Sony Ericsson W595

Sony Ericsson W595

Manufacturer	Sony Ericsson
Availability by region	29 September 2008 (2008-09-29) [1]
Predecessor	Sony Ericsson W580
Related	Sony Ericsson W302 Sony Ericsson W902 Sony Ericsson C510 Sony Ericsson F902
Compatible networks	GSM 900/850/1800/1900 and UMTS and HSDPA and EDGE
Form factor	Sliding candybar
Dimensions	3.9 × 1.9 × 0.6 in. 100.0 × 47.0 × 14.0 mm
Weight	104 grams (3.7 oz)
Memory	40 MB Internal, Memory Stick Micro M2
Rear camera	3.2 megapixel
Front camera	not featured
Display	240×320 pixels (QVGA), 2.2", 262,144 (18-bit) color TFT LCD
Connectivity	HSDPA, 3G, USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.0
Data inputs	Keypad, Accelerometer, Motion sensor

The Sony Ericsson W595 is a Walkman phone, and is the successor to the Sony Ericsson W580. ^[2] It was announced on July 22, 2008 alongside the Sony Ericsson S510, Sony Ericsson W302 and Sony Ericsson W902, with the W302 being the low-end, the W595 the mid-range and the W902 the high-end.

Features

Screen

• QVGA (320×240) 2.2" 18-bit colour LCD screen

Camera

• 3.2 megapixel CMOS (2048×1536)
• 2.5x digital zoom
• Video recording: QVGA (320×240) @15fps

Video calling

• Video calling is available

Connectivity

• Bluetooth
• USB 2.0
• 3G

Pre-installed games

• Extreme Air Snowboarding
• Guitar Rock Tour
• QuadraPop Music
• Racing Fever GT

Audio

• Walkman 3.0 with Mega Bass (Mega Bass works only with earphones, not on full volume)
• MP3, AAC, M4A and MIDI ringtones
• FM Radio with RDS, GraceNote Track ID service
• Walkman with shake control

Design

• 7 colours: 'Active Blue', 'Cosmopolitan White', 'Jungle Grey', 'Ruby Black', 'Lava Black', 'Peachy Pink' and 'Sandy Gold'.
• There is also a special edition design called 'Floral' (also sometimes referred to as 'Cosmopolitan Flower') which is based on the Cosmopolitan White colour with flowery design.
• There is also a second special edition design called 'W595s' which is a blue-white color with a slightly different design and it is exclusive to Orange
• There is also a third special edition design called 'W595 Ed Hardy' by Ed Hardy, the famous tattoo designer.

Storage

• 50 MB internal memory (18 MB available to user including all pre-loaded content), 1–4 GB M2 card included, up to 8 GB max. ^[3]

Key features

Feature	Value
3G	HSDPA 3.6 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi	No
Bluetooth	Yes, File Transfer
OS	Java
Streaming	Browser Compatible

Opening

Accessing the battery and/or SIM card slot is not straight-forward. There is a slight gap along the side of the cover, in which you slide a nail to carefully pry the cover off. ^[4]

References

1. "Sony Ericsson W595 specs".
2. Techtree Notes Archived 2009-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Official Site, The official site detailing the biggest memory card size possible on the W595". Archived from the original on 2011-08-08. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
4. Testseek Review

External links

• Sony Ericsson press release ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
  • Official W595 specifications
  • Official W595 specifications for developers ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
• Sony Ericsson w595 review - Mobile phone review