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Sony Ericsson W995 Mobile Phone

04 Jul, 2009, 9:00 am IST | by Shayne Rana | Mobile phones Mobile phones


Camera

The W995’s 8 megapixel autofocus camera is great. It’s preloaded with features like Smile Detection, Face Detection, SE’s BestPic, Scene modes, and even an Image Stabilizer. The camera is quick to load up so you won’t miss out on too many of those spontaneous ‘Kodak’ moments.


Image reproduction is great with colors looking quite decent. Of course there isn't too much of bright sunlight available so I wasn't able to get bright sunlight shots. Nevertheless with White Balance set to Cloudy, this is what you'll get.


Night mode is also quite good and so is Macro.


Battery
I can’t say that the W995 can provide you with great battery life, however, it’s not bad at all. Talk time alone can easily go up to 4 hours and more. On a single charge with a little video, camera usage and a few calls and messages, I used it for almost two full days before the battery was thoroughly drained.


The Bottom Line
The W995 has a price tag of Rs. 26,786, which includes the portable speaker all the other relevant accessories and an 8GB M2 memory card. That makes it a great deal in my opinion. It’s a well designed handset with tons of features for those looking for a top notch multimedia handset. Although I can’t say for certain, but with the market being how it is, the W995’s price just might fall a bit in due course and that will only strengthen the appeal it will have for multimedia handset consumers, but as is, it’s still a handset that’s worth its price.

Tags: 8 Megapixel , Slider , Walkman

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