Evaluation of 8 million Walkman Sony Ericsson W995

Sony Ericsson W995, IT 168 evaluation center, has been paid close attention by many fans since its release, not only because it is a new work of the famous WALKMAN series, but more importantly, its 865438+ megapixel camera lens will make a major breakthrough in the previous WALKMAN series and even challenge the current top camera phones. When Sony Ericsson W995 is about to go on the market, our it 168 will take the lead in sending you its evaluation report to see what else it deserves our attention. (Thanks to Constellation Technology for providing the evaluation prototype, tel: 0 10-58696390)

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Sony Ericsson W995 will be available in three color versions: red, silver and black. The test prototype we got today is one of the versatile black versions. Compared with the Sony Ericsson model that used bright orange in the past, the black version undoubtedly has more stable and restrained points. It may also be that Sony Ericsson fans in those days are almost 30 years old now, and their calm style is just in line with their current status. Of course, new fans can still choose bright red to show their youthful vitality.

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Sony Ericsson W995 still adopts the classic sliding cover shape, and the tight sliding rail makes the sliding operation feel good, without any loose and rough feeling. On the screen, Sony Ericsson W995 uses a 2.6-inch TFT display with a resolution of 320x240 pixels. Compared with Sony Ericsson, which used to use a 2.4-inch screen, the W995 has a wider field of vision. The figure of 97x49x 15mm and the weight of 1 13g are not much different from the previous Sony Ericsson models, but they are still moderate.

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Below the screen is the main button area, and the key surfaces around the navigation keys are creatively designed into a semicircle, which brings some smooth curves to the corners that are too straight. In addition to the familiar left and right soft keys, dial/hang key and C delete key, there is also a function key, which can call up the program manager and some shortcut functions, and it is a very key key. Although the key faces of these keys are not very wide, they are abrupt and obvious, and they are very convenient and sensitive to operate. However, when the sliding keyboard part clicks on the edge of the key surface, it often fails because the key surface is wide but the contact is too centered, which is not conducive to rapid operation.

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Above the screen are a receiver, a light sensor and a front camera. The light sensor can adjust the brightness of the screen at any time according to the external light source to obtain better display effect. In WCDMA network, you can use the front camera to make video calls. Supported networks include GSM/GPRS/edge850/900/1800/1900 and UMTS/HSPA 900/2 100.

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The design of the back of the fuselage is still relatively rich. The top left is its most breakthrough 865438+ megapixel lens, equipped with LED flash, which can assist in focusing. Besides, we found another one under the camera? Pull ring? After opening at 90 degrees, it can help the fuselage stand on the desktop, which plays a very good supporting role and is very useful in video appreciation.

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Pull the back cover button at the bottom of the tab and remove the battery box cover. The battery compartment cover is made of the same metal material as the front panel, supplemented by exquisite wire drawing technology, which is both beautiful and strong, and it is not easy to leave fingerprints. Equipped with a 930mAh lithium-ion battery, this capacity is a little small for a model with strong multimedia function. Users who like listening to music or taking photos should pay attention to charging in time. On standby for more than 30 minutes a day, 20 short messages, photos 10, music playing 1 hour, quite average.

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A 3.5mm headphone jack and a large area speaker are designed on the top of the fuselage. Compared with the previous Sony Ericsson models that only used their own exclusive Fsat-port headphones and data jacks, the 3.5mm universal headphone jack is undoubtedly of great significance. Does that mean it has always been? Don't eat fireworks Sony also stepped down from the altar and thought of the people. Users who like to wear headphones are finally free to choose. Of course, the existing Fsat-port interface can still be used as data/charging/earphone. WALKMAN key and M2 card expansion slot are still designed on the left side of the fuselage, but it is a little inconvenient to open the battery cover before plugging and unplugging.

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The right side of the fuselage is designed with camera keys, volume increase and decrease, forward/backward/play keys. In standby mode, you can press and hold the camera key to enter the camera function, which supports half-pressing the shutter to focus. The increase or decrease of the volume can not only control the volume of the player and receiver, but also enlarge it during the photo taking. The forward/backward/play keys can control the player. A speaker is also designed at the bottom. Dual speakers can provide users with more shocking playback effect when they are released, and the effect in actual use is also very satisfactory.

The standby interface still uses the familiar FLSH transformation effect. At this time, the Facebook shortcut key corresponding to the software on the left still surprises us a little. This also shows that the popularity of community websites has made mobile phones directly bound to them. Our test prototype is a Hong Kong version, which will match the mainland licensed version? Xin Kai. com。

Can the function key on the lower left be called up? Notepad, currently running program, my shortcut, Internet? There are many functions, and the most important one is that you can close unnecessary programs running in the background at any time to complete the timely management of system resources.

