In a nutshell: A budget music phone with a Walkman music
player, memory card slot, FM radio, Bluetooth and a basic camera.
But despite its low price, we feel that the W395 offers poor value
for money, and we don't recommend this phone. Best buy: £39.95 on Pay as you Go from Dialaphone,
or £49.90 from Mobiles.co.uk
(Black or Silver), or £49.95 from the Carphone
Warehouse.
Review:
June 2009. Last updated July 2009.
Like too many Sony Ericsson's of late, the W395
looks good on paper only. Let's be a little more generous: it looks
good when you get it out of the box too. But once you charge it
up and switch it on: that's when the problems begin.
The W395 is a budget Walkman phone in a slide design.
It's an average size and weight and comes in a choice of Black,
Grey or Titanium. The Walkman controls are useful and light up in
a funky way when in use. The keys aren't the best though and we
found the slide to be a bit wobbly, although not so wobbly that
we expect it to fall off. The screen is average for a budget phone
and does the job. The 2 megapixel camera
is average too - average for an entry-level phone that is - in other
words, not up to much.
But it's a Walkman phone, so let's look at the
music functions next. On paper, everything is fine, with a music
player, FM radio with RDS and stereo speakers. But again, once you
try it out, that's when the problems start. We found the Walkman
software to be quite buggy. The menus were slow and have a tendency
to freeze. Some MP3 tracks wouldn't play, even though they play
on other phones. No PC suite is available for synching phone with
computer. And to top it off, the memory available is very poor indeed,
at just 10 MB of built-in user memory. That's enough to store about
two music tracks! So, for a Walkman phone, this is really a flop.
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Reviewed by r2g from kuwait on
17th Dec 2009
this phone is xcelnt...it had no complains ...i reallydoubt about
the motion sensor part of it>>>> Rating:
Reviewed by Abi from England. on
16th Dec 2009
For a cheap phone this isn't bad. The sound quality is really good.
I have previously had a K750i and a W302 and it beats them by far.
The volume is loud and the sound very good for a phone. With a good
memory card you can store hundreds of songs. My main problems with
the phone is the slight delay when opening it and accessing menus,
ad the fact that it only stores 50 or so text messages. There doesn't
appear to be any way to extend the sms memory despite having a memory
card. Not sure what people's problem is with themes - there are
5/6 and are typical sony themes i.e clarity, city life, walkman
etc. x Rating:
Reviewed by b21 from england on
14th Dec 2009
whats wiv da bad comments on this phone its flippin awesome man
who cares about themes it a basic walkman phone with everyhtink
u realy need camera bluetooth etc and its not expensive i love this
phone well done sony !!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by yazmin from e3ngland on
14th Dec 2009
hi this phone is very good i managned 2 get the pc suite working
it dosnt freeze and the camera is amazing i love this phone!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by scott from europe on
11th Dec 2009
It freezes easily BUT it has a good design and speaker A SIMPLE
PHONE Rating:
Reviewed by Hemanth from India on
11th Dec 2009
Hi Friend i purchased this mobile on 8-12.09..This phone is not
really value for money. Because camera is 2.0megapixels but it works
like a vga..and the menu processor is very slow. 2.There is no clarity
like others phone. Images and text looks like crispy. 3.You can't
install themes.. 4.There is no Sony ericsson PC Suite to syncronize
you phone with computer.. Finally i sold that phone now i purchased
w580i So, This is one of the bad mobile released by sony.. Rating:
Reviewed by Hemanth from India on
11th Dec 2009
Hi Friend i purchased this mobile on 8-12.09..This phone is not
really value for money. Because camera is 2.0megapixels but it works
like a vga..and the menu processor is very slow. 2.There is no clarity
like others phone. Images and text looks like crispy. 3.You can't
install themes.. 4.There is no Sony ericsson PC Suite to syncronize
you phone with computer.. Finally i sold that phone now i purchased
w580i So, This is one of the bad mobile released by sony.. Rating:
Reviewed by ishan from india on
11th Dec 2009
it is agood buy but the biggest problem is that it doesnot supports
themes at all can you help me in getting its themes i will be thank
ful to u Rating:
Reviewed by ALEX from india on
9th Dec 2009
pc sute not wokting Rating:
Reviewed by Jei from Philippines on
9th Dec 2009
Had this phone for 3 months now and it didn't live up to what i
expected from an SE phone.. a lot of major bugs with this.. a week
after i got it, it gave me a dead pixel, freeze with multicolored
lines on LCD.. some mp3 and mp4 doesnt play and u need to convert
it before its recognized.. will usually freeze when ur doing multitasking..
