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Sony Ericsson W995

 

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  • User Score (1758)
    8.8 8.8 from 1758 reviewers
  • Expert Score (42)
    7.7 7.7 from 42 reviewers
  • Design (117)
    6.5 6.5 from 117 reviewers
  • Value for money (107)
    5.7 5.7 from 107 reviewers
  • Features (273)
    6.5 6.5 from 273 reviewers
  • Ease of use (189)
    6.5 6.5 from 189 reviewers
  • Performance (3)
    5.1 5.1 from 3 reviewers
  • Sound quality (87)
    7.1 7.1 from 87 reviewers
  • Picture quality (4)
    6.1 6.1 from 4 reviewers
  • Sound (9)
    6.0 6.0 from 9 reviewers
  • Durability (11)
    6.4 6.4 from 11 reviewers
  • Reliability (79)
    6.6 6.6 from 79 reviewers
  • Overall quality (124)
    6.4 6.4 from 124 reviewers
  • Looks (21)
    6.6 6.6 from 21 reviewers
  • Battery performance (91)
    5.8 5.8 from 91 reviewers
  • Display (27)
    6.7 6.7 from 27 reviewers
  • Weight (8)
    7.2 7.2 from 8 reviewers
  • Reception (9)
    6.0 6.0 from 9 reviewers
  • Functionality (4)
    5.8 5.8 from 4 reviewers
  • Ergonomics (11)
    7.0 7.0 from 11 reviewers
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  • Score Distribution

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Users:
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  • Expert Reviews

  1. Digitaltrends

    Digitaltrends
    6.5/10
    14 July 2009

    Despite a slick design, the 8.1-megapixel camera in the W955a fell well short of expectations. The evolution of the cell-phone camera takes yet another leap forward with the Sony Ericsson W995a. Along with a Walkman-branded digital music player, the W995a includes an 8.1 MP camera, the highest resolution camera yet available on a phone. But the W995a is an unlocked phone, which means its $600 price tag goes unsubsidized by a carrier. Read more

    • 8.1 MP camera; speedy Web access and full email access; external access and controls for camera and music; stereo speakers
    • Expensive; disappointing photos; anachronistic Ericsson connecting jack; below-average talk time

  2. PhoneArena.com

    PhoneArena.com
    12 November 2011

    Last year was not very successful for Sony Ericsson and the company suffered some significant loss, but it seems that wasn´t an obstacle for its progress, since it announced , the Idou, back at . Along with it, the manufacturer also showcased some other models, which seem to have remained in Idou’s shadow. One of those devices was the slider , which we saw only for a while. Read more

  3. infoSync World

    infoSync World
    7.3/10
    13 July 2009

    The Sony Ericsson W995 gets things right in a few key ways that its primary competitors miss. As an unlocked multimedia super-phone, the real competition for the Sony Ericsson W995 is Nokia's Nseries, and in terms of the Walkman music player with the Media Go software, the W995 proves itself a capable Walkman (to check out recent Sony Ericsson Walkman phones, ). Since it isn't a smartphone, Sony Ericsson can keep a clean menu design in a way that Nokia cannot. Read more

    • Great music features, with an improved interface and management software. Surprisingly robust GPS features.
    • Doesn't quite measure up to similarly-equipped smartphones. Camera and Web browsing features come up short. Call quality and battery life disappoint.

  4. PC World

    PC World
    6.0/10
    25 June 2009

    Though it has an Read more

    • Superb audio quality, Excellent 8-megapixel camera
    • No touch screen or keyboard, Battery life disappoints

  5. Wired

    Wired
    20 July 2009

    The recipe for cooking up a sweet multimedia phone? Take one part phone, mix two parts MP3 player, throw in some cool backlit buttons to impress the kids. Blend until creamy. Read more

    • Standard headphone jack FTW. Slick animated menus and overall presentation. Sports a mini-kickstand for propping the phone up to watch video. Brilliant and colorful 2....
    • Low volume for music and calls. Music or voice, it doesn’t matter — the speakerphone just sucks. E-mail client is both chintzy and web-based. Mediocre call quality. Bu...

  6. CNET

    CNET
    7.0/10
    7 July 2009

    The W995 is the first Walkman with a 3.5mm audio jack and we didn't miss the proprietary FastPort connector one single bit. The handset marries the celebrated traits of the Walkman player and imaging features on the Cyber-shot even though the latter still falls a little short of our expectations. It's great as a feature phone, but the middling screen size makes it less than appealing as a media player or for frequent Web browsing. Read more

    • Compact and solid build quality, 3.5mm audio jack, wide range of preinstalled games and apps, 8GB memory card included, bevy of connectivity options, respectable audio...
    • Flimsy metal flip stand, bundled stereo headset still uses Fast Port connection with 3.5mm adapter, video capture at QVGA resolution, average image quality.

