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The sleek Sony Ericsson W960i Walkman phone impresses with its touch display and 8GB memory. The users of the phone can enjoy all the music literally at his/ her fingertips. He has the freedom to save and listen mellow pop, Hard rock, Reggae, hip hop, and jazz without caring about the musical variation.
The Sony Ericsson 960i can run music in the most popular format i.e in the eAAC+ format. Interestingly, users of the phone can store up to 8000 songs (eAAC+ format) in the phone. And there is Walkman touch player which lets user to manage their music the way they wished to. Enjoy album art on the large phone display and use your fingers to play the song you want.
There is functionality in the phone that it comes equipped with. Users of the phone can enjoy entertainment that of the TV on the phone screen. There are options in the phone that the users can use, he can connect to the PC, synchronize and enjoy podcasts in the phone. All the software that the purchasers need – and a stereo headset – is included in phone kit.
Here are the specifications that the Sony Ericsson 960i comes with: Screen – 262,144 color touchscreen with 240×320 pixel; Memory – Phone memory 8 GB; Networks – GSM 900/ GSM 1800/ GSM 1900/ UMTS 2100; Sizes – 109 x 55 x 16 mm/ 4.3 x 2.1 x 0.6 inches; Weight – 119 gram/ 4.2 oz.
As per the Sony Ericsson website on this product is concerned, above mentioned are some of the features that the W960i is endowed with. The Sony Ericsson W960i isgoing to become a companion for the music enthusiasts and for those who love music and wants to carry along with them the music to anywhere and in any place.
There are absolutely no reasons that the mobile phone would not be a rage in the mobile world. It is worth mentioning, the tag of Walkman does carry a honest meaning to the users, and the mobile phone W960i is definitely going to make whirlwind. Let us see. How the product of Sony and Ericsson does in the market?
Sony Ericsson’s camera phone range has not only changed the dynamics of the market, but also revolutionised the way we imagine the capabilities of a camera mobile. In an effort to bring out nothing short of best, Sony Ericsson has consistently pushed the boundaries between mobile phones and standalone digital cameras. Be it the K750i’s auto focus, or K800i’s flash, the manufacture have made a special impact every time, they hit the road.
With this pedigree there is no wonder that the next in the line- Sony Ericsson K810i is endowed with some highly ace ergonomics and neat looks. The main difference between Sony Ericsson K810i and its predecessor is the design. Our new model comes with a glossy front section, just to ensure it is not left behind in the race of shiny
fashion phones. Further, there is also a rather interesting keypad that features small circular silver keys.
Sony Ericsson K810i comes with a 3.2 MP camera – same as that of its predecessor. The camera also auto-focus and xenon flash. In terms of camera software, the Sony Ericsson K810i allows you to make videos as well, in addition to sending pictures to friends via MMS, email or blog them to a Blogger blog. Probably the only difference
here is a feature called Photo Fix that automatically adjusts light balance, brightness and contrast.
Most of the other features of this handset is pretty straight forward. There’s Bluetooth and support for A2DP), 3G connectivity and infrared, a VGA camera for video
calling, a competent MP3 player, an expandable Memory Stick Micro M2 slot, support for IMAP4 email accounts and POP3, an RSS feed reader, an FM radio and a Web browser. Sony Ericsson K810i comes through as a good device but there are some points to ponder. Unfortunately there is no 3.5mm headphone adaptor in the box, and neither are the innovative keys very friendly. Nonetheless in terms of camera phones, you have got a good deal here.
There has been a lot of speculation about Sony Ericsson’s reaction after the launch of a 5.0 megapixel camera phone from Nokia’s N series. After all, in the camera phone category, the only company that has posed serious challenge to Nokia’s domination is the Sony Ericsson. During the launch of N95, Sony
Ericsson K810i was released without any improvement on the camera resolution as compared to its earlier model K800i/K790i.
Many criticized this move and even commented on Sony Ericsson loosing the race for the best camera phone to Nokia’s N series camera phones. With the release of the Sony Ericsson K850i – a CyberShot phone with a massive 5.0 megapixel camera, the company has put all such doubts to rest. The Sony Ericsson K850i represents the cream of our technology in mobile and digital imaging. Although it is very important to have a high resolution camera, there are many other criteria that are important to shoot a great picture or video.
