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Reviewer: Amy - The Hague, Netherlands
Date: 30th Jun 2009

This is a nice phone, as I like slider phones.

I got this phone secondhand in good condition. However, the slider is a bit wobbly & also stiff to open, the back cover wobbles as well. So it feels I have a creaky phone.

The music quality is good. Battery life is good though it does run down faster than expected when I am surfing on the Internet.

The nice thing about this phone is that you can download & save different themes, unlike the Sony Ericsson F305 & W395.

I also have an unevenly lit keypad where the 1 is the brightest & everything else is only slightly lit.

I can also see the intelligent function where if it is darker (like being in a tunnel) the display dims a bit to save power. It also increases when it is lighter, especially in sunlight.

Shame about the huge headphone jack. Funnily, the budget, boring J135 has a standard 3.5mm headphone jack plus standard USB jack (like on some cameras & MP3 players), but more expensive phones do not, which is annoying.

The Internet speed is pretty good, although it does vary for different websites.

Camera is OK for occasional pictures but a pity there is no flash.

All in all, I am pleased with the phone as the price (being secondhand) is affordable & one that I can keep longer without being fed up with it in a few months time!

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Reviewer: Anne Marie - UK
Date: 30th Jun 2009

I just received this phone as a replacement when I lost my other phone, the only problem I have with it is I cannot find anywhere a setting to change the size of the text message font, I have a problem reading it as it is tiny (well to me anyway it is) I only need my glasses to read so if I am out & about & receive a text I haven't a clue what it says!

Called my mobile phone service & they couldn't find a setting to change it. I've never had a phone before that you can't change text size, can anyone help? Is there a hidden setting somewhere?

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Reviewer: Emily - UK
Date: 28th Jun 2009

I really love this phone but today it just stopped working! I can't turn it on, when I try & charge it nothing happens, other than the buttons flash red, I have had this phone for 8 MONTHS, its ridiculous.

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Reviewer: Celine - Malaysia
Date: 26th Jun 2009

I could not find the secondary video call camera for 3G video calls!

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Reviewer: Nyl - Philippines
Date: 3rd Jun 2009

I've been a Sony Ericsson user for years, I've used K750, W810, W200, K810 & now this phone. I can say that the phone is awesome.

The accelerometer feature is nice, especially shake control. Sounds are loud, camera is great. The phone comes with flash lite 2 which allows swf files to be set as a screen saver or wallpaper. I love this phone.

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Reviewer: Tracey - UK
Date: 1st Jun 2009

I just got this phone today. Got it in Ruby black colour. I got it as a change from my Sony Ericsson V640i. Love the slide design as well as the colour though my favourite colours in this phone is the cosmo white, sandy beige & the active blue. In fact, I like them all apart from the lava black & the flowery one.

The phone gets 100% for usability but gets 95% for features due to the lack of secondary video call camera for 3G video calls, which I had on my last phone & I love having video call feature & it's important for me. The phone gets 95% for design due to difficulty getting battery cover off & on & getting the SIM card out. Still like the phone though. Music sounds awesome, has great camera & looks great. Looks a bit wider in the flesh compared to the pictures I saw before I got the phone.

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Reviewer: Cheryl - Norfolk, UK
Date: 20th May 2009

I have this phone & so far I am very impressed with it. I adore the look of it (its an incredibly sleek looking phone! ), the features are better than my last Sony Ericsson (the S500i) & it doesn't feel quite so delicate (its heavier & seems to be more sturdy), the usability is good too.

I don't mind the buttons being small as I am female & don't have huge fingers. Plus I cross stitch so I am used to fiddly things anyway LOL.

I aboslutely love this phone, & id say it is the best mobile phone I have had to date. With the S500i I had problems with buttons breaking, texts staying in the inbox & not being sent out & with it not charging properly. With the W595 I have none of these problems as of yet. I'd recommend this mobile.

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Reviewer: Scriv - Milton Keynes, UK
Date: 8th May 2009

I've used Nokia since about 2001, & I suppose I got used to them but I decided that I didn't like the latest operating systems on them so I gave this W595 a try. I love its style, feels heavy enough not to feel cheep, but not too heavy, if you get my drift. Reasonable camera, & more usable than I thought it would be. Nice screen, & bright display.

A few groans though.

Can't configure menu icons to move those I use more to the front.

Tiny buttons so hard to text (getting used to it).

No flash on the camera.

I can't believe that the earphone jack is not a standard size.

I would love to be able to reduce font size in basic operation as well as text message composing.

Overall, it's a good phone, & feels nice to use but the gripes do lower my ratings somewhat.