  7. YugaTech

    YugaTech
    26 October 2009

    The Sony-Ericsson W995 is somewhat a cross between the phone manufacturer’s Cybershot series and Walkman series handsets. As such, it brings along a number of characteristics common to both. Read more

  8. GSM Arena

    GSM Arena
    6 March 2009

    Convergence is the buzzword and the Cyber-shot Walkman affair-turned-marriage is busy producing offspring. And hey, the young Sony Ericsson W995 sure makes the first-born W902 look like a... Read more

  9. fwd.channel5.com

    8.0/10
    18 June 2009

    You'll probably know by now if you're a Sony Ericsson fan or not. The Sony Ericsson W995 suffers from all the same drawbacks as previous Walkman mobiles: it's walled off, and lacking the power and customisation of your standard smartphone. If that doesn't bother you though, what you'll find is one of the best multimedia phones on the market, and this time that includes picture taking. Read more

    • If there's one thing Sony Ericsson knows how to do, it's make cameraphones, and the Sony Ericsson W995 is no exception. The 8.1MP sensor takes super-sharp snaps, made ...
    • As slick looking as the Sony Ericsson W995 is, don't go getting it into your head it's a smartphone. It's not: you won't find the third party support of similarly spec...

  10. CNET

    CNET
    7.0/10
    3 June 2009

    The Sony Ericsson W995a suffers from some design concerns and performance issues, but it remains an attractive and functional music phone. Read more

    • The Sony Ericsson W995a has a brilliant display and a loaded feature set that includes Wi-Fi and 3G. It also offers a 3.5-millimeter headset jack and a kickstand.
    • The Sony Ericsson W995a keypad doesn't feel sturdy and e-mail support is limited. Call quality could be variable and videos were unimpressive.

  • User Reviews

  1. Can't seem to get the W995a but want one.

    Amazon
    8.0/10
    Reviewer: Jeff S @ CO, Amazon
    8 December 2011

    I have done a fair amount of research on this Sony W995a and have owned W series Sony phones for the last 8 years going back to the very early models. I have always enjoyed the walkman phones as a great sport phone even if i don't always use it as a primary phone. I can move my SIM and use it for biking, skiing, etc. My wife also enjoys the walkman phones as well. I really wanted to upgrade here to the W995a for Christmas. Read more

  2. W995

    J&R
    8.0/10
    Reviewer: Jerry, J&R
    6 July 2010

    Love the phone for size and features. I'm not into the smart phone craze yet. I got the W995 one cos I liked my old W580, and I can use my old case, batteries and USB cable with the W995. Only complaints are simple things like text 'sort by date' arranges messages from yesterday as todays texts...no I haven't got the wrong time zone. A couple of text symbols show as gibberish... Read more

    • Easy To Set Up, Great Sound, Long Battery Life, Lots of Storage, Reliable Performance, Simple Controls, Sleek/Compact
    • Software bugs

  3. "Phone software is absolutely AWFUL"

    CNET
    2.0/10
    Reviewer: astrodude18, CNET
    26 September 2010

    At the end of the day, a great camera does not make up for the fact that this phone is almost impossible to do anything quickly and efficiently on. I've almost thrown this phone out of anger multiple times, somebody I text will get the text after I hit 'send' before it shows up on my screen...All in all, save your money and go get something else. Read more

    • The camera is stellar, very high quality pictures.
    • Where to begin? Aside from a great camera, everything else is atrocious. The phone lags about 10-15 sec anytime I press any button. It does it so long that usually the...

  4. i really recommend this phone for someone wanting a feature phone. The amzi

    Ebay
    8.0/10
    Reviewer: buni349, Ebay
    3 weeks ago See Product at eBay ($174.75)

    This is a really awesome phone! its perfect for those not wanting to use a touchscreen. wifi is good, camera is awesome, sound quality is very nice! the phone looks really cool, its very unique. some people have thought it was an actual camera when theyve seen mine. overall i"d give this phone 8/10. some cons are the screen is small compared to phones nowadays, but no biggy. the app store on it is very crappy, nothing worth downloading. Read more or see product

  5. Sony w995 Walkman phone

    CNET
    6.0/10
    Reviewer: CNET
    3 October 2009

    Bought phone in HK while vacation. Phone was recently released when I bought it! Good call quality, decent media player (walkman), decent camera ONLY for day/closeup shots. External speaker is decent for music playback but sound is distorted once volume is increased. Sony FINALLY included a 3.5mm port for earphones instead of FORCING users to use their Fastport adapter which is ONE of the biggest problems of using Sony walkman phones! Read more

    • Good call quality, decent media player
    • Pricey, Crappy media software, bad tech support

  6. Good Walkman Phone with good amount of features

    Newegg
    8.0/10
    Reviewer: Randy Ran, Newegg
    31 July 2009

    Having owned 2 previous SE Walkman phones, the W850 and W960i I much prefer the sound of the walkmans over the Ipods any day. Read more

    • -3.5mm stereo jack, if you have had any other SE walkman phones you will appreciate not having to use the adapter to use headphones or a standard 3.5 plug
    • -Keypad as others have mentioned does give a little, but I don't see that as a reason not to get it, I have texted a lot and it hasn't bothered me.