The Sony Ericsson K850i has most of them. The handset boasts of autofocus, digital zoom, an automatic Xenon flash, three LED video light for recording at night and many more such aids. Select the best out of nine stills shot in quick succession with its BestPic feature or improve underexposed pictures instantly with Photo fix – the Sony Ericsson K850i is not just a camera, but a whole studio. The handset shoots videos at thirty frames per second – double than the industry norm of fifteen. You can upload the stills and videos that you have shot with the Sony Ericsson K850i using the handset’s preset for video and mobile blogging.
However, theSony Ericsson K850i is not only about imaging. The handset is loaded with HSDPA technology that can achieve much higher data speed than 3G. From quad band GSM mobile network connectivity to GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth and USB – the Sony Ericsson K850i is a master of both voice and data connectivity
Another new arrival to the Walkman family. This time, it is a slider, high on sleek quotient while maintaining everything that made Walkman phone a phenomenon – high music playback quality. The Sony Ericsson W580i is a direct result of its manufacturers resolve to offer a Walkman solution to every price segment. A look at the Sony Ericsson W580i will give you a rough idea about its target audience – the young and fashion conscious crowd of both the sexes.
The Sony Ericsson W580i is a sleek slider that measures 99 x 47 x 14 mm and weighs just 94 grams. The front fascia of the mobile phone is dominated by a 2 inch TFT screen that can produce more than 262k colours across its 240 x 320 pixels. The Walkman logo in iconic orange colour affirms the handset’s affiliation to the Walkman family. Colour solutions available for the Sony Ericsson W580i – Style white, urban grey and Boulevard black.
Being a Walkman phone, the Sony Ericsson W580i’s finesse lies in its music playing skills. The handset is endowed with an upgraded Walkman media player v2.0 with many integrated features that were not found in the earlier version. TrackID feature of the updated player is a great way to find out more about a song’s artist and other relevant information just by sending a part of its recording to the server. Similarly, other features like playlist support, equalizer, MegaBass makes for a unique mobile music experience. The Sony Ericsson W580i’s built in memory of 12 Mb seems paltry for a music solution, so is supplemented by a 512 Mb external memory card. One can further upgrade it up to 2GB.
The Sony Ericsson W580i supports quad band GSM mobile networks and changes its band automatically. The handset uses class 10 GPRS and EDGE technology for data connectivity and provides you with high speed mobile internet on the go. On board NetFront browser provides easy browsing and downloading experience. Local connectivity tools include Bluetooth v2.0 and USB 2.0 to connect and transfer data with compatible devices.
If music phones are in vogue these days, then Walkman series is certainly the taste of the season. Any dream feature, you would love to have in your mobile handset is already there in this highly powerful music family, which is here to take you on an ecstatic musical ride. The latest member of this music family is the Sony Ericsson W660i. It is not a different or somewhat superb phone than its predecessors in the Walkman family and its looks also match with the recent Sony Ericsson phones. Thus, you would find those popular navigation buttons and dedicated Walkman music buttons, which are fitted prominently above its keypad.
The Sony Ericsson W660i is a candy bar phone, which hoards lot of compatible functionalities with a 2 mega pixels camera, 512 MB of inbuilt memory, 3G technology, an FM radio, Bluetooth and audio streaming among others. So, it’s overall profile is quite balanced between music features and latest functionalities. As such all the Walkman series phones are too good in looks and so does this new member. It has been perfected with a black colour to add that desired impact. On the other hand, it measures only 14.5mm in thickness, which makes it an easy to hold device.
