Sony Ericsson W950i 3G Phone Overview

Key Features
3G Technology
262k Colour Touch Screen (240 x 320 Pixels)
Walkman Music Player
FM Radio RDS
4 Gbytes Memory

Sony Ericsson W950i 3G Phone Review

The Sony Ericsson W950i is a very slim & highly attractive 3G Walkman® mobile phone which comes in an eye catching mystic purple coloured casing. The W950i is extremely thin considering all that is inside the 106 x 54 x 15 mm casing. The phone weighs a total of 112 grams which makes the W950i feel solid & provides a high quality feel to the handset. The phone package comes with a complete Walkman® music kit which includes a stereo headset, music management software & a USB cable. The W950i is from the same family as the Sony Ericsson W800i & the Sony Ericsson W810i but all of the phones have their own unique style & independent features.The W950i come with a large 262k colour touch screen (240 x 320 pixels) which provides the user with the perfect display & the use of the touch screen is an easy way to select menu options. The user will enjoy using the touch screen & find it an extremely user friendly way to manoeuvre around the phones menus. The keypad is very stylish as the keys are totally flush with the handsets surface which is very smooth & simple to use.

The media player is of an outstanding quality & it is very easy to operate. The phone allows the user to actually see album covers on the screen with the help of the built in album art support. The advanced Walkman® player allows the user to transfer music from their computer by using the USB cable which is provided in the Walkman® music kit. The user can download music from the Internet in a matter of seconds. The media player is compliments with some very usable music features which include PlayNow™, MusicDJ™ & Mega Bass™. The user can enjoy listening to their favourite radio station whenever they desire with the built in FM radio.The phone comes with a good quality video clip record feature & the user can use the video streaming feature which is easy & quick to use. The picture phone book allows the user to bring a very personal feel to their W950i by attaching a picture to each contact in their phone book. The W950i comes complete with an animated picture wallpaper, screensaver & themed displays which can be changed to suit the users mood. The imaging on the Sony Ericsson W950i is of a high & clear quality.

The messaging services include multimedia messaging (MMS), text messaging (SMS), email & instant messaging. The MMS service allows the user to send video, images, sound & text all together in one easy to create message to any MMS compatible mobile phone. The instant messaging service allows the user to send a message very easily & quickly to any contact that is online at the same time as the user. Emailing is made very easy for the user as the W950i comes with a push email feature. The phone comes with 3D Java™ games & it is possible for the user to download many more of their choice.

The user will find surfing the Internet a very pleasurable & enjoyable experience with the help of the fast 3G technology. The phone comes with Bluetooth® wireless technology so therefore the user can connect wirelessly to any local Bluetooth compatible device & enjoy the wireless freedom. The W950i comes complete with Opera™ 8.0 which is the ultimate web browser & will provide the user with the Internet experience they have come to expect from their computer.

The W950i has great organisation tools which include a calendar, phone book, notes, contacts, file manager, tasks, alarm clock, timer, stopwatch, business card exchange, calculator & conference calls capabilities.

Sony Ericsson W950i Specifications & Features

Screen
262k Colour Touch Screen (240 x 320 Pixels)

Imaging
Video Clip
Video Streaming
Picture Phonebook
Picture Wallpaper
Screensaver
Themes Display
Wallpaper Animation
Handwriting Recognition
Macromedia Flash Lite™
SVG Tiny 1.1

Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
SMS Long
Email
Push Email
Predictive Text
Instant Messaging
QuickShare™
Sound Recorder

Sound
Media Player
Music Tones (MP3/AAC)
MusicDJ™
PlayNow™
Polyphonic Ringtones (40 Voice)
FM radio RDS
Java MIDP2
Mega Bass™
Music Mode
Vibrating Alert
Voice Mail

Entertainment
Java™ Games
Embedded Games
Downloadable Games
3D Games

Organiser
Calendar
Contacts
PIM Sync
Alarm Clock
Business Card Exchange
Calculator
Symbian™ OS
Conference Calls
Phone Book
Speaker Phone
File Manager
Stopwatch
Tasks
Timer
Notes

Connectivity
3G
Bluetooth®
Infra Red
USB Support
GPRS
UMTS
Fast Port

Network
Tri Band Technology (GSM 900, 1800 & 1900)
UMTS
High Speed Data (HSCSD)

Internet
Modem
Opera Web Browser
RSS Feeds

Memory & Talk Time
4 Gbytes Memory
7.5 Hours Talk Time
340 Hours Standby

Weight & Size
112 g
106 x 54 x 15 mm