The latest model from Sony Ericsson factory is the new groovy W950i. In the line of its Walkman series phone, Sony Ericsson W950i holds an edge with its smarter features. It can be described as more of a smart phone which could appeal to all the music lovers and to all those who go for other high tech features.

Though there is no doubt that Sony Ericsson W950i is a music-enabled phone but it does not come with the trademark “W” insignia on both the front and side like its other peers. So, you will not find this logo on this handset by Sony.

Now, talking about the design of Sony Ericsson W950i, well it is a mixed bag. Instead of the traditional hard buttons in most of the models of Walkman series by the company, in Sony Ericsson W950i the keypad is hidden beneath the top cover of the handheld for a flushed surface treatment. Besides this, with a large 240 x 320-pixel 2.6-inch touch screen LCD the phone is capable of displaying up to 262K colors. This features makes it look quite interesting.

Also, despite having a mega 4GB memory onboard Sony Ericsson W950i also supports Opera Web browser, an RSS feed reader, SMS, MMS, Push email, handwriting recognition, flight mode, conference call capability and 3D games. The handset runs on Symbian OS version 9.1 that helps PC and Microsoft Outlook to synchronize with the phone quite effortlessly.

If that is not enough for you and you want to get more creative, you can also compose your own melodies with the feature of Music DJ. You can use it to make you personal ring tones. Alternatively, there’s an onboard player for video playback or you can sing into the recorder for listening the track afterwards.

Additionally, you also get a maximum stand by time for of 340 hrs and maximum talk time of 7 hrs with Sony Ericsson W950i. It supports a 950mAh Lithium-polymer battery, which can withhold three days on normal usage comprising a few calls and text messages.

If you like Sony Ericsson W950i then you can also read reviews of the users on the Internet.

By: Matt Damon