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With two stylish headsets supplied in the box (one of these the new Stereo Bluetooth Headset HBH-DS220) and a music listening time of up to 27 hours, you're free to dance much more...
more...than the night away. Album arts, TV shows and games. You can navigate the Sony Ericsson W960 and browse media files with the touch of a finger (or stylus). Just press the touch controls to find your way to whatever type of entertainment you need.





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A phone with a feature for every user!
A review by lewisskinner on Sony Ericsson W960i
February 11th, 2008


Author's product rating:   Sony Ericsson W960i - rated by lewisskinner

Look & Feel Excellent 
Durability & Robustness Very Strong 
Reception quality Excellent 
Battery standby time Satisfactory 
Value for money Good 
Range of features Large selection 

Advantages: Brilliant media player, great camera, PDA and MS office support, infinitely expandable with UIQ
Disadvantages: poor battery life if too many applications used, lack of HSDPA

Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

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I got this as an upgrade of my W810i (which I'd also rate 5/5) and was very impressed.

It's 3G for fast internet, and has in-built WLAN (Wi-Fi) so I can browse the net in my house for free over my broadband connection. It can even be used on my university's wireless network, and at various coffee shops etc around Sheffield with Wireless hotspots. This makes it very useful.

It can read PDA files, either downloaded directly, or transferred by the (included) data cable. I have Sheffield's bus and tram maps and timetables of my most frequently used buses, so that if I'm in the pub and need to remember the time of my last bus, I needn't even use the internet! it also supports MS Office files (word, excel etc) - so useful! I have a diabetic friend who uses the in-built spreadsheet to keep note of his glucose levels on his W960!

the camera is wonderful. At 3.2 megapixels, it's bigger and better than my primary digital camera, and because Sony have been making cameras for years, the lenses are all top-quality optics (Sony's economy of scale means they're so cheap). I am constantly disappointed by Nokia's camera/lens offerings (my girlfriend's Nokia 6300's 2 megapixel camera is an abomination, seemingly barely worthy of status as VGA)

The Walkman media player is STUNNING! It's a massive leap on Walkman player in the W810, and the clunky player on the P990. You can browse with album art, have the player automatically sense the mood (happy/depressing) and tempo (fast/slow) of a song, so you can choose music to suit your mood - a very cute little effect. There's no shake control as the W910, but who want your walkman to skip when you drive over a bump? You can also browse it using the touch screen, either with the included stylus, or your finger (much like the adverts for the, iphone you will see on TV).

Well, I've alluded to it now, so I may as well be explicit about it - this is basically Sony's competitor to the iphone. Well, sadly, there is no competition. W960i wins hands down. Better camera, 3G and wireless support, more storage than the standard model iphone, proper (rather than virtual) buttons and a massive range of additional software already available with Symbian/UIQ having been running for years, and OSX mobile brand-new to the scene, and kinda lacking in decent apps. Iphone doesn't even support google maps yet.

Whilst I'm waxing lyrical (and I must admit a loyalty to SE phones) I can see faults in the phone. Why does it not support HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access) as it's lighter-weight brother, the W910 does? Some may argue that HSDPA is not necessary, since the phone has WLAN, but what if you are in a Wireless Coldspot? Also, some of the cute way-up recognisers (such as the iphone sensing its position and changing it's screen from landscape to portrait to suit) are not here, and would be nice, but not necessary. The battery life is not great, but if you turn off the WLAN and bluetooth when you're not using them, it only needs a charge maybe twice a week. In spite of these minor oversights, Sony has created a demon here.

In conclusion, this is a really great phone that somehow bridges the gap between media manager, phone, office PDA and camera with ease. A brilliant release Sony, keep up the good work! 

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