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Sony Ericsson W595 - For Style Conscious

Prasad Naik, Jan 07, 2009 1742 hrs IST

A music phone for the style conscious

Expert Rating:

Stylish design, good display, good quality stereo loudspeakers, dual headphone jack-in headset, accelerometer

Average camera quality, slow UI

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Design and Construction:

The Sony Ericsson W595 like its predecessor is a slider phone. Its dimensions are 100 x 47 x 14 mm and weighs 104 gm. The phone fits in the palm well and is quite slim and light, which makes holding it and carrying it around easy. The design of the phone is very attractive with tapering edges at the top and bottom, chrome trimming on the sides and honeycomb pattern loudspeaker grilles. Thankfully, except for the display the entire phone is covered by matte plastic, keeping it clean of fingerprints.

On the front we see the call speaker at the top centre with the light sensor on its right. Below it is the 2.2 display occupying most of the space. Below the display are the phone's navigation keys, consisting of the two soft keys, Call/End keys, the Activity menu key, Clear key and the 5-way D-pad. Sliding open the phone reveals the phone's alphanumeric keypad.

On the phone's right are the volume control keys. Below it is the shortcut key, the Walkman player and also works as the camera shutter key. One can also perform certain accelerometer-based functions in the phone by pressing and holding this key and then moving the phone accordingly (more on that later). On the right side we see the Fast Port connector.

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USER COMMENTS

Hi im not able to Zoom in and Zoom out using W595

by bax143, chennai, on Sep 22, 2009 12:09 PM, Report abuse Reply

good phone

by shafikk, kerala, on May 02, 2009 11:57 AM, Report abuse Reply

I Don't Know How To Put The Shutter Sound Off On My W595? Kayleigh x

by Kayleigh x, None , on Apr 17, 2009 07:56 AM, Report abuse Reply

Nice Article

by Mahesh, Mumbai, on Mar 06, 2009 03:58 PM, Report abuse Reply

what are the colors available for this phone in the market ? do we get ruby black also or not ? cos i'm sure as hell this phone has pink as well but it won't be released in India ! also i know not all ppl are selling all its colors most sell only grey and blue or grey and lava black.. the only reason i haven't bought this fone yet is cos i ain't decided the color im gonna buy..grey is out of the race for sure..lava black feels bulky orange thats y im dyin to see ruby black...but find it nowhere

by sharan, Bangalore, on Feb 19, 2009 11:57 PM, Report abuse Reply

I am Owning the one right before tech tree reviewed it ...its really the gr8 Stylish phone and i do agree that it has poor camera though its 3.2 MP and one more feature missing is flash may it be led or conventional ...but over all a good phone to buy .....

by Shalin, Rajkot, on Jan 22, 2009 09:04 PM, Report abuse Reply

i want sony Ericsson W595 set in install ments

by saifi, mumbai, on Jan 19, 2009 05:44 PM, Report abuse Reply

Best Review :) I am owning this phone for a month... I agree to the fullest... W595 wont even match my previous W810 when it comes to camera... a so-called 3MP camera wo auto-focus is almost useless... Techtree forgot to mention the absence of zoom... can only zoom in VGA mode... Whats even more disappointng is the headset thats been provided for a 14k walkman phone... I cant understand the rationale behind it... But no match when it comes to looks... simply a matchless slider... What exceeded my expectation was the internet browser - fast and its faster with opera mobile... v.good battery life and display...

by Parthiban, Chennai, on Jan 17, 2009 03:27 PM, Report abuse Reply

da set luks really awesome n derz no doubt in da musci clarity as its a sony ericsson product bt da only prob. with dese products is da battery backup n da after some months it hangs/stucks , da keys get defective........bt da luks r speechless...............

by govind, cuttack, on Jan 14, 2009 01:31 PM, Report abuse Reply

i want these set in install ments my contact number is 9490339258 i am living in vijayawada

by Avinash, vijayawada, on Jan 10, 2009 06:02 AM, Report abuse Reply

I really appreciate the review given by Prasad ...really good n fantastic....Cheers

by sagar, mumbai, on Jan 10, 2009 01:24 AM, Report abuse Reply

SE should have shipped better headphones like HPM70 with 14k phone like this.

by sachin, goa, on Jan 08, 2009 10:51 PM, Report abuse Reply

Another point you guys missed out. This phone has an option to make video calls but the video calling camera is the same as the one behind. There is not seperate one in front. That is a pretty dumb feature. You cannot make video calls unless you stand in front of a mirror. Though the feature is not useful in India rite now, it is worth a mention.

by Sudarsan, bangalore, on Jan 08, 2009 08:04 PM, Report abuse Reply

The best review from techtree so far. I have been owning this phone for a month and a half and couldn't agree with you more!

by Sudarsan, bangalore, on Jan 08, 2009 08:01 PM, Report abuse Reply

w595 or w959 !!!

by dude, pondicherry, on Jan 08, 2009 04:13 PM, Report abuse Reply

Good GOD, you seriously need to take better photographs of the phones you review. Disgraceful.

by Azeem, Mumbai, on Jan 08, 2009 10:32 AM, Report abuse Reply