.
A few comments say they have a problem with the soft ware. I was informed
that if you switched your fone off either every day or evenevery few
days for 10 minutes the ericsson fones automatically when turned off
rebot themselves and update the software and everyone else who has had
ericson fones that i no has done this after they initially had problems
and have now never had problems since (this tip comes from someone who
works for SE Hope thats helpful..............
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Reviewed by Paul from UK on 7th Aug 2009
After having the ever breaking donkey that is the C905, I was given
this phone as a replacement. Why didn't I get this in the first place?
So far no problems at all. Great camera, solid build, compact and full
of all the features a top end phone should have. Reference the review
by Gaz on 23 July 09, I thought the same thing about the battery cover
and wasd about to take it back to the shop when I realised there's a
little button to lock it in place. I would have looked such a tit!!
Don't get excited about the promised 60 free films, all rubbish!! But
they play perfectly on the phone. JYour best off converting your own
DVD's and transfering them to it. All in all, I'm very pleased. Don't
buy the C905. Toss!!
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Reviewed by Katy from Scotland on 6th Aug 2009
Very pleased with this phone - camera great, music player great & PC
software a huge improvement on previous attempts by Sony Ericsson. Display
on phone excellent & no negatives so far. Highly recommend!
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Reviewed by chris uk from uk on 5th Aug 2009
amazing phone that offers you everything you will ever want in a phone.
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Reviewed by Jennifer from Glasgow UK on 5th Aug
2009
Got the phone just under 1 month ago...Thought it was a crackin phone
but then after just over a week it totally froze and i had to switch
it off. Put it back on and got no signal atal, tried to charge it and
it said 'cannot charge please insert SE charger'. Phoned Orange went
thru all the resets and stuff still nothing, got a replacement phone
which was fine...that also lasted just 2weeks before doing the exact
same thing! So im now left with do i get the same again and hope for
the best (as when it works it really is great!)...or do i change and
get a different phone?!?!?! Rather disappointed...i know i few people
who are also having the same problems....
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Reviewed by max from uk on 1st Aug 2009
has every thing i wanted plus a 3.5 mm jack sony erricson did it again
by rasing the standard
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Reviewed by colin from england on 31st Jul 2009
I have had this phone for 1 month now i like it very much.Some people
have said the battery cover is loose,just put your nail in the gap where
the cover and the phone meet {where the little arm folds down} and push
down you should here a click and that locks the cover on.Hope that helps!
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Reviewed by Anna from London, UK on 31st Jul 2009
I've had this phone a couple of weeks now, and I LOVE it! It looks and
feels such good quality. Really enjoying the 'conversations' function
in text messaging - it's so much easier and quicker than standard messaging.
The camera is fantastic overall (although the digital zoom is pretty
rubbish compared to optical zoom on your average digital camera - but
hey, it's a phone!) The sound quality is great through the built-in
speakers and amazing through the supplied in-earphones and the free
tube speaker which it comes with. NB, you have to attach the cover from
the top of the speakers to the back to create a stand - no more falling
over!! The Media Go software is a vast improvement on the old Media
Manager, and I'm enjoying some of the free podcasts - have even started
learning Spanish thanks to this phone! Gracias! I'm also really enjoying
being able to get updated BBC news headlines every hour, and seeing
my friends' facebook updates scrolling across the main screen. I'm not
having any problems with signal, texting (you get used to the buttons
pretty quickly, in my opinion), or battery life. The battery has run
down pretty quickly a couple of times, but it seems only fair enough
as I am putting the phone to so much use! The standby time is really
impressive. Just a couple of very minor negative points.... I had the
W960i previously and it was possible on the Walkman on that, when you
had shuffle turned on, to scroll through the upcoming song list - and
to remove any you didn't fancy listening to. I may be missing something,
but it doesn't seem to be possible to do that on this new version of
the Walkman - it seems strange that they would have removed this function.
Having said that, I am still getting to grips with the SensMe application,
so maybe this will prove to be an improvement. I'm also having trouble
getting my phone verified on the PlayNow Arena for the free movies it
promises - but I expect this is less of an issue with the phone than
with PlayNow. Overall I definitely give this phone 5 stars. I am a big
fan of Sony Ericsson and this is their best phone yet!
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Reviewed by Jane from UK on 31st Jul 2009
Had the phone since beginning of june & have had no faults. The only
bad points are that the battery cover is loose & that you can't feel
the vibration alert as it's quite weak. Other than that, all ok. Had
no problems with freezing yet & the phone's volume is loud. Camera is
brilliant, Wifi is good, bbc I player & youtube are great for watching
tv/videos. Got a great thing for text messages called conversations
which is very useful. The navigation thing works well too. Brilliant
phone which deserves 5 stars. (P.S. For people saying their tube speakers
just falls over, you need to stick the bit what you take off of the
speaker & clip it on to the back. This helps it to stand & not fall
over.)
