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. Best buy: *Free* with half-price line rental from Mobiles.co.uk
(Silver) or Mobiles.co.uk
(Pink) or direct from Three;
or £199.95 on PAYG from Dialaphone
(Black).
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
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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 Rating:
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 Rating:
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??? Rating:
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!! Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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 Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
Reviewed by head from united states
on 18th Aug 2009
this phone is shhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by Nick from Uk on 18th
Aug 2009
I have the same issue. No signal. Will not charge. Cannot reset
all settings. Rating:
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!!!! Rating:
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. Rating:
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... Rating:
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. Rating:
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 Rating:
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! Rating:
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. Rating:
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.............. Rating:
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!! Rating:
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! Rating:
Reviewed by chris uk from uk on
5th Aug 2009
amazing phone that offers you everything you will ever want in a
phone. Rating:
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.... Rating:
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 Rating:
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! Rating:
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! Rating:
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.) Rating:
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! Rating:
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 Rating:
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). Rating:
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? Rating:
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. Rating:
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 Rating:
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. Rating:
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 Rating:
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??????? Rating:
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! Rating:
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. Rating:
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.] Rating:
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!) Rating:
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!!!! Rating:
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. Rating:
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.
Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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!!! Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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 Rating:
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. Rating:
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 Rating:
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 Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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!! Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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! Rating:
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!!! Rating:
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!!!! Rating:
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 Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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? Rating:
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. Rating:
Reviewed by Barbarian from England on
22nd Jun 2009
Wrrruuuuddddddddyyyyy Brilliant Phone Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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? Rating:
Reviewed by Tamanna from UK on
20th Jun 2009
Omg this phone is just amazing.. love it.. KING OF WALKMANS!!! SUPERB!! Rating:
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. Rating:
Reviewed by Aydot from United Kingdom
on 19th Jun 2009
Sony ericsson is just it,the best of the phones around Rating:
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! Rating:
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. Rating:
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. Rating:
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? Rating:
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 Rating:
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... Rating:
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. Rating:
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!! Rating:
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!! Rating:
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! Rating:
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!:) ) Rating:
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! Rating:
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 Rating:
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!!!
Rating:
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!!! Rating:
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. Rating:
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!! Rating:
Reviewed by H from UK on 8th
Jun 2009
This phone is amazing!! It has in-built Wayfinder sat nav with voice
guidance, a really good 8 megapixel camera and I got 60 free video
downloads which are fantastic quality. The screen is large and clear
and the music playback is loud. The speakers in the box are my only
critisizm, when on the loudest setting, they sound awfull!!!! Great
phone though Rating:
Reviewed by Dan from lolNorfolk on
6th Jun 2009
I recently upgraded from a SE w810i which was and still is an amazing
phone and i have put it through alot! I got my SE w995 today from
a carphonewarehouse shop, i havnt played with it alot so can only
give a breif view of it. Buttons - They are nicely spaced out and
there is enough room between the screen of the phone and the keypad
for larger fingers when typing, some reviews have complained about
them and i can only really compare them to my w810i which was very
good for tactile response, i would say that they do not give the
same levels of satisfacation tactile wise compared to the w810i
but definatly arn't a problem over all. The aesthitics of this phone
are really amazing and it is a very beautiful design, i remeber
seeing it around febuary and knowing instantly that i would have
it. I have the black version which imo is much sleeker and sexier
looking then the silver version, still nice anyway would have prefered
for the black version to have been black and silver rather then
black and silver but maybe i am wanting too much hehe :P Screenwise
this is also beautiful and looks very crisp, perfect for watching
video clips anyway. The camera also produces from my experiences
good pictures, good enough to uplaod to facebook for example which
is what i wanted, havnt had a chance to test out taking photos at
a party tho so not sure how it would handle in low light conditions.
I'l try and post later on after a few weeks to give information
on battery and generally how it is to live with. Dan Rating:
Reviewed by Ryan from Manchester on
5th Jun 2009
In response to my earlier salivating message I have now received
the w995..........AND IT BLOWS YOU AWAY. The sound outta this mobile
is immense either just ringing on an Mp3 ringtone which is proper
loud just a shade quieter than the deafening nokia N81 i think it
was , the supplied clip on speakers are excellent for chilling out
too and the sound again is fantastic and the earphones especially
combined with the upgraded 4.0 walkman software is out of this world.
The keypad has had some mixed reviews i see on other websites but
i think the keys are great really well spaced and the feedback response
is fine and actually feels quite well built n soft my only gripe
on mine is the CALL SEND button seems stiffer than the CALL REJECT
to press. The camera is ace , the flash is good albeit non xenon
, the slide mechanism is very well put together and the screen large
and clear n crisp. I have only played with it for an hour but it
was well worth the £374.99 i paid sim free and apparantly their
is a load of new software to test out so im off to play with it...oh
and the handset feels great in the hand like a little chunkier w910i
i just hope this w995 dont do the usual crash and fail to show images
as per usual Sony Ericssons....we shall see but altogether im chuffed
to bits with it. Rating:
Reviewed by paul allwood from england
on 3rd Jun 2009
this phone smashes the mug out of other music phones.good camera Rating:
Reviewed by Ryan from Manchester on
30th May 2009
Pre-Ordered mine off Play.com i have been waiting for this mobile
for so long now , its the combo of a top camera with a top walkman
that swings it for me in a design slimmer than the bulky creaky
loose and awkward c905 , im praying it does whats expected of it
and the dual speakers really are as loud as expected my only gripe
is the date for release keep getting put back now set for the 5th
June from the 3rd from earlier in may. The anticipation is worth
a 5 star as i have sold my iphone 3g and w902 to allow my pocket
freedom for this bad boy. [Editor's comment: Not really a review,
Ryan, and you broke our "no advertising rule", but at
least your comments are articulate and more informative than the
previous ones!] Rating:
Reviewed by maria from portugal on
28th May 2009
Its amazing Rating:
Reviewed by john lewis from uk on
16th Apr 2009
super phone!!!!!!!!!! Rating:
Reviewed by w995 is da bomb from Australia
on 28th Mar 2009
... pure awesome Rating:
