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Review summary: Combining the Walkman and Cyber-shot brands into one handset is an excellent idea by Sony Ericsson, and it certainly has the looks to boot…

Pros: 3.5mm audio jack, excellent audio quality, effective equalisers and integrated BBC iPlayer

Cons: Converting videos is slow at 30 minutes or more, no DivX/Xvid video support, screen doesn't support widescreen format, image stabiliser is ineffective, and video recording is limited to WQVGA

Verdict: Combining the Walkman and Cyber-shot brands into one handset is an excellent idea by Sony Ericsson, and it certainly has the looks to boot. The Media Go software needs work though, and it is this that lets the handset down.

Review summary: Does Sony Ericsson's W995 mark a shift towards home media access for mobile phones, or is this a half-hearted attempt at a technology still in its infancy? …

Pros: 3.5mm audio jack (finally), excellent audio quality, effective equalizers and integrated BBC iPlayer

Cons: Converting videos is a chore at 30 minutes or more, no DivX/Xvid video support, screen doesn't support widescreen format, image stabilizer ineffective, video recording limited to WQVGA

Verdict: A good effort at the ultimate media phone, but it can't stand up to smartphones that promise the same thing as well as offering more juice and larger, brighter displays.

Review summary: Can two become one?

Pros: Walkman functionality; Solid body

Cons: Sluggish accelerometer; Poor performing camera

Verdict: A funky mover of a music phone. If you're looking for a music phone with sounds on par to a high-end MP3 player you won't go far wrong with the W995

Review summary: With its Walkman and Cybershot series of models, Sony Ericsson has become a leader in the niche categories of camera and music phones. The latest addition - the Sony Ericsson Walkman W995a - delivers the best of both worlds with an 8.1Mp camera and ...

Verdict: The Sony Ericsson Walkman W995a has multimedia features that surpass some of our top-ranked phones. Both the camera and the music player go above and beyond the capabilities of the current BlackBerry model, the HTC smartphones, and even the iPhone 3GS ...

Review summary: The Sony Ericsson W995 Walkman has answered our prayers for a Walkman phone with a standard headphone jack and revamped media-transfer software. Add an 8.1-megapixel camera and a slick-looking design, and you've got a media phone that's best in its ...

Pros: Standard headphone jack ; sharp camera ; good music quality ; superior stereo speakers ; improved Media Go software ; Wi-Fi connectivity ; FM radio

Cons: Jerky YouTube video ; podcasts are hard to manage ; slow camera

Verdict: Sony Ericsson is doing what it does best with the W995 Walkman. It's a good-looking and easy-to-use music phone with excellent sound quality, an above-average camera and a standard 3.5mm headphone jack. Finally, we can rid our pockets of that pesky ...