Sony Ericsson W595 review: Music on the slide

Gsmarena have posted their review of the Sony Ericsson W595. Here are the key features, main disadvantages and final impression.

Key Features:
Quad-band GSM and 3G with HSDPA support
2.2" 256K-color TFT display of QVGA resolution
3 megapixel camera
Bluetooth (with A2DP) and USB v2.0
Accelerometer sensor for display auto-rotate
40MB of internal memory and M2 memory card slot (2GB card included)
Walkman 3.0 music player with Shake control and SensMe
FM radio with RDS
Multi-tasking support
Smart dialing
Comfortable keypad, nice sliding mechanism
Stereo speakers
Dual 3.5mm Stereo Share jack on the headset cable

Main disadvantages:
Relatively smallish screen
The camera has no autofocus
Poor video recording capabilities
No lens cover
No dedicated camera button
No office document viewer
Cheapish battery cover

The Sony Ericsson W595 is clearly a mid-range product and a very capable music phone we might add. Of course, there is still a trade-off to be made when choosing between the Walkman or the Cyber-shot part of the Sony Ericsson portfolio and in this case it's camera auto focus. But still, we are quite satisfied with the W595 image quality and would readily recommend it as one of the nicer 3 megapixel camera-equipped phones out there.

Unfortunately, the W595 is heavily overpriced and its own siblings such as Sony Ericsson C902 and W760 are also its greatest rivalries. And truth be told, W595 can't really fight back when those two are involved.

So looking forward to better times with more reasonable pricing, we part ways with the Sony Ericsson W595 left with nothing but positive impressions.