The new cellphone from Sony Ericsson is an exciting addition to Walkman series. First impression is excellent design. Walkman brand is visible from the start and gives you the information you will deal with a phone which has great audio functions. The large touchscreen is a TFT display with 261.114 colors. The internal memory of 4 GB might make you think of an iPod. Now, you can take your favorite music with you, without carrying a music player. You can store hundreds or thousands of melodies and listen in your mood. The Walkman player has a function that permits you to choose music about preselected moods: “Happy”, “Energetic”, “Sad” or “Chilled”.

You will find a scroll wheel on the left side of the phone. It doesn’t look very nice, but it is very useful when you’ll try to check your music playlist. The multimedia Walkman button is situated near the keypad on the left side. When it is pressed it takes you right to the music player. This is very nice and fast. The user doesn’t need to enter the menu to use the music player. Some other key points are the FM tuner with RDS and Symbian user interface. Sony Ericsson w950i support 3G streaming. But the biggest disadvantage of this mobile phone is the missing camera. They have built a phone which is more like a music player. To name other disadvantages I would tell you that this phone doesn’t have a slot card or Wi-Fi connectivity. For a bussinesman this issue could be a problem, like the missing of EDGE technology or Quickoffice application.

All in all, Sony Ericsson w950i is a great smartphone and a great music player. It is a good choice if you don’t care so much about taking pictures or video images. This mobile is one of the great solutions on the market.

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