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Reviewed by Dave from UK on 29th Jul 2009
I Had this phone a couple of days and then sold it. It was a great phone
and did everything very well. The keyboard was very good and texting
was easy. Smart dialling is very useful and almost elimates the need
to go into your phone book. However the bigest downside is that I could
not hear it ring or feel it vibrate even on the loudest setting. The
vibration is so weak I couldnt feel it when it was in a case on my belt.
The Camera was good though and Wayfinder navigation worked well with
good GPS reception. The torch application is always very useful. All
I want is this phone but louder. Anyone have any suggestions? I would
give it 5 stars if I could hear it, after all the most import thing
about a mobile is that it works primarilly as a phone!
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Reviewed by Banksy from UK on 29th Jul 2009
A Beautiful looking phone ..have had S E for the last few yrs and have
never had any issues until now..Its not with the actual phone but with
the likes of downloading stuff to the phone ..i have spent the last
8 hrs trying to put some of the free movies onto the phone wthout success..also
the reception seems to be awful as opposed to my last se phone which
was still with orange, I have unlimited wap so wanted to use links to
the iplayer and youtube it doesnt work ..keeps telling me i have to
use the wifi..when using the wifi in the same room as the modem it still
doesnt work so unfortunately its going back
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Reviewed by Andrew from Wales on 25th Jul 2009
Had this phone for 6 weeks now and am very happy with it. The only negatives
- the battery cover doesn't fit that well and is a lot looser than it
should be and the phone has 'frozen' occasionally particularly when
moving between videos I have stored on the memory card (hopefully firmware
updates will sort this out). However these are minor issues and it's
still the best handset I've had for some tine (came back to SE from
Nokia and don't regret it).
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Reviewed by Rush from uk on 24th Jul 2009
I've had Sony Ericsson phones for a long time and have just got the
W995 a couple of days ago. It's a great phone but there's one disappointment...
On all the other Ericsson's, you can attach an animated smiley guy to
a text message and it intergrates into the text. However on this phone,
as soon as I add an animation it changes to a multimedia message, therefore
costing a fortune when sending lots LoL!!! Does anyone know if there's
any way to send animations as I used to?
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Reviewed by Pauline from UK on 24th Jul 2009
I've had this around a month now. Camera is fab and I love that it scales
pics for mms, my last sony didnt. Even inside I've had some stunning
pics. Lovely screen. Not had any probs with battery cover but battery
life is bad. You'll get around 3 days so long as all you do is text.
Using camera or online and you'll have to charge much more depending
on use. I am struggling with texting and I dont have big hands, buttons
are small and very slippy, keep catching the wrong keys. For some reason
it keeps loading up email app unprompted and I keep getting alerts from
it but no indication as to what they are. I am concerned about the charger
connection, already its very dodgy, doesnt always charge when plugged
in but again had this problem with last sony, wish they'd hurry up and
go to mini usb like supposed to be doing. Cant charge through USB cable
either. Reception not brilliant either but again typical Sony, certainly
in my area. Its not network as had no reception issues on Nokia before
I upgraded. Am going to keep this as I got an amazing deal and love
the camera and the convo feature in messaging and tbh thats all I use
phones for.
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Reviewed by gaz from england on 23rd Jul 2009
this phone is great, but as with most phones has minor faults, the major
fault i have found is the battery cover is extremely easy to come off
and is only really held down by the stand which i do not think will
last forever,another fault is the extremely small volume buttons why
they are small i have no idea, apart from them this phones is great
if u want all the features but do not want touch screen phone
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Reviewed by Clever Trevor from UK on 22nd Jul
2009
All in all, not a bad phone, not as good as i'd thought it'd be from
this review though and a bit to improve on, that saying, ive only had
it a couple of days so hopefully i'll get used to some things, and hopefully
not pick up on any bad things about it, however, heres my bad and good
points of it so far... BAD the keys, tad small to use whilst texting,
bit fiddly! earphone socket at the top (why at the top) the free tube
speaker, pointless using it, cos the phone just falls off it cos its
top heavy orange signal where i live, my k850i was ok, now this doesnt
get any, something to do with the antennae on this phone perhaps? the
media go software, took ages xferring tunes to the phone, much quicker
using a memory card reader GOOD wi-fi access 8gb memory card size music
quality 8.1 mp camera so there are probably more bad things with it
than good, however they're just minor compared to the good things, and
it'll just take putting up with, good job im moving out soon so the
signal reception should improve, seeing as i wanted to keep with Sony
Ericcsson, i dont think theres a better phone out there at the moment
that does all the things this can.
