we would like more and recovered,long life battery power phone. more dedicated devices that will support network wherever the user be i.e underground lounge, down 40 feet borehole.

If You Want A Phone That Does Everything Then N86 Is What Is Right For You.. But If You Love Your Mobile And Want To Stay Happy Then W995 Will Certainly Please You.. N86 - Smartphone (S60), AMOLED, Feature Rich W995 - Stylish Eye-Catching, Walkman 4.0 With Sense Me, Shake Control, Delight For A Music Lover, NO Hardware Or Software Issues, Lovable Phone..

Really The Comments Are More Interesting To Read Than The Actual Comparisson Stuff.. Now Listen To The Truth! The iphone 3Gs Has The Best Audio Quality Ever Found On A Mobile Upto Date, Followed By iphone 3G And W995.. N86 Is By No Means Closer To These Giants In Terms Of Audio Quality Alone! N86 Has Good Audio But Inferior To W995.. Overall N86 Is Better No Doubts

Sony Ericsson W995i Walkman phone has won the prestigious EISA Award. You can go to company's website or Google it for more information.

GSMArena test says that W995 audio quality is upto the mark of the best iPod. Second you CAN DOWNLOAD MAPS to your Walkman phone from WAYFINDER Website and maps are really nice than Nokia. Dual sliders are Not good coz you have to use the exclusively to launch music functions etc. You can use W995 LED Flash continuously as a torch and SOS Signal. Nowadays nobody use phone browser when you have Opera Mini. You can watch YouTube videos from mobile site. The Red light in camera used for Focus. Track ID ìs a magic. While you are watching video you can save the frame as picture. 2 of the dedicated phone review websites agree that using WiFi is breeze in W995. In N86; Doc and PDF Viewing are samrtphone functions . Finally N86 looks ugly even in pictures.

n86 wins hands down w995 donot even stand a chance.i think sony should now start making symbian phones.becoz phone with os are completely useless when it comes to phone functionlity

It wouldn't let me post a full reply, so, Mr Prasad Naik, here is the full reply. Whining?!! ha ha ha! Your calling my comment whining does not make it so. If you really did not care, you wouldn't have replied. What I find most amusing is your compulsive need to prove yourself right. :)Your attempts at insulting and/or patronising me are woefully amateurish. So quit that. If your "patience is wearing thin"... I don't care two hoots. And stop writing nonsense. Read my first post again. And then read your lame replies. I clearly mention that I have a different opinion regarding the audio quality of SE and Nokia. And found it amusing that somehow only Nokia seems to win phone showdowns on Techtree. I did not you insult you for having an opinion different from mine. While YOU predictably digressed with some juvenile nonsense about caves.You claim to tolerate an opposing POV but all your replies to posters to this article are evidence of the fact that you are lying. I clearly stated that I have a problem with your attitude towards opinions and readers. THAT matters beacuse this is a review! How dense are you?! Patience wearing thin?!! ha ha ha!! So childish! You're just hiding behind empty threats. If this is too tedious, why do you keep replying?! None of your arguements are consistent. And FYI, not ONCE did I mention that SE phones are my favourite. Heck, I don't even like the damn menus! I'm looking to buy the Nokia E72in a few months. Your assumptions are way off target. :) And since you have resorted to threats, I assure you I won't be backing down from this argument. Bullying won't work, pal. BRING IT ON.

nokia n 86 is best . i will be madness to spend such much amount for java fone . those who who cares only for camera and audio quality for them this is good . but as a smart phone it will be junk. n86 will be best choise.

i go for w995, it;s sound better over the n86.only minus is no camera lens cover where it has 8.1 mp .

dono bakwas phones hai

Wt d hell man... wt r u comparin... Sony shi* wth possibly d best priced packed fone... Hell..

sony ericsson only having music special but not any other extra good function.

