Sony Ericsson W960i Walkman Phone Specifications Review Facts and Price

As you all must know that i own this W 960 mobile phone from the last 1 year, today i decided to post about its features.

W960i ultra-stylish UMTS WALKMAN® phone is a dream for mobile music lovers

The sleek SE W960i Smartphone is the latest addition to SE Walkman series of phones and it impresses with its touch display and 8GB memory. You can have all the music you want -literally at your fingertips.

Phone is actually W950 successor that features tri-band GSM/EDGE and UMTS 2100. It has a 2.6-inch touch-sensitive display and uses the Walkman touch player interface based on the Symbian UIQ platform.

It comes with 8 GB of internal memory for storing media. The W960 also has a 3.2 Megapixel camera with autofocus. It has Wi-Fi and the Opera Web browser, stereo Bluetooth and comes with a pair of stereo Bluetooth headphones.

8GB - room for musical variation

Mellow pop? Hard rock? Reggae, hip hop, jazz? With the W960i, there's room for it all - you can store up to 8000 songs (eAAC+ format) in your phone.

The perfect touch

The Walkman® touch player let you manage your music the easy way. Enjoy album art on the large phone display and use your fingers to play the song you want.

TV quality on your phone screen

View videos in TV quality on the W960i display. Or connect to your PC, synchronize and enjoy podcasts on your phone. All the software you need - and a stereo headset - is included in phone kit.

W960i – Features at a glance:

Camera

• Auto focus
• Camera 3.2-megapixel
• Digital zoom 3x
• Video recording

Music

• Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
• MegaBass™
• Music tones MP3, AAC
• PlayNow™
• TrackID™
• Walkman® player

Internet

• RSS feeds
• Web browser Opera™
• Web browser

Entertainment

• 3D games
• Java
• Radio FM radio RDS
• Video streaming

Connectivity

• Modem
• USB mass storage
• USB support
• WLAN

Messaging

• Email
• Predictive text input
• Sound recorder

Communication

• Polyphonic ringtones
• Speakerphone
• Vibrating Alert
• Video calling

Design

• Jog Dial
• Picture wallpaper
• Wallpaper animation

Organiser

• 
  Alarm clock
  
  
• Calculator
• Calendar
• Document editors
• Document readers
• Flight mode
• Handwriting recognition
• Notes
• Phone book
• Stopwatch
• Symbian™ OS
• Tasks
• Timer
• Touch-screen

Mega Bass™, Memory Stick Duo™, Memory Stick PRO Duo™, Memory Stick Micro™ and M2™ are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

Screen

• 262,144 color touchscreen
• 240x320 pixel
• Memory
• Phone memory 8 GB
• *Actual free memory may vary due to phone pre-configuration.

Networks

• GSM 900
• GSM 1800
• GSM 1900
• UMTS 2100

Available colours

• Vinyl Black
• Possible limited market availability.

Sizes

• 109 x 55 x 16 mm
• 4.3 x 2.1 x 0.6 inches

Weight

• 119 gr
• 4.2 oz

New Models from Sony Ericsson in the market

Sony Ericsson launches three smart phones 
New Delhi: Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson on Wednesday launched three new smartphones in the Indian market, priced between Rs.16,950 and Rs.35,950.

The phones, "Satio", "Aino" and "Yari", will set the trend for the new age smart phones, said Anil Sethi, president of Sony Ericsson Mobile India.

He said the company would focus on the smartphone category for the next two-three years to boost sales.

"Once the 3G spectrum allocation happens, we can roll out more features with better network," Sethi said.

Built on Sony Ericsson's strengths in music, imaging, gaming, applications and content services, the new phones bring alive entertainment on the go for consumers, the company said.

The Satio, priced at Rs.35,950, comes with a 3.5-inch screen and offers a 16:9 widescreen format with 12.1 megapixel camera.

The Aino offers services to access content stored on a PlayStation 3 from anywhere in the world through a Wi-Fi connection.

It also gives remote play access to videos, television shows and photos. The mobile has an eight megapixel camera and is priced at Rs.28,950.

Yari debuts Gesture gaming that enables users to make the moves in front of the screen and play games without even touching the phone. The Phone comes with a five megapixel camera and is priced at Rs.16,950.