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Reviewed by Deborah from London on 22nd Jul 2009
My Grandma, Yes! My Grandma Recently Purchased This Phone, I Dont know
why but she did. Nevertheless i think its a great phone but quite big
for my small hands. Camera is Great, music player is great as well,
however the volume key is very small and even when you find it its hard
to get it to function. Texting is quite troublesome for me as i find
the keys too flat and have to push very hard (something i'm not quite
used to as my current phone is the Samsung Tocco lite) My grandma has
also been complaining about the call volume being low as well, but overall
its a great phone for music and its camera. Not so great for small hands
with fat fingers though. And people who have gotten used to touch screen
phones although that might just be me. "D
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Reviewed by terri from south yorkshire on 21st
Jul 2009
i have had this phone 2 weeks now and has been fine until.....i turned
it on this morning abd it is just saying insert correct sim and will
not start up can anyone shed any light on this???????
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Reviewed by lynsey from glasgow on 20th Jul 2009
have to say ive had no problems with the signal and im with orange as
well and the havent had any issues with the volume either...strange!
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Reviewed by Mike from Bristol on 18th Jul 2009
Had this phone for a few weeks now, so in a position to say what I think
is good, and bad about it. Camera is great, but no xenon flash, Web
brower with wifi works well, but the BBC iPlayer can not be used to
download programs to watch later! (at least not at the time of writing
this), only to watch programs there and then, and even then the quality
isn't great. I found the volume buttons WAY too small to use, and if
used when playing music, would always hit the huge buttons for playback
instead! Also the call volume is far too quiet at full volume. Texting
isn't that easy as the buttons are too flat, and it's easy to hit two
at the same time. But my biggest problem, bearing in mind that at the
end of the day this is a phone, is that indoors, (outside seems fine)
the signal is rubbish! Im on Orange, and compared to my last phone on
Orange, and phones of friends, and my work phone, this is the worst.
I think they have put the internal antenna on the right of the phone,
so if you are right handed, like most of the country! the signal just
drops indoors when the phone is in your hand, especially when texting!
As soon as I put the phone down, the signal shoots up to full bars.
Because of this I give it 3 stars, because to me, strange I know, but
I expect above everything else for a phone to work well as a phone,
to make calls and text wherever I may be!! Apart from that the phone
is packed full of features, does everything you could want, built well,
although no cover for the camera, and looks great.
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Reviewed by KITEY from England on 16th Jul 2009
What a load of rubbish. On O2, the phone will just about download mms
also when trying to connect to wifi the phone connects to the access
point but on launching the web browser you get communiction error please
turn off wifi and try again or contact your provider. Contacting O2
they say it is a problem with my router settings even though I have
2 laptops and a Wii going trough it and there is no problem accessing
the net. Will be taking the phone back tomorrow. [Posted by KITEY from
ENgland on 17th July 2009: Update from my last re-view. Have taken the
handset back twice due to the wifi problem. Carphone Warehouse were
stumped! Found that if you set up the connection manually then it will
connect with the access point and the internet.]
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Reviewed by LYNSEY from SCOTLAND on 16th Jul 2009
Got this phone yesterday and LOVE it, had the Samsung Soul before so
major improvement with the w995! Sound quality is excellent from the
phone itself and the mini speakers. Camera is great although not as
good as the LG Renoir which my sister has. Although i have had to put
up with the Samsung Souls camera for 2 years so anythings an improvement!
Havent had a chance to explore everything this phone can do but it does
have some fun applications, and im a big fan of the walk mate! Very
easy to text although if i had bigger fingers i feel i might struggle
a little.Love the conversation feature when making and recieving texts!
Really smart looking phone with brushed metal effect, i have the red
which is a nice change and so eye catching! Quick question someone might
be able to answer! Whats the best way of getting movies on the phone
without using the internet on the phone? ( i dont have this as it was
costing too much!)
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Reviewed by lumpy from uk on 15th Jul 2009
had the phone a week and its fantastic!no problems with freezing astated
previously! speakers are really cool. would recommend this phone to
everyone!!!!
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Reviewed by misskpnuts from uk on 14th Jul 2009
i absoutlry love this phone i got it delivered on monday the camera
is amazing and the sound that comes ot of the free speakers is brilliant
for such a snall device.
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Reviewed by JJ from UK on 13th Jul 2009
I've had this phone a month and think it's great, however there are
a few drawbacks that I feel should be mentioned. Speed, the phone is
quite slow, particularly the camera when starting up, and saving pictures,
if you want to catch something on film quickly - forget it!. The interface
is frustratingly slow, particularly showing thumbnails for videos and
pictures etc making browsing quite difficult. Some messages are animated
and expand and shrink into view, however this also takes time, I'd rather
have no animtions if the phone isn't up to the job of rendering them
quickly. Also the phone freezes for a few seconds and doesn't respond
to key presses, and then actions several of your key presses all at
once and you end up in another menu unexpectedly. The "sony ericcson"
silver logo has come away and the buttons show signs of scratching already,
even after careful use. The media-go software seems a bit flaky. BBC
Iplyaer doesnt work. Having said that, the phone is pretty remarkable
for functionality, but just could be a bit quicker and more responsive.