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Reviewer: Lois - UK
Date: 1st May 2009

I got this phone & its brilliant the white & red which flowers on it is fabulous I love it I think everything on the phone is great apart from there is no flash very disappointing as I like taking pictures LOL the only thing is I have had it form a month I went to charge it & it send battery cannot charge must uses Sony Ericsson charger which I was doing then I turned it off when I turned it on it just went to the Sony Ericsson symbol now it won't even turn back on so I tried charging it again taking out the battery putting a new one in & nothing worked so I unplugged it into the computer to find the red lights on the buttons was coming on but not on the right side were the on & off button so I am going to take it back just to get fixed as I do think it's a great phone I just am hoping it's just my bad luck with phones I have at the minute LOL.

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Reviewer: Sonia - UK
Date: 30th Apr 2009

This phone looks brilliant but usability wise is quite poor as the back cover is almost impossible to take off without worrying about breakage. The memory card & SIM card are both also a mission to get out. I had to get tweezers to pull them out. The menus are not the same as previous SE's that I have had. It's slightly different which is annoying as I keep deleting things by accident as the buttons are all different.
I am trying to get used to the new interface.

Other than that the phone looks good & feels good in the hand but I have it a little difficult to text as the keys a little stiff.

Looks & features are good but usability is poor.

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Reviewer: Abs - London, UK
Date: 24th Apr 2009

This phone is brilliant! You can never got bored with it, a lot of fun, does not slow down, very good speakers for MP3, very easy to use & the best Sony Ericsson out in the market!

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Reviewer: Marianne - Edinburgh, UK
Date: 15th Apr 2009

Just got this phone on my O2 contract, had opted for the Samsung G600 initially but was disappointed so returned to tried & trusted Sony Ericsson.

Great phone! I've had it for about a week now & its very user friendly, has a reasonable selection of themes, ringtones, etc.

& what I was most impressed (surprised) with was that the phone recognises whether you are holding it in 'portrait' or landscape' & adjusts the screen & view to it!

Oh, the only slightly disappointing thing was the colour; I wasn't given a choice but to go for the white & red one. I would not have minded, but this one is very girly with red flowers all over it. Then again, it should be what's inside that counts, right?

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Reviewer: Jessica - UK
Date: 10th Apr 2009

I got this phone as soon as it come out, on contract with t mobile, 100 minutes & unlimited texts for £15 a month how good is that! Phone is amazing & had no faults with it so far. A must have phone!

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Reviewer: Stephen - Bolton, UK
Date: 4th Apr 2009

I took this phone out on contract less than a month ago I have sent the phone back three times, the first two times was because I couldn't hear what anyone was saying when on the phone to them, the third time was because the phone turns itself off, don't know what will be up with the forth one, I would recommend not to get this phone.

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Reviewer: Nikki - UK
Date: 1st Apr 2009

I got this phone on an upgrade in December 2008 & I was really excited about getting it because of the great reviews of it, I upgraded from the Sony Ericsson W660i which was fabulous. However, after having my phone less than 3 months the phone began turning itself off, then when it let me turn it back on again it did the same thing again, it was as though it was crashing (sometimes it wouldn't turn back on for a number of hours), so I took I the next day to be fixed.

I then got my phone back & within an hour of having it back it did the same thing again. It was then sent back again & now I am being told that that fault has been fixed but they are going to charge me for a repair on the screen, which did not need doing before it was sent back to get repaired as apart from the fault it was in good condition, just like new. The damage was done in transition from my house to the repair centre by the courier.

Overall yes this phone is good but the faults that come with it are ridiculous.

The customer service at 3 isn't very good & I doubt I will be keeping my contract when it comes back up for renewal as I am sick of being messed about now.

Has anyone else had problems like these?

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Reviewer: Marotta - UK
Date: 31st Mar 2009

I have had this phone for about 6 months now & it has everything anyone could want! I have had no problems with it so far. Until 3 days ago when the HASH key seems to have died, the physical button itself still presses, but it is not recognised as the HASH symbol does not appear on screen & what is very annoying is that I can no longer put spaces into texts using the hash key anymore, I now have to hit the sideways button twice which takes so much more time than imagined.

Overall is an EPIC phone though! :D.

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Reviewer: Prateek - Meerut, India
Date: 23rd Mar 2009

I am going to buy this phone after a week & just want to know that if it is really as good as the reviews are. The main features I want is camera & music. Does it satisfy that. Does it have a front camera for video calling? Please tell me as soon as possible.

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Reviewer: Ruby - UK
Date: 21st Mar 2009

I got this phone after my beloved K770i died on me I did not like it at first but I love a Sony Ericsson. The camera is the same but has no FLASH what to do other than that it has lasted my five drops with no harm done. (other than my old phone were the paint came off) sound is good & I love the shack! For a slide up its OK, I hate slide ups but this is one of the best phones I have had & I would buy it again. It light & slips in your pocket & you can watch YOUTUBE how cool. The picture quality is great better than my old one if you want a phone that not that much but with a good camera then get this one it much smaller than all the other fancy ones.

