Sony Ericsson W900 Walkman Phone Details

[Barry]

Sony Ericsson adds its first UMTS handset to the Walkman range of music phones bringing the total number of phones in the range to four. The W900 is a high quality fully specified music player, phone and imaging device capable of super-fast downloads of all types of multimedia – music, video and graphics. Import, transfer, manage and play music from operators’ over-the-air (OTA) music download services, allowing tracks to be downloaded directly to the phone while on the move and, from a PC when tracks have been copied from the owner’s CD collection.

Transferring digital music files from a PC to the phone is a simple ‘drag and drop’ and the W900 is also fully compatible with user-copied content from all leading music management software packages. This is particularly useful for consumers already owning another type of digital music player who want to transfer tracks that originate from their CD collection on to the W900.

The supplied Disc2Phone PC software allows the user to easily transfer music to the phone from audio CDs and a PC music collection. Disc2Phone can transfer music based on playlists and has a fun and easy-to-use shuffle functionality. The W900’s large internal 470MB user free memory provides space for between 120 and 240 songs. The storage capacity is easily increased however by inserting a Memory Stick PRO Duo, currently available in retail outlets at up to 2GB, giving space for up to 1,000 tracks. Music files can be stored in all the key formats: MP3, AAC or AAC+, MIDI, WAV and XMF.

The swivel design makes it easy to multitask between the W900’s many functions, a feature which gives the phone an advantage over dedicated music players. The direct music buttons get the user swiftly into the Walkman player where it is possible to scroll through play lists, artists or individual songs. Users fed up with missing calls because they are listening to music will love the fact that the phone’s ringtone cuts into the audio and pauses the track while the user takes the call.

The W900 is a highly advanced imaging and multimedia device with broadband-fast download speeds, smooth, responsive browse capabilities and a large, 2.2 inch QVGA 262K TFT screen, one of the brightest ever seen on a mobile phone.

The 2 Megapixel, autofocus camera with LED flash- or picture-light is perfect for capturing priceless moments and, thanks to the Sony Ericsson dual fronted design, is operated with both hands in a horizontal position for maximum stability. The camera also shoots video at up to 30fps double the speed of most conventional imaging phones and the playback quality threshold for television.

With the supplied Adobe PC software, pictures and videos can be easily imported to a PC as soon as the phone is connected using the fast USB connection. They can then be edited, printed and shared using the easy-to-use and powerful Adobe software, and videos can be played back using Apple QuickTime Player.

The W900 UMTS Walkman phone is available in black or white and will be commercially available end Q4 2005. The variants will be:

* W900i - Dual mode UMTS (2100MHz) - GPRS 900/1800/1900 for Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa
* W900c - Dual mode UMTS (2100MHz) - GPRS 900/1800/1900 for Mainland China. Launch for mainland China dependant on availability of 3G services.

Imaging and messaging

* 2.0 MegaPixel camera with Autofocus
* Video call camera
* Digital Still Camera user interface
* 8 x digital zoom
* LED photo light
* 240 x 320 pixel QVGA TFT display
* 2.2” 262K color display
* Video recording and full screen playback
* Adobe Photoshop Starter Edition 2.0
* Apple QuickTime Player for PC
* SMS and MMS
* Instant Messaging
* Push e-mail


* Entertainment Video Call
* PlayNow ringtones and games
* Walkman player (MP3/AAC/AAC+)
* Stereo Portable Handsfree with remote control (3.5mm jack)
* 40 polyphonic tones
* Java J2ME and hardware Accelerator
* Embedded Java games: Asphalt Urban GT 3d from Gameloft, Power Ball Arcade in 3D, QuadraPop in 2D
* MegaBass
* Macromedia® Flash Lite
* VideoDJ, PhotoDJ, MusicDJ
* Disc2Phone PC Software
* PlayNow ringtones and games
* Horizontal full screen games
* FM Radio


* Connectivity Sync ML.
* HTML browser
* BluetoothTM and Infrared
* PC Suite
* USB cable in the box
* USB mass storage
* Memory Stick PRO Duo slot
* External antenna connector

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[JimmerUK]

I'm looking to get some sort of Music phone and wondered if this might be the one.

It'd be a toss up between the U400 and the W900i.

Anyone have any experience with it?