Sony Ericsson W950

Infobox Mobile phone
name = Sony Ericsson W950


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manufacturer = Sony Ericsson
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available = H1 2006
screen = 240x320, 67mm
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camera = None
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operatingsystem = UIQ 3 / Symbian OS v9.1
input = Keypad / Touchscreen
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memory = 4 GB internal flash drive
memory_card = None
networks = GSM, UMTS
battery = BST-33
connectivity = Bluetooth 2.0
size = 106x54x15 mm
form =
weight = 112 g with battery
music = Walkman music player 2.0 (UIQ version)
predecessor =
successor = Sony Ericsson W960
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The Sony Ericsson W950 is the third UIQ 3 smartphone based on Symbian OS v9.1. It was announced on February 13, 2006, a week after the announcement of the Sony Ericsson M600.

Background

Sony Ericssons previous introduction of the Walkman brand to their range of phones proved to be a huge success, with sales of more than 3 million devices prior to the announcement of the W950, the sixth Walkman phone. One of its distinguishing features is the 4 GB internal large flash memory in which you can store many songs. However, it does not support any type of memory card.Also, it is extremely light in weight.

Developing for the W950

Since the W950 is based upon the UIQ platform, it is easy to make third party applications that can be downloaded to the phone. Developers can choose their preferred programming language (Java, C++, etc) and IDE (Visual Studio, CodeWarrior, Eclipse, Carbide, NetBeans).

Problems

Connectivity has been an ongoing problem with the UIQ3 suite of phones from Sony Ericsson and the Mac OS X iSync utility that Mac users use to synchronise a mobile phone with the computer. As of February 2008 there are still widespread problems reported with these phones for Mac users.Fact|date=March 2008

The W950 is also prone to water damage, which is not covered by the original warranty. When moisture gets into the phone, the touchscreen is usually the first thing to stop working. When it does it is impossible to do a master reset, access the media memory, and effectively everything that cannot be done with just the keypad and the scroll wheel.

External links

* [http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?cc=global&lc=en&ver=4001&template=pp1_1_1&zone=pp&lm=pp1&pid=10392 Official Sony Ericsson W950c Webpage]
* [http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?cc=global&lc=en&ver=4001&template=pp1_1_1&zone=pp&lm=pp1&pid=10391 Official Sony Ericsson W950i Webpage]
* [http://www.sonyericsson.com Sony Ericsson]
* [http://www.uiq.com UIQ]
* [http://developer.uiq.com Official UIQ developer portal]
* [http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/news/item/Symbian_Walkman_Announced_with_Sony_Ericsson_W950.php Sony Ericsson W950 walkman announced - Article from All About Symbian]
* [http://www.mobilesift.co.uk/review/sony-ericsson-w950i W950i video review]
* [http://www.smartphonestalk.com/showthread.php?p=1165 Sony Ericsson W950 Review @ SmartphonesTalk.com]