Sony Ericsson W508, the second new phone unveiled by the Swedish-Japanese venture is, obviously, a Walkman. It comes in a clamshell form factor and it somehow resembles the W980.
The W508 follows the footsteps of Nokia’s Supernova phones, as it comes with an extra Style-Up cover that changes its appearance.
Apart from that, the phone seems a very nice one, featuring touch-sensitive external music controls, as well as the following:
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2.2 inches internal scratch-resistant display with 240 x 320 pixels and 262K colors 1
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1.1 inch monochromatic OLED external scratch-resistant display with 128 x 36 pixels
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Stereo Bluetooth
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Walkman player
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TrackID, Mega Bass, Shake control, SensMe
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FM radio with RDS
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NetFront browser
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3.2 MP camera
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100MB of internal memory
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And a 1GB M2 card in the package
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98 grams
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93.5 x 50 x 14 mm
There will be two versions of the new Walkman phone: Sony Ericsson W508 (with quad band GMS and HSDPA 2100 connectivity) and Sony Ericsson W508a (with quad band GMS and HSDPA 850/1900/2100 connectivity).
The handset should be commercially available starting the second quarter of 2009, for a price that will be announced later on.