the slider feels a little wobbly.. the units design makes calling
uncomfortable and awkward... sound is good but except for the mp3
glitch i mentioned earlier.. over all, i can say that i had better
phone than this one that are much cheaper Rating:
Reviewed by JaBz from United kimdom
on 4th Dec 2009
This phone is rubbish sony ericsson tryna deceive people just by
making the phone look nice dis phone cant even play wma wat a joke
people u rather buy a top notch phone on road but make sure it aint
stolen lol. Rating:
Reviewed by why ask me from uk on
3rd Dec 2009
hant had this fone 4 a year hav got fed up of its slow ways hard
2 press numbrs 1,2,3 have 2 hold it in 2 hands cos doesent balance
propaly reccording sound on vid and just voice recoder is useless
always frezes but if you want a fone so you can get in touce with
somone if in troble ittle do but there are cheper fones that are
better 2 star cos bacicly ittle do gunna get meself a tocco Rating:
Reviewed by WAkaz from totz on
2nd Dec 2009
dis fone iz da best wiv itz 2 massive speakaz at da bac blud u dno
dis fone iz funga flex. it desrves a 5 star coz of da sound quality.
bless Rating:
Reviewed by Nick from UK on 1st
Dec 2009
This phone is quite bad, cashes all the time for music, really slow
phone over all. When it's fully charged it's a bit faster but still
not good. I'm actually taking this phone back.. Not a good buy even
for lost costing walkman. Rating:
Reviewed by danny from uk on
30th Nov 2009
yeh i argee with this review, the phone does frezze alot, it froze
within the first 10 minutes but then it unfrezzes, another problem
is it doesnt support wma Rating:
Reviewed by andrew from mars on
29th Nov 2009
this phoe is excellent, great music player, not bad canera and reletivaly
cheap Rating:
Reviewed by sarah from england on
28th Nov 2009
i would agree,got this phone in the sale at argos ,got it home and
was at first quite impressedthat is til i charged the phone up and
had a good lil look at my new purchase,it has no themes what the
heck are sont playin at. Rating:
Reviewed by colin scott from uk on
26th Nov 2009
pain in the ass hard to slide out awkward to use no buttons fiddly
and the lcd display broke after only 8 days going to find another
w300i which i had for 2 years until i lost it on the m4 Rating:
Reviewed by suraja from india on
26th Nov 2009
better phones are available in market ......so do buy those....... Rating:
Reviewed by Ramesh from India on
25th Nov 2009
One word is enough to review this phone : DO NOT BUY. [Editor's
comment: Ramesh, that was three words actually, but we understand
your meaning well enough.] Rating:
Reviewed by kane from spain on
17th Nov 2009
i think its peng Rating:
Reviewed by .... from .... on
17th Nov 2009
this phone can only hold about 50 text messages and that is including
your sent messages which is a bit annoying but other than that it
is a good phone Rating:
Reviewed by ******** from scotland on
16th Nov 2009
The phone does freeze when using the walkman, but i didn't expect
much for £48. all in all its a decent phone if u need an emergency
1 if another breaks. wouldn't recommend it for everyday use, but
it does it's job :D Rating:
Reviewed by Vineet Kiro from India (Ranchi)
on 15th Nov 2009
Simply poor....rest cell I ever had.Even though it's a walkman,
it can't play 80% of my mp3's which are easily played by my other
cell (N79). Caller's voice sounds too low. I always heard of sony's
walkman that they good, but if this what they call good, I would
rather prefer "bad". Slowest UI, BTW, is this phone is made inside
a fridge, actually it freezes once a day (.....very punctual) .
If you value your hard earned money, never buy this phone Rating:
Reviewed by Ed from UK on 13th
Nov 2009
Reception very poor, keeps defaulting to Emergency Calls only. Battery
life is very poor and I need to charge it every couple of days at
the least. The hand set was changed for me and the new one is still
the same. Easy to find your way round though, haven't used the camera
or music suite Rating:
Reviewed by John from Ruffell on
12th Nov 2009
Previously had a S.E. and had downloaded Media Go direct from SE's
website. I was having my doubts before buying this phone as no PC
Suite, although Media Go worked! Admittidley it was a slower in
downloading, could be because I changed the ripping/transfer speed
to get better quality. Always had a Sony cause I liked the operating
system, I find it easy to use, no change with this phone. It looks
and feels good and for the price I was not expecting all the techie
stuff, which their isn't. When I added the MPS 100 speakers the
sound was crisp,clear,bassie and loud enough for entertaining. Shame
about the earphones as they are from the lower end of the Sony range
hence the price of the phone, could be worth upgrading to a decent
set that fit in the ear. Cant quite figure out what stereo widening
does to the sound and if it like it. No Megabass, Bass++ yes. Scrolling
is slower than previous models but in no rush nowadays but did seem
to speed up once fully charged up and raring to go. I dont use my
phone as a camera so not bothered about the 1.3mp, below average.