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Reviewed by Mike from somerset, uk on 12th Jul
2009
I bought this phone yesterday and its amazing, it feels so nice when
you hold it and the slider function is really smooth. The keys are great
for texting and i dont exactly have small hands either, so dont let
the phone put you off in that respect. Transferring music, video and
images to the phone is very simple and was extremely fast! I just clicked
to transfer the file and it was done straight away. Ive been deciding
on what phone to get for about a month now and i decided to go with
this and im glad i did.
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Reviewed by Tia from England on 11th Jul 2009
In response to samantha, they're free from the play now arena if you
go on the internet then download it, then move by usb to your phone.
Had mine a little over month now and its brilliant. Has everything I
want on a phone and more and the contract was good too (18month contract
for £25 with 600mins & unlimited texts on orange). It is the best phone
i've had by far.
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Reviewed by Samantha from Somerset on 10th Jul
2009
i got this phone a few weeks ago and i LOVE it!! The only thing is i
wanna know if it costs alot to get the movies cuz i am on a contract,
£25 a month, and if i go over i have to pay!! Has anyone used the movie/BBC
iplayer thing on it?!?! If anyone is thinking of buying it DO it is
an amazing phone it has EVERYTHING!!! My fav part is the voice changing
thing cracks me up HAHA!!!
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Reviewed by Jamie from Tadworth on 8th Jul 2009
I have just had to upgrade from the useless C905 which had more bugs
and problems than any phone I have ever had. This new W995 instantly
feels a better phone in your hand. The buttons are far more friendly
than the keypad on the C905. The phone has everything you need and more.
My only moan is the camera. Compared to the C905 it is very grainy on
a pc screen and doesnt seem to compete on the same resolution. Good
for pics outside in the sun but inside they are awful. This is my only
bad comment on the phone so far after owning it for 3 weeks. Because
of the camera I wont give it 5 stars.
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Reviewed by josh from holland on 8th Jul 2009
better than c905 yeh right c905 outclasses this phone the camera on
c905 is much better its cyber shot and the sound quality is about the
same. this phone is good but c905 is much better.
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Reviewed by Ryan from Manchester on 4th Jul 2009
Regrettably sold my w995 and want it back , i only sold it because of
the new message screen that takes longer to send a text cos you have
to also decide whether to send a pic,sound etc....also why are Krusell
taing over the case market for mobiles ???? Bodyglove were so much better
and whats happened to them ? The w995 is the king of keypad phones and
from a gutted ex owner i can only recommend it.
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Reviewed by Me from England on 3rd Jul 2009
I've had this phone for nearly a month now and it's PERFECT! It has
everything you want in a phone and (touch wood) it hasn't rebooted itself
because of sony's usual software/hardware fault so hopefully they've
fixed that problem. This phone is definately a must have - it has everything
you need on a phone and the camera and music player are amazing, as
well as the built in bbc iplayer and gps. 5* outstanding phone
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Reviewed by M.t from United kingdom on 3rd Jul
2009
Brilliant phone, deserves all five stars! In response to pauline - if
you still have the screen protector/cover on, take it off or loosen
it at the top near the speaker.
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Reviewed by Chris from UK on 2nd Jul 2009
The build quality is excellent - other SE phones might not be as well
built but this feels very good. this is an amazing phone i feel so lucky
to have it i just cant get over with how good it is. i love it too much
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Reviewed by Pauline from UK on 2nd Jul 2009
Got the silver version. Received first call and couldn't hear properly.
Same with other calls, even though on full volume. Went back to shop
they tried another silver version and the same thing happened. They
tried the black version and it worked fine, after exchanging I took
it home, on the second call it went back to poor volume. Help, has anyone
else had this problem? if so did you manage to rectify it? Apart from
that it seems to be ok
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Reviewed by Dave from UK on 29th Jun 2009
Picked up mine last week, and it was fine for the first 3 days. Now
it constantly restarts and reboots and there is a dead pixel in the
bottom left. I was hoping that the W995 would be different, but just
like most Sony Ericssons, it's impossible to own one more than a week
or more without the hardware and/or software going wrong. After i get
it repaired, i'm selling it to get a Samsung - at least they're quite
reliable. Lots of people get this phone and think it's brilliant at
first, and then they write a review stating so. But, as is all too common
on Sony Ericssons, give it a few weeks and your opinion will change
as the hardware or software starts to develop problems.
