its really that good huh.
i also want one but no $$

same here

does it lags when do multitasking?

Nice things:

Doesn't lag like W902, much improved UI speed. Slider opens up with a "schhhick" sound, really nice Keypad tactility is superb, kickstand very useful especially when my daughter wants to watch her Barbie movie. aGPS locks in my location within seconds, my 16GB M2 works smooth as it should, 3.5mm jack works absolutely awesome with my Noise Cancellation headset. Best audio I've ever heard on a phone. Nice music keys tactility and placement very convenient. Semi-circle softkey buttons more comfortable to use than I thought. Tons of apps and games preinstalled. Wifi easier to connect than my notebook or my last smartphone. WQVGA video great for uploading quality mp4's to Facebook/Youtube at reasonably small size. Media Go is smooth and fast at transferring and optimizing video files to suit its 2.6" screen. Excellent size and weight, the design grows on me everyday

Not so nice things:

To much screen contrast (not adjustable AFAIK), gives false colour impression of photos taken, movies with dark ambience would seem too dark. Stereo speaker quality not up to par with my W902 and my wife's phone's mono speakers. Camera's outer lens easily smeared by fingerprints, unlike my previous W902 which is recessed, relatively protecting the lens from constant contact. Battery is BST-38 which is not enough for such multimedia powerhouse, same battery as my previous 2.2" screen W902. Not a fan of the stupid side fastport but at least they placed it right this time, away from palm/thumb contact.

actually w995's camera not as c905 .. i tried , less some function ..like smart contract , red eye reduct .. and also the flash when night , look not so nice ..

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Added on August 20, 2009, 9:31 pmit means it still a walkman phone absolutely.. haha

This post has been edited by teddy_hua: Aug 20 2009, 09:31 PM

C902 doesn't have Xenon either annd was one of SE's flagships at one time, and C510 no smart contrast / red eye reduction oso maa Perhaps we should judge on the performance (ie sensor, cam module etc) and not just specs no?
Anyway, here are some more random low light and daytime shots

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nice pic bro

keep it up.

Thanks bro, here's some photos from the diners downstairs, and another dish to make you drool




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i am drooling!! hahaha

really nice pics bro. c905 is quite good also but if wanna compare built quality i think this phone is better

wow, the shopping complex shot is nice! Your hand must be very stable...

where the location?

It's at Dataran Jelatek, opposite the Setiawangsa LRT station

@skyer
No lah, my hands are as shaky as the next guy but I try to find ways to handle the camera as best as I can

Anyway, my W995 did me proud by winning the prestigious EISA Awards recently

http://developer.sonyericsson.com/site/glo..._eisa_award.jsp



This post has been edited by mode893: Aug 25 2009, 11:45 AM

congratulations on your winning no, seriously

I love this phone. But it seem pretty expensive.
May I know how much you guys bought it? for those who already bought it, can you share your price here......

Thanks

yah~~~ bravo

I think the AP price for W995 right now is about RM14++. Got mine for 1k after I traded in my W902 If you have a good phone you might get it for even less if you trade it in.

Anyway, just experimenting with some really low light shots and I like the outcome so far. The colours in some of the photos almost look like taken out of a digicam (I would like to think of course, haha). I've even found a way to make the photos brighter than they are in real life without imposing too much noise. Here they are...

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Is it Google Maps with "preloaded maps" ? or we need data transmition / download map each time use GPS?

I've done some homework on the GPS functionality, and yes, Wisepilot which has an identical UI to that of Garmin is also compatible. Both Wayfinder Navigator (which is preinstalled out of the box) and Wisepilot allow you to preload maps. AFAIK, Google Maps don't support preloaded maps though. Just a word of precaution, while abroad, make sure you diactivate aGPS and use only GPS or data charges may incur.

Thanks..