Sony Ericsson W950

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Sony Ericsson W950
Manufacturer	Sony Ericsson
Type	Smartphone
Connectivity	GSM, UMTS
Retail Availability	H1 2006
Operating System	UIQ 3 / Symbian OS v9.1
Camera	none
Media	4GB internal flash drive
Input	Keypad / Touchscreen
Power	Battery

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 (the first UIQ 3 phone announced was the Sony Ericsson P990).

Contents 1 Background 2 Description 3 Developing for the W950 4 Specifications 5 Features 6 See also 7 External links

[edit] Background

Introducing the Walkman brand to the Sony Ericsson range of phones proved to be a huge success, with sales of more than 3 million Walkman-branded devices prior to the announcement of the W950, the sixth Walkman phone. One of its distinguishing features is the 4GB internal large flash memory in which you can store more than 1000 songs.

[edit] Description

The W950 is the first UIQ-based Walkman phone, containing a 4GB internal flash drive, yet still having all the features of a business phone. The W950 supports push email, document editing and PC synchronisation amongst other features. Notably, the W950 does not have an integrated camera, which may be a positive attribute for those working in environments where cameras are not permitted, but has caused criticism. A camera attachment is rumoured to be planned. ^{[citation needed]}

Also the W950 is the first "open" Walkman phone, which means that it is possible to write applications for W950 users to download that can extend the features and functions of the phone.

[edit] Developing for the W950

Since the W950 is based upon the UIQ platform, there are many opportunities for application developers to extend the out of the box experience, through the use of third party applications that can be downloaded to the phone. In addition developers can choose their preferred programming language (Java, C++, etc) and IDE (Visual Studio, CodeWarrior, Eclipse, Carbide, NetBeans).

[edit] Specifications

• User interface: UIQ 3
• Operating system: Symbian OS v9.1
• Display: 262K Colour touchscreen display (240x320 pixels)
• Memory: 4 GB flash memory
• Size: 106 x 54 x 15 mm (4.1 x 2.1 x .6 inches)
• Weight: 112 grams (4 oz )
• Colour: Mystic Purple

[edit] Features

Music

• Walkman® player
• Supports MP3, AAC, AAC+, E-AAC+, WAV and m4a
• 4 GB flash memory
• Touchscreen with album art support
• Polyphonic ringtone, 40 voices
• Graphic equalizer and Mega Bass™
• Disc2Phone music management software
• Stereo headphones in the box
• FM radio with RDS
• Sony Ericsson's MusicDJ™
• Streaming Audio/Video
• Bluetooth™ stereo streaming support (A2DP)
• Java MIDP 2.0
• 2D and 3D gaming
• Music play time – 10 hours

Messaging

• QVGA TFT 2.6’’ Display
• Video playback, SMS, MMS and e-mail
• Handwriting Recognition
• Word completion and Auto correction

Connectivity

• Opera™ 8.0 Internet browser
• RSS Feeds
• Bluetooth™ 1.2
• Infrared port
• USB 2.0 Mass storage, High speed (480 Mbit/s)

Supported Networks

• GSM 900
• GSM 1800
• GSM 1900
• UMTS
• HSCSD

[edit] See also

• List of Sony Ericsson products
• List of UIQ 3 Phones

[edit] External links

• Official Sony Ericsson W950c Webpage
• Official Sony Ericsson W950i Webpage
• Sony Ericsson
• UIQ
• Official UIQ developer portal
• Sony Ericsson W950 walkman announced - Article from All About Symbian
• Sony Ericsson W950 Review @ SmartphonesTalk.com