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Reviewed by Mark from UK on 29th Jun 2009
Network signal is extremely bad and I am now stuck with a phone that
I will not use. I have had one replacement from Orange and it made no
difference. In places where my SE K800i would show reasonable signal
this either shows no signal or shows signal but as soon as I try to
make a call the signal disappears. Great features and a great phone
as long as you do not want to make any calls. Very disappointed.
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Reviewed by abzter from England on 28th Jun 2009
Oooooooo Lala!! This phone is fabantrilliant!!!! Got it a week ago and
still can't get nuf of it! Has everything you'd ever wish for plus more!
Never fails to amaze me :D Me godit £25 a month on 18 month contract!
Bargain I reckon :D Camera is awesome, wifi is superb! GPS is unbelievable!
Ooooooo has Google Maps installed n all ;) My only complaint is there's
no internal camera facility :S And what makes it more irritating is
the fact the there is an internal camera but it only works for video
calls! WHY OH WHY!!! OVERALL I SAY IT'S SONY ERICSSON'S BESTEST EVER
PHONE! SO HURRY WHILE STOCKS LAST!!
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Reviewed by john from uk on 28th Jun 2009
this phone is really great one of the best at the moment. but this phone
is almost the same as c905 (but c905 has a better camera because of
the xenon flash) but neverless its got a better music player than the
c905 either way there both great phones.
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Reviewed by bryan from England on 28th Jun 2009
this phone is ok but compared to my nokia N82 and 6220 classic its a
joke. my n82 and 6220 has a much better camera ive compared both on
the computer. n82 and 6220 has a much better lens so much better picture.
it its a camera go for nokia's with carl zeiss there much better than
sony phones and phones with carl zeiss lens have the best cameras ive
compared so many phone from different brand and nokia ( carl zeiss cameras)
always has the best quality.
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Reviewed by karl stout from england on 27th Jun
2009
just got the w995,previously had the nokia n96(hated it!)wow this phone
will blow you away,sony ericsson have thrown everything at this phone,it
is one fully loaded piece of kit! GO GET ONE YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!
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Reviewed by G from UK on 27th Jun 2009
ive had this phone for 2 weeks its awesome i love it. to answer toms
question: it does support the phone. i think you have but the black
thing behind it. overall this is an amazing phone. could be the best
sony ericsson phone so far, its amazing. i still cannot believe i have
this phone i love it!!!
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Reviewed by Trevor J from UK on 27th Jun 2009
I pondered over this phone or the iphone for months and finally bit
the bullet and got the W995...so glad I did! Just amazing phone! Got
all you need in a mobile without the fancy gimmicks. Love the feel,
love the look and the free movies are great! SENSATIONAL PHONE! No to
iphone, yes to THIS MOTHER!!!!
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Reviewed by Tom from UK on 26th Jun 2009
This phone is brilliant, no complaints so far, had it about a month
now, top notch
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Reviewed by Chris from uk on 24th Jun 2009
Can anyone see how to turn message delievery reports on? I like the
phone, only complaint is on my old SE C902 when i went onto Sport>Football
on Planet 3 i could see loads of football news but on this phone it
is only video news that i have to pay for.
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Reviewed by Piecan from UK on 24th Jun 2009
WOW! This is just the best phone ever! I didn't think I'd find one that
I would love better than my trusty old W810i. The sound quality, video,
photos, wifi all brilliant. I've downloaded a couple of films which
work really well too. Highly recommend this phone, even though it's
a bit pricey at the moment.
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Reviewed by Bob from Scotland on 24th Jun 2009
This phone does all that I want from a mobile(at the moment!) and does
it all well.I was apprehensive about moving from Nokia to SE as everyone
I know who has bought SE over the last couple of years has had similar
problems eg speaker, build quality, crashes, reboots. I have had the
phone for over two weeks now and have had no problems at all. Build
quality is spot on. Nothing new in the user interface compared to recent
SE phones so if you like using them there are no surprises. I do have
to say that I am dissapointed with the camera. Forget 8 megapixels,
this one bears no comparison to a C905 or Nokia 5 MP. Its sharp enough
but if you compare shots on a pc, the W995 lacks contrast, has a distinct
green/yellow hue and pics generally look much lower resolution due to
the poor image processing. They do look fine on the phone screen and
that is probably enough for most people. The music player is the best
I have heard on a phone and the 3.5 mm jack socket is very welcome at
last. A great little phone that may just become a classic.