I use the phone for music, calls, messages, alarms and the time
and it works fine, so far. Not yet tried to change the Themes, hopefully
I can bluetooth other Themes from previous S.E.'s, but no great
loss if cant as not expecting the extras from a budget Walkman.
The sound is different from previous models, you can hear difference
in production and recording volumes in every track, which is nice.
To transfer music files I had downloaded and installed Media Go
from S.E.'s webiste to my computer. Making sure Media Go's application
was not open/running I hooked up the 395 via the USB, once Windows
recognised the new hardware I closed the newly found drive window(the
one with the phones folders), closed down setup wizard (if it pops
up) and finally opened Media Go. Once in, the phones memory card
and internal memory was recognised where I could just pop in a CD
rip the tracks to Media Go and then transfer to the phone. The sound
quality on calls was good I had to lower my voice as the other end
thought I was shouting, good on public transport then. Overall its
a great Walkman and possabilties of great phoneness. Neifty. Gremlins?
Yes, Used the phone heavily for 12 hrs after which eventaully it
crashed, screen went fuzzy,sound stopped, screen reappeared after
opening and closing the slider, walkman shuffled back to track 1.
1 hr later crashed again. Great Sound yes, Realiable for heavy usage
no. Rating:
Reviewed by Don from Rapheal on
12th Nov 2009
Who for art thou Walkman 395? To me this is a uncomplicated (basic)
retro phone with a new Walkman sound hence the price. P.S. you can
synch this phone with your computer by going online to S.E.to download
the software. Rating:
Reviewed by nicola from uk on
9th Nov 2009
when i turned on this phone i was a little disappointed, firstly
the icons looked a bit old, secondly the camera is a bit rubbish,
what can we expect for £80 though right. BUT when i started listening
to the quality of the walkman then nothing else mattered. i wanted
a phone for texting and music and its perfect for that Rating:
Reviewed by stuart from uk on
9th Nov 2009
i love the sony ericsson w395 i have had it for 2 montrs it is very
good im lokine for a blake case for it and it came wife a 1gb memory
card it is beter then a samsung d900 and meny ofer mobils Rating:
Reviewed by Molly from England on
7th Nov 2009
I got this phone today for an early Christmas present. It said it
came with free lipgloss, it didnt, but other than that all is good.
Good space for my memory card, camera, games, radio, video, sound
rec. and more. The walkman is good as is the speakers. I am 13 and
when my 3 month old LG KS360 broke, and Tesco refused to mend, even
though I did nothing wrong, this was a good replacement. My Granny,
who brought it for me was also pleased. So, if this is what you
are after, and like the pink and are 13 then I think youve found
it! Rating:
Reviewed by Natasha yapp from england
on 7th Nov 2009
Do not buy this phone! it is rubbish, it hasnt really got a gud
camera,u cannot change the themes.u cud get a betta phone for the
money. Rating:
Reviewed by Nicole Kerr from England
on 6th Nov 2009
This phone is really great, I really love it and will always keep
it. It is the best phone in the world. Rating:
Reviewed by sioned jones from wales
on 4th Nov 2009
in a nutshell the worst phone ever purchased!! had it 4 days you
cant hear when making calls although they can hear you...switches
itself off at least once a day...try and play music gets half way
through one song and freezes whilst making the worst buzzing noise.
very slow phone it is going back today rubbish Rating:
Reviewed by nichola from scotland on
1st Nov 2009
I hate this phone.... its ugly and useless It freezes at least once
every few days.The camera is rubbish, the features are rubbish,
the sound is rubbish, infact the whole thing is rubbish. I dropped
it once on a soft landing and it has a huge crack across all the
number buttons, now i cant text or phone anyone so its basically
an mp3 player now untill I get the samsung genio touch. my friend
has it and its a brilliant little phone :) Dont buy this phone,
its A WASTE OF MONEY !!! Rating:
Reviewed by ****** from england on
30th Oct 2009
i have this phone and the only problem i have is the camera( but
that is okay as i have a digital one) also you cannot really edit
pics on it ( no photo dj) but apart from that it is an exceptionally
loud phone and is really good for what i need it for :D Rating:
Reviewed by umapathi from india on
29th Oct 2009
hate it can not change the thems given five thems only.this type
of phone processing very slow,messeng sending only one sms after
went out the entire thing.worst then w580 all other sony ericson
mobiles. only i like walkman Rating:
Reviewed by Lissa from Portugal on
28th Oct 2009
This phone is a pain.I regret that I didn't buy the Nokia Xpress
Music 5130 or 5220,I have a long story with Nokias and they've always
kept me satisfied but I wanted to try something new this time and
look what happened.OK,so the phone has a very cool design and the
sound is absolutely outstanding,but the camera quality is very poor,too
poor for a cellphone of this type and with this type of concurrency,it
gets very slow when you're in the Walkman and try to acess the music
gallery,it shuts down the music when you're sending a text and I
always have a hard time connecting it with my computer.Plus,I have
had this phone for less than a month and it has already frozen three
times,all of which I had to remove the battery for the phone to
continue working.And it doesn't allow you to store more than 200
messages,in inbox and outbox combined.Not to mention people on the
phone always sound like they're talking super low(you get used to
it though).Yes it's a beautiful one with great design and outstanding
sound but it leaves much to be desired. Rating:
Reviewed by Tolomus from India on
27th Oct 2009
Ahem... I have heard all the negatives and positives of this phone.
