Sony Ericsson W595 - Shake that Phone!
Sony Ericsson has been naming it’s phones by their features, like the cybershot or the walkman range. They’ve just introduced the newest model – the W595, so let’s take a look at it.The W595 has a nice metallic steel border which gives it an oh-so-sleek look. There are stereo speakers at the top and bottom of the phone. The connection for the USB and headphones for the phone is on the left, while the volume and the walkman button is on the right. The phone feels pretty sturdy, but lets see if it really is.
Each of the buttons has a subtle, yet noticeable outline of a reflective turquoise blue color. The distance between the buttons are enough to get used to, but you need to put in a little effort into pushing the buttons to use the phone. Opening the back was a little troublesome with it refusing to come off easily.
This phone has features like YouTube streaming, RSS feed reader, Opera browser, but sadly no WiFi, making it a normal GPRS based phone. Even so, it has WAP, GPRS and EDGE support for connectivity to the Internet and so on.
Many of the applications use the shake feature as an accelerometer. There is a bobble head wallpaper which on swaying the phone, moves in the opposite direction while bobbing. There is also an application called Walk-Mate, which is good for fitness fanatics out there. The sound quality on the headphones is better than it is on the loud speaker. The call quality is pretty decent and we had no issues with the reception.
We would recommend this phone if you’re a music enthusiast and a shake-it fan. Other than that, it’s a simple phone overall, with no such other fancy eye catching features. A Reasonable buy at $290.
