Sony Ericsson W995 review

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

As we got a beta version of Media Go shortly after W995, we managed to pull off a dedicated article on what the application CAN and CANNOT do for you and your Sony Ericsson handset. Feel free to check it out too.

Browsing is sweet

The Sony Ericsson W995 has an Access NetFront browser v3.4 featuring the extended custom home screen, also available in many previous Sony Ericsson handsets (like W902, W595, C905, G705 and T700, which we recently reviewed).

Elaborate web pages are rendered well and there are lots of configurable settings too. The dedicated full screen mode is replaced by the auto-rotate feature, which actually opens it in full-screen landscape mode and looks great on the big screen. View modes include Text only, Pan and Zoom, and Zoom page. The Panning/scrolling speed is up to standard.

The Sony Ericsson W995 web browser offers a virtual mouse pointer, which is a real pleasure to work with.

Another interesting and practical feature is the "Find on page" option. It searches the loaded web page and the first match is immediately listed as soon as you type a letter.

The Sony Ericsson W995 web browser in action

If are still not satisfied with this browser, you can always count on the superb Opera Mini as a suitable replacement.

Tasks & more

The Sony Ericsson W995 offers a wide range of time-management features. There is an Organizer icon in the main menu and it contains several applications: File manager, Alarms, Video call, Calendar, Tasks, Notes, Synchronization, Timer, Stopwatch, Light, Calculator, and Code memo.

Sony Ericsson W995
The traditional Organizer with its apps

The Calendar offers monthly and weekly views. When you add a birth date in the phonebook, the phone prompts you to add it to the calendar. Tasks can be of two types: simple Tasks and Phone calls. Notes are written similar to messages and the T9 dictionary can be used here as well.

Alarms are part of the main menu and there are five alarm slots available. Each one offers a lot of options - you can choose to repeat the alarm every day or on chosen days of the week. Text and a picture can be added to the alarm. Furthermore, the alarm behavior can be defined in case the time it is due to go off comes while the phone is in silent mode.

Sony Ericsson W995 Sony Ericsson C905
Calendar • Alarms

The Voice recorder has no limit to recording length, making the free memory available the only restriction. The Calculator is the regular Sony Ericsson one. The stopwatch and countdown timer are also the familiar basic applications.

Sony Ericsson W995
Stopwatch • Timer • Calculator

Some other applications include MusicDJ and VideoDJ. VideoDJ is for making your own video clips by mixing already existing ones with still pictures, text and a variety of effects or for making basic cuts using special transitions and adding background music. MusicDJ is a very simple application for creating custom polyphonic melodies.

The LED light on the back of the phone can also be used as a torch thanks to the Light application. The LED can be on continually or for a period of one minute only and it can also blink out an SOS signal.