Sony Ericsson goes sweet on candy bars

By Reuben Lee and Damian Koh, CNET Asia on 20 February 2006
After announcing the M600i smart phone, the Japanese-Swedish joint venture follows up with three more candy-bar phones at the 3GSM tradeshow.

Sony Ericsson looks set to continue its success with the Walkman phone series by introducing its fifth music handset, the W950i, on the second day of 3GSM World Congress. This latest 3G-enabled smart phone, which features an onboard 4GB flash drive, Symbian OS and touch screen display, is also designed for Web surfing on-the-go as it comes with an Opera 8.0 browser.

Also unveiled at the tradeshow is the K610i, seemingly an upgrade to the K600i and K608i, which the company claims will be one of the smallest and lightest 3G handsets in the market, as well as the entry-level dualband J100i.

Editors' note:We've also added the HBH-DS970 Stereo Bluetooth Headset to Sony Ericsson's product lineup at 3GSM World Congress.


Model name In a nutshell
Wow factor: Sony Ericsson's fifth Walkman phone to date comes with an onboard 4GB flash drive and touch screen display.

Other notable frills:
  • 3G connectivity
  • Symbian OS v9.1 and UIQ 3.0
  • Onboard music player
  • FM radio with RDS
  • 2.6-inch 262K-colour LCD display
  • Opera 8.0 Internet browser
  • Supports RSS feeds
  • Bluetooth, infrared and USB
  • Flight mode

    Expected: Q3 2006
Wow factor: According to Sony Ericsson, the K610i will be one of the smallest and lightest 3G handset on the market.

Other notable frills:
  • 3G connectivity
  • 2-megapixel camera with 2x digital zoom + VGA camera (for video calls)
  • 1.9-inch 262K-colour LCD display (176x220 pixels)
  • Onboard music player
  • Memory Stick Micro (M2) slot
  • Standard Push email (P-IMAP)
  • Bluetooth, infrared and USB
  • 102 x 45.2 x 16.9mm; 92g
  • Available in Evening Red and Urban Silver

    Expected: Q2 2006
Wow factor: Entry-level phone for the basic user

Other notable frills:
  • Dualband (GSM900/1800)
  • Polyphonic ringtones
  • 65K-colour STN display (96x64 pixels)
  • SIM-based phonebook with 250 entries
  • Alarm clock and calculator
  • Available in Polar White and Twilight Blue

    Expected: Q2 2006
Wow factor: Lightweight Bluetooth wireless headset

Other notable frills:
  • Bluetooth 2.0
  • Up to 6 hours talk time
  • Up to 300 hours standby time
  • 27g
  • Black with gray, silver and orange detail

    Expected: Information not available

Topics: ericsson, hbh-ds970, j100i, k610i, w850i, headset, bluetooth, phone, sony, mobile, walkman

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