Sony Ericsson W960i Review

Posted by PeterKay

On 2008-01-10 18:33:01, Homme wrote:
I bought W960i, but now i'm so disapointed, couse my phone's battery cover is wobbling

Take it back.

Posted by benitorios

On 2008-01-10 18:03:55, PeterKay wrote:
WoW 64048 views

I probably account for 500 or so of them ! Kept checking your review and replies since the first day.

Great review (but you've heard it before !)

Posted by p900 lover
Just wondering how much can i use the phone with out getting the styles out?

Posted by bibo

On 2008-01-10 18:01:42, NightBlade wrote:

SE's site?

Whatever....i prefer free sites...

Posted by PeterKay

On 2008-01-10 21:52:27, benitorios wrote:

On 2008-01-10 18:03:55, PeterKay wrote:
WoW 64048 views

I probably account for 500 or so of them ! Kept checking your review and replies since the first day.

Great review (but you've heard it before !)

lol, cheers mate.

tis a great phone really, packed with great features and overall well designed.

Just want the price to drop a little more

Posted by lhaizza
Still waiting for this phone to come out in phil. My choices n82 and W960i

Posted by PeterKay
when are you expecting this in the phillipines?

Posted by p900 lover

On 2008-01-11 12:37:31, lhaizza wrote:
Still waiting for this phone to come out in phil. My choices n82 and W960i

That is exactly the same for me, not sure which 1 to go for hmm what to do

Posted by kurt_karun
great review PK

I just wanted to ask....does the w960 support flash menus? I thought all walkman phones supported flash themes too...

Posted by bibo
no...it doesn't support flash menus...
but believe me....it's the least comparing to this beauty....

Posted by Skadi
Hi, I just wondered if the w960i has a podtracker installed. Can I download stuff from the internet?

Posted by Renu
I've had this for about a week now and love it...but I can never open word docs (I can create new docs but not open transferred docs) Any ideas?

Posted by hhhhh

On 2008-02-15 10:56:32, Renu wrote:
I've had this for about a week now and love it...but I can never open word docs (I can create new docs but not open transferred docs) Any ideas?

Maybe you tried to open an Office 2007 word file (which is actually .docx)
so the mobile couldn't identify it ...

Just a guess ..

[ This Message was edited by: hhhhh on 2008-02-19 10:33 ]

Posted by RayHon
I've upgraded to this phone on Wednesday, Should be arriving in 3-5 Days!

Posted by erazer007
PK,Nice to see you here.Hows the video and sound quality compared to the N95?

[ This Message was edited by: erazer007 on 2008-02-29 06:08 ]

Posted by PeterKay
Never used the N95, so cannot answer.

But the Audio is superb in a word.

Posted by p900 lover
Peter do you find that the headphone volume is not very high even on the highest setting?

Posted by PeterKay
Seems fine and loud on the w960i i had?

had no issues!

Posted by p900 lover
Hmm seems weird, maybe its fualty headphones? Might give o2 a call

Posted by PeterKay
have u tried any other

headphones?

Posted by Pop Lover
@p900 loveR

what is the last walkman Phone you Tried before W960?

because W910 not that loud while W700 much much louder

but i can Guarantee to yo a high Volume with A2DP Headset like HBH-DS220
OR The One I have Motorola S9

Posted by technical-expert

On 2008-03-14 21:46:15, Pop Lover wrote:
@p900 loveR

what is the last walkman Phone you Tried before W960?

because W910 not that loud while W700 much much louder

but i can Guarantee to yo a high Volume with A2DP Headset like HBH-DS220
OR The One I have Motorola S9

How can a non wired bluetooth headset produce more volume than wired headset.??The Se walkmans with nice volumes were w700,w800.
After using w800 all se walkmans phones of today look C**p.Could u please elaborate on ur statement please?

IF so then i would be ready to buy w960.All latest walkman have disappointing and very low sound quality.

[ This Message was edited by: XPERIA X5 on 2008-03-14 20:54 ]

Posted by Pop Lover

On 2008-03-14 21:52:31, XPERIA X5 wrote:

hi mate

I own theses Phones
W700, W810, W850, W880 and W910

the Sound quality from the wired headset hpm-70 goes from the Best to worst in the Sony Ericsson
I swear W910 Wired headset is so bad in term of loudness and quality

I buy Motorola S9 A2DP headset and the sound bass and Loudness Extremely AWESOME
BTW in W910 the Equalizer has an effect on the A2DP Sound Profile

I also tried HBH-DS970 and HBH-DS220 on W910
and I get the same result AWESOME Loudness and Bass at the Same time

Posted by M-Tuning
I also made a Review:

http://www.gsm-media.nl/sony-ericsson/7-sony-ericsson.html

But it's in dutch.

Posted by bronxdude

On 2008-01-11 12:40:39, PeterKay wrote:
when are you expecting this in the phillipines?

hi PK! We just got this phone here last month! It sells around 500-600 usd.

Would you recommend this to replace my k800?

Posted by PeterKay
compared to the K800 its a different ball game to be honest!

if you don't mind touchscreen then you may not have a problem, really it depends on what you need in a phone?

Prices here in the UK are around Ł200 second hand.

Posted by bl3ach
just got this phone yesterday its abit confusing atm where the files and stuff are, much different from my W900i but i dun like the camera, it looks too digital my W900i wit AF took clearer pics

Posted by j.musser
Hi Peter ! Thanks for the review! I have some questions.. I live in the U.S. and was wondering if you knew on the SE web page in the UK the phone says sim free. Does that mean unlocked and I can use my sim? Dont know what to send money wise since the currency is different! Looks like the phone is going cheaper there! I'm a girl just trying to see if she can save a buck! Love this phone!

Posted by Raja
@j.musser
The SE UK Shop has the W960i at Ł400, thats over $800!
You might want to consider buying from Plemix.com or timtechs.com. They both list the phone at around $500. Both are US sites and reliable from what I hear.

Posted by djin
erazer007:

Well by video quality if you mean video play back then both are almost equal, and definitely look good, but w960i's video recording is not that good as it take 15fps in QVGA while n95 takes 30fps at VGA.

I would say, if camera is really important to you then w960i would not be that good.

But if you consider the sound, both n95 8gb and w960i have got almost equal volume from the speakers and i think w960 seems to be better in headphones(especially if u like more bass).

Posted by j.musser
Thanks guys! 800$ wow I think I'll be looking at one of the other places you suggested! I cant wait to get this phone! Does anyone know if they support animated themes ? Still Trying to figure out if their is a phone equal to the awesome visuals it has for the walkman displays. Is there one as good or better?

[ This Message was edited by: j.musser on 2008-05-29 17:29 ]

Posted by Homme

On 2008-05-28 20:22:52, j.musser wrote:
Thanks guys! 800$ wow I think I'll be looking at one of the other places you suggested! I cant wait to get this phone! Does anyone know if they support animated themes ?

No, W960i doesn't support it :/

Posted by djin
tbh, visualizations r of no use and the phone works better when they're turned off.......

but its good to look at for first few times.....

Posted by kurt_karun
yeah.....visualizations are pretty cool...but they do tend to make the device slow

I had reviewed the W960 too...long time back...just hadn't posted this earlier
here's the mini- review link:
http://seloyalist.blogspot.com/2008/03/sony-ericsson-w960.html

Do let me know what you guys think

The G900 is a much better device, performance wise atleast. Though I still prefer the W960 because of its looks,larger screen,full screen visualizations. I somehow love the jog dial too, that's why can't give up on this phone!

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[ This Message was edited by: kurt_karun on 2008-06-13 06:48 ]