The Sony Ericsson Yendo has only recently been revealed but, Mobique have already had a hands on with the phone. The Sony Ericsson Yendo is the company’s first phone from the refreshed Walkman range. Upon initial inspection, it appears that the Yendo is run on Android, like the Xperia X10 Mini which the handset resembles. With further inspection however, it’s revealed that the interface is only similar with regards to the four corner touch UI, which allows you to access the Walkman player, keypad, contacts and can be changed to access other features of the phone.
The Sony Ericsson Yendo, while being the first full touch screen Walkman phone from the company, it suffers when it comes to the camera, with only a 2 megapixel camera. As well as being the first Walkman phone with a full touchscreen, it also features the largest selection of colors. You will be able to pick the handset up in colors such as, blue, green, pink, orange, purple, silver, red, yellow, as well as the usual black or white. You can view the hands on video of the Sony Ericsson Yendo below.
Sony Ericsson has developed a full touch Walkman phone- the Sony Ericsson Yendo. The phone is similar to the X10 Mini but, is however not an Android handset. The Yendo measures 93.5 x 52 x 15.8 mm and weighs 81 grams
The phone features a 2.6 inch touchscreen with 240 x 320 pixels resolution. It is powered by a 720 MHz processor and comes with a 3.5 mm audio jack connector.
Other features include a 2.0 megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom, FM Radio, Speakerphone, micro USB connector and an A2DP Bluetooth Stereo. The phone also offers 5 MB of internal memory. The battery supports 3.5 hours of talktime and 312 hours of standby.
The new handset from Sony supports GSM GPRS/EDGE Rx 850/1900 and GSM GPRS/EDGE Rx 900/1800 networks. It will be available in a variety of colors which include Black, Red and purple amongst other colors.
“With more than 140 million Walkman phones sold world-wide and touch screen technology increasingly gaining popularity, we have listened to consumers and provided them with the perfect combination – the first full touch Walkman phone, the Sony Ericsson Yendo with Walkman. Marrying the popular four corner UI debuted on the successful Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini, with our award winning Walkman phone experience, consumers now have a unique Communication Entertainment experience,” said Jenny Maltesson, product marketing manager, Sony Ericsson.
The Yendo is expected to be out sometime in Q3. Exact dates are not known. There is also no news about the pricing.
Sony Ericsson is planning to launch a new phone in the Walkman series. The company is developing a Walkman phone on the Android platform and plans an official announcement sometime this month.
The phone is rumored to have similar specifications to the X10 Mini. It will have the same 2.6 inch touchscreen as the Mini. It will also have the same 5MP camera without LED flash. Other specs include 3G, Bluetooth and GPS. The phone will have a 600 MHz processor. There is no news on whether the phone will run on Android 1.6 or Android 2.1.
After updating models like the Xperia X10 and Vivaz, Sony Ericsson has turned its attention to remodelling its Walkman range of handsets, and the Spiro is the first of such models.
The impressive looking Spiro is a slider style handset. It weighs a mere 90 grams and has compact measurements of 92×48x17 mm which means it will sit comfortably in the palm of your hand. Its curved edges just make it a lot more attractive. The Spiro features a 2.2″ screen and is capable of displaying up to 256,000 colors.
The Spiro comes with 5MB of internal memory, and has a microSD card slot which supports up to 16GB. The camera is 2.0 mega pixels and is capable of recording videos at a rate of 15 frames per second at a resolution of 320 x 240.
Being a phone in the Walkman series, the phone has great audio playback facilities. It supports various formats including MP3, eAAC+ and WAV. The phone also comes with an RDS FM radio tuner and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
In time for Christmas, Sony Ericsson are offering both the W395 and W595 in a pink variant. The handsets are available exclusively to UK retailer Phones4u. The phones are only available on Orange.
The W595 is available for £79.95 with a Benefits Cosmetic kit and the W395 for £59.95 with a Bourjois makeup kit. Both include £10 top up.
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