My apologies to anybody upset with the multiple posts. My browser went crazy for a few minutes. :)

Funny review. The point of comparing a Walkman phone with a smartphone is.....?!!! Just because they are almost similarly priced?! At one point, you say you won't unfairly compare the walkman to the smartphone features in the nokia. Then, you go right ahead and do it anyway! And, in your conclusion, you bring the smartphone comparision again. This nullifies your review because its not clear what bracket you are placing the phones under. What is the basis for this entire comparision? They have different uses. And the idea that Nokia can beat the sound quality on a Walkman phone is a joke. I've used plenty of Nokia and SE phones (just as you claim to). Ha ha ha! Not once has any Nokia come close to a walkman phone's sound quality.Your's might just be the ONLY website that has showdowns where a Nokia wins almost always! Ha Ha Ha! But, what put me off most is the author personally calling his readers fanboys - this is petty and in such bad taste! He reeks of contempt for his readers that disagree with him. And his condescension is appalling! Hey "reviewer", these people have read an article written by you. Have the graciousness to allow them to disagree with you, dingbat.

I am anti symbian...i have used multiple iterations of symbian...and speed has been found lacking time and again...there was this one instance on n86 that I was listenin to music and a friend wanted to transfer a file...i initiate the btransfer and guess what...hell freezes over...the phone locks up and a manual reboot saves the day...i have used java based phones like w810i and found them to be a million times faster and more stable than symbian..the same goes for linux based phones...iphone also is a joy to work with if you can handle the price in India...till symbian stops acting like windblows :) my money is on linux/freebsd (read apple) et cetera. BTW my next phone would be a Motorola ZN5...cheaper alternative..can double up as a mini server :) ftp, ssh, telnet and a solid camera!

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I conclude this topic as a judge! Sony Ericsson Rocks Forever!!!

I'd like everybody here to know that this is a biased review. Nokia consistently creates phones with hopeless design. All Nokia phones, invariably, including the N86, have an outdated design, and are really bulky. The only Nokia phones which ever appealed to me were their cheapest ones, only because they were cheap and tough and weren't Symbian. Speaking of Symbian, it's one of the clumsiest mobile operating systems ever made. It isn't refined in any way at all, and needs a really fast processor to be any good, which translates into larger batteries, which translates into bulkier phones. On the other hand, Sony Ericsson has a good sense of design, and makes relatively lightweight and compact phones. Keep in mind that this is an important factor, as a cell phone is used everyday, and is kept on person for a large period of time. The UIQ interface is very streamlined, and organised. I find it to be one of the most refined mobile interfaces, after the iPhone interface. Apart from these two phones, I've never ever seen a Sony Ericsson phone freeze or lag when I open the Messages Inbox, or when I want to open a menu. On the other hand, a phones like the Nokia N70, N72 and more, which Nokia once placed in its "elite" category, freeze on basic operations like opening the phone menu, or opening Messages, or even more on opening the Inbox. When these phones were newly introduced, they were priced in the 13k-17k category, but there were offerings from Sony at about half the price, such the W300i, or the W200i, which did not show such irritating problems such as these. Please note, that here I'm not talking about features, but basic usablity. If I had to choose between these two phones, I'd safely choose the Sony without even reading their reviews. Anyway, lastly I can't help saying this, but the comparison is seriously wrong. It doesn't make sense to compare a business oriented phone to an entertainment phone. Samir Otiv.

Good one. Interesting, really. W995's still so 2008.... And where the hell is the divx support? 2 lst u can install some 3rd party software on the n86....

bakwas phone

bakwas phone

shame on u prasad.for your biased review.i have both n86 and w995. 1.nokia n86 is a great device,but it is not excelled in a single department. 2.w995 may be defeated in few feature like office reader,inferior gps.but in music and camera it beat n86 completly.Believe me, music is completly out of world. it defeat ipod by a mile.i had compared both with my shure earphone. 3.so if you are a nokia fanboy,choose n86 blindly. 4.but if you are a se fanboy and anybody who want great music,choose w995,its worth.

they r all dumbs who always say nokia nokia, cuz they r not aware of uncomparable qualities n smartness of sony ericsson phones. even if the review goes to the nokia i still n strongly believe that there's no stand for nokia comparing with sony ericsson phones.

