Sony Ericsson W8, The first Walkman phone with Android OS

Sony Ericsson adds mobile phones with the Android platform. This time, the phone is intended for fans of music. Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman phones announced its launch on Thursday, April 21, 2011 in certain areas only.

This latest Walkman phone features a user interface that can be adjusted for one-touch accessto a user's favorite applications such as on a series of Xperia Mini product. Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman phones allows quick and easy access to playlists and the Walkman player. The phone also comes equipped with a stereo headset MH410.

Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman phone combines thefunctions of the Walkman™ with the basic principles of smartphones, like the application, maps and email to create the most entertaining smartphone

Sony Ericsson W8 using 3-inch screen, 3.2 megapixel camera, video recorder functions, and 3.5 mm headphone jack. In contrast to non-music phone, Sony Ericsson W8 is equipped with Walkman features and UI design like Walkman widgets on the homepage. Sony Ericsson W8 using Android 2.1 platform

Sony Ericsson W8 will be available in China, HongKong, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam starting from Q2 2011 in a choice of colors Azur Blue, Metallic Red, and Orange iconic of the Walkman.

The specifications of Sony Ericsson W8 :
- GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
- UMTS/HSPA 900/2100
- UMTS/HSPA 850/1900/2100
- 99.0 × 54.0 × 15.0 mm, 104 grams
- Android 2.1 Eclair with Timescape UI
- 3″ Capacitive Touchscreen with HVGA (320×480 Pixels) Resolution 16 million colors
- Scratch Resistant Surface, Accelerometer, Light Sensor
- 128 MB Internal Memory, microSD Card Slot upto 16GB
- 600MHz Processor, 168 MB RAM
- 3.2 Megapixel Camera with Geo-Tagging and VGA Video Recording at 30 fps
- Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, microUSB 2.0, 3.5 mm Audio Jack
- 1200 mAH Battery
   - Talktime: 4hr 45 mins
   - Stand By Time: 476 hours