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HelpHere’s a video unboxing of Sony Ericsson’s low-end gaming handset, the F305.
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Video unboxing of the Sony Ericsson F305
Sunday, January 25th, 2009‘Hello Kitty’ invades the F305
Sunday, January 25th, 2009
It appears that Sony Ericsson is once again teaming up with Sanrio, this time to release a special ‘Hello Kitty’ version of the F305. There aren’t any details as to what it’ll include, but the obvious would be special Hello Kitty content, such as ringtones and wallpapers. The F305 doesn’t support themes, so they can’t include any of those. By the looks of it, this won’t be for the Japanese market…
Source: Eldar Murtazin’s blog
Gallery: Sony Ericsson F305
Friday, January 23rd, 2009And here’s the final gallery for today – the Sony Ericsson F305. The F305 is a low-end gaming handset, but it’s quite hard to be impressed. It’s stripped in a lot of areas and it feels rather cheap. Anyway, here are the photos!
Preview: Sony Ericsson F305
Saturday, December 27th, 2008
We got our hands on SE’s dedicated gaming handset, the F305. It’s a low-endish slider with a 2 inch large screen. Its resolution is 176×220 pixels and it shows up to 262.144 colours.
Other features include a 2 megapixel camera (unfortunately said camera lacks both auto focus and any light) and an accelerometer for motion based gaming.
Take the jump for more information and pictures.
Complete list of F305 games
Sunday, September 14th, 2008
Maximys over at SEMC Blog has gotten his hands on a complete list of the additional fifty games that comes with the Sony Ericsson F305. He has posted a PDF file with the titles, screenshots and a short description to each. Check out his post about the games, including the PDF file, right here. If your Internet connection is limited, we’ve gathered the game titles after the jump. (more…)
F305 gets loaded with 61 games – bundled!
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008
When F305 was announced, Sony Ericsson said it’d launch with eleven games pre-installed (Bowling, Bass fishing, Jockey, Johnny Crash Stuntman Does Texas, Tropical Madness, Racing Fever GT, The Sims 2, Jewel Quest 2, Lumines, Asteroids and Quadrapop Robotics). What they didn’t mention is that the very same phone will come with non less than 50 – that’s FIFTY – games on its 512 MB Memory Stick Micro. Just have a look at the image in this post, or check out the F305’s website yourself.
The newly announced products
Saturday, June 21st, 2008On the 17th of June Sony Ericsson invited me for their press event in Amsterdam. The day started as usual with a slide show by the head of Sony Ericsson in Benelux. At first he wanted to remind us of the fact that Sony Ericsson has already sold 66.5 million Walkman phones and 22 million Cyber-shot phones. Here some more numbers about Sony Ericsson as a brand;
Gallery: Sony Ericsson’s product announcements
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008Here they are! Hope you’ll enjoy them, and do feel free to press the thumbnails to get the full size image (it’s not that fun to just look at the thumbnails, is it?). PS. Sorry about the N95 8GB comparisons – guess he had to find another brick to compare the C905 with.
Thanks, MR!
Sony Ericsson: “A unique user experience for all”
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
We’ve had a chat with Kenneth Møller, National Account Manager, Sony Ericsson Denmark and Iceland, about today’s announcements as well as some general phones talk. Here’s what he had to say 
Q. The new C905 Cyber-shot features an 8-mega pixel camera – was that a necessary step?
A. The amount of mega pixels is one of many factors we’re continuously working with to get the best image quality. With the C905 you can even share your photos via DLNA to i.e. your TV or Playstation 3 and thereby show the photos in a large size. This is where the amount of mega pixels makes a considerable difference.
Q. An important factor when it comes to mobile phone cameras, high resolutions and alike, is the size of the camera sensor. Any news on this front to avoid picture noise, colour errors, and alike?
A. C905 has a larger camera sensor than what we’ve seen in previous models, but apart from that we’re working on advanced features such as face detection and smart focus, which in different ways is what consumers of compact cameras and mobile phone cameras want.
Q. Many will say the C905 lacks optical zoom. Why was this feature excluded?
A. During the development process we’re continuously evaluating based on what combination of features that delivers the best user experience and the best combination of features, size and price. In the case of C905, we think the 8.1 MP in combination with the possibility to share your photos on your TV is the best solution. Apart from this you can now also geo-tag your photos with the built-in aGPS and use it for navigation purposes.
Q. The TV-out cable ITC-60 is announced as an accessory to the C905 – can it be used with other phones?
A. C905 is the first phone by Sony Ericsson with TV-out functionality.
Q. The Sony Ericsson F305 is the first model in a revived F-series of gaming phones. Will this series be reserved cheaper phones, or will we also see more expensive phones in this series in the future?
A. We strongly believe in our new F-series, but can only make statements about announced products.
Q. What makes the gaming experience on the F305 unique compared to i.e. the K850 and W910, both also featuring a built-in accelerometer?
A. With an accelerometer as in F305, you get expanded possibilities to use different movements.
Q. With the Cyber-shot phones now in the C-series, will the K-series be used for price-friendly phones such as the K330?
A. The K-series will be used for phones in the entry-level segment. When it comes to imaging, we’ve got the S-series; Snapshot to complement the Cyber-shot range in a more competitive price level.
Q. The C905 in particular has received lots of publicity in the media and on various forums. Is this a so-called hero product?
A. We announce what we think gives the best user experience in the imaging segment. With the C905, we announce several new technologies and applications, that we believe will take the photos from your mobile phone camera to the next level. That’s why we strongly believe the C905 will communicate to all.
Q. What will the new phones cost?
A. It’s not Sony Ericsson without the operators that can set the prices for the markets, and they can vary by market. Our estimate is that the C905 will cost around the same as the K850 did when it was released.
… and now some more general questions.
Q. The XPERIA brand was launched earlier this year, and even since we haven’t seen any further additions in the XPERIA range. Are there any plans of announcing one or more this year?
A. We’ve announced the X1, which will be released during Q4 2008. We can however not comment further on any unannounced products.
Q. How does the future look for high-end phones by Sony Ericsson? At the latest few announcements the primary focus has been on cheap entry-level models – is it the plan to continue this?
A. We’ll be expanding our product portfolio in full to satisfy all kinds of markets.
Q. Is there still a market for ultra-thin phones?
A. The size of the phone is still an important factor, that must be balanced with the feature set and price.
Q. Numerous competitors have announced luxury models – does Sony Ericsson see a future for these phones or are they niche-products?
A. Our goal is to deliver a unique user experience for consumers with different needs. This goes for all segments.
Q. Professional UIQ-phones are a rare sight nowadays – are there any models in the pipeline or is the platform less suitable than Windows Mobile for this kind of phones?
A. Sony Ericsson today works with a set of different platforms that all add different parts to the portfolio. UIQ is still an important platform, complementing Windows Mobile in X1.
PS. Sorry about any mistakes in the text. Had to do this in a hurry, so the translations are definitely not top notch!
Sony Ericsson F305 photos
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
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