Sony Ericsson Launches 6 New Phones Including 5 Megapixel US-Friendly Shooter
Jun 14, 2007, 12:42 PM by (staff)
Sony Ericsson today announced 6 new phones as well as an overwhelming number of accessories including speaker systems and Bluetooth watches. Of the phones announced today, the K850 is the only one clearly meant for US shore, however many others will come in US-friendly versions. New high-end models include a send and end as well as soft keys, a trend first seen on the Z750. This hints that they will include a new user interface.
- K850: A candybar with tri-band HSDPA and quad-band GSM/EDGE has a 5 Megapixel auto-focus camera and Xenon flash. It also features a new photo mode that changes the keypad when the camera is activated for easier control. The K850 also has Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR and a combo M2/MicroSD memory card slot.
- W960: This followup to the W950 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 Symbian UIQ. 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.
- W910: A slider with motion-sensitive controls allowing you to change tracks or play games by shaking it. It will ship in two versions. The W908c will be quad-band GSM/EDGE, and the W910i will also include UMTS/HSDPA 2100. Both versions have a 2 Megapixel camera and the Walkman 3.0 player. It also comes with stereo Bluetooth and a 1 GB Memory Stick Micro for storing media.
- K530: A mid-range candybar for Europe with tri-band GSM/GPRS (900/1800/1900) and UMTS 2100 that features a 2 Megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, Memory Stick Micro slot and support for a new GPS receiver and software suite that plugs into the accessory port.
- Z320: An entry-level tri-band clamshell that will be available in a US version (GSM/GPRS 850/1800/1900). Features a 1.3 Megapixel camera and internal color display, but only features an icon display on the cover, like many of Motorola's W series phones.
- Z250: An even simpler version of the Z320 featuring a VGA camera. Also available in a tri-band version for the US.
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Comments
US carrier for K850?
So who's going to carry the K850? Is it going to take Cingular a year after release to get it in their stores like what happened with the W810?
YEEEESSSSSSSS! All i needed was the quad band gsm. This will be my next phone! 🤤
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Just like EVERY top-end phone that is released overseas, it will likely NOT be picked up by a carrier. Buy it unlocked unbranded.
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it's hardly
at&t coughed too much money for iPhone
at&t coughed too much money for iPhone
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Hopefully at&t will.
Lots of people said the same thing when the 2mp K750 came out.
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Naw , its about time i say. I love the 3.2 mp on my 790a . To up grade is devine. 😉
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whatever! it's perfect! i've been waiting for a sony with us HSDPA and a good camera. this will be my next personal handset!!! 😁 😁 😁 😁
Green/Black housing - metal?
I know the stainless steel/blue edition is in fact stainless steel, but is the green/black edition metal? I sure hope so...
Personally, I like the blue one a real lot. Even though green is my favorite color, I like that tone of blue. 😁 😁 😁
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Does NOT have full US support - no 850 band
Link: http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?cc=us&lc= en&ver=4000&template=pip3&zone=pp&pid=10868
* GSM 900
* GSM 1800
* GSM 1900
* HSDPA
* UMTS 850
* UMTS 1900
* UMTS 2100
Supports UMTS850, but not GSM850.
* GSM 900
* GSM 1800
* GSM 1900
* HSDPA
* UMTS 850
* UMTS 1900
* UMTS 2100
Supports UMTS850, but not GSM850.
That is most definitely a typo. No way it could support UMTS 850 and not gsm 850...
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we received specs this morning from sony ericsson which state this K850 is quad band. i'm calling to confirm, but i have to believe this is an omission on the website. it's highly unlikely a phone would have HSDPA 850/1900 and not GSM 850
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Where are the new SE's for T-Mobile USA?
I don't see any of these for T-Mobile USA. All these crazy phones are for AT&T, with their 3G bands. The nice phones always go to AT&T and overseas carriers. I don't see how it would take so long to put My-Faves software on an SE phone, if they were bound for T-Mobile in the future. Plus, still no 3G 1700MHz band phones supported by SE.
Well TMo's 3G for 1700MHz is at least 6 months away from what I hear. The reason you do not see SE handsets on TMo USA goes back to some stupid feud they had a while back. My favs software is only a recent 'issue'...
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They're not for AT&T - they're for european customers. If you want one, pick one up unlocked unbranded. (I never buy phones from the carrier, unlocked unbranded phones are not nearly as common or dumbed-down). You will have to give up MyFaves if you w...
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not now
let's see what'll come in Q1 2008
sonyericsson is surely coming back, after T610, just sit and see
let's see what'll come in Q1 2008
sonyericsson is surely coming back, after T610, just sit and see
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Symbian OS??
Somebody PLEASE tell me that this phone will have symbian on it. Then I can finally look forward to a phone coming out again.
I love my symbian phone!
-LamaZ
I love my symbian phone!
-LamaZ
The K850i does NOT have symbian. Thank God.
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Symbian in itself doesn't mean much to the user, since it's an "under the hood" thing... like "Intel Inside" (except software).
The UI isn't Symbian, it's UIQ, which is quite different from the S60 interface that Nokia uses on their Symbian-based p...
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The UI isn't Symbian, it's UIQ, which is quite different from the S60 interface that Nokia uses on their Symbian-based p...
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Minor TYPO
In the article under the K530, you state that "support for a new GPS receiver and software suite that plus into the accessory port. " Shouldn't that say plugs instead of plus?
From the Horses Mouth, K850 IS Quad-Band
We spoke directly to Sony Ericsson. The facts as they appear in the article are correct. The K850 is a quad-band 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/EDGE, tri-band HSDPA phone.
If this is true, then hoorah! Why the hell did SE not list this on the spec sheet??? I hope they change it and make it "official." Here:
http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?cc=global&lc=en& ... »
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I am so gonna buy this phone! 🤤
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There's no GSM 850 there, but Telestra offers UMTS 850.
http://www.wireless.att.com/travelguide/coverage/cov ... »
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How many times a year does SE announce new phones?
Didn't they announc new phones a few months ago?
The K810 was announced in February, though there is no set schedule to SE releases.
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