The Sony Ericsson W595 phone is a slider that combines a bright appearance and good technical characteristics. It belongs to the popular Walkman line, which successfully combines a solid display, a high-resolution camera and high-quality linear sound. The Sony Ericsson W595 has gained wide popularity thanks to the successful marketing move of the manufacturer - a commercial featuring the famous tennis player Maria Sharapova.
The sleek Sony Ericsson W595 comes with a USB cable, charger and quality headphones. An interesting feature of the device is that two adapters with a diameter of 3.5 mm are installed on its headset, so you can listen to music both independently and in a company with one person, but be careful, keep in mind that if the second person turns off his connector, the sound level rises sharply, so lower the volume first. Any buyer will be pleased to know that the phone comes with a capacious 2 GB M2 memory card, which will be enough for recording music files in most cases.
Design
The W595 has a bright and memorable look of a well-designed slider. The surface of the case is covered with a rubberized material, so the device lies confidently in the hand and does not slip out. The phone is very compact, and its curb weight is only 104 grams, which allows you to put it in any convenient pocket. Most of the front panel is taken up by a 2.2-inch QVGA display, which demonstrates very good image quality. Opening the slider, you will find the block of numeric keys is very easy to use with clear feedback. The buttons are large, well-spaced and well-placed, so you can type or enter phone numbers almost blindly. The key for turning on the music player is located on the right side of the device. At first, it may seem tight to you, but this is a matter of habit, in any case, it is convenient to use it. The Sony Ericsson W595 has two high-quality loudspeakers with clear sound located on the side edges. When you lay the phone down on a horizontal surface, the holes through which the sound flows do not overlap, as a result of which there is no sound distortion. This is an important advantage over the devices of other companies, which will surely please music lovers. On the back of the phone there is a 3.2 MP camera lens, a protective shutter is not installed on it, there is no built-in flash for shooting in low light. From this we can conclude that the photography function was not a priority in the development of the device, but despite this, the camera installed on the W595 can take good pictures. The back plastic panel fits snugly to the body, the quality of the plastic is good, so removing the cover you don't have to worry about its integrity.
The build quality of the Sony Ericsson W595 is excellent, the slightest creaks and gaps are absent, the device fits perfectly in the hand, and the rubberized casing does not allow the device to slip out of hands in unexpected situations. The phone is designed almost perfectly, is easy to use and looks very stylish.
Battery The Sony Ericsson W595 has a built-in 950 mAh lithium-polymer battery located under the back cover of the device. It is able to provide the phone with a talk time of about nine hours and a standby time of about 385 hours. Software part The W595 has a built-in user interface that is quick and flexible to customize.You will be able to use Flash Lite-themes, they will visually decorate the menu of your phone and at the same time will not decrease its performance. When the phone is in standby mode, the display shows the battery level, the current date and the quality of the network signal. You can change the user interface at your discretion, there is an option in the form of a standard 3x4 grid, a menu in the form of a carousel and a sequential search of icons vertically. Each user can choose them at their discretion, any mode is convenient to use. The only drawback is that quick access to the menu using the digital block can only be done in one mode - 3x4. The menu activation key is used to quickly jump to the menu functions of your choice, to the web browser or to the latest events (such as missed calls, new events, unread messages, etc.). To display complete information about previously launched applications, you must use the Running Apps tab. If the GSM module is disabled, you can access the multimedia functions of the phone using the "Flight" mode. A program is built into the electronics of the device that automatically unfolds the image. In principle, this is a very handy feature that sometimes does not hurt. The bottom line is that the user interface is very easy to learn, intuitive and well designed. Phone book and calls You can enter 1000 contacts with seven thousand entries in the phone book of the Sony Ericsson W595. There is an opportunity to view entries on the SIM card and in the phone book, but you cannot display them at the same time. The complete information about the contact is divided into five tabs: the first of them contains the numbers and name of the contact, and the second contains the email and web address, the third is for setting the picture and ringtone of the contact, the postal address, date of birth and personal information about the contact can be save using the fourth and fifth tabs. The signal is received by the device very high quality, so no problems should arise. The sound quality is good and the voice is clear and intelligible. Call log of the classic look, which is typical for all Sony Ericsson W595 devices. It contains dialed numbers, calls that were received and missed, as well as a complete list of all calls. Posts In addition to the basic functions, the W595 phone has an advanced message manager, which is designed to conveniently manage your mail and your messages. You can store your messages in the device's memory, pre-ordering them by category, size, date and sender for ease of use. The phone supports all types of messages, there is a single editor for creating SMS and MMS, so there is only one difference between them, which is different ways of adding multimedia content. Setting up a mail account is very simple, almost everything will be done for you automatically. It is possible to change the font size of messages and view them in full screen mode. You can keep attached files even if the phone does not recognize them. Unfortunately, there is no support for office documents, so you won't be able to open xls, PDF or doc files. Media center One of the most important parts of the Sony Ericsson W595 is its media center. Through it you can