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Reviewer: Jasmine - UK
Date: 20th Mar 2009

This phone is the best phone that I have had so far. I bought this a couple of weeks ago & I have had no problems with it. Although the camera does not have a flash it takes great pictures during the day. The buttons are great also. The music quality on this phone is fantastic & it includes the feature where you shake the phone & it goes onto another track (shuffle mode). I have got the grey version & I think it is better looking than all 3 colours & I love it. Hope this helped those of you who want to buy the phone!

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Reviewer: Rowley - Durham, UK
Date: 12th Mar 2009

My phone froze all the time with only 100 songs on it but if you load the Sony Ericsson media manager on your computer & upload the update service & so far 3 weeks on it hasn't froze once but it takes a while to do but well worth it.

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Reviewer: Noodle - UK
Date: 11th Mar 2009

Its wicked when you are listening to music the keypads light in time to the music.

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Reviewer: Taf - Walsall, UK
Date: 9th Mar 2009

This is a very good phone. The sound is excellent. The battery lasts 3 or 4 days. Although the camera has no flash or light, the camera is excellent. There is one thing missing. My Sony Ericsson W595 does not have walk mate, or maybe I cannot find it. The walk mate is very rare to find on the phone. The buttons on the phone are fiddly. You need nails to press the buttons. The phone looks very nice & it is small & slim. I do not mean it is very small or very slim. I mean it is quite slim & small. The earphone you get with it is bass reflex. The whole phone sounds like a speaker. If you put the music on & put your ear to any part of the phone, you can hear the sound coming out from that part. There is one thing that you need to watch out for, if you buy this phone, you have to open the back case very carefully. If you do not open the back case where you need to put your SIM & battery & M2 card, then it will brake easily. I recommend you to buy this phone. It is a very very good phone. Beautiful phone. Excellent phone. Well done Sony for making W595.

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Reviewer: David - UK
Date: 3rd Mar 2009

Hi could someone please confirm that the W595 has FM & AM radio as the review suggests.

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Reviewer: Myles - Adelaide, Australia
Date: 3rd Mar 2009

Had it for about 1 month now & tonight it froze :( heading to shops tomorrow to get it fixed other than that mad phone good camera.

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Reviewer: Martin - Derbyshire, UK
Date: 3rd Mar 2009

I've had this phone for 4 months now on 3. It is amazing & deserves all the praise it gets. Yes it could do with a flash but takes amazing pictures in daylight. I have bought a crystal hard case to protect it & it does not detract from texting.

Well done Sony, I would recommend this all.

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Reviewer: Allen Walker - Singapore
Date: 27th Feb 2009

This is the best phone ever created. I can assure that you will have no problem after buying it. I've got it & I don't see anything wrong with it. You can even change the camera to VGA, 1MP, 2MP & many more. You can just listen to the next song by pressing the button at the bottom right & shake your phone. It's so stylish :).

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Reviewer: Dan - UK
Date: 19th Feb 2009

I am getting this phone in 3 days time (my birthday) & so far all the reviews I've read I am loving it more & more but I saw on YouTube the sensme is difficult to use is this true?

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Reviewer: Tommy - UK
Date: 16th Feb 2009

WOW! WOW! WOW! This phone rocks. Just got it a week ago & WOW! If Sony Ericsson keep on making fabulous phones like this then I am never changing. My advice is BUY IT ASAP! Thanks for reading.

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Reviewer: Sarah - US
Date: 14th Feb 2009

Hey everyone, I just got this phone & I love it, all my family has Sony Ericsson's & I think this is by far the best, one of the few problems I have is the fact that it is painted. Its not a blue piece of plastic on it no its actually black covered in blue & so scratches show more on it. I dropped it only once on concrete & I have a horrible scratch on the top right corner : ( I am still angry at myself for dropping it.

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Reviewer: Deep Singh - Delhi, India
Date: 12th Feb 2009

Great phone really killer looks but the only issue is SensMe doesn't work properly apart from that wow.

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Reviewer: Chaitanya - Bangalore, India
Date: 12th Feb 2009

Hi all this is a very good phone & the sound quality is very good.

I do want to know one thing about the mobile, when Bluetooth is switched on & if somebody is sending the file, it is not showing who it is sending but it is showing only the file he is sending, only after we accept the file it will display the name of mobile from which the file is coming. Instead if it shows the name (whether it is from your registered users or not also) of mobile before you accept the file, we can decide on the acceptance of file.

Is there anything we can do such that the name of mobile from which file is coming will be displayed before we accept the file?

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Reviewer: Amber - UK
Date: 9th Feb 2009

What a beautiful phone! I have the red & white version with O2 it is excellent, well recommended! It's similar to my K800i, some features that are in the W595 are not in the K800i & vice versa e.g. The flash in K800i however editing of the pictures can make the picture look lighter etc in both phones. I WELL recommend IT!

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Reviewer: Vivek - UK
Date: 5th Feb 2009

I have been using Nokia N70 for two years & wanted to change. W595 is a true gem & I am absolutely in love with it. If you are looking for change then get it.

