Sony Ericsson W995

The Sony Ericsson W995, the brand new walkman phone from Sony offers a bundle of functional features. It is truly a high end handset.

Hardware

The Sony Ericsson W995 is marketed in three eye catching hues- Energetic Red, Cosmic Silver and Progressive Black. The front and back are embellished with brushed metal. The front has a 2.6 inch high resolution screen. The screen is enabled with an accelerometer to facilitate the screen’s auto rotation. The ear piece, the ambient light sensor and secondary video call camera are located at the top of the screen. The top of the phone has stereo speakers too. There is a navigation pad and semi circular feature buttons below the screen. The alphanumeric key pad can be slid out from the case. All these keys are finger friendly.

There is a kick stand in the rear of the phone to facilitate hands free video viewing. The battery cover is metallic with a neat brushed surface. The phone is well made and is sturdy as well. The vital statistics of the phone is 15mm in depth X 49mm in width X 97mm in height. It is ultra light weighing only 113 grams. The Sony W995 also sports a 3.5mm audio jack. The phone’s controls glow in the dark. The left side of the phone has the walkman access keys, Fast Port Connector and M2 (card slot). The right side of the phone has volume rocker, camera button and music controls.

Software

The Sony Ericsson W995 marks the convergence of the cyber shot technology with the Walkman technology to result in a highly sophisticated and functional handset. The interface of the Sony Ericsson W995 is highly customizable with the use of Flash Lite themes. It is splashed with animations. The interface is user-friendly giving you quick access to various features of the phone. The wallpaper moves constantly and undergoes transitions when the playback of music starts or stops. The phone gives you the option to apply three applications as wallpaper- walk mate, sound sensor and Rock Bobble head.

Other Thrilling Features

The Sony Ericsson W995 has advanced multi media attributes. There is a walkman music player with the standard features of walkman technology like Shake control (for changing tracks/volume by shaking the phone in one direction), sense me (music type selection), play now (ring tone download) to name a few. In addition there is the Media Go feature that allows you to download an image or music file with any format, from the internet.

The 8.1 Mega pixel camera attached with this awesome handset comes with auto focus, face detection and photo flash features. Video recording ability, video player, internet browsing facility and gaming facility are also present in the phone. It is also enabled with HSDPA, Wi Fi and Bluetooth connectivity.

The Sony Ericsson W995 indeed does not compromise on quality while delivering the qualities of style and elegance.