The Sony Ericsson W960i is Sony Ericsson’s flagship Walkman phone and is an upgraded version of the W950i
The highly capable W960i Walkman® music phone comes in a super stylish vinyl black coloured casing which measures 109mm high by 55mm wide by 16mm deep. The music phone is a 3G capable handset which provides the user with high speed technology & the highest quality music features. The Sony Ericsson W range is a popular range which is adored by all music loving phone users & includes other 3G Walkman® music focused handsets including the Sony Ericsson W910i & the Sony Ericsson W950i

Key Features

Walkman® Music Player
8 Gbytes Memory
2.6 Inch 262k Touch Screen with Handwriting Recognition
3.2 Megapixel Camera with 3 x Digital Zoom
3G Technology
Bluetooth® Technology

We liked :

8 Gbytes Memory
3.2 Megapixel Camera with 3 x Digital Zoom

We disliked

Uneven keypad lighting
poorly located Back button
dismal battery life; laggy performance.
Many of you will say that it has NO card slot and class that as a downside, no way is it a downside when you have 8GB of internal memory.
The design

Design

he W950 was a really nice innovative piece of design the structure and the operation of the phone was great even though there were dome nigglesmainly I didn’t Like it

Screen

The screen is large measuring 2.6 Inches & provides a screen resolution of 240 x 320 pixels which displays up to 262k colours for the user to enjoy a colourful viewing experience
The screen is now merged with the phone’s surface allowing you to freely use your fingers — something that I personally see as a direct response to the “iPhone challenge.”

Features

The Walkman® touch player comes with a Symbian™ operating system which supports document readers & editors. The user can input text using the stylus provided on the touch screen which will be automatically transform handwritten characters into a letter from the keypad as the phone supports handwriting recognition

The built in FM radio supports RDS which allows the user to enjoy listening to their favourite radio station whilst viewing information which is sent from the radio station & displayed on the large screen

The user can enjoy a wireless music experience by using the Bluetooth® stereo A2DP connectivity which is available on this stylish music phone. The user can use the Mega Bass™ feature allows the user to enjoy high quality bass frequencies through the phones speakers or when using the headphones. The Sony Ericsson W960i comes complete with Disc2Phone software which allows the user to enjoy a drag & drop music transfer from their CD’s to their handset.
The phone comes with Bluetooth® technology, WLAN & USB which provides the user with a selection of connectivity options on their phone. The user can connect to compatible devices to transfer & download files using either a wireless connection using Bluetooth® technology or a cabled connection using a USB cable. The user can use WLAN to enjoy a wireless connection to the Internet using Wi-Fi™ hotspots which are situated in a selection of locations Worldwide

The W960i comes with a variety of messaging service which include a mobile email service, instant messaging service, multimedia messaging service & text messaging service.
The user can experience mobile email on their Sony Ericsson W960i which allows the user to send & receive emails when they are away from their PC. The instant messaging service allows the user to have an online chat with other contacts that are online, which works like the users PC instant messaging service apart from this service is mobile. The multimedia messaging service is known as MMS & allows the user to share photos or video footage with other MMS users quickly & easily. The user can enjoy sending a quick text message to any mobile phone user which can be as long as the user requires, as the phone supports long text messaging which will separate long messages into several messages when it is sent. The W960i Walkman® phone comes with a mobile Opera™ Internet browser which allows the user to enjoy surfing the Internet at the user’s convenience. The user can take a phone call over the phones speakers which provide a handsfree call & allows the user to talk without holding the W960i to their ear throughout the duration of the call. The flight mode feature allows the user to access a selection of non transmitted features whilst on a plane or in other restricted areas, as the transmitters are turned off when the phone is set to flight mode for safety purposes

Memory

The phone comes with a massive 8 Gbytes of memory
128 MB RAM

Camera

The device comes with a 3.2 MP camera with auto-focus. Those who have used earlier Sony Ericsson smartphones know they are quite fast when it comes to auto-focusing (compared with Nokia’s smartphones). Still, Nokia leads the pack when it comes to video recording. The Finish giant’s phones like N93, N95 and E90 have set the standards which we rarely see in other phones.
The fun camera feature allows the user to capture either photos or video footage using the 3.2 megapixel camera, which allows the user to use their large screen as a viewfinder. The camera comes with high quality camera features which ensure the user captures the perfect still or moving footage. The camera comes with a zoom features which is a 3 x digital zoom. The user can record, store, share, play & stream video footage on their W960i.
Then again, Sony Ericsson is touting the W960i as the music phone. Camera is just an addition, and for taking photos from time to time - it’s great!

Multimedia

The music phone comes with some useful music features which include a music recognition feature known as TrackID™ which is powered by Gracenote mobile music. The TrackID™ feature is quick & easy to use which allows the user to record a few seconds worth of a song they like the sound of, which is then sent to TrackID™ which will provide the user with the name of the song , the artist or band name & the album name within a few seconds. The W960i comes with a music PlayNow™ feature which allows the user to buy or audition ringtones in three simple clicks of a key which is the fastest way for the user to download the latest ringtones onto their phone
• Audio formats: MP3, AAC, eAAC+, AAC+, AU, iMelody, AMR, RMF, DLS, RealAudio, G-MIDI level 1, WAV, WMA, XMF
• Supports MP4 (MPEG4 and AAC-LC), 3GP (H.263 SMR NB and AAC), Real Audio Video, WMV 9
• Image formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, MBM, PNG, WBMP, SVG Tiny 1.1
• Supports animations GIF
• Java MIDP 2.0
• 3D games
• Walkman player
The phone supports MP3, polyphonic & AAC ringtones which provides the user with a wide choice of sound on their handset

Audio Quality

The Sony Ericsson W960i offers its user the perfect music companion which comes with easy to use features. The phone comes with a built in Walkman® music player which comes with music playlists & supports album art which can be displayed on the phones large touch screen. The user can enjoy a truly portable & fun music experience on the W960i

Battery

Standard battery, Li-Po 900 mAh (BST-33)
Stand-by Up to 370 h
Talk time Up to 9 h

Sony Ericsson W960i features & Specifications
• UMTS / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900
• 2.6 Inch TFT Touch Screen - 256K colors - 240 x 320 pixels
• Handwriting recognition
• MP3, AAC & Polyphonic (40 channels) Ringtones
• Composer & Download (Ringtones)
• Vibration
• GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
• WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11b
• 3G 384 kbps

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