The Access Netfront browser makes a decent fist of web browsing. The W995's accelerometer will flip the screen to landscape mode when your turn it on its side and you can zoom in or out in ten per cent increments.
There are also options to copy and paste, search web pages for key words, save pictures and view pages as text only
UNBOXED: in the box you get the handset, speakers, USB cable, charger and premium earphones
Connectivity
The Sony Ericsson W995 is well served with connectivity options, including quad-band GSM, GPRS, HSDPA 3G fast internet connection (up to 7.2Mbps), Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) and Bluetooth 2.0 with stereo A2DP. It will also hook up to Mac or PC for syncing or charging via USB 2.0.
Messaging
POP3 email was easy to set up, similar to the procedure with many modern smart phones – input your email address and password, and you're ready to go.
EMAIL: POP access is easy to set up although is harder to use in comparison to its big-screen cousins
Call quality
We didn't encounter any problems with sound or call quality – the speaker offers a clear, realistic tone and there were no dropped calls during our test period.
A-GPS
The onboad A-GPS is supported by Google Maps and worked without a hitch, easily finding our north London location, even when we were indoors.
Sony Ericsson's NearMe app is a little basic but it's easy to use and succeed in giving us information on local facilities such as cinema showings and restaurants. There's also a preloaded trial version of the Wayfinder Navigator sat nav.
Memory
The 118MB of onboard memory won't keep much of your music and videos, but fortunately it comes with an 8GB Memory Stick Micro card.
Incidentally, this could be one of the last Sony Ericsson phones to include this feature, as the company has announced it will be moving to the more popular microSD format next year.
Battery
Battery life wasn't bad for general phone use. The specs promise up to nine hours talk time and 370 hours standby, but we barely managed two days with around an hour or so each of web browsing, video watching and music playing.
And considering there are so many multimedia temptations on offer, a bigger battery would have been welcome.
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aldinho
November 10th
3. thanks whale ... or is it monster ? its strange because nobody seems to be paying much attention to the w995 , what with the release of the AINO , the SATIO and the new XPERIA...im not at all a fan of touch screen though (i think all its good for is time wasted on trying to clean the screens) AND i have been a die-hard walkman fan since their very first (was the w800 right?) so i think il stick with this, especially since it's rumoured to be sony's last stand-alone walkman...one question though : is it uncomfortably bulky ?
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whalemonster
November 7th
2. I own this phone - the camera's great in daylight and only suffers in poorer lighting conditions, as do most mobiles without a Xenon flash. Battery life is 2 days with average use. The kickstand is a little gimmicky but works well IF you slide open the phone during playback, which balances the weight evenly. Only complaint is that RSS feeds have disappeared from the Media section and can't be found anywhere in the phone menu. Overall, though, very happy - had it since August and SE has rolled out 2 firmware updates already, so looking forward to further improvements in camera and battery life soon.
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aldinho
November 2nd
1. so i have a query concerning the general reviews I have read on this phone...due to the camera not being fully up to scratch ,the battery-life not exactly everlasting , it being slightly bulky , and the apparent anti-climax of a kickstand , is this phone still worth the buy ? when comparing it to the w910 , would there be dramatic change ?
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