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Reviewed by Tom from Scotland on 24th Jun 2009
Had this phone [in black] for two weeks now on Orange (and happy to
finally have a phone from them without all the ridiculous branding and
Orange-set menus etc!) Very impressive phone, been waiting for it's
release since it's announcement way back in Feb to replace my ageing
K850 and the wait has been worth it. Screen resolution perfectly clear,
buttons are easy to press, menus look great and the inclusion of BBC
iPlayer and YouTube are welcome additions. Picks up Wi-Fi without any
problems [so far] and web browser is fast enough if a little fidgety
at times. No phone is perfect however; there are a few minor personal
niggles which may not bother others... but there's so many buttons on
the right hand side of the phone and the volume/zoom rocker is fiddly
to adjust [but I do have big fingers!] Also forgot how annoying the
Walkman player can be when playing a mixed album [ie dance compilations]
- there's a slight 2-second gap between tracks. If there's a way to
fix that, I'd be happy to hear of any suggestions! Also, don't know
about anyone else but the mini-speakers included in the box don't seem
to be able to support the weight of the phone - I can't get them to
stand up unless leaning against something! Overall though, I'm happy
with the phone itself, still not ready to embrace the touch-screen revolution
just yet (had to send Samsung i8910 back after a week's worth of use!)
and I'd definitely recommend the W995 to anyone in the same boat.
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Reviewed by Ant from England on 23rd Jun 2009
This phone is great! Have had it for a few weeks now, although it has
now stopped working and says I have no network signal, any ideas?
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Reviewed by Adam from England on 22nd Jun 2009
Loving this phone packing so many features in such a small stylish package.Has
anybody been able to covert a DivX(avi) file yet to play on it? The
Media Go software doesn't seem to acknowledge there existence on my
PC.
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Reviewed by Barbarian from England on 22nd Jun
2009
Wrrruuuuddddddddyyyyy Brilliant Phone
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Reviewed by muthukumaran from india on 22nd Jun
2009
what a great phone, iam waiting for such phone, realy there is nothing
to say about it, thanks for sony ericsson, from, T.Muthu Kumaran.
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Reviewed by sandy24ni from NI on 21st Jun 2009
I got this phone on Friday and its fab! Having problems with the video
player though.. keeps telling me the video is locked and do I want to
unlock it. I say yes and then it goes back to the list of videos. Any
ideas what I'm doing wrong? I've already accepted the playnow terms
and conditions.
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Reviewed by chris from UK on 21st Jun 2009
This phone really is top draw. I spent ages deciding which phone to
get, as I really didn't want a touch screen phone. The W995 is just
awesome, brilliant walkman and brilliant camera. Just a quick one, do
u get charged from your network provider for using WIFI?
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Reviewed by Tamanna from UK on 20th Jun 2009
Omg this phone is just amazing.. love it.. KING OF WALKMANS!!! SUPERB!!
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Reviewed by jasmin from uk on 20th Jun 2009
this is a great phone yet again by sony ericsson. but i am having problems
when receiving picture texts, they come through in a really small resolution
no matter how big they are sent to me. does any one know how to rectify
this to receive them normal size pleeeeeeeease.
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Reviewed by Aydot from United Kingdom on 19th
Jun 2009
Sony ericsson is just it,the best of the phones around
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Reviewed by Monster from UK on 18th Jun 2009
2 weeks in and so far I'm very happy with this fantastic phone. The
build quality feels much better than other sony phones Ive looked at,
and it looks a bit like the early bat mobile from one side :) The images
from the camera are excellent quality (probably the best Ive seen from
a mobile yet) with plenty options for tweaking images and making quick
edits within the phone. The video quality is not too bad either, even
in fairly low light with the help of the built in light, great for recording
at gigs, or in clubs or capturing things moving fast. The sound clarity
is pretty clear when making calls, and it's pretty quick and easy to
navigate aroud the menus. Only grumble is I'm having slight connection
problem viewing from BBC i player and downloading games but I'm sure
I'll figure it out. but as far as the build quality and usability of
the phone goes it's a work horse and I think it will still be doing
it's thing in 2 years time, while the plasticy touch screen phones become
a scratched/fingerprinted mess after 6 months. Finally sony have built
in a mini jack too, which means you can put a line out from the phone
right into a mixer or a stero at parties if the decks go down :) All
in all - a beast of a phone!
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Reviewed by james from UK on 18th Jun 2009
I had a k800i for years, which I loved for its simplicity and reliability
and lack of gimmicks yet still begin very powerful and wanted to upgrade
to something similar. I had my eye on the c905 but was wary of the bad
reviews and so upgraded to the W995 - I am extremely impressed and would
recommend anyone in a similar situation to buy this phone Postives -Slide
operation means I no longer take pictures of the inside of my pocket,
or surf the internet accidently, feels nicely balanced when the keypad
is open and not top heavy -The toggle switch from k800i is replaced
by circular buttons and far easier to navigate -Call button reassuringly
hard to press by accident -GPS / google street view etc is incredible
-WiFI worked quickly and easily -UI and menu options are similar so
no having to refind and relearn everything -Feels like the phone of
old, with just new better bits added -Ability to cut and paste text
is useful -Using flash as a light is great -Apart from the battery companent
and stand, feels robust and solid -Accelerator useful for switching
portrait to landscape only, the games that use it, seems a bit awkward.
