Sony Ericsson W950

A major addition to Sony Ericsson’s family of Walkman phones, the W950 is an ultra-slim, ultra-stylish, UMTS-enabled device with 4GB of onboard storage complete with touch screen for simple navigation through music genres, playlists, individual songs or music albums. The W950’s sleek and compact form is finished in Mystic Purple, fingerprint-proof matt with orange accents. The keypad is flush with the surface, and with orange backlighting.

The music player within the W950 has the functionality and sound quality of an equivalent standalone device. Its 4GB storage can take up to 4,000 songs. The W950 has all the benefits of a combined phone and music player, enabling multitasking between listening to music, SMS texting, emailing and browsing the Internet.

Users can enjoy the mobile multimedia applications, from web browsing, push email and video streaming to 3D gaming and store-and-share of media files. The 4GB storage space can be used for photos, video’s or email attachments in addition to songs. The device supports Bluetooth stereo profiles (A2DP) and can connect to the Bluetooth Stereo Headset HBH-DS970 also announced by Sony Ericsson.

W950 is the third Sony Ericsson phone based on the new Symbian v9.1 and UIQ 3.0 platform, benefiting from a growing multitude of third party applications.

The Sony Ericsson W950 is a Dual Mode UMTS Walkman phone and starts shipping during Q3 2006.

SPECIFICATIONS

  • Technical
  • Network: GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 / UMTS 2100
  • Form Factor: PDA / Symbian OS 9.1 / UIQ 3.0
  • Dimensions: 106 x 54 x 15 mm – Weight: 112 g
  • Antenna: Internal
  • Talk Time: 7.50 – Standby Time: 340
  • Memory: 4.0 GB
  • Main Screen: 262000 colors (TFT) – 240 x 320 px
  • Audio – Multimedia
  • MP3 Player, FM Radio, Speakerphone, Ring Tones(40 chord / MP3), Themes, Streaming Multimedia
  • Wallpapers & Screen Savers: 240 x 320 px
  • Games: J2ME / 3D Gaming
  • Messaging
  • SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, Chat
  • Applications
  • Phonebook, Calculator, Calendar, To-Do List, Wap(2.0 / Opera 8.0), Voice Commands
  • Connectivity
  • Bluetooth(Stereo Sound), Infrared Port, High-Speed Data(GPRS (Class 10) / UMTS), PC Sync(USB)