After recent reports of the Xperia Ray being available soon via Vodafone network and launch of its first Android smartphone in the Walkman series in India, Sony Ericsson has announced the release of Live with Walkman, the next in its smartphone assortment. The handset is said to combine the entertainment aspect of the Walkman series with the utility and facility of Android OS.
The device, available in black and white, is powered by the 2.3 Gingerbread version of the Android operating system. The slightly curved design of the smartphone with a glossy finish measures 56.5mm x 106mm x 14.2mm and has an average weight of 115g. The key specifications of the phone include a 5MP main camera with 720p HD video recording and a front-facing VGA camera, a 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen, TrackID music recognition, xLOUD along with a few more.
“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,” expressed Nikolaus Scheurer, Head of Product Marketing, Sony Ericsson.
The prime attractions of the Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman highlighted by the company include Deep Facebook integration, Media Discovery application, and the Infinite button. With the Facebook integration, the social networking site is specialized for the handset by direct access from music player, gallery, calendar and the phonebook. On the other hand, the Media Discovery application opens up a vast world of music and videos to users and also uses Facebook to show recommendations from friends. The Infinite button provides instant way in to information of users’ choice like music videos, artist information and lyrics search, etc.
The DLNA, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth enabled smartphone comes with an internal memory of approximately 320MB, externally expandable up to 32GB. The device is provided along with a 2GB microSD memory card.
The Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman is expected to hit select markets globally by the last quarter of the ongoing year.