This phone supports the 3G technology, which offers you a lightening fast Internet browsing experience. Hence, you can easily download all those heavy attachments in a real quick time. And let’s take a toll on its highly talked about music features. It sports the latest TrackID feature, which enables you to get all the desired information about singer, album and genre. On the other hand, you can also send the clip to the popular Gracenote Mobile MusicID database with its TrackID feature to get more information about your kind of music. Its music player can support your favourite music in various popular formats. On the other hand, it is also supplied by a Memory Stick, which allows you to treasure all your stuff in the easiest possible way. So, enjoy your music to the fullest with the Sony Ericsson W660i
Sony Ericsson has recently introduced a new designer phone, the S500i in the global mobile phone market. With its ever changing themes and illuminations, the device catches everyone’s attention in the very first look. Flip open and reveal the colour accents and the ever changing themes. You can also set your own phone themes, external light effects to change the display as you want.
Apart from the stunning green and yellow exteriors, Sony Ericsson has added more features to keep the phone alive, always. The display of the phone screen changes automatically with time and season. When you flip open the phone, the keypad illuminates – push the user-friendly keypad buttons and browse phone features with ease.
The Sony Ericsson S500i comes packed with a powerful 2.0 mega-pixel camera – shoot and share some special moments with friends and family via MMS and email. Photo sharing can also be done via online blogs. The device with 2.0 mega-pixel resolution definitely ensures quality pictures. Apart from its appealing looks, the S500i features more including a media player and expandable memory card slot – download or transfer music tracks directly in your phone and enjoy listening to your preferred music tracks. Keep rocking on the go with the newSony Ericsson S500i.
The Sony Ericsson S500i adds more stuff in its slim profile. Connect your phone with a PC and transfer your favourite music tracks using Sony Ericsson’s Disc2Phone music management software. And with Bluetooth 2.0 – share data without using a wire. The 14 inch slim and slider phone carries multitude of features to suit your mobile lifestyle. The handset equipped with GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity always lets you stay in touch with the world. The Sony Ericsson S500i is available in two attractive colours, which include mysterious green and spring yellow – colour your mobile.
Sony Ericsson has once again revealed a new music phone, the W200i in its most popular Walkman series portfolio. For music fans, its an ultimate device – very thin (only 18mm in depth) and lightweight (85g) that perfectly fits in the palm and easily slips into the pocket. Available in two attractive colours, which include rhythm black and pulse white – the device is all set to entice you.
Powered by Walkman Media Player – the Sony Ericsson W200i provides superb sound quality. Experience the musical rhythm with the W200i. Additionally, the device also comes with music feature like Mega Bass – adds more quality to your music. Users can also select or compose unique ringtones, personalise them and give a new identity to this excellent music device. What’s more, with FM radio RDS – tune in to your favourite FM radio station and enjoy listening to hit music.
Apart from music features, the Walkman phone also offers a VGA camera, video player and more – capture both sill and motion pictures, record videos and share with friends and family via MMS. Using Picture editor, you can make changes and with Picture effect – make it more expressive or funny. View images and videos on a TFT colour screen (128 x 160 pixels) and enjoy.
The Sony Ericsson W200i offers advanced messaging services such as SMS, MMS, Email, Push email, etc. Express your emotions with your near and dear ones through texts, images, video clips and more. Send and receive emails through mobile internet and always keep in touch with the people and the world. The device also supports an expandable memory card and users can accommodate more multimedia files.
The device offers connectivity options such as USB, GPRS and infra red – connect the device and share data with ease. The only disadvantage of this phone is the absence of Bluetooth wireless technology. The phone comes equipped with Access NetFront Web Browser and RSS Feeds, surf the net and stay connected with the world
Of late, Sony Ericsson is becoming more popular for its Walkman series phones. In its W series portfolio, the company has launched an array of music devices. Last year also, Sony Ericsson introduced three camera phones that are equipped with high quality camera features. For those who love photography, these handsets could be the best choice. These devices include the K510, the Z530i clamshell and the K310 – capture high quality snapshots and share with friends and family via MMS and emails.
These phones have been designed to capture perfect pictures and for sharing them with near and dear ones. Each of the handsets deliver high quality pictures and a variety of picture sharing options such as MMS, infra-red and email – capture the world and share anytime-anywhere.
