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Sony Ericsson W705 in Black – Silver Color

Kim Poh Liaw — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 06:45:53 +0000

Announced in November last year, the Sony Ericsson W705 has been spotted in a new Black – Silver color. The W705 also has a metal finish combines with a 2.4-inch display screen and compact slider. Use the 3.2 megapixel camera to snap photos of friends and upload them using Wi-Fi to your social networking site for all to see. When browsing the internet, it will automatically change to landscape mode with a tilt of the phone. The W705 will go on sale by the end of this month in the colours Luxury Silver and Passionate Red.

Sony Ericsson W705 Walkman phone Specification

Size: 95 x 47.5 x 14.3 mm
Weight: 98 grams
Screen: 262,144 colour TFT
Resolution: 240 x 320 pixels
Size: 2.4 inches
Phone memory: Up to 120MB
Memory Stick Micro (M2) support (4GB card included)
Talk time GSM/GPRS: Up to 10 hrs
Standby time GSM/GPRS: Up to 400 hrs
Talk time UMTS: Up to 4 hours
Standby time UMTS: Up to 350 hours
Music listening time: Up to 20 hours
Networks: GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
UMTS/HSPA 900/2100
WiFi
Bluetooth
3.2 Megapixel

check out more photos at mobilmania website.

[via mobilmania / semcblog]

Sony Ericsson Unveil W705 Walkman Phone and Wireless Audio System MBS-900

Kim Poh Liaw — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:49:24 +0000

As expected, Sony Ericsson today unveil its new W705 walkman phone and Wireless Home Audio System MBS-900 in conjunction with the MTV Europe Music Awards. The W705 features the same superior sound quality as the W980 Walkman phone which was rated “best audio experience” in a trial conducted in Germany by TESTfactory. The W705 includes popular Walkman features such as the music recognition application TrackID, SensMe, for matching your mood to the music and Shake control to change tracks with the flick of your hand.

The W705 also has a metal finish combines with a 2.4-inch display screen and compact slider. Use the 3.2 megapixel camera to snap photos of friends and upload them using Wi-Fi to your social networking site for all to see. When browsing the internet, it will automatically change to landscape mode with a tilt of the phone.

The Wireless Home Audio System MBS-900 connects wirelessly to your mobile phone through Bluetooth and has built in dual speaker and sub-woofer. It also accepts music input via the 3.5mm headphone jack. With just the MBS-900 you can listen to radio directly as it has built in FM receiver. The Wireless Home Audio System MBS-900 will be available from Q1 2009

Also announced today is the W705u Walkman. UMA enables users to seamlessly roam between the mobile network and local area networks thanks to GSM/Wi-Fi dual capabilities. The W705u is exclusive to the operator Orange in markets where Orange is present.

The W705 and W705u (exclusive to Orange) support GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 and UMTS/HSPA 900/2100. W705 will be available in selected markets from Q1 2009 in the colours Luxury Silver and Passionate Red. W705u (exclusive to Orange) will be available from Q1 2009 in the colour.

Sony Ericsson W705 Walkman phone Specification

Size: 95 x 47.5 x 14.3 mm
Weight: 98 grams
Screen: 262,144 colour TFT
Resolution: 240 x 320 pixels
Size: 2.4 inches
Phone memory: Up to 120MB
Memory Stick Micro (M2) support (4GB card included)
Talk time GSM/GPRS: Up to 10 hrs
Standby time GSM/GPRS: Up to 400 hrs
Talk time UMTS: Up to 4 hours
Standby time UMTS: Up to 350 hours
Music listening time: Up to 20 hours
Networks: GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
UMTS/HSPA 900/2100
WiFi
Bluetooth
3.2 Megapixel

Sony Ericsson to Announce new Walkman Phone Coming Thursday

Kim Poh Liaw — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:27:54 +0000

Sony Ericsson is set to announce new walkman phone on November 6th Thursday, according to semcblog. At least one walkman phone and music accessory will be announced. The walkman phone is said to be W705, which has the similar design as the Sony Ericsson G705.

The slider phone comes with a 240 x 320 display screen, 3.2 megapixel camera, built in WiFi and aGPS. With a 120MB built in memory storage, the source says Sony Ericsson will bundle a 4GB memory stick together with the retail packaging, this could be different depends on your region though. The W705 should be available in February 2009.

The new music accessory will be a Wireless Portable Speaker MBS-900, suitable for those who love to share their music easily on the go.

Sony Ericsson Rika is Named W705

Kim Poh Liaw — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:30:16 +0000

Sony Ericsson Rika, the new walkman phone which inherit the design of Sony Ericsson G705, is to be named as W705 according to the official phone profile xml document. The slider phone’s specification will be similar to the G705 too with a 240 x 320 display screen, 3.2 megapixel camera, built in WiFi and aGPS. You should see the official announcement soon in October this month.

via [semcblog]

Rumor: New Sony Ericsson Rika Leaked in Hot Red

Kim Poh Liaw — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 05:43:35 +0000

2 weeks ago we learned that the new Sony Ericsson G705 will be re-designed into Sony Ericsson Rika with walkman phone branding. Together with the silver color you saw in the previous rumor, here are two more leaked Rika photos in dark silver/hot red color. The Rika is expected to be announced in October this month.

Source [cellphonesail]

Rumor: Sony Ericsson Rika Walkman Phone

Kim Poh Liaw — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:46:41 +0000

New leaked model has just been posted on se-nse.net. The new walkman phone, called Rika, is the walkman phone version of the G705 slider phone which was announced early this month. The Rika will be officially introduced to you in October and available in December.

Source [se-nse]