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Sony Ericsson W950 review: Let the music play

16 October 2006 | Read the review | Post your comment
Sony Ericsson W950 review: Let the music play - read the full textThe Sony Ericsson W950 is an exciting new addition to the Walkman series of Sony Ericsson. It is a smartphone based on the Symbian 9.1 UIQ 3.0 with a stylish and yet classical design. Although it doesn’t feature a camera, the 4GB of free space and the dedicated multimedia keys would make any music lover jump from joy. The large touchscreen TFT display with QVGA resolution is just another fascinating feature for the tech buffs.

 

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"Actually blind tests confirm that the N91 has better sound quality than the W950. " yeah right! lol
"blind tests"...lol
They were probably deaf as well.

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  • 2006-10-31 13:47
  • Gh6A

Ah yes "standard plug-in ear phones that come with the Sony" are the best plugin ear phones on the market. :D

And W950 is a business phone? LOL. Yeah business phones are usually stamped with a walkman logo :D

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  • 2006-10-30 21:03
  • iA@X

To iA@X ,

N91 only has better sound if you use HUGE HEAD PHONES, like the ones found in call-centres! It cannot compare to the standard plug-in ear phones that come with the Sony. Who wants to walk around looking like a call centre agent...lol
You can even Google that!

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  • 2006-10-30 17:00
  • Gh6A

To prashanth,

You must really live in some third world country, where technology or even business people don't thrive! This is a business phone, thus the lack of a camera! Cannot compare that tacky brick of a phone N91 to the more than classy business phone W950i. Did you even read(can you read..lol) the review before you posted on this forum?

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  • 2006-10-30 16:57
  • Gh6A

its a nice phone but comparing it with n91 it comes nowhere in the picture with n91.i dont know how did sony make such a downmarkated phone which does not have a camera. i would rather people to buy a n91 instead of this one

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  • 2006-10-29 10:09
  • RKr0

W950 nice ph,smart n better sound.. But nokia N91 have worse sound i heard n worse looking like pigs!

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  • 2006-10-27 23:20
  • j2CC

Actually blind tests confirm that the N91 has better sound quality than the W950. So there you have it. Google it.

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  • 2006-10-26 03:14
  • iA@X

It's a great phone. It looks sleek and the sound is incredible! However, I don't understand why they didn't put a camera on the phone. I think this phone will get boring after a while because it doesn't have any other features. Except for the mp3 and the 4gb storage off course;)

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  • 2006-10-25 12:44
  • Sd2s

really great music cell reaaly i love it.great move from SE.thanks SONY

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  • 2006-10-24 10:49
  • PVHk

i think this phone is a complete pack of quality for any music lover,and for those who think the n91 is a better phone to this should think again.EVER since i started making use of sony ericsson phones i had got to know that U CAN NEVER COMPARE THE SOUND PRODUCTION OF ANY SONY ERICSSON PHONE TO ANY NOKIA PHONE.Nokia is bad at sounds and will everly be.Big ups SE.

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  • 2006-10-23 18:48
  • N7Cq

the new W950 introduced is good but becoz of the disadvatages like no camera the mobile gets dull

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  • 2006-10-23 14:11
  • M{3P

It's getting too frustrating now. I have to speak.

Do some of you even read the review or the hundreds of websites with w950 specifications. It says quite blatantly that it is a touchpad and it has a 3.5 mm Jack on the headphone (which isn't perfect but then on the other hand means you can still use different headphones).

Secondly how many people are gonna moan about no camera and no wifi? Sony are not trying to make the perfect phone ever but the best walkman phone ever. The amount of people saying it would be the perfect phone if it had this, if it had that but because it doesn't have a poor quality camera (that people would complain about) I'm not gonna buy it. Good, don't, find something else and be happy. Not everyone wants a camera, the same as not everyone wants an mp3 player on their phone. No wifi is a shame, get over it. SE are a business, why make a phone that will destroy the selling margins on your other products.

Rant nearly over.

Finally those people and you know who you are that are making comparisons over the sound quality vs the N91 when the w950 is not even on the market, GET A LIFE. There are those people lucky enough to get their hands on one but others talking with not a clue about the w950 but may have heard the N91. N91 has it's pro like a camera but cons like its a brick.

No phone is perfect.

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  • 2006-10-21 23:27
  • MSRn

this phone is nice, sound quality is better than N91. my friend just bought it , so i can compare . best music ph in the market, BUT its not for me as I am camera ph lover.

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  • 2006-10-21 14:28
  • PFMh

i've seen this handset and let me tell you it's a bomb! 2 things are missing still : 3.5 jack & camera (at least a 1.3MP!)

User interface is amazing and although it is not a touch pad, it is not a classical key pad either. Feeling is great!

there is no way this handset can be compared to N91! N91 is ugly and enormous while this one is stylish, smart and fun!

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  • 2006-10-20 13:55
  • MU7F

With the average price of around 670€ this has to be the most over priced cellphone ever!

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  • 2006-10-20 11:58
  • iA@X

man, it's not a touchPad like the Chocolate or e900
It's just the normal button as other phones.

One more thing, there's no 5-way navigation button in the middle, just the Jog-dial in the side of the phone.

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  • 2006-10-19 18:19
  • myE9

Does anyone know if this is a touchPad phone like the LG KG800 (Chocolate) or like the Samsung SGH-E900? Or its just a normal button pressing phone? Anyone who knows, kindly email @ zz.17.11.04@hotmail.com or just post a comment as if a reply. I'll check back soon. Your time is appreciated. Thanks!

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  • 2006-10-19 13:19
  • F4pr

I think this handset is wonderful, it is a step forward to the w810i and the new w850i as this is based purly on music and phone, which i think will benefit it and also be the phones downfall...it doesnt require a camera but i think that as it doesnt this may put people off...but definetly not me...

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  • 2006-10-18 15:54
  • S35r

@iA@X
May I ask, have you tried this W950 and compared it with N91? Because I think W950 is not in the markt. And you must use it by yourself so you can say that the battery life from W950 is worser and also about the sound quality.
Even I still believe for sound quality is individually taste, so what I say good, sometimes not good according to other friends.

Or maybe you one from the tester for new phone?

I hope that you don't mind to answer my question; so I am not confuse anymore.

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  • 2006-10-18 13:55
  • 5xGQ

Yes W950 is smaller than the N91. It also lacks half of the features! What goes for music quality, N91 is superior.

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  • 2006-10-18 10:58
  • iA@X
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