Sony Ericsson W595 spied?

by Chris Ziegler, posted Jul 6th 2008 at 11:37AM

The W580 is one of Sony Ericsson's more popular handsets for three very simple reasons: it's cheap, it's reasonably sharp-looking, and it knows its way around a playlist. Problem is, it's getting a little long in the tooth -- and that might just be where this rumored W595 (codenamed "Linda") comes into play. The spied slider claims a 3.2 megapixel camera, FM radio, stereo speakers, shake control (for controlling the media player with a few well-executed flicks of the wrist), and a svelte 14mm shell. Give us North American 3, Sony Ericsson, and we're sold.

[Via Sony Ericsson Blog]

Filed under: Handsets, Sony Ericsson, GSM

Tags: ericsson, linda, slider, sony, sony ericsson, SonyEricsson, w595

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Anthony @ Jul 6th 2008 12:22PM

Ugly. SE's design language for these (w/ the lipped flip & plasticy look) is really a turn off- especially when compared to their futuristic, very well built phones of the past or even the upcoming X1.

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The D Train @ Jul 6th 2008 9:15PM

See htc regarding x1 manufacturing.

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tk @ Jul 6th 2008 1:58PM

I still don't understand whats happening with the w760 . It's essentially a w580 with upgrades. I thought it would more or replace the w580 when it came out, but no carriers (at&t) are taking any interest and it's just sitting around being better.

Instead of upgrading their phone line at&t just adds the same phone in new colors. So you get the same year old phone, but now it's RED! (which of coarse the newer w760 comes in anyway) Sorry at&t I'm not sold.

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acme @ Jul 6th 2008 2:58PM

Is it just me or does every Sony Ericsson phone LOOK EXACTLY THE SAME

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Cash @ Jul 7th 2008 2:59AM

It's just you.

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Daniel Perz @ Jul 6th 2008 3:37PM

Is it just me or does every Samsung, Motorola, Nokia, LG look the same?

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Anthony @ Jul 6th 2008 4:07PM

It's just you. You can't compare the Nokia portfolio w/ others. The N95/6, N81, their E series, their "classic" or 8XXX? Come on. They're the most diverse maker around. LG & Samsung are chasing the iPhone these days (Nokia will too sooner or later).

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TareX @ Jul 6th 2008 8:54PM

If the SE Paris didn't make it to production then I don't see any reason why this one should.

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Cash @ Jul 7th 2008 3:03AM

Holy Hell they fixed the keypad! Aside from the god awful camera, that was my only gripe with the 580: 9 of the 12 keys split right down the middle after a little more then a month of moderate texting and regular phone use.

And Anthony, Nokia's N82 is a direct ripoff of the SE W810. Put the two side by side, there's no doubt about it. And if you want to talk about ugly, maybe you should check out some of Nokia's clamshells while you're at it.

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Aaron @ Jul 7th 2008 8:29AM

Contact Sony Ericsson about the key-splitting issue. This is a known problem with the first generation of these phones.

FWIW: I've had 3 of the W580i's and haven't had any key problems with them.

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$e@alblaighter @ Jul 7th 2008 12:25PM

I hope has Led flash.

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michael @ Jul 22nd 2008 4:01PM

the w580i was pure junk. so cheap, and just not good. you don't know how many people flocked to that phone, and nearly ALL of them have changed phones. everyone I knew with it had their keys crack. One of my friends had their w580i fry their sim card then shut off and never turn back on. not to mention the other various problems. SE is getting cheap, they don't make em like the w810i anymore. :(

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michael @ Jul 22nd 2008 4:15PM

meant to say 'you dont know how many people I know flocked to that phone'

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AndrewAmazed @ Jul 25th 2008 8:51PM

this looks exactly the same as the previous sony ericsson sliders out there.... but nokia and samsung, actually do have a few different designs...

i really like the candy bar sony ericsson's but i prefer sliders, but for S.E, they're ALL THE SAME!!?!?!?

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