Sony Ericsson W595

Summary

The Sony Ericsson W595 is a Walkman phone, and is the successor to the Sony Ericsson W580.[2] It was announced on July 22, 2008 alongside the Sony Ericsson S510, Sony Ericsson W302 and Sony Ericsson W902, with the W302 being the low-end, the W595 the mid-range and the W902 the high-end.

Sony Ericsson W595
ManufacturerSony Ericsson
Compatible networksGSM 900/850/1800/1900 and UMTS and HSDPA and EDGE
Availability by region29 September 2008 (2008-09-29)[1]
PredecessorSony Ericsson W580
RelatedSony Ericsson W302
Sony Ericsson W902
Sony Ericsson S510
Sony Ericsson F902
Form factorSliding candybar
Dimensions3.9 × 1.9 × 0.6 in.
100.0 × 47.0 × 14.0 mm
Mass104 grams (3.7 oz)
Memory40 MB Internal, Memory Stick Micro M2
Display240×320 pixels (QVGA), 2.2", 262,144 (18-bit) color TFT LCD
Rear camera3.2 megapixel
Front cameranot featured
ConnectivityHSDPA, 3G, USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.0
Data inputsKeypad, Accelerometer, Motion sensor

Features edit

 
Sony Ericsson W595s

Screen edit

  • QVGA (320×240) 2.2" 18-bit colour LCD screen

Camera edit

  • 3.2 megapixel CMOS (2048×1536)
  • 2.5x digital zoom
  • Video recording: QVGA (320×240) @15fps

Video calling edit

  • Video calling is available

Connectivity edit

Pre-installed games edit

  • Extreme Air Snowboarding
  • Guitar Rock Tour
  • QuadraPop Music
  • Racing Fever GT

Audio edit

  • Walkman 3.0 with Mega Bass (Mega Bass works only with earphones, not on full volume)
  • MP3, AAC, M4A and MIDI ringtones
  • FM Radio with RDS, GraceNote Track ID service
  • Walkman with shake control

Design edit

  • 7 colours: 'Active Blue', 'Cosmopolitan White', 'Jungle Grey', 'Ruby Black', 'Lava Black', 'Peachy Pink' and 'Sandy Gold'.
  • There is also a special edition design called 'Floral' (also sometimes referred to as 'Cosmopolitan Flower') which is based on the Cosmopolitan White colour with flowery design.
  • There is also a second special edition design called 'W595s' which is a blue-white color with a slightly different design and it is exclusive to Orange
  • There is also a third special edition design called 'W595 Ed Hardy' by Ed Hardy, the famous tattoo designer.

Storage edit

  • 50 MB internal memory (18MB available to user including all pre-loaded content), 1–4 GB M2 card included, up to 8 GB max.[3]

Key features edit

Feature Value
3G HSDPA 3.6 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi No
Bluetooth Yes, File Transfer
OS Java
Streaming Browser Compatible

Opening edit

Accessing the battery and/or SIM card slot is not straight-forward. There is a slight gap along the side of the cover, in which you slide a nail to carefully pry the cover off. [4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Sony Ericsson W595 specs".
  2. ^ Techtree Notes Archived 2009-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Official Site, The official site detailing the biggest memory card size possible on the W595". Archived from the original on 2011-08-08. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
  4. ^ Testseek Review

External links edit

  • Sony Ericsson press release[permanent dead link]
    • Official W595 specifications
    • Official W595 specifications for developers[permanent dead link]
  • Sony Ericsson w595 review - Mobile phone review