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Reviewer: Gurmeet - Ludhiana, India
Date: 5th Feb 2009

Its just a great phone but what it really lacks is the flash. Otherwise its just a great phone. Its music quality is the best.

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Reviewer: Lisa - Manchester, UK
Date: 3rd Feb 2009

I bought this phone one week ago. I had previously had the Samsung D600 & really didn't want to part with it but it was 4 years old & starting to look a bit tatty. After reading endless reviews on various phones, it appeared that this was the only middle of the road phone that I could find with mainly positive reviews. I say middle of the road as this is what it gets referred to in many reviews but I find it to be excellent. It has many features on it, which I still haven't used but the ones I have used have been really easy to do. I rely very heavily on the calendar & I love the way you can snooze appointments & set reminders. It is very nice to look at & to use. If I have to find a negative point I think it has to be the vibrate mode. I have missed a couple of incoming calls & texts as the vibrate is very gentle. This has been rectified by setting a very low ring tone, which isn't intrusive in the office but loud enough to hear. I am very pleased with the phone & would definitely recommend it. I have found the camera to be sufficient & the music does sound very good. I never thought I would leave Samsung but this phone has converted me.

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Reviewer: Anon - UK
Date: 2nd Feb 2009

Does anyone know how to take the back off this phone? I can't take it off & I really don't want to pull it to hard just in case it snaps! Oh yeah don't actually no about the features, Usability & Design thing because I can't use it because I can't get the back off!

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Reviewer: Blaine - Norwich, UK
Date: 2nd Feb 2009

I purchased this phone a week or so ago for my birthday, & I have to say it is simply an awesome phone. I was looking for a good music phone, & I am extremely glad that I bought this phone because the sound quality is excellent! It's also pretty good out of the built in loudspeakers, particularly when listening to the radio or any dialogue based audio like podcasts.

The camera isn't amazing but it is important to realise that the phone displays the captured image in a relatively low resolution, & so the true resolution & detail can only be seen if you zoom into the image on the phone or if you upload it & check it out on a computer.

The features on the phone are awesome. The screen is large & every operation is an absolute dream thanks to the slick graphics. The particular feature that stands out to me is the media menu, which is totally separate to the phone's main menu. By selecting media in the main menu, you are taken to a cool new scrolling menu designed much like those of the PSP or PS3. This menu also takes advantage of the phone's built in accelerometer, allowing you to turn the phone on its side & watch the screen rotate with it. From this menu you can select options such as Music, Video & RSS Feeds.

The phone also has a specified Walkman button to take you straight to the audio player at any time. This is particularly useful when browsing the Internet & fancy some music at the same time; just click the button on the side, select a track to play, then click it again & return straight back to wherever you were before.

The phone also has some well designed buttons. Although they can take a little getting used to, the design fits & once you've used them a bit they're quick & easy for both navigating & typing.

In my opinion, the battery cover is way better than that of most other phones I have seen. Instead of being made out of a brittle plastic that can easily break & takes a lot of fiddling & pushing to secure on the phone, this cover is made out of a more rubbery & slightly more flexible type of plastic. Sony have struck the perfect balance between making it easy to remove & replace the cover whilst not making it brittle enough to break or flexible enough to fall off.

I could go on & on about this phone but I really should bring this review to a close. I bought the blue version of the phone from Orange (after being with Virgin for 3 years), & I have to say I could not be happier with the service. The pay as you go phone was only £139.99 from in store (£10 top up included in the price), & once I had it home I chose the Dolphin rewards system for my tariff, which means that with every £10 I top up (before a particular time each month) I get 300 free texts & free access to FaceBook, Bebo & MySpace for the month. Although I am unsure as to whether other networks provide a similar service, Orange also provide a free to browse homepage with news, weather & all sorts as well as free to browse music & games catalogues. They also provide free access to Gmail & several other mail providers via the Orange homepage & give you free RSS feeds including the particularly funny quirky stories feed in the media section of the phone.

Just a great phone.

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Reviewer: Ayomide Femi - London, UK
Date: 30th Jan 2009

It is the best a person could ever have. Great phone.

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Reviewer: Gareth - UK
Date: 29th Jan 2009

Bought this phone with Vodafone, just before Christmas. I have taken it back twice & now need to do so again. The back battery cover has been loose on two of them, the top half rocks as others have said. It feels plasticy & cheap, it squeaks when I press the right hand keys. The battery is not great if using it for calls, music, Internet. I have to charge it every day. The Camera is not great either. However, the music quality is great & there is loads of memory. Vodafone will change the phones in store, but if you buy it over the Internet in the first place, they will not change it for another phone. They only wanted to change the battery cover rather than the phone. My advice, pay more to buy a better phone.

