Hands-on with the Sony Ericsson W950
by Peter Rojas 
posted Feb 28th 2006 at 12:35PM
These shots definitely do NOT do this handset justice, but this morning we also got play with the W950, Sony Ericsson's new high-end Walkman phone that'll come with up to 4GB of internal memory (and is way sleeker than it's fellow 4GB musicphone, the Nokia N91). Not sure how much this bad boy is going to cost, but it can't be cheap to squeeze 4GB of memory into a phone, right? Either way, the perfectly flat keypad was more tactile than we'd expected (though it might not be so hot using it every day), and the 2.6-inch, QVGA touch screen was nice and crisp.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Tommy @ Feb 28th 2006 12:45PM
Wow. Not bad looking.
Janet @ Feb 28th 2006 12:49PM
The phone looks nice with that flush keypad, but I can't go without a nice satisfying click from some raised keys.
flamer's grill @ Feb 28th 2006 1:30PM
TOUCH screen? Wow, I'm not an SE fan, but this looks incredible.
merv @ Feb 28th 2006 1:45PM
my new phone!!! or the m600. lets hope it doesnt go above $1000CAN
Jason G @ Feb 28th 2006 2:54PM
yay!! finally a feature packed phone the size (roughly) of my old T616 and not my clunker S710a...
paul @ Feb 28th 2006 3:19PM
any news on what the camera is gonna be like?
Snoogans @ Feb 28th 2006 3:28PM
If I'm not mistaken, isn't this thing only tri-band? That would suck if we don't get this thing in N. America.Can anybody confirm or deny this?
Fernando @ Feb 28th 2006 3:38PM
Thas has to be one of the nicest phone that is coming out...I dont know, but apparently everybody is trying to wion over the Ipods
Ian @ Feb 28th 2006 5:57PM
I hate Sony, but this phone could be nice... the W900i is already tempting.
Justin @ Feb 28th 2006 6:37PM
Am I the only one that thinks:
No directional pad = No thanks!
So every time I want to do something on this phone I need to take out the stylus, using two hands, instead of just using a d-pad? I kinda like the inclusion of the touch screen, even though I'm not a huge fan of them, but the omission of a d-pad is going to give a lot of people serious buyer's remorse.
Tim @ Feb 28th 2006 8:08PM
dont forget this doesnt have a camera.
Squinoogle @ Feb 28th 2006 8:26PM
*drool*
Justin, it's got a clicky-wheel-thing, just like the P-series, so I'm willing to forgive the omission of a d-pad.
So many lovely phones, hopefully they'll hit Orange UK by the time my upgrade comes round :)
paul @ Feb 28th 2006 11:10PM
Does this really have no camera at all??
Nils @ Feb 28th 2006 11:26PM
Can you use it as phone too??? How? I mean, how do you answer a phone call?
erfan @ Mar 1st 2006 2:14AM
replace their HD series design with this..
sleek!!
ronin2046 @ Mar 1st 2006 11:06AM
Gotta love that touch screen...
Now if only the Moto Razr had a touch screen interface...
Ashlee @ May 7th 2006 4:16PM
This is an August release, ryt?
Ashlee @ May 7th 2006 4:18PM
And also, any ideas on cost?