Our review of the Sony Ericsson W760 is finally here! I’ve put in quite a lot of time on this review, and the result is a 5,000+ word review of one of Sony Ericsson’s strongest offerings to date. Although it’s hard to dislike W760, there are a few disadvantages that can’t be overlooked, as discussed in detail in the review.
Along with the W595 and W902, also announced the Sony Ericsson W302. It’s a low-end Walkman phone, yet it packs a decent featureset for its class. It is a quad-band GSM phone with GPRS/EDGE support.
The W302 is very much similar to the S302. This means it features a 2 mega pixel camera (fixed focus), a 2 inch 176 x 220 pixel TFT display (up to 262.144 colours), FM radio, TrackID, 3D Java gaming, PictBridge, blogging, and more.
W302 measures 100 x 46 x 10.5 millimetres, and not only the size but also the design will get you to think of the very popular W880.
- To deliver Walkman phones that target all segments of the market has always been our aim since the successful launch of our first - the W800, said Ben Padley, Head of the Music Category at Sony Ericsson, and continued:
- It has always been our vision to deliver music on the go to the masses, by developing a range that caters to a wide variety of requirements, tastes and price-points. Our new W302 phone is our most affordable Walkman phone to date, without compromising on the premium feel and stylish design that customers expect of Sony Ericsson. The W302 is also a perfect match for the new portable MPS-100 speakers, launched today, which are small and compact enough to fit in your pocket.
It comes with a 512 MB memory card in the sales package. Sony Ericsson expects to launch the W302 in Q4. It will be launched in two colour variants; Midnight Black and Sparkling White.
Sony Ericsson today announced the rumoured W902 - a Walkman branded C902 with a bundled 8 gigabyte memory card to take your music library with you everywhere - as well as the W595, the W580’s successor.
Both the W595 and W902 are quad-band GSM phones with UMTS/HSDPA 2100 network support. Both phones feature the Walkman 3 player, and both are based on the A2 software platform.
The W595 features a 3.2 mega pixel camera (fixed focus), stereo speakers, ShakeControl with the built-in accelerometer, Bluetooth, TrackID, and more. It also comes bundled with a 2 gigabyte memory card. The W595’s display is similar to the one on W902 - a 2.2 inch QVGA-resolution TFT display, capable of showing up to 262.144 colours.
The hot thing today will not be the W595, though, as Sony Ericsson also announced the W902, the new Walkman flagship feature phone. This phone combines the 5 mega pixel auto focus camera in C902 with 8 gigabytes of memory and all the latest music features. As said, the display is a 2.2 inch TFT display at QVGA resolution. It is, however, made of mineral glass to keep scratches away, and so is the camera lens. W902 also features Shake Control, an accelerometer, Bluetooth, TrackID, FM radio, Google Maps, geo-tagging (without GPS, though), and much more.
- We all want more from our mobile phones than ever before, said Ben Padley, Head of the Music Category at Sony Ericsson, and continued:
- If you love music but don’t want to compromise on imaging and video, we have used our expertise as music phone specialists to give users a truly multimedia experience with this latest phone. The W902 is one of our most high-performing phones yet and perfect for those who want it all.
The HPM-77 comes bundled with the W902, and Sony Ericsson promises the W902 will feature an excellent sound quality, like the W980, that has yet to be launched.
Both phones will be available in Q4 this year. W595 will be launched in four colour variants (Active Blue, Cosmopolitan White, Jungle Grey & Lava Black), while W902 will be launched in three colour variants (Volcanic Black, Wine Red & Earth Green).
Eldar is a man who once loved Sony Ericsson. With the latest models, this love is gone and it hurts him. It seems like the line-up for the announcement at July 22nd is nothing to bring back the love again. Read his impressions about the three phones in the following articles:
Yet another of the rumoured phones to be announced on July 22 has today been leaked - W302, codenamed Feng, which is a Walkman branded S302. This means it’s got a 2 mega pixel fixed focus camera, 176 x 220 pixels display and it runs the A2 software platform.
We told you about the T610 remake almost two weeks ago, and now more photos of this phone, still only known by its codename (Remi), have been leaked. Remi is a candybar phone, probably for the T-series range of phones. It features a mediocre 3.2 mega pixel camera without auto focus, though with a flash LED, as well as HSDPA for speedy Internet connections. It’s basically a generic version of W890. Remi is not going to be announced on July 22.
The Sony Ericsson W902 has just been leaked at SE4M, as well as a few teasers at Esato. This phone is codenamed Patti, and is basically a Walkman branded C902 with a few changes, such as dedicated music controls on the side.
Also leaked earlier on was the W595. While I was on a short vacation, additional pictures have surfaced the web of this one - some of Esato and some on Myphone.gr. They don’t really show much, and the ones from Myphone.gr are just as blurry as the first leaks, so I didn’t include either. I’m sure you’ll be able to find them, if you’re good with Google. If not, let me know.
I’ve included the many photos of W902 just below. Both this one and W595 will be announced on July 22nd at a Walkman / music gig. I think another phone will be announced here as well - not the T610 remake, though, this is for a later announcement this year.
Linda has been a known codename for quite some time now, but until now we really haven’t had any phones to match with the codename. Today, a bunch of photos of the upcoming W595 - W580 successor - leaked on Journaldugeek.
The W595 is very much like the W580 when it comes to its design. It is - in my opinion - a bit more slick, but the colours and the overall look is very much like W580’s. As far as I know, this will also come in a white & red colour variant.
W595 is a Walkman phone, featuring the Walkman 3 player, as well as an FM radio. It is based on the A2 software platform, and will come bundled with the location services, including Google Maps. W595 will also feature a fully-specced 3-dimensional accelerometer, unlike the 2-dimensional one present in W580.
The W595 will be announced in a matter of days or weeks for the July music product announcement. The T610 remake will not be part of this announcement. More photos at the link below.
Posted by Michell | July 26th, 2008 
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Muhammad-Oli, Thanks again 
Glad you feel that way 