Sony Ericsson have been busy bolstering their Walkman range of music phones recently with the gorgeous W902 candybar and the fun W595 slider, and here is the latest to be announced, the W705. Fitting into the upper end of the range, it may not share the W902's stunning good looks, but it does introduce a new feature to the Walkman 'feature phone' range - Wi-Fi. Let's take a look through the rest of the spec:
Key Features of the Sony Ericsson W705
- The W705 is a 3G slider with HSDPA support.
- The introduction of Wi-Fi is a first for a Walkman phone, adding considerable versitility.
- A 3.2 megapixel camera with a flash, plus a secondary video call lens, are also featured.
- The latest Walkman v3.0 software, an FM RDS radio and the YouTube video service take care of the media duties.
When the W705 was a rumour, there was speculation it would include GPS, however this doesn't appear to have made it on to the production model, it has been stated that the camera will be able to geo-tag pictures via cell broadcasts though. Perhaps a more bizarre ommission from the W705's feature list is a 3.5mm socket for your own headphones, however Sony Ericsson usually include an adapter to work around this.
Including Wi-Fi in the W705's list of connectivity options is a big step as downloading music from Sony Ericsson's store, or whichever you prefer, will be so much faster, more convenient and less costly. It also allows you to stretch the NetFront Access browser a little more than usual and take advantage of YouTube and the Sony Ericsson picture blogging service too.
The W705 may not be much to look at, although seeing the metal casing for real will probably change this, but it does weigh just 98 grams and have a thickness of 14mm, so it will be very pocket friendly. The quoted standby of 400 hours and a talktime of 10 hours is equally impressive.
With the official announcment out of the way, we're expecting the W705 to land at the beginning of the new year and are looking forward to giving it a full work out!
