After the musical over flier Sony Ericsson brings a not less interesting musician to W980 with the W902 na rynku. In the comparison with the elegant folding model W980 that works 499 euros expensive W902 however clearly more rustic.

The classical bar type form, but above all the used material does not only arouse this impression. Here Sony Ericsson did not blotted itself with fame, because the plastic housing can convince neither in terms optics nor with the Haptics.

In addition associates also still another wobbly battery cover, which has to look for definitely nothing with a 500-Euro-Handy. That was it then in addition, already with the criticism, because otherwise the milling one model with a throughout strong conception in the test circuit shone.

Simple handling

This begins already with the keyboard. The figure keys are set off well from each other and with their unpolished surface very handily. Acknowledged that here the individual Music player key on the face of the mobile phone forms inputs for mobile phone with throughout good pressure points, only exception; the
key players on the equipment side again convinces.

For a shining optical impression provides besides 2.2 tariff the large display with QVGA dissolution, which can score with enormous contrast and crack-sharp representation. From it then also the used logically developed profits and with clear icon provided menu, particularly since the zapping goes through the levels quickly.

Strained the testers were natural after the very good experiences with the W980 on the sound performance of the beginner. Already the high-quality in-Ear-Headset provided promises just as good sound, as it the sister model distinguishes, besides the audio measured values for the W902 showed.

High-quality sound

Thus the bar type model in the sound check played trumps then also with a full, bass-strong sound. A balanced medium high clay/tone range followed, which moved voices and instruments in the right light. But the sound could not only convince, also the player equipment with cover display, Equalizer and Track ID knows to please.

Besides title can be changed owing to Shake control simply by a hand movement; 8 GB a large memory card bring along that for mobile phone likewise directly. On the missing list the practical FM transmitter, which for instance the W980 can offer, finds in order song to any UKW radio to be only passed.

Also the remaining equipment package can more than to be seen being able, GPS receivers, there is whom to buy optionally (HGE-100; ), The W902 of everything has 59 euros on board, which State OF the kind is momentary. Thus the UMTS model in each GSM net of the world transmits and ensures owing to EDGE and HSDPA for brisk of data transfers or comfortable surfing over the unfortunately not completely perfect browser.

Bluetooth control the W902 including the popular Stereo audio profile, and also the integrated 5-Megapixel-Camera, the autofocus and photo light to show can to convince white and offer clearly more than snapshot quality.

No weaknesses in the laboratory

The W902 positively presents itself also in the laboratory of the Test factory. Thus Sony Ericsson remains between 16 i 18 days on receipt - no matter, in whatever net it is straight function the discussion time in the GSM employment with scarcely seven hours absolutely talk strip fit.

For UMTS discussions this is valid with scarcely over two hours however only conditionally. Also the transmission and receipt quality move only on average level, while those quite loud and also clearly understandable acoustics in the everyday life can convince.

Wynik: The W902 becomes fully fair its call as high-quality Music player. In addition sumptuous equipment and the simple control concept associate. Only the material seeming is inappropriate for a mobile phone of the 500-Euro-Class. Nothing the defiance is the W902 up-to-date best Sony Ericsson mobile phone in the connect Leaderboard.

Nokia younger will be jubilant: Finally the hot desired flagship N96 is available also in Germany. Do not rest themselves on its advance laurels can however, because we order naturally immediately the good piece in the test laboratory.

Self-confidence it does not lack the N96 anyhow. The clear Design stands for the Technology well to face, Ponadto, with the price it goes into the full ones: 699 euros without contract - those must have a potential buyer only once on the high edge.

If one puts the two N-series-heroes in the closed condition next to each other, the newcomer towers above the Oldie around few millimeters, is flatter for it however a spleen. Thus also the N96 is very voluminous and hardly trouser pocket suited.

Optically the two Slider separate small worlds. Thus the N96 is in a less sharp-edged housing and works in terms design with its flat keyboard and the shining front clearly more obligingly/pleasingly; however one sees here also each fingerprint.

In practice the flat keys offer somewhat less stop when serving, and also the feedback is more weakly pronounced than with the predecessor. But the N96 is somewhat easier and lies well balanced in the hand.

The quality of workmanship and choice of materials become however not fair the Premium price: The numerical keyboard as well as the function keys below the display consist of badly unstable plastic panels. To inspire that can do 2.8 tariff large display, which lights up sharply, contrast-strongly and also brightly, which sets particularly plays and videos excellently in scene.

Inside work ELT the proven Series-60-Surface, which is still quite clear despite the enormous number of functions. However it gives also here a few points of criticism: Like that writings are partly somewhat small guessed the menu, also the possibility is missing of configuring the Standby screen how it was possible with the predecessor still; here the user must hope for an imminent software update.

Connections: No desire remains open

In terms equipment the N96 lets scorch nothing: The Quadband model transmits no connecting desire open in all nets of the western world and leaves with Bluetooth, WLAN, HSDPA, EDGE and GPS (inclusive A-GPS).

Also Internet telephony is possible, for E-mail-Client and Internet browsers is must. Who wants to hold its mobile phone over the Exchange server of its company on current conditions, the free program “mail can download for Exchange”.

For multimedia maintenance numerous test versions of the complex arranged N-fee-plays provide, for the full version of Tetris are attached a coupon. Also with the topic music shows up Nokia generously and encloses a Voucher for ten titles from Nokia Music Store, which the extensively equipped Music player brings to hearing.

The Headset provided sounds however badly thinly, can however nevertheless comfortably by a eavesdropper after choice be replaced, whom one can patch directly in the housing or into the cable remote maintenance.

TV-standard DVB-H including

As the first mobile phone in Germany supports the N96 the TV-standard DVB-H - alone, uses the customer little, because up to isolated regional test channels the screen remains in this country dark. With the freely free-to-air DVB-T again the N96 cannot begin anything.

But it bring along a branch-pure Blockbuster, which can be looked at over the AV-cable provided also at the television with „matrix “. The 5-Megapixel-Camera, the cause supplies good photos and videos in VGA dissolution is however very difficult to operate. If whether the many possibilities the internal 14.9 GB become scarce memory, one can develop by MicroSD map.

Battery charger do not forget!

Disappointing the N96 presents itself with the perseverance tests. Here the newcomer in the laboratory in each discipline its predecessor must give itself struck. No miracle, finally packs Nokia only an accumulator with 950 mAh in the N96, while Nokia beacons other devices like the N95 8GB and also the N85 with 1200 mAh. That is not now really comprehensibly, finally sucks also the display strongly at the energy reserves.

The N96 in the pure Standby enterprise remains theoretical hearing between five and eight days on receipt, with the hard core employment with WLAN, navigating, surfing, music and video looks already raised the Slider against it after one day the white flag. Without battery charger thus no N96-Owner should go over night out of the house.

A clearly better picture left the N96 with the remaining Measurement procedure. Both with the transmission and receipt quality and with the acoustic measurements the N96 lies far before the N95 8GB and secures themselves so also in the sum of all single valuations a sumptuous projection/lead.

Wynik: Mixed feelings

At the end the N96 left mixed feelings. On the one side it inspires with its equipment abundance, which can restrain nevertheless well and be served to a large extent intuitively. On the other side the equipment is extremely expensively, the TV-receiver in Germany until further notice useless and the perseverance a genuine hindrance.

The purchase of the Multimedia Flagship wants to be well considered thus, particularly since with the N85 strong competition from own house is available.