Sony Ericsson W8 feature and Specification

Sony Ericsson just released the Android running walkman to the Global market. W8 promises to deliver outstanding audio performance while being an affordable entry-level Android device (not the latest version but only the old Android 2.1 Éclair). It basically looks like a Xperia X8 but it is differently colored with walkman logo slapped on it. It has 3” scratch resistance capacitive touch screen with resolution of 320x480 pixels and TFT LCD display should display a spectrum of 16 million colors. You can browse the web using Wi-Fi or it’s using it 3G radio which theoretically could handle speed of up to 7.2Mbps for downlink and 2.0Mbps for uplink.

Sony Ericsson W8 comes with a Timescape UI which lets all your facebook and twitter on the one place. The virtual on-screen keyboard with better spacing will make typing a breeze. Since it’s a music oriented phone it has 3.2MP camera and capture VGA quality video @30fps.It comes with a 2GB microSD card pre-installed and a premium quality headset which makes W8 won the game of music performance.

Tech Specification:

GENERAL

2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G Network: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 /1900

DISPLAY AND SENSORS

3.0” TFT LCD Display (320x480 pixels)

Scratch-resistant surface

TimeScape UI

Proximity sensor for auto turn-off

Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate UI

CAMERA

Primary: 3.2megapixel camera (2048x1536pixels)

            - Geo-tagging

Video recording: Yes,VGA@30fps

Secondary: No

SIZE AND WEIGHT

Dimension: 99 x 54 x 15 mm

Weight: 104 g

MEMORY

Phone memory: 128 MB storage, 168 MB RAM

Memory card: microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB card included

PROCESSOR AND OS

OS: Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair)

CPU: 600 MHz ARM 11, Adreno 200 GPU

CONNECTIVITY AND LOCATION SERVICES

Audio jack: 3.5 mm audio jack

Bluetooth: Yes, v2.1with A2DP

USB: Yes, micro USB v2.0

Wi-Fi: yes, 802.11 b/g

GPRS: yes

EDGE: yes

3G: HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps

GPS: Yes, with A-GPS support

FEATURES

Messaging: SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push email, IM

FM radio: Stereo FM radio with RDS

Java: yes, MIDP emulator

         - Walkman player

         - SNS integration

         - HDMI port

         - Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
         - YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk        

COLOUR

Azure, Orange, Red