Among the three camera phones, the Sony Ericsson Z530i is an upgraded version of the Z520i. A high quality finished clamshell device is equipped with camera, music, push-email and HTML internet browser and more. Though most of the features of this phone is similar to the Sony Ericsson Z520i – the main advantage is the addition of external memory support. With 1GB of Memory Stick Micro – the phone offers more rooms for images, music tracks and video clips.
Boasting a VGA camera with up to 4x digital zoom, flash and picture editor – capture both still and motion pictures – viewing images and video footage on a 1 inch ultra bright 65k colour display is a real pleasure. The device also features a media player that supports several audio and video file formats such as MP3, AAC and MPEG4. Download music tracks, and play the music on the move. Users can also create customised polyphonic ringtones using MusicDJ application and make a difference.
In addition, the Sony Ericsson Z530i also offers messaging features such as SMS, MMS, EMS and instant messaging – keep in touch with your friends and family wherever you go. Through mobile internet, synchronise emails and keep you updated with the latest news.
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It took a while for Sony Ericsson to introduce, the hugely popular Cyber-shot range of mobile phones. Actually, with the release of every mobile handset, its quite obvious that the expectations of the users increase. Hence, loads of effort has been put to create this Cyber-shot family, to live up to expectations of the mobile phone users. The Sony Ericsson K550i also belongs to this category of celebrated handsets, which has really set the standards for others. Its not everyday, you see such gadgets, which can perform various tasks in the easiest possible way. The Sony Ericsson K550i is the updated version of its predecessor K550. It comes in a compact form with easy to use keyboard – surely to be your perfect pal.
As being a Cyber-shot phone, the Sony Ericsson K550i is here to be your perfect companion to take those nice shots – whenever you want. Its camera features are comprised of a 2.0 megapixel camera with LED photo light and autofocus – all you desire in a camera phone. Its lens has been duly enclosed by a cover to protect it from dust and scratches. All you have to do is to move that cover to capture those larger than life images. Thus, quite easily you can shoot and also share with your friends and family with Bluetooth technology. Furthermore, you can also use these pictures in blogging to let the world enjoy your creative work.
Offering more options, the Sony Ericsson K550i also supports the popular i-mode feature. This service provides you quick and direct access to all your favourite multimedia content. Surely, its an unparalleled blend of phone and camera, you would certainly love to have. Its camera does get activated as soon as you slide open its camera cover – and you are ready to capture the world around you. To provide enough space, theSony Ericsson K550i also comes with an external memory stick duo pro, which lets you get all the space you want. You can also take the lucid printouts of all the pictures, as it supports the popular PictBridge technology. Surely, its a great fun to be a shutterbug, when you have a dedicated gadget like Sony Ericsson K550i.
In the K series portfolio, Sony Ericsson has added many excellent phones with excellent digital and music features. Recently, the company has introduced a new phone in its K series portfolio, the Sony Ericsson K510i. The phone is very slim and attractive and comes equipped with all the latest features that are in much demand.
The Sony Ericsson K510i is a candy-bar designed phone. As K series phones are known for their imaging features, the K510i also offers good camera features. Boasting a 1.3 mega-pixel camera with 4x digital zoom –the phone ensures good picture quality. But it has no flash and the screen resolution is very low. A video camera is also there for shooting video clips – share pictures and video clips with your friends and family via MMS.
Sony Ericsson phones are also known for their excellent sound quality and so the K510i. Loaded with a music player – the phone supports several music formats including MP3 and AAC. Download songs and listen to your favourite music tracks on the move. There is no FM radio and the phone memory is also very less i.e., only 28MB. Other music features include MusicDJ ringtone editor, sound recorder and a speakerphone.
In addition to camera and music features, the phone comes with messaging features including SMS, MMS and email – express yourself by sending pictures, video clips or texts. With email support, you can send and receive emails on the go. The phone also supports Bluetooth, USB, Fast port and infra red – transfer documents with or without wires. The phone with GPRS and Web browser – lets you access the mobile internet anytime-anywhere.
The lightweight phone at 82g has a compact dimension of 101 x 44 x 17 mm. In the mid range phone, theSony Ericsson K510i could be a good choice.