Sony Ericsson W950

Sony Ericsson W950i
Manufacturer	Sony Ericsson
Availability by region	2006 first half
Successor	Sony Ericsson W960
Compatible networks	GSM, UMTS
Dimensions	106×54×15 mm (4.17×2.13×0.59 in)
Weight	112 g (4 oz) with battery
Operating system	UIQ 3 / Symbian OS v9.1
Memory	4 GB internal flash drive
Removable storage	None
Battery	BST-33
Rear camera	None
Display	240x320, 67mm
Connectivity	Bluetooth 2.0
Data inputs	Keypad / Touchscreen

The Sony Ericsson W950i 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.

Background

The W950 is Sony Ericsson's sixth 'Walkman'-series phone. One of its distinguishing features is the 4 GB of internal flash memory, which can be used for media storage. However, it does not support memory expansion through memory cards.

The device was available in two regional variants: the W950i, which supports GSM 900, 1800, and 1900 MHz alongside UMTS 2100 MHz, and the W958c, a version marketed in China. Both models shared similar hardware.

Hardware

With many core similarities to the M600, the W950 also uses the UIQ 3 software platform, which is based upon Symbian OS 9.1. The touchscreen displays 262,144 colours (18-bit colour depth) with a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels on a 2.6-inch diagonal display. The W950 runs on the Nexperia PNX4008 ARM9 208 MHz processor from Philips and has 64 MB RAM and 128 MB Flash ROM. This processor also includes a PowerVR MBX GPU for hardware-accelerated 3D graphics.

Developing for the W950i

Since the W950i is based upon the UIQ platform, it is easy to make third party applications that can be downloaded to the phone. Developers can choose their preferred programming language (Java, C++, etc.) and IDE (Visual Studio, CodeWarrior, Eclipse, Carbide, NetBeans).

References

1 2 3 "Sony Ericsson W950 - Full phone specifications". www.gsmarena.com. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
↑ "[北京]索爱W958C/W950i行水均开惊人价_手机_科技时代_新浪网". tech.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
↑ "What processor is inside my P990/M600/W950?". Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
↑ "Imagination Technologies' PowerVR IP in Philips Application Processor for Smartphones". Design And Reuse.

External links

[:1-1] 1 2 3 "Sony Ericsson W950 - Full phone specifications". www.gsmarena.com. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

[2] "[北京]索爱W958C/W950i行水均开惊人价_手机_科技时代_新浪网". tech.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

[3] "What processor is inside my P990/M600/W950?". Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2009-01-30.

[4] "Imagination Technologies' PowerVR IP in Philips Application Processor for Smartphones". Design And Reuse.