Asia Mobile Awards 2009 and Nominees are

Nokia India has been nominated for the Green Mobile award for the take back phone recycling campaign. Airtel has been nominated for the best Mobile Game for Airtel GamesClub. Both Aircel and Airtel India have been nominated for the Best Mobile Music Service Award.Hungama Digital Media Entertainment has been nominated for Best Mobile TV  Service. Aircel’s Pocket Internet has been nominated for the best mobile internet service.
The winners of the GSMA’s Asia Mobile Awards will be presented on the evening of Wednesday 18 November, at the Congress Networking Party and Awards Celebration at the famed Happy Valley race course.
Here are he nominees for the Asia Mobile Awards 2009
Best Mobile Game

• Bharti Airtel, India for  ‘Airtel GamesClub’
• Electronic Arts, China for  ‘The SIMS 3′
• Gameloft, Taiwan for  ‘Hero of Sparta’
• Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri, Turkey for  ‘Mobiwar’

Best Mobile Music Service

• Aircel, India for  ‘Aircel Dialer Tunes Eat-All-You-Can service’
• Bharti Airtel and Onmobile Global, India for  ‘Gaana Bolo Hello Tunes Pao’
• China Mobile, China for  ‘New Albums Digital Release’
• Green Tomato and CSL, Hong Kong for  ‘Musicholic’
• Singapore Telecom Mobile, Singapore for  ‘SingTel AMPed’

Best Mobile TV or Video Service

• Hong Kong Telecommunications, Hong Kong for  ‘PCCW Mobile Infotainment Platform’
• Hungama Digital Media Entertainment, India for  ‘Tata Sky Active Mall’
• Mobixell Networks, Israel for  ‘Mobixell Videon and InfoGin IMP’
• Motorola, Hong Kong for  ‘Motorola TuVista’
• Telegent Systems, Singapore for  ‘Telegent Free-to-Air Mobile TV – TLG1120 Mobile TV Receiver’

Best Mobile Advertising or Marketing

• Bharti Airtel, India for ‘Friends Under Attack’
• InMobi, India for  ‘Reebok Indian Premier League Campaign’
• Madhouse, China for  ‘HP’
• Smart Communications, Philippines and Unilever – AXE for  ‘AXE on Phone’
• Zad Mobile, US and Indosat for ‘SC i-klan’

Best Mobile Enterprise Application Product or Service

• Aircel Cellular, US and uReach Technologies for  ‘Aircel mConference Plus’
• Aircel Cellular, US and uReach Technologies for  ‘Aircel mReceptionist’
• Cylande, China and Terranova for  ‘Cylande’s StoreAssistant Corner Manager’
• Orascom Telecom Bangladesh, Bangladesh for  ‘Banglalink Jigyasha’
• tenCube, Singapore and SingTel for  ‘PHONESafe’

Best Mobile Internet Service

• Aircel, India ‘Aircel’s Pocket Internet’
• Eterno Infotech, India for  ‘NewsHunt’
• Geodesic, US for  ‘Mundu IM’
• GyPSii, Netherlands and China Unicom for  ‘UniSpace’
• KT Corporation, Korea for  ‘SHOW HYUNDAI/ KIA-MOTOR’

Best Mobile Money Service

• Bharti Airtel, India for  ‘mChek on Airtel’
• Globe Telecom, Philippines for  ‘GCASH CLICK’
• SK Telecom, Korea for ‘T Cash’
• Smart Communications, Philippines for  ‘Smart Money’s expanded mobile-based security feature for online purchases’
• Sybase 365, Singapore and Celcom for  ‘Celcom AirCash’

Mobile Money for the Unbanked Award

• Bharti Airtel, India and EKO for  ‘EKO’
• MPAY Solutions, Philippines for  ‘m-bux’
• Smart Communications, Philippines for  ‘Smart Islands Activation Program (IAP)’
• WING Cambodia, Cambodia, for  ‘WING’

The Green Mobile Award

• Grameenphone, Bangladesh and Huawei Technologies for  ‘Building a Greener Mobile Network’
• Nokia, India for  ‘Take-back & recycling of unwanted devices and accessories in Asian markets’
• Smart Communications, Philippines for  ‘SMART Post-Marketing Waste Management  Initiative (tarpaulin recycling)’
• StarHub Mobile, Singapore for  ‘Green Network – Singapore’s first Solar-Powered

Mobile Base Station

• ZTE Corporation, China, for  ‘ZTE’s GSM ZXG10 uBSS system’

GSMA Mobile Innovation Grand Prix – Asia Pacific Tournament Nominees

• Altobridge, Ireland
• Impetus Infotech, USA
• Locatrix Communications, Australia
• Sentry Wireless, Ireland
• Xtract, Finland