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Reviewer: Wendy - London, UK
Date: 20th Jan 2009

This phone is great! I had the W580 for a year & got fed up with the keys snapping in half, although it was a good phone otherwise. I got the new one in white & red which looks far better than the blue (didn't see other available colours) & got it on PAYG from Phones 4 you for £127 which includes £10 top up & a 2MB memory card.

It is a brilliant phone & does everything you want it to do. Its sound is crystal clear & loud, handy for us women who carry phones in handbags! The buttons feel so much more sturdy than previous Sony Ericsson's & I don't think these ones will snap in half! It's very user friendly & easy to navigate around the menus & the fonts & numbers aren't tiny either so another plus point. The screen has lovely clean crisp colours & the camera takes very good pictures but doesn't have a flash. I haven't found this to be a problem as it does have a night mode function. It is a good size & can be easily operated with one hand. The casing is definitely more durable than previous phones (not plasticy).
If you have had Sony Ericsson's in the past you will get on with this phone with no problems. If this is your first Sony Ericsson then you will get the hang of it in no time. It's fun to play around with & while doing so you will discover all the WOW factors that it holds.

A definite MUST HAVE PHONE. You won't be disappointed at all!

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Reviewer: Don - Birmingham, UK
Date: 17th Jan 2009

I HAVE NOW HAD THIS PHONE FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS. NOT ONCE HAS IT EVER FROZEN OR JUST SWITCHED OF OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. & ALL OF the FEATURES IN the PHONE ARE FABULOUS & I THINK IT MIGHT BE ONE OF the BEST PHONES THAT I HAVE EVER HAD. SO EVERYONE WHO doesn't LIKE the PHONE SHOULD BE QUIET IF THEY don't HAVE ANYTHING NICE TO SAY. EVEN IF the PHONE DOES GET WRECKED ITS BECAUSE you ARE USING IT TO ROUGHLY & YOU SHOULD USE EVERY PHONE GENTLY. FROM the DON.

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Reviewer: Neil - Armagh, Ireland
Date: 13th Jan 2009

I have hade this phone a week I think it is class.

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Reviewer: Gossip Girl - UK
Date: 8th Jan 2009

Do you have to go into the actual O2 shop to get it in white & red?

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Reviewer: Don - Bath, UK
Date: 6th Jan 2009

PLEASE DON''T REVIEW THIS PHONE BEFORE YOU ACTUALLY GET IT. It defeats the point of a review!

I have had the phone for a while now & it seems good, better than Motorola rubbish, but still not as good build quality as Nokia. When I slide it open the top plate wiggles about 1mm which feels flimsy.

Apart from that it's good so far

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Reviewer: Rowley - Durham, UK
Date: 5th Jan 2009

I got this phone for Christmas its awesome like before I do miss flash but in response to Ronald I had a W810i for 2 years & the adapter never broke & also I did have 2 Motorola's & they were rubbish both crash, both lose features as time went on & they also don't use a traditional 3.5mm jack but supply their own earphones that don't adapt to a 3.5mm jack. If you are male the black is the best colour.

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Reviewer: Lizzie - Norwich, UK
Date: 29th Dec 2008

Am now on second phone & it's being returned later today after all of one day!

First phone was Orange PAYG, & lasted 7 weeks, this one is again Orange PAYG. With initial phone I thought it was a total dream (having got shot of my Nokia 6500 slide dreadful! ), it stored untold songs, was very easy to transfer them onto the phone, got a lot of great videos & pictures (OK it's not superb but it does the job) & was very easy to send & receive texts.

7 weeks on it all went wrong, the HASH key started to stick & then totally froze, as some of you may know this is the main space button when texting, then gradually other keys started to stick.

That phone went back & now today on my second phone & to my disappointment, the screen is wonky so to speak, when you go into send & read texts, they do not read in a straight line, they start off that way then they veer off up to the right, to send or read a text you need to hold the phone at an angle, not acceptable when you talking of £165 phone!

So now awaiting my third one, hoping this one just bad luck & will be OK, but it's incredibly frustrating how I put music & videos on phone & spend a long time doing it & then end up having to remove them all once more!

Was a great phone & hoping will work third time lucky.

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Reviewer: Megan - Devon, UK
Date: 28th Dec 2008

I am getting this phone tomorrow (hopefully) I can't wait!

All the comments I have read make me want it more, it sounds like the phone for me as I LOVE music & taking silly snaps with my mates. I just had a Sony Ericsson phone & it lasted me nearly 2 years.

All the colours are fab, so I don't mind what colour I get but would love it in blue.

Thanks for reading X.

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Reviewer: Ed L - UK
Date: 24th Dec 2008

This is one excellent phone. I got it yesterday (22.12.08) from Orange. It came with a free Christmas gift pack worth allegedly £25.

The bit I really love is the back lit keypad. The light waves as you play your music. The music quality is amazing & just to make this review fair, I will mention that it has very cluttered menus.