But let me tell u one thing, this phone wasn't really made for people
who lives on fast foods, allright? This phone is meant for soft
usage with a little patience. Try it and it will be the best phone.
And btw this model supports pc suit, and abt not being able to detect
the phone pls download its pci driver from sonyericsson.com, you
people only downloaded the p.c. suit. And about internet java application
you have to manually set the settings, all u have to do is copy
the wap settings of ur service provider and setup a new settings
for java. U can do that by clicking the option buttons beside the
java you have downloaded. Rating:
Reviewed by Teresa Hares from UK on
26th Oct 2009
I have had this phone a week. It echoes when speaking. The slide
is wobbly. I attempted to transfer some music recordings from my
memory card via bluetooth and it wont allow it. It will not allow
me to send them via email either. The bluetooth once switched on
will not switch off. Also the loud speaker does not work. I am very
disappointed in my purchase of this phone and will be attempting
to return it as not fit for the purpose sold... I DO NOT recommend
this phone! My previous SE W300i was a far superior phone and cost
less. Rating:
Reviewed by Gary Jackson from Britain
on 25th Oct 2009
Ive had the phone 2 days, it is a bit slow but for the £49.99 i
paid for it it to be expected, the real problem is the music player,
i got the phone because i love to listen to my music when I'm on
the move, but it tends to freeze all the time, and it get very annoying.
I DO NOT! reccomend this phone. Rating:
Reviewed by shifi from UK on
25th Oct 2009
How on earth can Sony ericsson release a phone without a PC suit!
how are we suppose to transfer contacts and other details from another
phone ?? I tried various versions of SE PC suits available but non
is working with this phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Arif from Indonesia on
25th Oct 2009
Wanted to have a stylish mid-class slide mobile phone, I decided
to buy SE W395 on Oct 5 2009. As I expected, everything was not
quiet good but the sliding design and the stereo speakers. But then
I found my phone restart automatically when I played tracks through
the Walkman media player. The same symptom happened when I used
tracks on the memory card as ringtone, after the speakers buzzing
such a loud tone the phone restarted. I thought the problem was
on the memory card, so I didn't use it since; but my phone got restart
frequently when I used SMS, it freezed for a minute and restarted.
Getting annoyed, I asked SE customer service about this and they
recommended me to upgrade my phone's software. It didn't help, my
phone still restarted more frequently. Now my brand new SE w395
is taking a peaceful rest on SE service center to be repaired with
no confirmation when it's gonna be finished. Perhaps this is just
such an exception of thousands of well-produced SE phone, but I
don't recommend you to buy SE W395 if you seek for a good phone,
it doesn't worth the price, it's just under-average on its class
- adding the guarantee is not that easy to claim. Now I see why
SE still become the second mobile phone vendor in my country after
Nokia, generally they don't concern much about quality controll
and after-purchasing service. Rating:
Reviewed by Malcolm West from Uk on
23rd Oct 2009
I had this fone for 3 days and said to every one i liked it.But
then I was out and talking in a small common british rain spell
and it broke.So then i send it away and it was unable to fix would
not reccomend Rating:
Reviewed by pete from england on
21st Oct 2009
awesome. rox my sox Rating:
Reviewed by Logan from India on
21st Oct 2009
I was really disappointed with this cam attached in this mobile,
You cannot install custom themes, music player and radio is good.
anyhow Nokia is better better better than sony. Rating:
Reviewed by John from Mexico on
17th Oct 2009
It's a very beautiful phone, small and light. But it is only a trap!
