3 Megapixel Camera Mobile Phone, 3G Mobile Phone, Flip Mobile Phone
Sony Ericsson announced three new mobiles the week commencing the 12th November. The most interesting of the three is the W890, a follow up to the popular slim W880 Walkman phone. This is a HSDPA slim mobile phone with the same Media Centre Application as the K850 and the Walkman Player version 3.0. Most Walkman phones are limited to 2 megapixel cameras, so the W890 should prove very popular as it boasts 3.15 megapixel.
- Camera: 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels, video and secondary videocall camera
- Screen: TFT, 256K colours, 240 x 320 pixels, 2 inches
- Memory: 26 MB shared memory, Memory Stick Micro (M2) included, rumoured to be either 1 or 2GB.
- Connection: GPRS, HSCSD, EDGE, 3G, HSDPA Bluetooth and USB
- Media: Walkman player 3.0 and FM radio with RDS
- Style: Standard
- Size: 104 x 46.5 x 9.9 mm
- Weight: 78 g
The second of the three new Walkman mobiles is the W380, a more basic clamshell with 1.3 megapixel camera. It has the same shake control as the W910 – enabling you to manage calls, snooze your alarm or change music tracks, with a quick shake of your phone. The W380 will also be available in this seasons hot colour Electric Purple.
- Screen: TFT, 256K colours, 176 x 220 pixels, 1.9 inches with a Second external OLED mono display (128 x 36 pixels)
- Style: Clamshell / flip
- Camera: 1.3 MP, 1280×1024 pixels, video
- Media: Walkman player and FM radio with RDS
- Memory: 14 MB shared memory, Memory Stick Micro (M2), 512MB card included
- Connection: GPRS, HSCSD, EDGE, Bluetooth and USB
- Size: 92 x 49 x 16 mm
- Weight: 100 g
And finally the third handset to be released is the K660 a standard 3G phone, with a 2 megapixel camera. The K660 is quite basic but it does boast a Google maps application and the music player has Sony’s Mega Bass, which is usually only seen on Walkman phones.
- Screen: TFT, 256K colours, 240 x 320 pixels, 2 inches
- Style: Standard
- Camera: 2 MP, 1600×1200 pixels, video and secondary CIF videocall camera
- Memory: 32 MB shared memory, Memory Stick Micro (M2), 256 MB card included
- Connection: GPRS, HSCSD, EDGE, 3G, HSDPA, Bluetooth & USB
- Media: MP3/AAC/MPEG4 player and FM radio with RDS
- Size: 104 x 47 x 15 mm
- Weight: 95 g
The all new Sony Ericsson mobile phones should be available in the first quarter of 2008.
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This and many other articles on mobile phones and the latest mobile phone deals was written by John Gray.
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