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Reviewer: Keira - UK
Date: 16th Dec 2008

It's a great looking phone only got it today but does anyone know how to put the battery cover on?

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Reviewer: Iwan Parry - UK
Date: 9th Dec 2008

Hi, getting this phone for Christmas on Orange, can anyone tell me what the free USB drum kit is? Looks a great phone can't wait to get it! Thanks.

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Reviewer: Sarah - UK
Date: 6th Dec 2008

I have this phone with O2 & am thrilled it's the best ever only thing that can be annoying is that the pictures on the camera sometimes come out blurred! But when they don't there brilliant! I had the Nokia n73 before & the battery was awful & only ever got a day & a half out of it! Must say the buttons are a little small but other than that it's great! I have to say that the MP3 is rather impressive! It's well worth buying & has nearly replaced my iPod! Go Sony Ericsson!

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Reviewer: Joseph - Manchester, UK
Date: 1st Dec 2008

Hey everone, I am getting this phone for Christmas but I want to know if on Orange contract when you order it, if it comes with decent headphones? Also how good it is compared to the W910i, if it has proper 3G capabilities, how loud it is, how reliable it is & how big the screen is & how old it is & if is older or newer to the W910i.

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Reviewer: Jane - UK
Date: 29th Nov 2008

In reply to Andie's questions. I have the red & white one & I LOVE IT.

It is a very nice colour to have, especially if you're a woman.

The middle buttons (play pause etc) are all red lights & the rest of the buttons, keypad etc are white. It's like a shiny metallic red.

I would have liked to see the blue one as well. But they didn't have it. I hope this helps.

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Reviewer: Ronald - UK
Date: 22nd Nov 2008

This phone is such a rip off. Sony Ericsson put a little hole on the front of the phone to make you think it's a secondary camera for video calling, but it's only a light sensor! The only way the other person can see you in video call mode is if you hold the phone back to front, but then what is the point in that if you can't see the other person or the screen? What's the idea of a 3.2 mp camera without flash? When will Sony learn to put REAL audio jacks onto their phones, not some weird adapters that break in your pocket? What a useless phone. I am sending it back tomorrow & going back to Motorola where they actually KNOW how to make good phones! Waste of money, don't buy it to save your life!

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Reviewer: Emily - England, UK
Date: 21st Nov 2008

Okay. I don't actually own this phone but I really need some help! I have looked at several phones recently & they all have had loads of disappointing problems. If it isn't rubbish battery it's the buttons cracked & fell of within 5 minutes. So this phone has really got to be too good to be true. All of these reviews are so positive. What are the down points people? PLEASE HELP ME!

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Reviewer: Rowley - Durham, UK
Date: 18th Nov 2008

THIS PHONE IS AWESOME BIT disappointed WITH the FLASH AS DUE TO AN UPGRADE FROM A W810i ON CONTRACT WITH Vodafone ITS GOOD BUT LACKS FEATURES SUCH AS FLASH. My sister has W910i & its rubbish compared I'd recommend except I fell a bit ripped off with 100 minutes & 500 texts for 20 quid. Still worth it considering I am still at school.

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Reviewer: Andie - UK
Date: 16th Nov 2008

I love the look of this phone, but I have a couple of questions which I really want answering. Firstly, what does the white & red colour look like compared to the others? Because I have seen a picture & it looks nice but can someone confirm this who's seen it in the flesh. Also, are the buttons stiff or easy to press? I don't like buttons that feel spongy, so what are the w595 bottons like? thanks.

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Reviewer: Rob - Leeds, UK
Date: 15th Nov 2008

Jessica you can get this phone from either the Orange shop £130 or from phones 4 you £130 on O2. Hope this helps :).

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Reviewer: Carol - Chesterfield, UK
Date: 15th Nov 2008

BEST PHONE IN the WORLD EVER. I call mine Eric.

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Reviewer: Alex - UK
Date: 11th Nov 2008

I LOVE this phone, I have had it for about 3 weeks now & it has never let me down, the camera is excellent quality & has many different frames & picture types, the look of the handset is beautiful & is perfect size. & the buttons are pretty good, a little small, but I am learning to use them :) I had a K610i before this & was an amazing little phone apart from the camera seemed to get worse quality as time went on & the paint kept coming off the handset within the first 3 weeks. So far with the W595 not even a scratch! :) I got this free with a contract on 3 which I would recommend, £20 a month for 18 months & I get 200 minutes & unlimited texts, plus this phone ABSOLUTELY FREE! Only a few problems with this phone & 3 together, although the 3G is perfect, unlike the review about Orange above (sorry to hear about that) the only thing is it is not clear what is free & what charges. For example MSN is free, but you tube charges & seeing as this is one of the main selling points about this phone it should be made clearer as I added another £14 onto my 20 a month very quickly in 10 minutes by watching family guy.

