Sony Ericsson W995 review

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8th April 2009 Author: admin - Unknown - Views:

All-inclusive connectivity

The connectivity options of W995 are full on. Quad-band GSM/HSCSD/GPRS/EDGE and 3G are all on board, so there is virtually no spot on earth where you will be unable to connect. In addition, you've got the fastest data transfer around provided that a HSDPA-enabled network is available.

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Besides the network-based connectivity, Sony Ericsson W995 offers the usual Bluetooth v2.0 and USB options. There is also support for the A2DP profile which allows you to listen to music on a stereo Bluetooth headset. The other major connectivity feature is the built-in Wi-Fi with DLNA support, and GPS with A-GPS support rounds out the list. Last, but not least, there is also the M2 card slot, which is often one of the quickest ways of transferring data to and from the phone.

Apart from its imaging prowess, the W995 is notable for having Wi-Fi among its connectivity options.

Sony Ericsson W995
Wi-Fi setup is dead easy

It's integrated rather well in the user interface and is quite user-friendly. Once you turn Wi-Fi on, you get a list of the available wireless hot spots and connecting is a matter of single click. It is also available via "My shortcuts" in case you don't want to go hunting for it in the menus.

The web browser and all other data traffic is re-routed through the Wi-Fi connection by default. If your Wi-Fi connection is lost, the browser automatically starts to use GPRS or higher speed network connections when available. And you don't have to guess whether Wi-Fi is enabled or not as there is an icon on the top status bar.

Auto connect, Wi-Fi networks priority, and assigning a favorite network are among some of the very practical features in the Wi-Fi interface. Additional settings allow you to search networks by their SSID, check your connection status or MAC address (you cannot change that).

MediaGo multimedia manager

The Sony Ericsson W995 is the first phone to ship with the recently announced MediaGo media sync manager. It's a computer-based software that you use for transferring your music, videos, games, podcasts or playlists to your Sony Ericsson phone. MediaGo allows for automatic syncing of your multimedia collection, as well as easy Music CD ripping and PlayNow store integration.

One of its key features is that it can transcode all multimedia on-the-go so that it can run on the mobile phone trouble-free.

In way MediaGo is just like iTunes for Apple products - you can manage your multimedia library with it, you can transfer content to your phone and even convert it to a suitable format seamlessly and finally, and finally, it has an integrated store for purchasing music, videos, games and ringtones.

MediaGo will launch with the Sony Ericsson W995 release and will be available in 15 languages. We're testing the W995 before its official launch, so we couldn't try the MediaGo as it is still not ready.

Sony Ericsson also announced that they are planning to hit video playback from all sides by not only focusing W995 on video, but also by providing an unlimited movie download service via PlayNow Arena - at a certain monthly subscription, of course.