1.- Camera is not good, cheaper Nokia Phones has a better one 2.-
It have bad reception 3.- Radio an walkman player are acceptable
3.- You can only save up to 110 messages (between inbox and on sent
folder), you cannot save it on the memory stick, you must delete
frequently messages, pretty annoying 4.- You cannot install custom
themes, only the included on the phone 5.- Also you cannot use java
applications like browsers Again, i a very beautiful phone... but
is very limited in all ways. I'm really dissapointed with this gadget,
i will sell it and i'll buy a nokia or something better by the same
price. Rating:
Reviewed by hafizha from malaysia on
12th Oct 2009
somehow, this phone were good. (: Rating:
Reviewed by Bob from England on
5th Oct 2009
Im getting this phone looks good used it its good i like it. people
who say this phone is rubbish they are wrong. Rating:
Reviewed by amy from england on
4th Oct 2009
DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE IT CRSHES YOU CANNOT PLAY MUSIC TRULY A LET
DOWN , SONY ERICCSON REAL LET DOWN TO THE COMPANY ! Rating:
Reviewed by Sophie from UK on
4th Oct 2009
I got this phone yesterday as a birthday gift. It looks gr8 but
the keys are slow to respond when you click them and the camera
is terrible! I was v. disappointed with it but everything else seems
ok. Good phone - not bad! Rating:
Reviewed by Sam from England on
30th Sep 2009
Hi I got given this mobile for my birthday, when I opened it I thought
it was awesome. When I charged it up I put my old 4GB M2 in and
then the problems began, it wouldnt play HALF of my songs so I recopied
them into my phone and it still wouldnt work. Also any apps I install
get cancelled because of Java Internet setting. So all in all DONT
BUY THIS PHONE!!! Rating:
Reviewed by kenny from india on
30th Sep 2009
hmm...i my sony ericsson w395 is 3 days old....its a very stylish
phone, though i m not so sattisfied with few things..1- the battery
is a bit...a bit irriating!2- then when we click pictures it seems
ok bt when it gets saved it appears a bit blurred! i dont know why?
3-its a bit slow when it comes to scrowling up or down(while selecting
songs)....... overall........if you are rich buy this phone for
a week n throw it!.................though its raelly stylish n it
is useful only for simple people with less expectations......its
not so bad ........its worth a penny! Rating:
Reviewed by praji from india on
28th Sep 2009
if u are a girl its a fantastic instrument....... cute looking ,,.....good
music.. but it never support softwares as we expect....... it donot
hav minimize button and function for softwares you cant rec voice
wen you on cal,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Rating:
Reviewed by kaTherine from phiLLipines
on 25th Sep 2009
i Love this phone,w395..price is affordable yet it's styLish and
has 2 stereo sPeakers..it wOrks good if yOu're pLaying mp3 on speaker
and in headset..nO probLem with the sLide..camera quality is average..it's
nOt a camera pHone anYways..it's a muSic pHone..no probLem with
the keybOard..it wiLL onLy crack if you dOn't know how to take care
and use it..yOu may have used it with all hatred..^,^ with all due
respect, nOkia is fine..but it's bOring..its features are just the
same with other nOkia phones..nothing new!! if you'll compare nOkia
5300 with the w395's appearance,obviousLy w395 is much better and
has an outstanding soUnd quality.. pLease dOn't Listen with Their
nega cOmments.. W395 is worTh a penny..^,^ Rating:
Reviewed by Natalie from Antrim on
20th Sep 2009
I bought this phone TODAY ! And i cannot hear the person on the
other side when they ring the signal has full bars but yet it doesnt
seem that way ! im gutted i bought this and im bringing it back
just hope they change it ! dont buy this you will regret it ! Rating:
Reviewed by sanjaya kumar panigrahi from
India on 20th Sep 2009
it is a very worst quality phone because-- 1>the earphone i very
less quality as compared to other phones. 2>there is no pc suite
for this model so its quite impossible to sync. it with pc. 3>the
phone does not support the dail up connection mode, so i failed
to establish internet connection with my pc using this phone. 4>the
play now option is only for show.it's not working properly. 5>the
opera mini(which can be installed even in nokia 2626 like lower
model phone) is not supporting in this model. 6>this phone is only
for stylish look.maximum of it's functions as advertised by company
is not working properly. I WILL REQUEST ALL THE VIEWERS SEEING THIS
REVIEW, PLZ NEVER BUY W395. Rating:
Reviewed by david from england on
16th Sep 2009
it sucks Rating:
Reviewed by Sinead from Belfast on
13th Sep 2009
Please help! How do you get the music transferred from computer
to phone in MP3 format, Have tried previous suggestions, but music
is showing as folder on phone and wont play music. Getting very
frustrated now...Music has downloaded onto phone but will not play.
