
Mobile-review has taken Sony
Ericsson's upcoming
W950i musicphone through their usual
exhaustive testing, and although the translated-from-Russian review may be a bit difficult to fully comprehend, the
plethora of screenshots and comparison pics alone make it a must read for anyone considering this Symbian-powered
handset. Although its 4GB of flash memory and integrated RDS-enabled FM tuner clearly make this a music-oriented
device, S-E's inclusion of the UIQ 3.0 interface along with a ton of productivity software (Opera, QuickOffice, PDF ,
along with the usual PIM suite) allow the W950i to easily do double duty as a smartphone. Easily, that is, for those of
us who aren't diehard QWERTY-enthusiasts -- the flush keypad only offers regular T9 input along with the never-pleasant
on-screen handwriting options -- or don't require WiFi and a camera in our pocket at all times. Still, the UMTS radio
should suffice for most data needs, and music lovers will appreciate the A2DP-enabled Bluetooth and 13 hour real-world
battery life, making the ~$740 W950i look like strong competitor for such storage-heavy models as the
Nokia N91 and
Samsung
i300/300x when it hits stores in July.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Leemo @ Apr 24th 2006 3:57PM
This has been on that site for ages? How is this news?!
Bloodpre @ Apr 24th 2006 4:35PM
Leemo, this post is dated today. What do you mean for ages?
Rospaya @ Apr 24th 2006 4:45PM
Hm, UIQ for a musicphone seems like a overkill...
Dan @ Apr 24th 2006 5:06PM
nope. Leemo is right, this has been on mobile review foreeeeeever. I read it almost a month ago. As for proof, scroll to the bottom and you'll see "Published 13 March 2006". Not news, not diggwor .. ahem (remembers what site he is on) .. engadgetworthy.
David @ Apr 24th 2006 6:19PM
I'm really in to this phone, thanks for the link. I've done a lot of searching for reviews on the w950i, but I missed this one. Nice pics and discussion of the interface....
wulff @ Apr 24th 2006 8:31PM
i wonder if the handwriting recognition is that bad.. my htc wizard (c8125) is amazingly good at it. admittedly really poor handwriting is rarely properly translated but still... so i wonder how well this one actually does, and if it fails, why is is hw rec such a hard thing for sony to get a handle on?
LiSa @ Apr 25th 2006 1:13AM
very nice...but does ANYONE have ANY reviews reguarding the w900??? i'm desperate to know how well this phone operates, and if it's worth it or not to buy. also, any info pertaining to it's u.s. debut, or do those @$$hole$ overseas get to have all the fun?? please advise...
xbit @ Apr 25th 2006 4:17AM
"i wonder if the handwriting recognition is that bad"
If it's anything like previous Sony Ericsson UIQ phones then it's pretty decent. Certainly easier than typing on most small keyboards.
And if you don't like the hand-writing recognition then there's always the virtual keyboard.
Dan @ Apr 25th 2006 3:21PM
To #7 -- Mobile Review (the site linked in this article) also has reviews of the w900 and k800. Now that I commented on that, they'll probably be linked as articles on Engadget soon. *yawn*