Well if someone wants HONEST When your talking real world Usability since mentioned as the main aspect of comparison I'll give you honest. Between Nokia N86 and SE W995 SE is better. PERIOD!!! Now coming to the flaws about phones its easy to catch them bcoz seriously I do believe each company gives high prices for products which were actually not well thought out for real world usability leaving out simple details. See SE they leave a lens cover out, 23k plus and someone cdnt make them a lens cover?! Nokia N97 has the D-pad on the left whereas since they humped the price so high they might as well have put in like a laptop tiny scroll pad on the right side with a small roll wheel with a left click right click button and stuck to a proper Qwerty keypad with the space bar where it should have been that way transitioning from mobile to comp/lap wd have been a breeze. N86 should have been sleeker just to make it at least not look outdated and camera quality should have been better. The samsung phones with all their features and yet no WiFi, I think it should be made mandatory to make both xenon and led flash on the phones for overall photo ability with option. Oh yeah I know Nokia phone's slow progress between menus, so no one BS me otherwise, Android yet to come, smart phones are all not yet first fully all released, so I think the REAL comparison can wait till that happens. The main thing I suppose is that the way these companies over hype and delay the phones so much it really isnt fair coz when they end up released u wonder how they cd forget so much simple stuff when they spent ages researching their so called phones or dont know if they were wasting time only using the vibrators keeping themselves busy instead of releasing the phones out so they could let the users tell them wtf was wrong with them or what needs to be enhanced I mean feature wise not for any other use. But seriously I swear we phone dudes are a punished lot waiting like morons only for another new model to release by the time we get the one we decide on firstly saving up for it since they cost some people's one month's salary or some even 2 or more and next the phone becoming outdated by the time we buy them or they release in India!!! SAD BUT TRUE!!! Too many phones in the market too costly and at the same time they're labeled CRAP and now we sit and STARE saying WHAT DO WE BUY?!! hee hee... ; ) Yep that's our world for now... ALL THE BEST!!!

correct boss

Comparison doesn't make sense since you're comparing a Smartphone to a Media phone, which caters to different groups! Compare smartphones vs smartphones and media phones vs media phones! The comparisons should NOT be taken seriously and be disregard! You should make another comparison Later when SE released their smartphones in Fall/Winter, 2009!

Not a good comparison when you compare a Smartphone to a Media player phone! It's similar to comparing apples to oranges!! You should wait until Fall/Winter 09 when SE releases their new Smartphones/Android phone then compare the N86 with those new phones. it's not that good of a review due to those differences! Also, SE does not support a variety of file formats for its media player, it's mainly AAC and mp3!

Well I find this review quite biased. Seems like author is Nokia-fanactic. Not once, but several times he made SE lover feel embarased by quoting "Even without considering its smartphone abilities, the N86 still manages to edge ahead of the W995." No mention of Track Id - the best application a mobile gadget can have: Nokia trying to attain that since ages. Doc speakers are explained in just 5 words. I have Nokia N86 and my roomate got W995 last week-- crearly I feel that I am a fool... Why:- His camera starts in 3 seconds- mine take like more then 6 seconds Whenever we want to show some good pics to frns he's instantly there...full frame.. but my shit Nokia is still "Opening Gallery" Looks awesome- mine is like black brick... SE have always done a wonderful job is show-classing The Flash animation in W995 is perhaps the best thing! So eye-catching! Finally I have Symbian. What a dumb thing to have.. travelling from Whitefeild to BTM takes like 1hr everyday ... and I definitelty want to listen music.

