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| Screen Quality | 10/10  |
|---|---|
| Battery Life | 9/10 |
| Features | 9.4/10 |
| Reception | 9.6/10 |
| Style | 9.9/10 |
| Value for Money | 7.9/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 8.8/10 |
| Overall Rating | 8.7/10 |
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Full review by
Fozzplod
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on 13th May 2008
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Good Points: Great look and feel, lots of features, good internet and planner applications
Bad Points: Hmm. Not a lot really. Occasionally you can press the touch screen and get haptic feedback without anything happening, but it's not that often and it's worth this one little niggle, trust me!
General comments: Believe it or not, I was given the Sony Ericsson w960i phone for FREE! I sent back my W880i several times and in the end they (O2) replaced it with this one. I couldn't believe my luck because I couldn't afford to pay the extra £80 on top of my free upgrade to get it.Anyway...Do you like gadgets? Do you like complicated phones that take time to find your way around? Do you want to be the coolest kid on the block and have everyone want to have a look at your new toy? Then this is the phone for you!For starters, it's slightly larger than most of it's competitors, but it doesn't matter, what you feel like you're holding is a complicated and cool piece of technology, not some cheapo pay-as-you-go bit of tatt.The touch-screen interface is great and responds well to both finger touch and the stylus (which unlike the Viewty, comes neatly fitted to the inside of the phone out of the way until you want it.You can use the keypad to text and send messages, or the screen has a handwriting recognition application which is great fun, if a little fiddly to get the hang of (and let's be honest, it's a great toy too). Once you do get the hang of it though, you use it all the time.It has email, internet, and all the usual stuff including a pretty good 3.2 Megapixel camera.The camera itself is pretty good. To be honest, there's not a lot of difference between a 3.2 and a 5 mp camera these days and if you want an all-singing, all-dancing snapper, you'd be better off with the Viewty. However, if like me you use your mobile to take photos of your mates when you're drunk, then this one will do just fine.When scrolling through the pictures, you can't use your finger to push them on like you can with the LG or the iPhone, which I found a trifle disappointing because the idea of a touch screen is to have that WOW factor. You can still move the screen around with your finger on the internet and most other applications though.The battery life is pretty good for a smart phone and with normal use you can get a few days out of it - if like me you are constantly playing with it though, it will run down a lot quicker. However - this is no Nokia and out does a lot of other smart phones in this area alone.This phone has a great 'office' suite on it and you can read Excel, word and even PDF's on it, so it makes it one of the smartest smartphones around. It's like a PDA without the 'annorak' label hanging over you. There are lots of applications you can get for the phone for free, including google maps which is pretty cool. Be warned though, get a data package if you're going to play with applications like this - it'll cost you a fortune otherwise!It has a Sony Walkman on it of course and this is pretty good with a mega bass expansion and equalizer. It also comes with 8GB built in memory so that should keep you going thank you very much.It has a couple of games, including a pretty good Vijay Singh golf game on it.Basically, this is a great phone to play around with. If you're looking for an uncomplicated, straight forward touch-screen phone, I'd recommend the KF700 from LG. But if you want the Daddy of all current smart phones, this one won't let you down. I've had it for nearly two weeks and still keep finding things to do with it that I didn't know I could! I just can't leave it alone! It's not an iPhone - it's better. And I really mean that. The iPhone has a lot of street cred and very little else. This one has everything in spades. Go on, treat yourself to a good phone for a change - you know you want to!
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Review by
Guest.
on 18th Apr 2008
User Rating : 2
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I find tha Sony Ericsson w960 old & boring. it is very annoying when you text and it could be improve well it needs to be improved
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Review by
Guest.
on 16th Apr 2008
User Rating : 9
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I love the Sony Ericsson w960i phone but i would only get it if it was better value for money
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Review by
Guest.
on 18th Mar 2008
User Rating : 10
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The Sony Ericsson w960i phone is stunning gorgeous!! i love it more than everything. everything is excellent !!!!
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Review by
caedlin2001
on 7th Mar 2008
User Rating : 10
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The Sony Ericsson w960 has 8gb with fantastic battery life! lovely looking and great for texting. Great music, sharp pics and video. shed load of fabulous apps. I have had many mobiles(including the Nokia 8Gb,hardly mobile as i was always charging it!!!!!) and this is the best a true technical masterpiece. If you want a mobile that is set up and go this ain't for you. You need to put a lot of love into it and boy does it love you back.
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Review by
Guest.
on 2nd Mar 2008
User Rating : 10
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The Sony Ericsson w960i phone looks and feels great in your hand, it takes great pictures for a music phone and the touchscreen just adds to the fun. Though you cannot use a memory card to save music on - Who needs to with 8GB of built in memory to save your videos, pictures and songs?
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Review by
Guest.
on 12th Feb 2008
User Rating : 10
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You really need to have a good play with this phone to get it set up the way you want it. I've just set it up so that it vibrates a little when you confirm something when using the touch screen which is great.
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Review by
alexander01
on 30th Jan 2008
User Rating : 9
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9.9/10 you will not be disappointed, the potential of the unit is huge and is streets ahead of anything else available, the only other real options are n958g & n82 (fail on weak battery life), anything else falls years behind, Apple included!
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