Sony Ericsson W595
Discontinued8 22nd July 2008
The Sony Ericsson W595 is a Walkman
series 3.5G slider phone with a 3.2 megapixel digital
camera, stereo Bluetooth and an FM radio.
As you might guess from the 500 series
model number, the W595 is a midrange phone which makes
the appearance of HSDPA high-speed 3.5G data a welcome
addition. On the other hand, this is possibly one of
the most basic 3.2 megapixel cameras that we have seen
for a long time - the Sony Ericsson W595 lacks autofocus
or a flash, but it does support multishot photos and
picture blogging.
In line with the new W902,
the W595's media player supports shake control, Sony
Ericsson's "SenseMe" tempo and mood based
playlists and track identification. There is also a
"share jack" which allows two people to listen
to music at the same time.
It's not a bad looking device, and the
2.2" QVGA display should be suitable for most users.
Of course, the W595 supports Memory Stick Micro cards
(up to 2GB) which will be essential to use it as a music
player.
Underneath,
this is a quad band GSM phone with UMTS 2100 and HSDPA
high-speed data. There is also a W595a version for the
Americas and a W595c version for China without UMTS/HSDPA
support.
The W595 weighs 104 grams and measures
100 x 47 x 14mm. Talktime on 3G is 4.5 hours, on GSM
it is 9 hours. Standby time is 15 to 16 days.
Sony Ericsson say that the W595 will
be available during Q4 2008 in Active Blue, Cosmopolitan
White, Jungle Grey, Ruby Black and Lava Black colour
combinations, depending on region.
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Sony
Ericsson W595 at a glance
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Available:
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Q4
2008
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Network:
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GSM
850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
(all models) UMTS 2100
(not W595a/c)
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Data:
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GPRS
+ EDGE (all models) UMTS
(3G) + HSDPA (not
W595a/c)
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Screen:
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240
x 320 pixels, 262k colours
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Camera:
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3.2
megapixels
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Size:
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Medium
slider 100 x 47 x 14mm
/ 104 grams
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Memory
card:
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Memory
Stick Micro
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Infra-red:
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No
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Java:
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Yes
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GPS:
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No
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Battery
life:
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4.5 hours talk / 15 days standby
(3G) 9 hours talk /
16 days standby (GSM)
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