Sony Ericsson W395 Review - SonyEricsson W395 Specifications & Features

The Sony Ericsson W395 is a compact Walkman® slider phone which has been beautifully designed with high quality music features & easy to use communication features. This music focused handset comes in either a dusky grey coloured slider casing or a blush titanium coloured casing. It has a smooth opening casing which can be gently glided open in the user's single hand. The user can view the screen when the handset is slide open or slide closed & the user can control their music features when the handset is in its slide closed position with the help of the external music keys. The W395 has a navigation key which allows the user to glide through menus & features with minimal effort for a truly user friendly mobile phone experience. The W395 is from the popular Sony Ericsson Walkman® phone range which includes other music orientated handsets such as the Sony Ericsson W302, the Sony Ericsson W508 & the Sony Ericsson W705 which all come with differing features & in different styles, but all these phones include high quality music features. The W395 is compact to carry & hold when in it slide closed position which only measures 96mm high, 47mm wide by 14.9mm thick & weighs only 96 grams including the battery. The screen is a TFT type screen which measures two Inches in size when measured diagonally & provide a good sized viewing experience for music features, images & Web browsing.

The built in Walkman® music player comes with an album art display function which allows the user to view colourful album artwork on the 2 Inch TFT screen for a visual as well as listening experience on this stylish phone. The battery can provide approximately 12.5 hours of music playing time from a fully charged battery. The Sony Ericsson W395 comes with a built in stereo speaker which is a powerful built in speaker allowing the user & nearby friends to hear great quality sound from this compact Walkman® music phone. This handset will appeal to music loving mobile phone users who appreciate great sound features & music entertainment on the go. A built in TrackID™ music feature can identify the name of a song & all relevant information regarding a song by the user recording a few seconds worth of a song & the TrackID™ music feature will do the rest within seconds & provide the user with all the relevant information. The Sony Ericsson W395 supports MP3, polyphonic & AAC type ringtones & the user can download ringtones within three clicks as the PlayNow™ music download feature offers quick download services. This sleek music phone supports Bluetooth™ stereo A2DP which means the user can connect compatible Bluetooth™ stereo A2DP headphones to their W395 for a wireless listening experience. An integrated FM radio complete with a RDS feature allows the user to access even more music on their Walkman® phone as well as listening to weather reports, news updates & much more.

The W395 has an integrated 2 megapixel digital camera with imaging functions including a photo fix feature & a built in 2.5 x digital zoom. The built in zoom allows the user to get up closer to their subject when the user wishes to gain a closer shot. The 2 megapixel camera provides the user with the perfect imaging tool on their music phone which allows the user to capture shots instantly which can be stored, edited, blogged or even shared with others using the multimedia messaging service. The user can blog their pictures onto their own blog site which can be viewed by others at their convenience. The Sony Ericsson W395 also supports video recording capabilities allowing the user to use the 2 megapixel camera feature to capture moving footage as well as still pictures. The user can play back video & enjoy a clear viewing display on the 2 Inch TFT screen & the user can stream video on their W395. A built in WAP Internet browser & OpenWave™ browser is accessible from the phones main menu & allows the user to enjoy surfing the Internet on their mobile phone. This compact music phone comes with both SMS text message support & MMS multimedia messaging allowing the user to send either a text input message or a message containing text, sound & a picture. The MMS multimedia message can be enjoyed by all compatible MMS messaging users which is a fun & quick way to share pictures amongst friends & family. The text messaging services comes with a predictive text input feature which will assist the user when creating text messages as each word will be predicted by the phones dictionary as the user begins to type.

The Sony Ericsson W395 has a fitted battery which is recharged via the power adapter provided with the phone. The user can enjoy up to eight hours talk time or up to four hundred & eighty hours of standby time from a fully charged battery. For those users that like a lively gaming experience on their mobile phone, the W395 will not disappoint as it comes with motion games & supports Java™ games. The built in Bluetooth® technology allows the user to connect to other Bluetooth® compatible devices to gain a wire free connection with devices up to ten metres apart for a wire free transfer method. The Sony Ericsson W395 comes with a USB port which allows the user to use a USB cable to connect their phone to other USB compatible devices. This highly capable music phone covers a quad band GSM network which will automatically switch between network bands but the overall network coverage is fully dependant on the users chosen service & network provider. The phone comes with ten megabytes of built in memory & has an expandable Micro™ M2™ memory card slot which allows the user to purchase & add a memory card to suit their storage needs. An integrated speaker phone call feature can be used by the user when a handsfree call is required as the user can hear their contact over the phones speaker & the user's voice is recorder by the discrete built in microphone. The W395 has a vibration alert function which will let the user know when a new call or message comes in by a subtle vibration of the handset.