Sony Ericsson Intros Live With Walkman Android Smartphone

Following the W8, Sony Ericsson unveils today another Android smartphone featuring the company’s Walkman trade-name.

Called Live with Walkman, this smartphone carries Gingerbread and is claimed to deliver unique social music experience to Android users. You ask, really? Well, this phone got a dedicated Walkman hardware button allowing instant access to the music player; and with deep Facebook integration, media sharing and discovering new contents on this phone becomes easier. Live with Walkman is also beefed up with Sony’s xLOUD technology which enhances audio output of built-in speakers at high levels, and Sony allows consumers to access millions of songs through its Qriocity service.

Live with Walkman flaunts a 3.2-inch capacitive multi-touch screen and is powered by 1GHz processor. There’s a 5MP auto-focus shooter with 8x digital zooming and can capture 720p HD video recording, plus a front-facing VGA camera for video calling. Also under its hood is 320MB RAM microSD storage of up to 32GB, Wi-Fi with DLNA and hotspot, USB 2.0, 3G support, Bluetooth, GPS (aGPS), and 1200mAh battery.



Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman will be available both in Black or White in selected markets globally, including the Philippines, from Q4 2011. Price is still yet to be known. Check out more info through the official press release after the break.



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Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman delivers unique social music experience for smartphones



22 August 2011



Smartphone with Walkman™ on the latest Android platform (Gingerbread 2.3)

Unique Facebook™ integration enables instant music and media sharing

Content services from Sony provide access to the latest music and video titles



22 August 2011, 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.



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 Walkman™ 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.

For full details all products news, please visit the press room and the product blog:



http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/corporate/press/pressreleases/latestnews

http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/products/



Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman™ at a glance.

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



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 Talk™

Polyphonic ringtones

Skype

Sony Ericsson Timescape™

Speakerphone

Twitter™ (Timescape™ 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-Fi™ Hotspot functionality

Wisepilot™ 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 Walkman™

1200 mAh battery

stereo headset

2GB microSD™ memory card

Charger

micro USB cable for charging

synchronisation and file transfer

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