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Sony Ericsson's W960i is a 3G communication device that lacks EDGE technology. I had
no problems in testing the 3G data transfer speed (306 Kbit/s download and 109 Kbit/s
upload) or GPRS (46 Kbit/s download and 21 Kbit/s upload) and results are within the
parameters. You won't have any problems with those and it's very easy to set up such a
connection.
The smartphone is also compatible with Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP technology and features
USB 2.0, all of which worked like a charm. Still, the most important thing about W960i is that
it features a WiFi receiver, which fortunately works, unlike its P1i predecessor that had
serious problems.
Sony Ericsson W960i offers a complete email solution and is compatible with various
services such as: Push email, BlackBerry Connect, Microsoft - Exchange ActiveSync. For
Internet navigation, W960i includes Opera 8.65 which is the default Web Browser. It
supports HTML, XHTML, JavaScript, frames, CSS, and TSL and SSL security protocols.
The triband (GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900) network compatible smartphone has a
good GSM signal reception, but very poor 3G signal reception. The sound is very clear and
loud enough for you to be able to talk on the phone in crowded areas with absolutely no
problems. Nevertheless, the vibration is somewhat mediocre in intensity and cannot be set
to higher levels.
Processor and Memory
Sony Ericsson W960i features an ARM9 family processor running at speeds up to 180
Mhz. This is the same low CPU that has been embedded in P1i smartphone. This is not
nearly what it should be, especially for such a rich operating system like Symbian UIQ 3.0. I
believe it's time that Sony Ericsson aimed higher and implemented much better CPU's in its
smartphones (see Nokia). The low CPU makes the interface of the Walkman series handset
sluggish; still, it cannot be compared with P1i.
The smartphone comes with 128 MB RAM and 256 MB flash (96 reserved for Symbian and
160 user memory). The phone lacks any microSD slot card for memory expansion, but it
comes with 8GB storage memory, which makes the slot card useless.
Multimedia
The Walkman series' latest addition, W960i, features one of the best and feature-rich music
players that have been included into a mobile phone. Still, there are some pros and cons,
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