• Sony Ericsson W595 - For Style Conscious

    Sony Ericsson W595 - For Style Conscious

    Prasad Naik, Jan 07, 2009 1742 hrs IST

    A music phone for the style conscious

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

    Average camera quality, slow UI

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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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Varsha Sakhrani
,Pune, on Jun 13, 2011 12:51 PM
within a yr, nearly 3 to 4 times gone to service centre... just spent 2000, and the piece has konked off!!!!!
bax143
,chennai, on Sep 22, 2009 12:09 PM
Hi im not able to Zoom in and Zoom out using W595
harsh
,delhi, on Mar 01, 2011 11:49 PM
for zooming u`ve to first put the camera on VGA mode then by using the volume keys u can zoom in or out
Gaurav
,Mumbai, on Jan 15, 2010 01:21 PM
This is the worst mobile that Sonay has ever manufactured. It will start hanging & will create problems which you can never imagine.
Kayleigh x
,None , on Apr 17, 2009 07:56 AM
I Don't Know How To Put The Shutter Sound Off On My W595? Kayleigh x
Mahesh
,Mumbai, on Mar 06, 2009 03:58 PM
Nice Article
sharan
,Bangalore, on Feb 19, 2009 11:57 PM
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
Shalin
,Rajkot, on Jan 22, 2009 09:04 PM
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 .....
saifi
,mumbai, on Jan 19, 2009 05:44 PM
i want sony Ericsson W595 set in install ments
Parthiban
,Chennai, on Jan 17, 2009 03:27 PM
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...
govind
,cuttack, on Jan 14, 2009 01:31 PM
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...............
Avinash
,vijayawada, on Jan 10, 2009 06:02 AM
i want these set in install ments my contact number is 9490339258 i am living in vijayawada
sagar
,mumbai, on Jan 10, 2009 01:24 AM
I really appreciate the review given by Prasad ...really good n fantastic....Cheers
sachin
,goa, on Jan 08, 2009 10:51 PM
SE should have shipped better headphones like HPM70 with 14k phone like this.
Sudarsan
,bangalore, on Jan 08, 2009 08:04 PM
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.
Sudarsan
,bangalore, on Jan 08, 2009 08:01 PM
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!
dude
,pondicherry, on Jan 08, 2009 04:13 PM
w595 or w959 !!!
Azeem
,Mumbai, on Jan 08, 2009 10:32 AM
Good GOD, you seriously need to take better photographs of the phones you review. Disgraceful.

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