-Sound, battery length, screen all impressive -3.5mm headphone slot
is great, I can use my own earphones now -Music player is great, I dont
use the flashy bits but they are there if you want them. -Software seems
very robust, no crashes or stange affects (as yet) -Cheap, I got it
free with a good contract £25, with lots of minutes etc and unlimited
web. Negatives -There are lots of buttons on the main face, I had some
cOnfusion between what does what eg. back/cancel/hangup buttons -Numeric
keys slightly too small with minimal feedback, espcially the bottom
row (* 0 #) as the slightly raised trim at the bottom of the phone gets
pressed instead of the keys -Zoom buttons very small fiddly. -Clock
doesnt seem to appear when phone locked -BBC iPlayer disappointingly
doesnt seem to work, I'm sure I can tweak it. -Stil suffers from slight
response delay when navigating menus, or saving pictures Overall - if
like me, you are upgrading from a k800i and want something that retains
simple and basic functionality, yet still contains all the bells and
whistles and advanced stuff like gps, wifi etc should you want it, then
this is a great phone. I feel confident it will see me through the next
18 months without going out of date.
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Reviewed by Alex from UK on 18th Jun 2009
Tom. Don't know if you have the phone but the headphones are incredibly
short just like on the other SE walkman phones. You'd be an inch or
so away from the screen using those headphones... Kenny. Wi-fi seems
brilliant to me, i'm with BT using their home hub.
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Reviewed by Kenny from NI on 17th Jun 2009
Amazing phone, really impressive features. Having problems connecting
to home WIFI network though, possibly an ISP issue?
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Reviewed by Tom from UK on 17th Jun 2009
lovely phone, great features big, bright screen to reply to alex, you
can take unplug the se headphones from the se adapter, and then put
it on the 3.5mm jack
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Reviewed by Alex from UK on 17th Jun 2009
Absolutely brilliant phone in nearly every respect. I was told to expect
the Sat Nav to be really bad but actually it has been brilliant! I'm
going to get rid of my TomTom now... There is only one tiny criticism
which nobody else seems to have found yet... If you use the headphones
that come with the phone you cannot listen to a movie or music with
the phone resting on it's built in stand (the headphone socket is on
the bottom)... That means you need to have a different pair of headphones.
I suppose you could turn the phone so it's the other way up but then
the media buttons will be on the bottom... I have to say whenever I
use the stand it will most likely be with the loudspeaker on so it really
doesn't bother me. It's just a though...
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Reviewed by G from United Kingdom on 17th Jun
2009
got this phone a few days ago the buttons just feel so nice this is
the king of walkmans, further, i think its the best sony ericsson ever,
its just amazing, i cant get over with how good it is. shifting from
a w850i which has a tiny screen and no significant features to this
amazing phone.
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Reviewed by W995Owner from UK on 15th Jun 2009
i just cant get over this phone its simply amazing ive already got a
few movies from the playnow arena and they look amazing on the screen
(the movies are free) the phone is just so fast and the buttons feel
so nice. its the little things that SE have added which make a big difference.
im still getting used to the amazingly huge screen as i had the w850i
before i just feel so lucky to have this phone its amazing....the BEST
sony ericsson so far without a doubt, seriously, you'll love it!!
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Reviewed by Karina from United Kingdom on 15th
Jun 2009
Got this phone in black on an upgrade from o2 about 1.5 weeks ago. Had
SE W880i and W890i before but I just love this one!!
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Reviewed by T from UK on 15th Jun 2009
added to my earlier review, the only slight downfall is the flash as
it could be a bit brighter. Apart from that, this phone is perfect.
Its so quick & easy to use. It definately deserves the full 5 stars
outstanding!
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Reviewed by Michelle from England on 14th Jun
2009
upgraded from the SE w595 blue one which i absolutely loved, couldn't
fault, and got this one W995 in RED, which I'm sooo glad I did, as it's
gorgeous!! brilliant camera, easy to use wifi, easy to use menu system.
