Sony ericsson W995 A review


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This is a slide type mobile launced by Sony ericsson.It has many new features and its comes with a 8.0 megapixel camera.

The other specifications are

Size

97.0 x 49.0 x 15.0 mm

3.8 x 1.9 x 0.6 inches

Weight

113.0 g

4.0 oz

Screen

240×320 pixel

Available colours

Progressive Black

Cosmic Silver

Memory

Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) support (up to 16GB)

Phone memory 118MB*

* Actual free memory may vary due to phone pre-configuration

Battery performance

Battery performance may vary depending on network and phone usage. * To be announced.

Networks

Talk time

(up to)

Standby time

(up to)

Video call

(up to)

GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 9 hours 370 hours
UMTS/HSPA 900/2100 4 hours 360 hours 3 hours 30 min
Music Listening time: 20 hours

Camera

  • Auto focus
  • Automatic focus for optimal clarity.
  • Camera – 8.1 megapixel
  • Capture and share special moments.
  • Digital Zoom – up to 16x
  • Get close to your subject.
  • Face detection
  • Your phone automatically sets the focus on the faces in your pictures.
  • Flash / light type – Photo flash
  • When lighting conditions are poor, your picture can still be good.
  • Geo tagging
  • Have your photo tagged with information on where it was taken.
  • Image stabiliser
  • Avoid blurriness caused by slight hand movements.
  • Photo feeds
  • Subscribe to photo feeds from a friend’s photo blog.
  • Photo fix
  • Optimize image quality. Photo fix adjusts light balance and contrast after you have taken a picture.
  • Send to web
  • Catch moments with your camera and send straight to your personal web site or blog.
  • Smile detection
  • Let the camera automatically snap the shot when your subject flashes a smile.
  • Video light
  • More light when shooting video.
  • Video record
  • Record video clip
  • Video stabiliser
  • Avoid bluriness caused by slight hand movements.

Music

  • 3.5 mm audio jack
  • Share your music via the extra jack. Use any headphones with a standard-sized 3.5mm connector.
  • Album art
  • Choose music by browsing CD album arts or other images
  • Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
  • Music from phone to headset over a wireless connection.
  • Clear bass
  • Sharp, deep and distortion-free bass.
  • Clear stereo
  • Well-defined left and right channels for reduced sound leakage.
  • Music tones – MP3, AAC
  • Use original artist recordings as ringtones.
  • PlayNow™
  • Download music and games to your phone.
  • SensMe
  • Music mood mapping. Listen to, and create, playlists of songs sorted according to the mood of the music.
  • Shake control
  • Stereo speakers
  • Listen out loud – a full sound experience via stereo speakers.
  • TrackID™
  • Record a few seconds of a song and get track, artist and album information sent to your phone in seconds.
  • Walkman® player
  • Enjoy your favourite music sorted by artist, album and track. Create your own playlists.

Internet

  • Access NetFront™ Web Browser
  • Full Internet browser with support for standard protocols, images and video.
  • RSS feeds
  • Get the news in your phone as it happens.
  • Web feeds
  • Get the news in your phone as it happens.

Entertainment

  • 3D games
  • Enjoy quality games with full color and depth.
  • Java
  • Add extra applications and games to your phone.
  • Media
  • Media content in one place for fast and easy access.
  • Motion gaming
  • Gaming gets physical – turn, swing, move your phone to control the action.
  • Tracker
  • Track your route – this sports application has GPS support.
  • Video Clip
  • Video clip viewing and transfer to another phone or PC
  • Video streaming
  • Realtime video streaming, e.g. live cam
  • Walk Mate
  • Your phone comes pre-loaded with a step counter.
  • YouTube™
  • View your favorite YouTube™ videos, or upload your own – access is easy via the YouTube™ application.

Connectivity

  • GPS
  • Utilise GPS powered location based services.
  • Bluetooth™ technology
  • Secure wireless connectivity for transferring items to other Bluetooth™ products up to a range of 10 meters.
  • DLNA Certified™
  • Connect wirelessly to other devices.
  • Google Maps™
  • Find your way to your destination.
  • Modem
  • GSM internet dial-up support
  • PictBridge
  • Send your images straight from your phone to a printer.
  • Synchronisation PC
  • Synchronise and share phone content with PC
  • USB mass storage
  • Connect and move items between computer and phone.
  • USB support
  • PC to phone USB cable support
  • Wayfinder Navigator™
  • Don’t get lost – your phone comes with a trial version of Wayfinder Navigator™.
  • WiFi™
  • Utilise high-speed Internet at Wi-Fi™ hotspots at airports and other facilities.

Messaging

  • Email:
  • Built-in email client with inbox, outbox, compose, send and other functions
  • Exchange ActiveSync®
  • Stay seamlessly synchronized with your Microsoft® Exchange email server.
  • Instant messaging
  • Online chat. On the move.
  • Picture messaging (MMS)
  • Colourful multimedia messaging.
  • Predictive text input
  • Fast and easy text messaging.
  • SMS long (Text Messaging)
  • Concatenated text messaging up to 9600 characters. This feature must be enabled when sending text messages with pictures and sounds attached (EMS).
  • Sound recorder
  • A mini recording device in your phone that lets you record voice messages or other sounds

Communication

  • Speaker phone
  • Loudspeaker suitable for using the phone as an office handsfree
  • Vibrating Alert
  • The phone vibrates and you can feel when a call comes in
  • Video call
  • See who you’re talking to in realtime video.
  • Video calling (Main camera)
  • Show what’s happening around you in real time video.

Design

  • Auto rotate
  • Switch from vertical to horizontal mode by rotating the phone. Whatever you are viewing will rotate to suit.
  • Picture wallpaper
  • Background picture on-screen when the phone is in standby mode
  • Wallpaper animation
  • Animated wallpaper – moving background pictures. In standby, your display wallpaper has a pleasing graphic pattern with smooth movement and colour blending.

Organizer

  • Alarm clock
  • Set a time, and your phone will ring at that time
  • Calculator
  • Built-in fully functional calculator
  • Calendar
  • Fully functional calendar with day, week and month views and reminders
  • Flight mode
  • Disable the radio receivers and transmitters in your phone so you can safely use other functions.
  • Notes
  • Digital notes for things you need to remember.
  • Phone book
  • Store names and phone numbers
  • Stopwatch
  • Measure time
  • Tasks
  • List of things to do
  • Timer
  • Set your phone to alert after a specific time elapsed

3 Responses

  1. Harini says:

    Im planning to buy this phone. how much does it cost?

  2. Raju says:

    It costs around 27000INR

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