Comparison is flawed since you're comparing two different types of phones! Also, reviewers sounds like they're very biased toward Nokia phones so review should also Not be taken seriously!!

both are junk phones, I prefer LG

Lot of pages filled in detaling cosmetic features and well known specs, but nothing which can be termed specific to a review. Where are detailed battery times with 1>GPS, 2>EDGE, 3>WIFI, 4>Bluetooth? Network and Radio performance with signal strength measurement and call holding capabilities. Size and handling. Application instability

I dont understand why you have to compare a full fledged multimedia phone (N86) with a full fledged Walk man Phone (W995). Because both has similar price band and 8 MP doesn't justify your comparison. And you have given only 4.5 for W995 music playback. Even if you compare it with ipod,you can clearly say w995 music is far superior. Maintain quality and leave biasing if you want to become a best techsite. TakeCare Senthil

No phone can in the market can stand up to the Sony Ericssion brand, w995 is amazing gadget i have ever seen

All who are saying SE is better, might be having this phone that's why they dont want their phone to be outclassed by N86. This is a good review. I dont have this phone but my friend is having one. I am going to buy Nokia N86 :)

I think this is one of techtree's shittiest reviews. You can't compare a WebKit browser with a lame browser and say WebKit is only slightly better. As far as I can make out, this review doesn't give prospective buyers any information other than what they would find in the spec sheets.

I think- W995 is much better than N86 with respect to look, audio quality, user experience, battery life and number of defects. I am using W995 and much happier and enjoying than my friend who has N86.

Design and Construction: N86: 4/5 & W995: 4/5 :ok Display: N86: 4/5 & W995: 4/5 :ok Keypad: N86: 4/5 & W995: 4/5 :ok UI and Navigation: N86: 4.5/5 & W995: 3.5/5 :I don't agree here. as there is a huge crowd who love non-smart phone os of SE. so it shud b N86:4.5/5 & W995: 4/5 Connectivity: N86: 4.5/5 & W995: 4.5/5 :ok Multimedia: N86: 4/5 & W995: 3/5 :I dont agree as there r not enuf differences so it shud b N86:4/5 & W995: 3.5/5 Music: N86: 4/5 & W995: 4.5/5 :ok Images and Videos: N86: 4/5 & W995: 4/5 :ok Web browsing: N86: 4.5/5 & W995: 3/5 :not agree as its not that bad on SE. it shud b N86: 4.5/5 & W995: 3.5/5 GPS Navigation: N86: 4.5/5 & W995: 3/5 :again not agree as it shud b N86: 4.5/5 & W995: 3.5/5 Battery Life: N86: 3.5/5 & W995: 4/5 :not agree as SE wins here hands down. it shud b: N86: 3.5/5 & W995: 4.5/5 Price: N86: 4/5 & W995: 3.5/5 :not agree as current price is same so it shud b: N86: 4/5 & W995: 4/5 So final rating shud b: N86: 49.5/60 & W995: 48/60 But overall good review.

i think most comments below are by people who are not too fond of Nokia. i know somebody who just exchanged his 3 day old 995 for n86. he is definitely happier now. Btw Prasad & co all would like to know which phone do you use currently(and over a period of time)

the reviewer is very much towards nokia n86.........may be because he would be its fan or owner....... sony ericsson on the other hand was falsely humiliated and defeated ........very bad review...... nokia software are prone to virus and hardware are cheap but looks like costly........nokia sucks

I think the review of "UI & Navigation" part is not fair. If you compare readability, simplicity of menus, response time, transition effects, logical menus, etc. there is no way that Nokia is better. You should give the W995 the credit it deserves as fantastic feature phone. The second part then is about pre-loaded applications not UI and Navigation. Obviously N86 is better here thanks to Symbian, but also for W995 there are some downloadable applications.

if n86 wins, then why it has 4 stars & w995 has 4.5 stars on ur reviews??

Interesting review, but please include also the size of handsets in your review. The W995 is smaller, and fit much better in the pocket. I think very important for mobile phone. Still the sound quality of speakers is better for W995.

Extremely biased comparisons. The language itself says that you wanted Nokia to win. I wont recommend anyone to view check out this website before coming to a decision. Techtree: have a fair game guys!!!