W890i

The W890i Walkman phone includes a Walkman player, 3G web access and a 3.2-megapixel camera. It was announced in November, 2007 and released in February, 2008. The W890i is a HSDPA 2100/3G connectivity and tri-band GSM/GPRS phone. It comes equipped with 256K colours, 240 x 320 pixels TFT screen. The 2-in display phone has dimensions of 104 x 46.5 x 9.9 mm and weighs at 78g. The W890i incorporates the Walkman Player 3.0 which offers one-click access to the player and simple, intuitive navigation around the music.The W890i phone runs on the network standard, GSM and is capable of global roaming (850/900/1800/1900 MHz). The W890i Walkman phone can be navigated through a 5-Way Keypad. It has 26 MB of internal memory and a 2 GB card is included. This phone is available in the colours Espresso Black, Mocha Brown and Sparkling Silver.

Features

The main feature of the W890i would be the Walkman player 3.0. The player can playback music files with formats like MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ and M4A. Other features provided with the player are TrackID music recognition, SensMe and PlayNow. SensMe lets users create playlists based on mood, and when they want new songs for the phone, they can just click the PlayNow icon and pre-listen and buy new tracks. With TrackID, one can tune in the FM radio to listen to favorite stations and identify the artist with TrackID. An FM radio with RDS is also included. Together with that, there’s a stereo headset and in-built stereo speakers. In the W890i, there’s also a 3.15 megapixel camera with a resolution of 2048x1536 pixels that can be used for photos and videos (QVGA@30fps) purposes. A secondary camera can be used for video calling is also featured. The usual features on the W890i include Messaging (SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging), Phonebook (1000 x 20 fields), Bluetooth, Java MIDP 2.0, T9, Calendar, To-Do List, Voice Commands, Calculator, Image viewer, Picture editor, Organiser, Built-in handsfree, Voice memo and a standard Li-Po 950 mAh Battery (BST-33). Other features include Memory Stick Micro (M2), Browser (WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (NetFront 3.4), RSS reader), Polyphonic (72 channels), MP3 and AAC ringtones and Downloadable Games.

External References

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Mobiledia

Sony Ericsson W890i is an ultra-slim 3G Walkman mobile phone. It measures 104 by 47 by 10mm, weighs 78g body and is available in silver, brown or black finishes. Sony Ericsson W890i can be said to be stylish and is loaded with lots of interesting features. The 3G connectivity is offered with HSDPA for higher-speed data downloading and web browsing. However the camera is a 3.2-megapixel one but not of Cyber-shot quality and with no in-built flash or auto-focus. People who would fall for this model would be more of the music lovers and walkman types. Sony Ericsson has included the latest Walkman Player 3.0 software in this device, with a large 2GB Memory Stick Micro (M2) card as part of the in-box package. Reviewers from reghardware.co.uk find that the W890i’s keys are well spaced, finger-friendly, touch sensitive and comfortable. The call and end keys are on either side of the control keys, arranged into circles with a clear button and an Activity menu key. The music player controls are fixed on to the central navigation pad. The display is a 2in, 240 x 320 screen capable of showing 262,000-colours. It is adequately bright and clear for viewing content. As a fully-fledged 3G phone, the W890i also includes a secondary video-call camera above the display. Reviewers find the call quality on the W890i superb, with unfailing clarity on both ends of voice calls.