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Reviewer: Jessica - UK
Date: 11th Nov 2008

Really like the look of the phone but does anyone know where you can get it on pay as you go as I really don't want to go on contract as it is too expensive as I am only a student.

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Reviewer: Arthur - Mansfield, UK
Date: 8th Nov 2008

Love the phone, find it comfortable to hold etc but the one thing that bugs me about it is the keypad.

I hate the way it lights up more on the left hand side more than the rest, it's VERY bright on the left but the right hand side is virtually dark, seen a couple of other handsets doing the same, is it a bad batch or a feature.

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Reviewer: Tozzy - UK
Date: 4th Nov 2008

If you are thinking of getting this phone on Orange, please read on.

Bought this phone a few days ago after having a basic Nokia 6070 for the past 2 years & I have to say that this is the best phone ever. I fell in love with it as soon as I first saw it on the Internet & was hoping it could promise me everything that I expected in a phone & I can safely say there isn't one thing that this phone cannot do for me. It's absolutely fabulous in terms of look & features!

Anybody on Orange, should think twice before getting this phone. I bought mine from Orange on PAYG & only live 2 miles from the city centre & I haven't even seen a glimpse of a 3G connection. I have tried everything including taking it outside to changing all of the available settings, but nothing seems to work. Orange state on their website that they provide a 3G service which is available to Pay M & PAYG customers, but for some reason, I seem to be excluded from having the privilege of accessing high quality content. Therefore, I have to make do with rubbish GPRS speeds so I am returning mine & looking into joining 3.

What can I say. This phone is the biz & I am really pleased with it. I am just not pleased with Orange at the moment LOL.

Pros.

- Compact design.

- Crisp, bright colours, high resolution, adequate sized screen.

- Copy & paste functions in SMS & Netfront browser!

- Camera is really excellent quality & the sound is crystal clear.

- Pictures can be rotated landscape & portait by turning wrist.

- Good selection of preinstalled multimedia content.

- Listen to music tracks whilst browsing the Internet!

- Orange Music Application for previewing the latest music tracks ranging from different genres (I am still on Orange so I can take advantage of this application).

- Conversion of SMS to MMS (handy if you have written out 6 SMS & want to save money by sending a MMS instead)

- Delivery confirmation of SMS & MMS.

- Read receipt for MMS!

- Tonnes of storage space with an 8GB SD Card, still plenty of space even with the 2GB SD card.

- Sony Ericsson PC Suite is a dream to work with. It can optionally re-encode files before transferring them to the phone to ensure full playback compatibility. You just have to pay £6 for video re encoding support.


Cons.

- Menus can seem a little cluttered at times. E.g. Music folder has Album, Title, Genre & Year & files seem to get a bit muddled up. However, you can use the organiser folder which just contains all the files in one folder.

- Difficult to type sometimes due to phone being a slider phone. Suppose it takes a while to get used it.

- Casing feels a little cheap & plasticy. Buttons seem a little loose & sometimes feels as though they are going to fall off. I am sure they won't though.

- Radio only works when you connect the headphone lead as this works as an antenna. Luckily though, you can turn on the loudspeaker to hear the radio without using the headphones.


As I said, great phone & truly amazing for the price. Who needs the Nokia N96 LOL.

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Reviewer: Anon - UK
Date: 30th Oct 2008

Just got this phone today. Usability & design & features are amazing & that is why it is an all rounder. I was going to get Nokia 6120c but this phone looks better has better reviews & doesn't overheat.

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Reviewer: Casey - UK
Date: 29th Oct 2008

This is one of the best phones I have had it's really really good! I bought it for £120 in red & white. I didn't have to pay the top up fee because the service was down which saved me some cash. I have had the w580i it was a good phone. Until it broke after a month so I'm hoping & praying this one doesn't do the same thing.

anyone looking for a new phone I really recommend this but it could be a bit tricky to use for people who aren't used to this sort of thing.

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Reviewer: Gossip Girl - UK
Date: 29th Oct 2008

I love this phone to bits but can someone please tell me that I can get it in jungle Grey or Ruby Black somewhere else other than Orange & 3.

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Reviewer: Robert Sawyer - UK
Date: 29th Oct 2008

LOVE IT!

Got the phone this morning & I find it easy to use with a lovely design, no problems as yet hope there aren't any as I just took back the Sony Ericsson w910i (restarted on me 6 times before I took it back). But this is a nice phone, good looking & easy to use, a must buy :D.

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Reviewer: Lauren - Sunderland, UK
Date: 28th Oct 2008

This phone looks great & I am going to get it for Christmas, but I really like the blue & grey one. Does anyone know where to get it from on pay as you go?

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Reviewer: Sandra - UK
Date: 27th Oct 2008

I got this phone as an upgrade with Orange, it is my third Sony Ericsson phone & I do like it. I love Sony phones however where is the flash with this camera? It has night mode but no flash. Not as good as my other cameras phones.