  7. HandCellPhone

    HandCellPhone
    10/10
    Reviewer: pammi, HandCellPhone
    5 October 2011

    hi i am try to up date my phone w995 but now key pad light on but screen not on what i can do pls let me now Read more

  8. I can't wait for an upgrade!

    2.0/10
    Reviewer: theshoefairy, Ciao
    19 November 2010

    I began my mobile phone career with Nokia's and I was once the proud owner of a Nokia 3310. The novelty of being able to switch covers to give the phone a whole new look was just too hard to resist. As with all products, curiosity arises and I decided to try Sony Ericsson. I've had quite a few from this brand over the years and I have always been very pleased with the phones on the whole. Read more

    • Design, features
    • Crashes, very promblematic

  9. CNET

    CNET
    8.0/10
    Reviewer: 'Toju Enofe-Daniels, CNET
    28 April 2011

    You can only have two shortcuts on homescreen. I hate that. Otherwise, perfect. I love having an ordinary looking phone that does 90% of what the expensive looking phones do. Just add skype and it'ld be perfect. And true to SE tradition, the phone is SOLID. When it falls down, just pick it up and recouple. Very durable. Read more

    • Music, camera, smarts
    • navigation and limited shortcut

  10. Sony Ericsson W995: A brilliant phone by all accounts

    Dooyoo
    6.8/10
    Reviewer: xjustxamyx, Dooyoo
    24 November 2009

    Really good value for money, A pleasing variety of features, and a fantastic camera, and mp3 player. Read more

    • Really good 8mp camera, and Mp3 player
    • The sound on the internal speaker could be better, but it comes with headphones and a detachable one

  • WikiFreak Description

Sony Ericsson W995

The Sony Ericsson W995 is a GSM 850/900/1800/1900/UMTS 900/2100 network mobile phone designed in a slide form factor, measures 97 x 49 x 15 mm and weighs 113g. The phone has an internal antenna and 5-way navigational keypad. It is powered by a lithium-ion battery that provides up to 9 hours of talk time and 370 hours of standby time. The phone has an internal memory capacity of 118MB with expandability via a memory stick micro card. It supports a 16-million colors (TFT) 240 x 320 …

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Sony Ericsson W995

The Sony Ericsson W995 is a GSM 850/900/1800/1900/UMTS 900/2100 network mobile phone designed in a slide form factor, measures 97 x 49 x 15 mm and weighs 113g. The phone has an internal antenna and 5-way navigational keypad. It is powered by a lithium-ion battery that provides up to 9 hours of talk time and 370 hours of standby time. The phone has an internal memory capacity of 118MB with expandability via a memory stick micro card. It supports a 16-million colors (TFT) 240 x 320 pixel resolution display, has a 8.1-MP camera that is supported by a Xenon Flash, has 16X Zoom, Auto-Focus, Face Detection, Geo Tagging and Image Stabilizer. The W995 has in camera Photo Fix, Photo Feeds and capabilities to record videos. It also has video calling function. it supports an MP3 Player that plays MP3 and AAC files, has TrackID, Shake Control, SensMe, PlayNow, Clear Stereo and Clear Bass functions. Users can also listen to music via an integrated FM Radio with RDS. The Sony Ericsson W995 supports 240 x 320 pixel resolution wallpaper and screensavers, MP3 ringtones, themes, J2ME/Mascot Capsule 3D/Motion Gaming and multimedia streaming to YouTube™. It also allows users to send and receive SMS/EMS/MMS/Email (with POP3/IMAP4/SMTP protocol), chat via AOL, Windows Live or Yahoo! And has T9 Predictive Text functions.

Features

The Sony Ericsson W995 is a GSM 850/900/1800/1900/UMTS 900/2100 network mobile phone that has applications like phonebook, calendar, calculator, To-do list and lets users browse the internet with it WAP 2.0 (with Access NetFront / RSS Feeds). The W995 also features Voice Commands, Bluetooth® 2.0 (A2DP/AVRCP/DUN/HFP/HSP/OPP), high-speed data transfer via HSDPA and Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/DLNA. The W995 also has GPS with Wayfinder Navigator and Google Maps. The Sony Ericsson W995 is bundled with Sony’s Entertainment Unlimited subscription-based movie service. The W995 has an integrated stand to watch videos with built-in stereo speakers. It comes with Clear Stereo, Clear Bass and HPM-77 headphones. The W995 can be connected to other home electronics to let users view content through TV, PC and Hi-Fi systems. The W995 includes Media Go, a download application, to transfer audio, photos and videos between the phone and a computer. Other features on the Sony Ericsson W995 are a 2.6-inch screen, built-in stand, stereo speakers or a 3.5mm jack to share videos and music with friends, integrated 8.1-megapixel camera to capture photos and can be stored on the 8 GB memory card.

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  • Manufacturer's Description

Keep amused like never before on one powerful video mobile phone; watch news, TV shows or blockbusters in premium video quality or check out the latest videos from YouTubeâ.

  • GPS Capability: aGPS
  • Network Type: GSM 850 GSM 1800 GSM 1900 GPRS GSM EDGE UMTS
  • Style: Slide
  • Design: Mobile
  • Screen Size (Diagonal): 2.6 inch
  • Installed Memory: 118 MB

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