Any suggestions please, apart from that I love my new phone!! Rating:
Reviewed by Clare from Belfast on
9th Sep 2009
Got mines yesterday! Gonna have to bring it back to the shop, when
i phone people i cant hear them speak!! But other than that its
a good phone Rating:
Reviewed by tonmoy from Bangladesh on
2nd Sep 2009
I cannot connect my phone with pc for internet connection.I have
installed pc suite 6.007 but the software shows that it has not
detected any mobile.Really pain........What i should do........
Rating:
Reviewed by Manish from India on
2nd Sep 2009
Hi Guys, I buy W395 phone because I had a very good experience with
W700i. But after i buy this phone, here are the issues which i am
facing 1) Headphones are not so good as compare to Sony Erricsson
was providing for Walkman series phones 2) All my application which
uses internet connection are not working except browser. Every application
is saying "Please check your Internet Java Settings". I searched
a lot but not able to fix this. 3) No PC Suit is supported for this
edition. SO how to sync your data/contacts with PC. Even i am not
able to use internet on my laptop using this phone. Rating:
Reviewed by Aarontan from sarawak {kuching]
on 31st Aug 2009
i jus bought it yesterday agust 31 dis phone is amazing for me ....
de sound is fantastic... some ppl may say it not nice coz they have
more expensive phone and lots of function..... bout w395 coz de
price is quite low for de ppl who buy more quality phones but for
me its expensive.... its reasonable price... and its a beauty for
me.... dun care wat dey say NOT GOOD...... coz expensive phone sure
good in many ways.... dis phone is more cheaper so it has de own
style..... W395 is great on its own way.... trust me.... NICE Rating:
Reviewed by oli from uk on 28th
Aug 2009
I purchased this phone last week from Orange. I wasnt expecting
much from it, seeing as it was only £70. So far Ive not had any
problems, the phone came with all the nessasary kit and its been
working perfectly fine. The only 2 negative things I have to say
about this phone is that the USB transfer rate seems pretty slow
(390kb/s approx, I had an 890i before this phone and the trasfer
rate was very quick indeed. The other problem is that the mp3 player
doesnt support .wma files which is a right pain seeing as older
Sony Ericsson models do support that audio format. Other than that
its not a bad phone for the price....A stylish and reasonably sturdy
design, good sound quality and not a bad camera. Its easy to slate
this phone as there are many alternatives but out of all the phones
I tried in the shop in this price range, the w395 came out top for
me. Rating:
Reviewed by allan primmer from uk on
27th Aug 2009
what a bargain sony ericsson get it right yet again Rating:
Reviewed by ganesh thorat from india
on 26th Aug 2009
its a loaded sound and powerful spekers but my handset not a work
good.pleas chek my phon Rating:
Reviewed by Jemmaa from UK on
24th Aug 2009
its a good easy stylish phone! great for the younger generation!
theres just one problem it doesnt have any themes and it seems to
be an old set up for menu (N) Rating:
Reviewed by Si from Romania on
22nd Aug 2009
For its price it is the best deal you can get. I'm pleased of me
w395. i have it for over 1 month...and i'm useing it...quite a lot. Rating:
Reviewed by madhan from india on
22nd Aug 2009
good Rating:
Reviewed by Robert jones s from dindigul
on 21st Aug 2009
I hate this model. because I brought this model on 1 week before
this process speed is very slow and its hang sometimes please release
the model to rectify those problems.............. Rating:
Reviewed by Lynsey from England on
16th Aug 2009
Well, mine was supplied with a 1Gb M2 Memory Card, there’s
no problems with the slider whatsoever and it came unlocked from
Carphone Warehouse. I purchased a 2Gb card for about £10. Also enclosed
was a USB Cable, the phone was detected immediately by windows and
the capacity to transfer files was instant. What does anyone need
a suite for - complete waste of hard drive, common-sense and time.
Functionality’s fine, no problems at all with programs freezing.
Reception’s good. Speaker sound quality’s adequate,
as mentioned there’s an equaliser function available. Playback’s
seamless and undisturbed, I’d just personally like a bit more
volume. Camera’s to your expected Ericsson standard, for a
reasonably priced phone. It’s a walkman phone, no needless
themes - with the focus on music. What do people actually expect?