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Reviewer: Jj - UK
Date: 24th Oct 2008

I am really interested in buying this phone but would really prefer if it were in ruby black on pay as you go. Does anyone where I can buy it in this colour on pay as you go in the UK? Thanks.

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Reviewer: Arul - Manchester, UK
Date: 23rd Oct 2008

It's cool to have this phone. I am almost satisfied. Just got it from Orange, but unfortunately?

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Reviewer: Foxy - Manchester, UK
Date: 19th Oct 2008

I am actually an Orange user (still in a contract) but bought the Black version on Vodafone as its unlocked & worked perfectly fine with my Orange SIM.

Looks wise the Black version has red detailing & silver edging & looks tons better than the other blue, grey & white versions.

One interesting thing I discovered (bit geeky this one) the Google maps Beta version puts my location as Stuggart when I bring it up on the my location function, not Manchester. I can only presume this is because the phone uses a Vodafone algorithm in conjunction with the Google maps. So basically, because I am using an Orange SIM & trying to use Orange transmitters to triangulate my position the Vodafone algorithm interprets the signal from the Orange transmitters as somewhere else in the world. Any way apart from that weird thing the phone is great. Mine is a bit rickety when you text but you tend to get that with all sliders.

Enjoy.

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Reviewer: Jane - UK
Date: 16th Oct 2008

I got this phone yesterday for 150 quid (plus 20 quid top up included) & this phone is BRILLIANT.

I got it in red & white, & it fits in the palm of your hand, really light, its strong as well, the music is brilliant, really good quality. The camera is awesome, Bluetooth is fast transfer rate, I had the K750i for 2 years & to go to the w595 is a big step, I love this phone overall, I would defiantly recommend it to anyone, hard to find a good phone with good camera & music. But this phone has definitely got it.

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Reviewer: Andrew - Neath, UK
Date: 16th Oct 2008

Got this phone 14.10.08, first impressions are good. It feels solid & looks good.

The Walkman is excellent & the phone comes with a 2GB card (with 3) giving you plenty of room for your favourite tracks.

The Walk Mate (Pedometer) application is quirky too & seems to be quite accurate at first glance.

Thumbs up from me but still early days!

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Reviewer: Karl - UK
Date: 15th Oct 2008

It has arrived.

I just got mine, ordered it & it is so much more compact than I imagined, looks sleek in black.

Music features are top quality & sound is the best. I have used 4 Walkman phone previously & this is my favourite so far, just hope it is as reliable over time but I can predict that yet.

Got it on contract which was more cost effective for me, goods deals for a new phone.

All my family & friends like it, guess it will become popular then, but at least I got it first.

Thanks for reading Karl.

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Reviewer: Minnki - Leic, UK
Date: 10th Oct 2008

I am due for an upgrade & really want the w595. It looks really good. It has been based on the W580i which has some really BAD reviews as its keypad breaks very easily. Can anyone tell me if this has been sorted on the W595? Please! Thanks.

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Reviewer: Robert Green - UK
Date: 5th Oct 2008

I got this phone from Orange last week & I am absolutely loving it. It's got some great feature & a really like its sleek design. It is probably the best phone I've ever had. Its music player is probably one of its key features. It has a good sized memory & lots of options. Also texting is really easy & simple. Overall I love this phone!

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Reviewer: Delii - UK
Date: 1st Sep 2008

Should Be Out Beginning Of October & Costing Roughly £200 Sim Free!

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Reviewer: Adele - UK
Date: 1st Sep 2008

This Phone Not Only Looks Great But Has Great Features. Should Be Out At the Beginning Of October! Can't Wait!

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Reviewer: Jane - UK
Date: 30th Aug 2008

I found out on some website, it's about 200 quid, & it's going to be released around September or October.

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Reviewer: Sunny - Harlow, UK
Date: 26th Aug 2008

This phone looks absolutely sick. The style is too nice & the colours are great, definitely getting this phone, anybody know how much this will cost & when its out?

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Reviewer: Holly - UK
Date: 21st Aug 2008

I absolutely love the look of this phone & it has everything I want feature wise! I just want to know how much they cost!

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Reviewer: Jane - UK
Date: 21st Aug 2008

Is this verison of SE upgraded from the W580i? Does anyone know when this phone is being released?

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Reviewer: Shiraz Baliley Wood - Essex, UK
Date: 14th Aug 2008

Well I never! I totally love this phone! I am going to get it for my birthday!

Can't wait for Sept when the Sony Ericsson S800i comes out & that Sony Ericsson W595 comes out & the Sony Ericsson C905.

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Reviewer: Trice - UK
Date: 29th Jul 2008

I absolutely love the look of this phone! I can't wait till it comes out but I am torn between getting this phone & the C905 with 8MP which comes out around the same time!

I Love Walkman but then again I LOVE the camera capabilities! Can't Sony make a phone that's built for amazing music with amazing camera? How unfair is that?



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