The new Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman

London, UK – Sony Ericsson today announced Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman, an Android smartphone that delivers a unique social music experience. A dedicated Walkman hardware button provides instant access to the music player and consumers can also like, share and discover content through a deep Facebook integration. The infinite button lets the consumer explore even more and the *Qriocity service from Sony provides music and video content for the consumer to enjoy.

• Android 2.3 powered by a 1Ghz processor
• 5MP AF camera with 720p HD video recording
• Front facing camera for video chat and Skype
• Sony’s xLoud for enhanced audio output
• Infinite button to access further content from their favourite artist
• Qriocity music and video services from Sony

With attractive curved design, a glossy finish and a mineral glass display, the phone has a 3.2″ screen and a powerful 1Ghz processor. A front facing camera is enabled for Skype video calling, while a 5MP AF camera can capture 720p HD video recording. *Sony’s xLOUD enhances audio output, while the latest Android platform for smartphones (Gingerbread 2.3) provides access to over 250,000 applications on the Android Market.

Nikolaus Scheurer, Head of Product Marketing, Sony Ericsson said: “Consumers want smartphones to deliver a rich and social entertainment experience. Rather than a one dimensional music experience, they want instant and seamless access to new content, combined with the ability to share and connect with their friends. The Sony Ericsson Live with WalkmanT provides exactly this, in a powerful package with great style.”

A perfect combination of social networking and music entertainment:

· Deep Facebook integration: Allows users to instantly access Facebook through the most used areas of the phone such as the picture gallery, music player, phonebook and calendar.

· Media Discovery Application: A dynamic application placing the world of music and videos at consumer’s fingertips including Facebook recommendations from their friends.

· Infinite button: Tapping it within the media player enables consumers to have instant access to new content about their favourite artist, such as music videos, artist information and lyrics search.

· Qriocity music and video content services from Sony: Consumers can access millions of songs from all major labels and watch thousands of movies from all major studios. Only Sony Ericsson Android smartphones provide consumers with unique access to the entertainment services from *Sony.

· *Sony’s xLOUD technology: Enhances audio output of the inbuilt speakers at high levels.

· TrackID: Identifies the music track you are listening to within the FM radio and music player. The track can then instantly be shared or downloaded.

Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman will be available globally in selected markets from Q4 2011.

 

Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman at a glance.

*Please note that all services mentioned may not be available in every market.

Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman

Colours

Black and White

Facts

Size: 56.5 x 106 x 14.2 mm

Weight: 115 g

Camera

5 megapixel camera

8x digital zoom

Auto focus

Face detection

Flash/Photo light

Flash/Photo flash

Flash/LED

Front-facing camera (VGA)

Geo tagging

HD video recording (720p)

Image stabiliser

Red-eye reduction

Scene detection

Self-timer

Send to web

Smile detection

Touch capture

Touch focus

Video light

Video recording

Music

Album art

Bluetooth stereo (A2DP)

Music tones (MP3/AAC)

PlayNow service

Stereo speakers

TrackID music recognition

Walkman player

xLOUD

Internet

Android Market

Bookmarks

Google search

Google Voice Search

NeoReader barcode scanner

Pan & zoom

Web browser (WebKit)

Communication

Call list

Conference calls

Facebook application

Google Tal

Polyphonic ringtones

Skype

Sony Ericsson Timescape

Speakerphone

Twitter (TimescapeT integration)

Vibrating alert

Video chat ready

Messaging

Conversations

Email

Google Mail

Handwriting recognition

Instant messaging

Multimedia messaging (MMS)

Predictive text input

Sound recorder

Text messaging (SMS)

Type & Send widget

Design

Auto rotation

Four-corner Home screen

Keyboard (on-screen, 12-key)

Keyboard (on-screen, QWERTY)

Live wallpaper

Picture wallpaper

Touch screen

Entertainment

3D games

Media browser

Radio (FM radio with RDS)

Video streaming

Video viewing

YouTube

Organiser

Alarm clock

Calculator

Calendar

Document readers

Emanual

Flight mode

Google Calendar

Google Gallery 3D

Infinite button

Phonebook

Setup guide

Event

Timer

Widget manager

Connectivity

3.5 mm audio jack

aGPS

Bluetooth technology

DLNA Certified

Google Latitude

Google Maps for Mobile

Google Maps with Street View

Media Transfer Protocol support

Micro USB support

Modem

Native USB tethering

Synchronisation via Facebook

Synchronisation via Google Sync

Synchronisation via Sony Ericsson Sync

Synchronisation with computer

Synchronisation via Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync

Synchronisation: Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync via Moxier client

USB mass storage

USB High speed 2.0 support

USB support

Wi-Fi

Wi-FiT Hotspot functionality

WisepilotT turn-by-turn navigation

Display

3.2 inches

16,777,216 colour TFT

480 x 320 pixels

Capacitive touchscreen (multi-touch)

Scratch-resistant

Memory

Phone memory (user-free): Up to 320MB

Memory card support: microSD, up to 32GB

Battery life

Talk time GSM/GPRS: Up to 14 hrs 15 min*

Standby time GSM/GPRS: Up to 600 hrs*

Talk time UMTS: Up to 6 hrs 42 min*

Standby time UMTS: Up to 850 hrs*

Music listening time: Up to 17 hrs 30 min

Video listening time: Up to 6 hrs 30 min

*According to GSM Association Battery Life Measurement Technique. Battery performance may vary depending on network conditions and configurations, and phone usage.

Networks

UMTS HSPA 850 (Band V), 1900 (Band II), 2100 (Band I)

GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900

UMTS HSPA 900 (Band VIII), 2100 (Band I)

GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900

In the kit

Sony Ericsson Live with WalkmanT

1200 mAh battery

stereo headset

2GB microSD memory card

Charger

micro USB cable for charging

synchronisation and file transfer

user documentation

 

Posted by: James