Most of us are familiar with Sony Ericsson mobile phones either from personal use or online information Sony Ericsson is a huge manufacturer of mobile phones and has a good bit of the UK market. While other manufacturers are looking to improve their camera phones, Sony Ericsson has an entire line of music phones. The “W” series (formerly the “K” series) has a variety of capabilities and most of the Walkman phones have storage capabilities of 500 full length songs or more with expansion memory cards available to add more memory.
One problem with the Walkman mobile phones is that in most of them the camera has poor to mediocre clarity. The emphasis is on the music rather than the phone with some customers questioning why they cannot have a high quality music and camera phone within the same mobile phone. It appears Sony Ericsson is forcing its customers to choose high quality music or a high quality camera instead of providing both in the same mobile phone.
In spite of its lack of marketability for a high quality camera and music phone, Sony Ericsson maintains a high position in the UK mobile phone market. Most customers make the choice between either the camera or the music and live with their decision. They become lackadaisical and accept they are not going to have both sharp pictures and great music quality on the same mobile phone.
On the other hand, Sony Ericsson has a good reputation for quality mobile phones in the areas for which they were intended. Sony Ericsson mobile phones provide service that is equal to models that are higher priced, so you are always getting more for your money when you buy a Sony Ericsson mobile phone. You may remember when AT&T began giving the Ericsson phones away with its tariffs in the early part of the 21st century. They were the first flip phones that gained any momentum, but they were bulky little things that were difficult to read and even more difficult to operate. The merger with Sony created a new line of mobile phones that were easier to operate and came with a music player.
Many people tend to look at the Sony Ericsson mobile phones solely because of their music capabilities-using the phone is secondary to having good music when on the road or outside in the yard. Although the phones’ sound quality for telecommunications is equivalent to other manufacturers’, it would be a mistake to choose a mobile phone based on nothing more than belief in the name. You must look at the name and read reviews of others who have owned the mobile phone you wish to purchase.
Sony Ericsson has an abundance of mobile phones to fit anyone’s needs and desires. Whether you want a camera phone, a music phone or just a mobile phone in order to maintain communication with family and friends, Sony Ericsson has it for you at a price you can afford.
By: Caroline Telford
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April 9th, 2010Sony Ericsson W960i Joins The Sony W960 Walkman Range
October 11th, 2009
The Walkman phone range was originally named after the stand alone MP3 players manufactured and distributed by Sony before their merger with the mobile phone giant Ericsson. The Walkman brand represents the very best in music listening quality with options such as shuffle, random play, graphic equalizer and playlist creation to create a more indulgent music listening experience.
The early Walkman phones set the example for all those that followed with extra music features and technology not seen before in any other manufacturers handsets, they set the president for all MP3 playing handsets and are now considered the most advanced music playing mobile devices available.
The latest addition to the range is the new Sony Ericsosn W960i, a long awaited handset with a turbulent history. The Sony W960 was originally supposed to be launched around October/November of 2007 but delays meant that this new Walkman phone would not be available until 2008. The result was blogs and message boards full with mobile enthusiasts either predicting or spreading rumors of the handsets appearance.
Eventually the W960i was released two days ago on the O2 network by the CPW group, this is a normal route to market for the company and further network launches were expected very soon. This theory proved fruitful as the handset was then released on Vodafone the very next day and next came the all important launch onto Pay As You Go, important because 1 in 4 UK mobile phone users cannot pass the credit criteria in order to get a handset with a contract agreement. The pay as you go option is ideal for an outright purchase that means no network tie in and no minimum term contract period.
The Sony Ericsson W960i introduces finger touch navigation when accessing and playing music files with album art on a 2.6 inch touch sensitive display.
Users can create their own personalized playlists using the Walkman Player and identify that song that they know the name to but cannot quite put their finger on with TrackID music recognition software. They can also get detailed information on the artist. Users can also tore up to 8000 songs with an 8GB memory, synchronize podcasts with your PC or download music online with 3G network or WiFi access.
Boasting a 3.2 mega pixel camera with autofocus, 3x digital zoom and video capture & playback, the Sony Ericsson W960i Walkman phone is able to capture every passing moment and share them with friends and family whether it be by multimedia messaging, email or posting on users own personal blog sites. It’s perfect when traveling abroad when people need to keep abreast with their progress and share their adventures.
With a Stereo headset and media management software included in the package, the Sony W960i has everything needed to manage and update playlists. Users have everything they need to make the Sony Ericsson W960i an all round entertainment system.
Plus with handwriting recognition, document viewer, flight mode, built-in speakerphone and RSS feeds, the Sony Ericsson W960i makes a great business tool.
So it seems that this new Walkman phone offers the very latest in mobile phone music technology but with the added bonus of a high specification camera and some impressive features and functions to make communicating whilst out and about a more enjoyable experience.
By: Susan Hargreaves