The system has two themes. The layout of the main menu can be set by grid, rotation and single icon, and users can define it according to their personal preferences.

In the process of dialing, the system will automatically associate the phone book or call records, so that users can find the desired number in the fastest time. However, this requires the user to copy the contact information of the SIM card into the memory of the mobile phone, and the system cannot directly associate the contact information of the SIM card. Unfortunately, the phone book doesn't support finding the initials of contacts quickly.

Phone book management is convenient, and the contact information between mobile phone and SIM card can be easily transmitted and effectively managed. The mobile phone itself supports 1000 contact information storage, which should meet the storage needs of ordinary users.

Short message spelling supports T9 input method, but unfortunately it does not support direct input of phrases. You can only enter a single word and then associate it, which is very inefficient. You can add interesting facial expressions and various attachments to short messages, and chat information can also be displayed in interesting ways, which is more interesting.

Sony Ericsson W995 supports music file playback in MP3, AAC and other formats, supports random and cyclic playback mode, can set various sound effects such as treble, heavy bass, pop and soft, and supports manual customization. Support Shake control, TrackID and SensMe. You can change the music and increase or decrease the volume by shaking the body. You can enjoy music in three ways: random wired headphones, Bluetooth headphones and speakers, and enjoy different fun.

Media Go

In addition, in order to alleviate the troubles of mobile phone users in video conversion, Sony specially created a Media Go software to meet the needs of Sony Ericsson users in audio/video conversion and synchronization. And W995 can be used with it. At present, Sony Ericsson official website has provided the download of Media Go software.

At present, Sony Ericsson W995 can directly support videos in MP4 and WMV formats, but the resolution and bit rate are not high. The problem of film source can be solved through video conversion.

Since it is equipped with a top-class 865438+ million autofocus lens, the camera function will naturally not relax. Sony Ericsson W995 supports smiling face detection, BestPic, panoramic mode and photo frame; Low light, landscape, portrait, sports and other modes; 852 million pixel quality photo adjustment and VGA(640x480 pixels) video shooting; Support automatic, face detection, macro and infinity four focusing modes; Automatic, cloudy, daytime, fluorescent, incandescent and other white balance modes and a variety of special effects; Support auxiliary focus light and image stabilizer. Such a rich selection of photos can definitely rival the mainstream camera phones now.

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As can be seen from the photo proofs, Sony Ericsson W995' s photo performance is very good. Not only can you have a good exposure in the case of sufficient light, but you can also handle it properly in dim light, and the overall picture is not obviously cold and warm. There is no obvious deviation in color reproduction, no obvious dark corner or central discoloration. Macro mode has strong detail expression ability and good sharpness. The overall performance is quite excellent, which can be called the leading level of today's camera phones.

Sony Ericsson W995 supports A-GPS navigation, with built-in Wayfinder navigation and Googlemaps v2.3. 1. Can they be used together? Tracker? Carry out fitness assistance. However, both navigation methods need to transmit data through the network, which consumes a certain amount of GPRS traffic. Please use them carefully.

In addition, it also supports the unique functions of Sony Ericsson that we are already very familiar with, such as FM radio, video DJ, photo DJ and music host. The built-in games can provide users with more leisure in their leisure time. And a variety of games support motion sensing, which is more interesting.

Alarm clocks, calendars, notes, tasks, calculators, stopwatches and other common tools are not lacking, and LED flash can also be used to illuminate or send distress signals.

When using the data interface of mobile phone and computer to store large-capacity data, you can turn on USB mode to obtain faster transmission effect. In the network setting, you can choose whether to use 3G network or not, and effectively reduce standby compliance and save power by searching for control signals.

The Hong Kong version of W995 supports wifi, which can wirelessly access the network and get a faster online experience. However, due to the small screen, the built-in browser is simple and the browsing experience is average.

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"IT 168 assessment center view:

As the flagship of Sony Ericsson's new generation WALKMAN, W995 has been upgraded in three aspects: 3.5mm universal interface, dual independent speakers and 865,438+million autofocus lenses. A more versatile 3.5mm interface allows advanced music lovers to match their favorite high-quality headphones at will and better enjoy the quality of WALKMAN. Double independent speakers greatly enhance the sharing experience of users, and they can enjoy good music and good-looking videos with friends. The quality of the 865438+ megapixel autofocus lens is quite good, which can provide a very comprehensive and excellent photo shooting experience, and its performance is among the top photo shooting ranks today. Let WALKMAN, a traditional musician, add powerful photo-taking ability to help W995 grow into an all-round flagship.

Although it supports the dual navigation mode of A-GPS navigation and Googlemaps, its practical value is greatly reduced due to GPRS traffic problems. There are also some imperfections in the phone book search and input method, and it is difficult to ensure that the overall function is quite rich and has good endurance because of the small battery capacity.

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