the texting just seems so easy to use, the buttons respond very quickly
and are so easy to push, and idealy placed. good sized, smaller than
the nokia n95 but a tad bigger than the nokia 6500,(and miles better)
defo worth the full 5 stars. the only thing I wish they'd done, which
in my eyes would have made it the perfect forever phone, is to have
made the back out of the same rubbery type material that the w595 had,
as it's sort of the same brushed metal material that the nokia 6500
had, and I fear will get easily scratched?(so am keeping it in a mobi
sock) and also, I wish they'd put that rubber strip along the bottom
of the screen like on the w595 as that made it easier to slide up and
down (not that it's difficult, the slide is perfect) But these would
have been just little extra pluses, and even without them, the phone
is genius. Although it has the same menu system as the w595 it is faster,
bigger screen so bigger writting, more colourfull, more memory and far
superior sound and pictures, basically the next step up. I also love
it has a torch light too, and a clip on the back (it's a stand I think
but it could be used as a clip for anything) I'm so loveing the red
colour, and I love that when you go into inbox, you hve a choice to
also view the texts as conversations so you dont have to keep switching
from inbox to sent box! I cant find any reason to want or need any other
phone! so glad I got the red. get it. you wont be dissapointed. I've
had it a week now, and the battery life is excellent, it's strong and
sturdy yet amazing looking, not bulky but not flimsy. Sony ericsson
have mixed they're best walkman and camera phone together and this is
it. Outstanding. (specially in RED!:) )
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Reviewed by T from UK on 13th Jun 2009
This phone is amazing! I got mine delivered this morning & haven't been
able to put it down. I've had so many phones but I think i've finally
found the perfect one. The camera is very good and the speakers are
really loud and clear, especially with the clip on speaker attached.
It looks great too. I love it!
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Reviewed by curly from uk on 13th Jun 2009
very inpresed with this phone i allso have an i phone but the w995 is
much better
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Reviewed by ImNotTellingYouMyName from UK on 13th
Jun 2009
I just received my phone today. i was worried that its gonna be boring,
not like the iphone i was gonna buy instead. so i was unboxing it, and
held the phone in my hand OMG this is such an amazing phone just to
tell you people: you can plug in 2 headphones (one in the 3.5 mm jack
and one int he se one and play music on both and you can do track id
without using your service providers internet and instead you can use
wifi - so it wont cost you i just took a picture with the 8 mp camera
and its amazing, so is the video, i shouldnt be saying all this cos
this is a walkman, but its amazing how many features it has its keyboard
is very good, its spaced out all the buttons are well built - the phone
has a very good feel screen is awesome i was just watching bbc1 live
on bbc i player - amazing and it was on wifi the head phones are amazing
and so is the walkman it came with a snap on speaker which doesnt even
need a battry, which is awesome its pretty loud. i got this phone free
with a £20 contract with 600 min and unlimted texts on o2 from dialaphone.com
which have the best deals. i havent even checked all the feautres out
yet my music is being transferred through the media go which is good
- it took me a bit of time to transfer the music...i guess you just
have to get used to it i could say a million more things but i just
wanna play with it now lol i seriously recommend this phone, dont buy
the iphone its too expensive GET THIS PHONE NOW!!!
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Reviewed by Helen from UK on 11th Jun 2009
Still finding my way around this great phone. I've had a lot of phones
in my time and I believe that I have finally have the perfect phone.
The package of 8.2 megapixel camera, fabulous audio sound, Navigation
etc etc. It's got a beautiful smooth slide, crystal clear graphics and
the buttons are very easy to use, over the moon!!!
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Reviewed by Steve from UK on 9th Jun 2009
Still getting used to the phone - as previously said, great phone lots
of features etc. Issues found so far are, bluetooth must be on to pair
with a device. It does not automatically switch on when it is in range
with a known device e.g. car hands free kit. To save battery, I have
bluetooth off, but I have to switch it on manually each time get in
the car to pair it with my handsfree kit or suffer poor battery life.
My old V3 used to detect a known device and switch on or off when in
range. Phone is poorly weighted. It's too small to hold comfortably
when closed and top heavy when open. Shake control - what a waste of
time. You have to press a button while shaking the phone to change tracks
or adjust volume. The hard buttons to do the same are on the other side
of the phone. Finally the phone slider is difficult to push open from
the bottom because the top is so thin. You end up pressing against the
screen to open the phone and that leaves smudges.
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Reviewed by Barnet from Glasgow, Scotland on 8th
Jun 2009
Finally upgraded from my old w850i, its all about the music for me,
and this is THE ULTIMATE MUSIC PHONE. Cant stop looking at it either,
big, sharp screen which looks good in all conditions, nice camera, free
MSN, dedicated youtube, yell.com, BBC iplayer, Sky channels...and the
original sega megadrive version of sonic the hedgehog!! But above all
else as I mentioned, its all about the music, and this phone sounds
incredible. Have to disagree with Ryan about the clip-on speakers, they're
far to tinny and distort at top volume, but through my other sony ericsson
speakers I got free with the w850 it sounds fantastic-better than my
hi-fi at home! You want a sexy looking, top-notch music phone with a
good camera? then get this!! Oh, and its got a 3.5mm jack port!!
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