It’s a decent, compact phone. If you use the internet often
- erm, buy an internet Phone. You get what you pay for. Overall
- no problems. Rating:
Reviewed by Odie from Indonesia on
14th Aug 2009
I bought W395 3 weeks ago. The speaker output is good enough (still
not as good as ROKR :D) Camera is average, it's a camera phone anyway,
what do u expect :D I could play walkman on background and write
text or browse the internet at the same time and processing speed
remain the same. Well, it did freeze once last week. But never happen
again since. Rating:
Reviewed by jack from england on
12th Aug 2009
i feel that the w395 walkman phone is a rip of. i bought it thinking
it would be very good it looked it. so i charged i up and a s soon
as i saw the menu i thought my dads 20 quid nokia was better and
2 top it of it hasnt came with a usb cable. Rating:
Reviewed by JD from India on
11th Aug 2009
Sorry to say the writer is not telling the truth!! Myself using
W395 for 3 weeks now. Excellent piece . V.good battery life. Clear
sound. Great network capturing ability. It has got 2 stereospeaker
at the back which emits the best sound effect i have heard from
a budget phone. Pretty easy to operate and looks cute. Slider is
pretty stable, pl. do not believe negative comments!! BE happy!! Rating:
Reviewed by Steve from Philippines on
10th Aug 2009
This review has a grudge against Sony Ericsson Phones, don't read
it! I myself believe this phone is too good because I actually have
one. The music is excellent, camera quality is average. I would
recommend this phone. [Editor's reply: We have a grudge against
bad phones.] Rating:
Reviewed by Jai from India on
3rd Aug 2009
hope less, plz dont buy and waste ur money .. sound effect and camera
clarity are ok but , in performance is useless, actually i bought
this mobile last week i have a problem in slide.. the problem is
caller cant listen my voice clearly when slide is close. for each
incoming i have to open slide.... service and response from service
cenre is useless... plz dont buy and waste ur money .... better
buy ordinary nokia(like 3110c) and buy a sony Mp3 playe Rating:
Reviewed by Joćo from Portugal on
31st Jul 2009
Yes, This Sony Ericsson W395 is great, i have to say that only Motorola
and Nokia Sucks. Sony Ericsson RULES!!! BUY THIS MOBILE OR ANOTHER
SONY OR A LG (because these two are the best) AND DESTROY YOUR NOKIA
AND MOTOROLA!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Tiago from Portugal on
30th Jul 2009
Hi, I bought a few weeks this Sony Ericsson W395 and I have to say
that it is much better than the Nokia; I think that Nokia should
learn from Sony Ericsson. Because W395 is excellent it has side
button dedicated to the Walkman player, the 2 megapixel camera is
also fatalistic (but to be EXTRA-EXCELLENT should have a flash)
has a memory card to 1GB that is enough, and this W395 have 15.9Mb
of memory (and Nokia's also have 10Mb of memory, and almost the
times Nokia's have less than 10Mb) and is very fast even when using
the Walkman player, also the speakers are very powerful, much better
than the Nokia 5130 and 5200 and… And one or two more things,
Nokia's are very SLOW, AND ALMOST THE TIMES THEY BREAK, AND THAN
YOU HAVE TO RESTART YOUR NOKIA, BUT WITH THIS OR ANOTHER SONY ERICSON
YOU DON'T HAVE THIS PRBLEM! I think in its current range is the
best phone on the market in terms of quality price. SONY ERICSSON'S
ARE ONE OF THE BEST MOBILES! And Nokia and Motorola are the WORSES! Rating:
Reviewed by Saadman from Bangladesh
on 30th Jul 2009
well....the review about this phone suxxx.....so guys don't fall
for it. I'm using a W395,& it's working pretty well. Rating:
Reviewed by Conor Fitzgerald from Ireland
on 15th Jul 2009
It's mint! Rating:
Reviewed by SHEREEN from SA on
15th Jul 2009
MY SON IS INLOVE WITH SONY ERICSSON W395 Rating:
Reviewed by Karthic from India on
14th Jul 2009
It's show nice. Sound are excellent. Camera is ok not bad. Features
are good. Rating:
Reviewed by Aftab from UK on
29th Jun 2009
i must say that the phone looks fab but the i have not clicked with
it. the speakerphone when on a call is fluctuating and dodgy. took
it back to orange nd they just said that all the phones are like
that. the battery is really poor, have to charge it EVERYDAY, espeacially
if playing music for about 2 hours on a WALKMAN phone. i mean it
is a walkman. battery sucks Rating:
Reviewed by Thuli from South Africa
on 27th Jun 2009
I hate this phone its not working, i regret that i bought it. Rating:
Reviewed by Diane from Scotland on
11th Jun 2009
a traded in ma sony w910i for this and startin 2wish i hadnt :-(
took a wk 2get it unblocked from vodaphone 2 02 only 2realise 02
dont make this phone yet so had trouble gettin settings for it can
now eventually use wap but cant send receive or send mms and wen
try 2download java games it wont let me tells me 2consult network
provider so think wil be tryin nokias after this 1 cos this the
3rd sony phone 2disappoint me Rating:
Reviewed by Zarragh from England on
5th Jun 2009
THis phone is amazing it is just so handy Rating:
Reviewed by nagasubramanian from india
on 3rd Jun 2009
superb and wonderful phone extra ordinary. outstanding Rating:
Reviewed by Yass from UK on 31st
May 2009
I got this phone a week ago, speakers are very good, its well built
and looks nice. The camera is rubbish, the screen is poor and the
music player has bugs and is slow to change track, scroll up or
down etc. When i put music on it, in the walkman i went to options
> my music, and all my music was there and played (for people who
have had trouble getting the music to work). so far it has frozen
once, cant remember why. I still haven't been able to get it unlocked,
the last place i went to said it would take 3 hours+ and i didn't
have time to wait for it. I'm disappointed with this phone and am
tempted to take it back and change it. Rating:
Reviewed by Louise from South Africa
on 29th May 2009
I must honestly say I am very dissapointed with this phone! I have
always loved Sony Ericsson but the features on this phone is terrible!
