Sony Ericsson’s W890 Walkman Phone Unveiled

Sony Ericsson’s W890 Walkman Phone Unveiled

Sony Ericsson W880 fans rejoice, for today Sony Ericsson launched the W890, a device that shares many of the original’s traits yet provides a number of technology upgrades. While Sony Ericsson W890, it still lacks auto-focus, the W890 steps up things to a 3.2 megapixel camera while still providing the same thin-profile look that W880 owners appreciate so much. Also noteworthy is an upgrade to quad-band GSM and the addition of HSDPA data onto the W880’s existing UMTS support.

Sony Ericsson W890 is the successor of the W880 and improves on the functionality but gets slightly thicker. The camera resolution grows from 2 to 3.2 megapixels for Sony Ericsson W890.

The Sony Ericsson W890 comes with a 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera, bluetooth, 2-inch QVGA display screen and has a metalic body. The walkman phone support UTMS connection, a seconday camera is also available at the front for video calls. Similar as W880, the Sony Ericsson W890 has a 12mm slim body with a usual walkman control keypad.

Like all Walkman handsets, the W890 comes equipped with Sony Ericsson’s Walkman music player application. The version in the W890 supports Windows Media DRM and a huge list of music file formats. The W890 can make use of wireless Bluetooth headphones, wired headphones, or even the built-in stereo speakers when they wish to listen to their music collection. Sony Ericsson even saw fit to include a 2GB Memory Stick Micro card in the box with the phone, which should allow upwards of 1800 songs to be loaded onto the device, depending on music format and bitrate used. This Walkman phone also supports Sony’s MegaBass function, TrackID, and Sony Ericsson’s SenseMe tempo/mood music categorization system. If all else fails, there’s even an FM radio built-in.

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