go to manage all the multimedia files of your device. A built-in accelerometer constantly monitors your phone's position and automatically rotates images and videos. The W595 photo gallery makes a very pleasant impression, it has the ability to quickly view your photo album, sort photos by date, the ability to enter tags, and you can also select the best pictures in your photo gallery. In the event that you use the slideshow mode, you can choose any musical accompaniment for the background. Music player The developers paid a lot of attention to the music player built into the Sony Ericsson W595, which goes without saying, since the device belongs to the cult Walkman line. The music player belongs to the Walkman 3.0 series, it supports a large number of music formats, it also displays the artist's album art, which includes the music file being played. A very convenient function called Shake control, with its help you can switch tracks with one movement of your hand, for this you need to shake the phone slightly while holding down the "Walkman" button. Despite the fact that the menu called "Now playing" looks simple and unpretentious. It provides the ability to control all of the player's functions. There is also a convenient navigation key for comfortable control of the device. The display shows the following information: the length of the music file, its name, album content and artist name. In the event that you set the music player in the background, the file name and artist name will be displayed on the main screen, successfully combined with the Flash theme. Five preset equalizer modes are built into the electronics of the device, there is an opportunity to change the equalizer settings manually. A very interesting feature called SensMe, with which you can create a playlist that suits your mood. You are offered a kind of coordinate system in which all your tracks will be located, grouped into minor, major, fast and slow sections. In this system, you choose a point that matches your mood, this is where all your actions end, in the future the player will create a playlist of musical compositions corresponding to your mood on its own. The built-in FM-receiver has a TrackID function, with the help of which you can find out the artist's name, song title and album number by a small piece of music of your favorite melody. You can store the frequencies of 20 radio stations in the memory of the device; if you wish, you can play the music of your favorite radio station in the background. The W595 video player can be rewound in both directions. There is a slow-motion function, you can take screenshots of the frames you like and watch the video in full screen mode. Sound quality. The sound quality of the Sony Ericsson W595 phone is at a very good level, as in all Walkman series phones. The entire spectrum of sound frequencies is present, especially powerful clear bass is highlighted. The built-in speakers of this unit, which operate in stereo, produce good sound quality. Camera. The W595 has a built-in 3.15 megapixel camera, the maximum resolution of which is 2048x1536 pixels. Video recording is average for devices of this class (frame rate is 15 frames / sec). The unit does not support macro mode and motion stabilization mode. You can choose from the following options: image size, quality, self-timer, effects, shooting mode and white balance. Geotagging works in the GSM standard and is best used in an area with good network coverage. The camera takes pictures of good quality, the color gamut is saturated, the clarity and detail are at a height. The Internet. The Sony Ericsson W595 has a fast Access NetFront browser. Shortcuts and bookmarks are presented in a tree structure. With its help, you can download all the necessary settings for your mailbox and get quick access to content. There is support for full-screen mode and auto-page spread. You can browse sites in a mode called "Text Only" or selectively scale and load images. You can use a virtual mouse and page search. If you are not satisfied with the proprietary browser, you can replace it with the popular OperaMini. Organizer. The organizer of the Sony Ericsson W595 phone is standard for Sony Ericsson devices. This is a calendar, alarms, calculator, stopwatch, timer, notes, tasks, video telephony, file manager, code memo and synchronization. You can view the calendar weekly and monthly, if you enter the date of birth of the subscriber in your phone book, then the electronics of the device will automatically enter it into the calendar. There is a possibility to set up two types of tasks - a regular phone call reminder. Five custom alarm modes are available to you. Applications and games. A limited number of applications are built into the W595. There are six of them: Music Quiz, Music Mate, World Clock 3d, Comeks Strips, YouTube client and Walk Mate. The Comeks Strips program is of great interest, with its help you can create funny collages from your photos. Music Mate is a great entertainment program for music lovers. Music Quiz is an almost complete analogue of the popular Guess the Melody program. With the help of World Clock 3D, you can find out the time anywhere in the world. And Walk Mate is nothing more than a regular pedometer. And finally, with the help of the YouTube client, you can watch videos from this famous site. As mentioned, the phone does not have a GPS chip, but it does have built-in maps and support for the A-GPS function, so you can always determine your location. If you have access to the Internet, to determine your location, you can use the Location services program. There are also some fun games built into the phone: Racing Fever GT, Guitar Rock Tour, QuadraPop and Extreme Air Snowboarding. The first is three-dimensional car races, the second is intended for those who like to play guitar chords, the next QuadraPop is a complete analogue of Tetris, and the last is a spectacular snowboard. Conclusions and assessments. The Sony Ericsson W595 phone should include a high-quality assembly, a very decent sound quality and an excellent media center. The disadvantages include the lack of an autofocus mode, a camera lens protection system and the inability to view office documents. Summing up, it should be noted that Sony Ericsson has once again managed to create a high-quality mobile phone that will not get lost against the background of competitors' products. It is a reliable device with good technical characteristics, outstanding design and excellent price-quality ratio.
