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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).
I came home today and straight away went to the computer to check the Sony Ericsson site.
oh boy…that w902 looks SWEEEEET!!!!!
YEAH! I’m gonna get it as soon as it reaches Malaysia! =D
I came home today and straight away went to the computer to check the Sony Ericsson site.
oh boy…that w902 looks SWEEEEET!!!!!
YEAH! I’m gonna get it as soon as it reaches Malaysia! =D
W902 seems very very similar to K850i in terms of feature set. Given that both are flagships of their own time, this phone just has year-old specs, with a bit of software like SenseMe and Geo-tagging to try and justify this. Its a good phone, absolutely, but its just not good enough to be deemed a flagship. Why does it have a smaller screen than both of last year’s music flagships? WTF?
‘We all want more from our mobile phones than ever before,’ said Ben Padley, Head of the Music Category at Sony Ericsson
-Then make something that is indisputably high end, so that it can actually compete on even terms with other high end products on the market. W960i successor?
W902 seems very very similar to K850i in terms of feature set. Given that both are flagships of their own time, this phone just has year-old specs, with a bit of software like SenseMe and Geo-tagging to try and justify this. Its a good phone, absolutely, but its just not good enough to be deemed a flagship. Why does it have a smaller screen than both of last year’s music flagships? WTF?
‘We all want more from our mobile phones than ever before,’ said Ben Padley, Head of the Music Category at Sony Ericsson
-Then make something that is indisputably high end, so that it can actually compete on even terms with other high end products on the market. W960i successor?
@Tigershark: The W800i was pretty much the same in its day. It came out well after the K750i and had pretty much the same specs. SE always does this with the Walkman line, and there is no doubt that this is the Walkman flagship. Nobody is saying its SE’s overall flagship.
@Tigershark: The W800i was pretty much the same in its day. It came out well after the K750i and had pretty much the same specs. SE always does this with the Walkman line, and there is no doubt that this is the Walkman flagship. Nobody is saying its SE’s overall flagship.
Theyre not giving themselves much of a good name by calling this a flagship. If you buy a flagship phone from any other major manufacturer, not only do you get the best music capabilites, but you get the best or near best in all other areas of functionality. So why no wifi, for example? Why the small screen? It is clear they are just trying to cut costs, seemingly at the expense of the high end of the portfolio.
Theyre not giving themselves much of a good name by calling this a flagship. If you buy a flagship phone from any other major manufacturer, not only do you get the best music capabilites, but you get the best or near best in all other areas of functionality. So why no wifi, for example? Why the small screen? It is clear they are just trying to cut costs, seemingly at the expense of the high end of the portfolio.
The W902 isn’t the SE flagship phone, its the flagship Walkman phone. Like the C905 is the flagship camera phone. The flagship would probably be the X1 this year, next year there will be high-end Symbain phones.
The W902 isn’t the SE flagship phone, its the flagship Walkman phone. Like the C905 is the flagship camera phone. The flagship would probably be the X1 this year, next year there will be high-end Symbain phones.
Here is photos of W302, W595 and W902, was making today at presentation in Kiev: http://gagadget.com/node/639
Here is photos of W302, W595 and W902, was making today at presentation in Kiev: http://gagadget.com/node/639
hmm these phones actually look good hopefully the w902 retails under $500 and the 5mp cam is improved from g900
hmm these phones actually look good hopefully the w902 retails under $500 and the 5mp cam is improved from g900
Is the W980 the flagship Walkman phone then?
Is the W980 the flagship Walkman phone then?
i think its still is the W960…
i think its still is the W960…
It is indeed the W902.
It is indeed the W902.
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The W902 feature list looks very dreamy….quality pictures at the same rating as the C902? Crazy.
The W902 feature list looks very dreamy….quality pictures at the same rating as the C902? Crazy.
does anyone one know the price of the w902 or the w595 in pounds?!
does anyone one know the price of the w902 or the w595 in pounds?!
W902,W595 or W980 good?
W902,W595 or W980 good?
When does w595 arrive @ Singapore? And how much does it cost in Singapore dollars?
When does w595 arrive @ Singapore? And how much does it cost in Singapore dollars?
when w902 release on malaysia???and how much price for it???
when w902 release on malaysia???and how much price for it???
how much does W595 cost in malaysia?
how much does W595 cost in malaysia?
how much price of W 902