I have had this phone for not even a month and already it freezes!
And the internet connection to my MXIT is aweful! I am am very dissapointed
with Sony Ericsson. Rating:
Reviewed by fred from england on
29th May 2009
its a fab phone and great sound speakers...more colours would be
great though Rating:
Reviewed by Steve from England on
28th May 2009
Bought this for my wife in Tesco and was told it was a good alternative
for the W580i I have, which is no longer in stock. It is a cut down
version of the W580i in most respects. Screen resolution less, fewer
features, lots of things can't be done that can with my phone. Well
built though and better than my wife's six year old Nokia! Rating:
Reviewed by Chantelle from England on
23rd May 2009
This phones alright if all you want is simpleness. If you like to
write notes like on other Sony Ericsson's or set two alarms such
as a recurring and a single one at the same time, this isn't the
phone for you. But other than that, it's fine and the black and
purple one is really nice to look at..!! Rating:
Reviewed by suzie from england on
20th May 2009
this for the people that cnt get the music to go on there walkman
well u have to first go to walk man and den press settings and den
my music and go down to tracks and den it might work cuzx thats
wot i did Rating:
Reviewed by Bapak Lo Anapusam from America
on 20th May 2009
Dis fon gud. Buy must.Oderwais, no good if not buy. I lav dis fon
bicos fon gud. I laik dis fon bicos can put muzic. If not buy, yu
stupid! Happi happi if buy. should lisen to dis song (halo-biyonse).
I onderstand song. Gud song put on fon. tenk yu. Rating:
Reviewed by CLAIRE from ENGLAND on
16th May 2009
this phone sums up sony ericssons W series of late. utter rubbish!
tried to transfer song,videos and photos from my w910i (which keeps
locking up) about half would not play or photo was turned round.
after 3 days the down and answer/call buttons would not work. this
was after having 5 sets of buttons on my W580i. DO NOT BUY !!! have
now bought a G600 Rating:
Reviewed by Ailsa from England on
16th May 2009
I've had this phone for just over a week and really like it, apart
from one thing....like the last reveiwer Lucy, I cannot get the
phone to play any of my music. I look in the File Manager and it
shows the music I have downloaded, but I can't get the walkman to
play them. Very frustrating, so if anybody knows what I'm doing
wrong please shout. Rating:
Reviewed by Lucy from England on
14th May 2009
Got this phone a couple weeks ago but for some reason i can't get
any music on it from my computer using the USB ? Does anyone know
how to cause it's really frustrating! Apart from that it's a really
cool phone!... Rating:
Reviewed by missy from england on
14th May 2009
this phone is off thee heat all u foke out there that wnna buy it
then do there isnt yan thing about it Rating:
Reviewed by helen from wales on
10th May 2009
its cheap and tacky, i only had it a wk and the slide was wobbly
, ihad to send it back, sony ericson mobiles are rubbish gonna stick
to samsung mobiles they are soo much better. Rating:
Reviewed by Shakhawat from Bangladesh
on 8th May 2009
My version is SONYERICSSON w395c. Good things are: ----------------
*Outlook is great. *Sound and speaker are great. *Has edge support
*Two new EQUILIZER presets: Bass++ and Treble++ Bad things are:
--------------- *No theme supported. *PC suite not supported. *SonyEricsson
UPDATE service not supported *Update over Air is not supported.
*When USB cable is connected, the mobile fails to detect USB mode
(unless u turn off the phone and connect it to USB cable).Instead
entering in PHONE/PICTBRIDGE/MASS STORAGE mode it simply begins
to charge. *Quality of the camera is very poor *Display is like
too much cheap phones. *When u reboot the phone while treble++/Bas++
equilizer preset selected; you have to change to another and change
it back again to get it working. Rating:
Reviewed by steve from UK on
23rd Apr 2009
its ok, camera quality is poo! but viewing pictures on pc is better?
and cant get it unlocked anywhere yet, Rating:
