Maxabout Review

Superb Music Phone

Sony Ericsson W595's appearance is quite nice and the gentle gradation of its shapes is notable. The 2.2-inch QVGA display supports 262k colors. The miniature light sensor can be found over it. On the D-Pad, there are markings of the functions it has in the musical player as well as a camera shortcut. The keyboard has an interesting shape as if carved out.

On the right side, we have the volume rocker and the Walkman player shortcut. The opposite side houses only the charger connector. The speakers, which are supposed to produce loud enough music sound for you to enjoy, are located on the top and the bottom sides.

The software is the latest offered by the company and is identical with the one of W902, announced at the same time. Thanks to one of the applications, you will be able to bring The King of Rock 'n' Roll to life on the homescreen by using the accelerometer. The other option available is to see how many steps you have made during the day, which is a quite interesting, especially if you are into sports.

All multimedia features can be found in the flash menu we are familiar with and whose background does not change with the theme as it is in W902. However the Walkman players both phones employ are the latest, third version of which can be controlled via the accelerometer.

It also adds some extra options compared to previous models with the ShakeMe function. In contrast to them, besides for changing the current track, it can also be used to control the volume. To do that, you have to hold the Walkman button and tilt the phone towards or away from you.

In contrast to W902, whose camera is equipped with all extras characteristics for the new cameraphones of the manufacturer, here, the interface is slightly simplified and is similar to the one seen in the Cyber-shot line.

The picture geo-tagging is done in the same way as in the new top Walkman. Since the phone doesn’t have a built-in GPS, for the purpose the information of the GSM cells is used. This of course is not the most precise way to do it but we think it’s good enough for picture tagging.

The Internet browser is also very promising, because it opens heavy pages without a problem and there is pan view as well, which greatly facilitates navigation. Thanks to the accelerometer, you can easily switch from portrait to landscape view. It is also used as a game control, which is quite entertaining.

Main Features of Sony Ericsson W595:
• Walkman player - music on the go
• 2GB Memory Stick Micro (M2) - store and play more than 1,900 songs
• Share jack and stereo speakers - share your sounds
• Bluetooth - use the many wireless speakers for loud sound
• TrackID and SensMe - lets you know what you are listening to
• 3.2 Mega Pixel Camera