Sony Ericsson announces entry level W205 and W205a Walkman phones
If you had always been itching for some of that Sony Ericsson Walkman goodness but were hoping for something wrapped in a slightly more attainable package, this is your bag. Sony Ericsson has just announced the W205 and W205a Walkman phones, a pair Sony Ericsson promises to be the most affordable handsets to ever grace its Walkman line. Highlights:
- Enjoy your music with the high quality Walkman experience
- FM radio – catch up with the latest news and views
- TrackID – name that tune at a press of a button
- 1.3 megapixel camera – take great shots and share the fun instantly
- Video recording – capture your favorite moments on film
- Bluetooth™ – share your favorite songs, pictures and video clips, or connect to a wireless headset
- Multiple phonebook – keep your contacts in order and share your mobile phone with your family
- Memory Stick Micro (M2) support up to 2GB
While the press release throws the word “affordable” around willy nilly, no pricing information has been provided at this point. There’s also no word on exactly when the W205 or W205a will be released — SE says they’re both expected to launch within three months — though we do notice that USA is missing from the W205a’s local availability list despite the presence of GSM 850/1900. This either means a carrier deal is still in the works or SE is skipping the US — and we doubt many BGR readers will miss it. Besides, we’ve already seen plenty of new tween phones this week. Hit the jump for two more shots.
FIRST! Can someone please tell me who is still buying these phones?
I met a guy three years ago, he had one.
Wow Sony, get with the times. With phones like Android, iphone and Palm Pre, who in their right mind would buy this?? Yawn, another phone come and gone…
I’D BUY THAT FOR A DOLLAR!!!!!!
Uhm? This phone was announced in April:
http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/corporate/press/pressreleases/pressreleasedetails/w205ms410pressreleasefinal-20090407
So this phone was indeed announced in April…how is this ‘new’ news? A slow day at BGR…*sigh*…
an article in the Times published in london said that 15. Year olds phones of choice are SE for the walkman feature. So their is a demand not everyone wants a smartphone. Cost is also a huge issue.
“capture your favorite moments on film” Wow! Thing thing really is old!
This thing not Thing thing… oops
2 whole gigabytes? Does Sony know what year it is?
hmmm…nice phone by sony.a standard phone I think.