Sony Ericsson W980: new flagship Walkman with 8 GB of memory

Barcelona Mobile World Congress was chosen by Sony Ericsson as a springboard for the announcement of the new representative of the popular series Walkman - W980 model with 8 GB of internal memory. The main emphasis in the development of new products, as it should for all phones Walkman, was placed on the musical qualities of the apparatus.

Walkman W980 is equipped with built-in FM-transmitter that lets you send all your music, play on the phone to other mobile users, having a presence in the FM-radio. The novelty consists of eight preset equalizer settings, including jazz, pop, heavy metal.

Walkman on Top feature allows you to get full access to control the media player without opening the clamshell. To realize such a possibility Sony Ericsson has equipped its staff by external controls, as well as an additional display.

Here are the main technical characteristics of the model:.

The work in networks GSM / GPRS 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS / HSDPA 2100 MHz;.
Main display: 2.2 inch, 320x240 pixels, more than 262 thousand. colors and shades;.
External display: 176h176 pixels, more than 262 thousand. colors and shades;.
Memory: 8 GB;.
3.2-megapixel camera with 3.2x digital zoom, video recording with 4x digital zoom, PictBridge for easy printing photos;.
FM-radio with RDS and transmitter;.
E-mail client, MMS, SMS, predictive text input;.
Your browser Access NetFront, player Walkman, support for SensMe, PlayNow, TrackID, Java, 3D games, streaming video;.
Bluetooth support A2DP, USB;.
Color options: Piano Black;.
Duration of work in networks GSM: Talk time - up to 9 hours, standby time - up to 300 hours;.
Duration of work in networks of UMTS: talk mode - up to 3.5 hours, Standby time - up to 300 hours;.
Duration of work with music up to 16 hours;.
Dimensions: 92h46h16, 9 mm;.
Weight: 100 grams;.
Options: Battery BST-38 Battery Charger CST- 70, USB-cable DCU- 60 Stereo Headset HPM-77, Software Sony Ericsson PC Suite, user manual;.
Accessories: Active Speaker MAS- 100, Bluetooth car speakerphone HCB- 150 Portable Bluetooth Speaker MBS- 100, a docking station CDS-75.

According to a press release, Walkman W980 will be available in the third quarter of 2008, but will be available in a limited number of countries.