Sony Ericsson has announced four new phones to extend the global reach of its product portfolio, and meet a number of specific regional market needs.
Three of the four handsets; namely the Z558, the W830, and the W958c Walkman phones, are optimized for China and South East Asian markets, while the remaining one - the Z550a, is optimized for the US.
The Z558 is a tri-band GPRS 900/1800/1900 clamshell featuring touch screen for Chinese character input, as well as Thai and English text recognition, and one-touch SMS access. It is the first non-Symbian based phone in the Sony Ericsson range to offer a touch screen and stylus, and will be available as the Z558c for mainland China, and the Z558i for other selected markets.
The Z558 features a bright 262k-color touch screen and a 1.3-megapixel camera for work and leisure. With 18MB of onboard memory, expandable to 1GB, the phone is available in "Expresso Black" beginning next month.
The W830 Walkman phone is a specially adapted EDGE version of the recently introduced W850 Walkman phone. It will be available in two versions, out of which W830c will feature a Chinese keypad, whereas the W830i will have features targeted at other South East Asian markets.
Available in Precious Black and Golden White, the W830 is a slider phone that offers fast music downloads direct to the handset. It is configured out-of-the-box for the PlayNow 3.0 direct music download service featuring Sony BMG artists. The phone has a storage capacity of 1GB, which can be expanded up to 4GB.
The W958c Walkman phone is a GSM/GPRS variant of the W950, and has been developed specifically for the Chinese market. It is equipped with a large 2.6-inch touch screen for simple navigation through music genres, playlists, individual songs, or music albums. The W958c is Sony Ericsson s second Symbian v9.1, UIQ 3.0-based handset for the Chinese Market.
With a 4GB flash memory, the W958c can store up to 4,000 songs. The phone is also fully configured for the PlayNow 3.0 full-track music download service featuring Sony BMG artists.
Lastly, the Z550a is a Quad Band GPRS 850/900/1800/1900 clamshell phone, developed specifically for the US market. It features a 1.3-megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom, bright 262k-colour display, and 25MB of onboard memory, which can be expanded up to 1GB. The Z550a also has full HTML Internet browsing, and an optional Bluetooth headset and car-handsfree kit.
Source : Techtree
Three of the four handsets; namely the Z558, the W830, and the W958c Walkman phones, are optimized for China and South East Asian markets, while the remaining one - the Z550a, is optimized for the US.
The Z558 is a tri-band GPRS 900/1800/1900 clamshell featuring touch screen for Chinese character input, as well as Thai and English text recognition, and one-touch SMS access. It is the first non-Symbian based phone in the Sony Ericsson range to offer a touch screen and stylus, and will be available as the Z558c for mainland China, and the Z558i for other selected markets.
The Z558 features a bright 262k-color touch screen and a 1.3-megapixel camera for work and leisure. With 18MB of onboard memory, expandable to 1GB, the phone is available in "Expresso Black" beginning next month.
The W830 Walkman phone is a specially adapted EDGE version of the recently introduced W850 Walkman phone. It will be available in two versions, out of which W830c will feature a Chinese keypad, whereas the W830i will have features targeted at other South East Asian markets.
Available in Precious Black and Golden White, the W830 is a slider phone that offers fast music downloads direct to the handset. It is configured out-of-the-box for the PlayNow 3.0 direct music download service featuring Sony BMG artists. The phone has a storage capacity of 1GB, which can be expanded up to 4GB.
The W958c Walkman phone is a GSM/GPRS variant of the W950, and has been developed specifically for the Chinese market. It is equipped with a large 2.6-inch touch screen for simple navigation through music genres, playlists, individual songs, or music albums. The W958c is Sony Ericsson s second Symbian v9.1, UIQ 3.0-based handset for the Chinese Market.
With a 4GB flash memory, the W958c can store up to 4,000 songs. The phone is also fully configured for the PlayNow 3.0 full-track music download service featuring Sony BMG artists.
Lastly, the Z550a is a Quad Band GPRS 850/900/1800/1900 clamshell phone, developed specifically for the US market. It features a 1.3-megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom, bright 262k-colour display, and 25MB of onboard memory, which can be expanded up to 1GB. The Z550a also has full HTML Internet browsing, and an optional Bluetooth headset and car-handsfree kit.
Source : Techtree