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Sony Ericsson Launches a Pair of Social Walkman Phones

Apr 13, 2010, 6:34 AM by Philip Berne
updated Apr 13, 2010, 8:22 AM

Sony Ericsson today launched a pair of Walkman phones, the Sony Ericsson Zylo and Spiro. Both phones feature the Sony Ericsson Walkman music player, and both will also have built-in apps for Facebook and Twitter access. Otherwise, the two phones are pure featurephone devices, with QVGA-resolution screens and a numeric keypad. Each follows Sony Ericsson's Human Curvature design aesthetic, with a gently curving back for ergonomics.

Zylo: The Sony Ericsson Zylo is the more upscale of the two. Besides the larger 2.6-inch screen, the Zylo also gets a high-quality music playback option. The Walkman player on the Zylo can handle lossless FLAC files. The phone also has the ability to play music files in the background during conversations if you want to let a caller listen in to your playlist. The Zylo even comes with ambient noise tracks for the background, so you can pretend to be calling from a work office, a street or a restaurant.
Spiro: The Sony Ericsson Spiro doesn't have FLAC support, and also lacks the background music playback. A decidedly simpler phone, the Spiro uses a 2.2 inch, QVGA display, and the standout feature, besides the Walkman player, seems to be one-touch access to TrackID, Sony Ericsson's music identification service.

Sony Ericsson lists both devices with radio bands that would support AT&T's 3G network. The new phones will be available in select markets in Q3 2010, but no pricing has been announced.

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mingkee

Apr 13, 2010, 10:38 PM

AT&T should buy SonyEricsoon

They're in love too much. Why doesn't AT&T buy this manufacturer and rename to AT&T like landline phones?

knuckleballer34

Apr 13, 2010, 12:19 PM

3G? Why?

I know that 3G is included on these phones for international purposes, but if either one of these makes it to At&t in the U.S., I don't understand why they would be equipped with 3G. At&t's 3G issues are partly related to the fact that they have too many "basic/midrange" phones defaulting to 3G in metro areas, siphoning usage off of a network that should be used for data.

mikeyarel

Apr 13, 2010, 11:15 AM

Nothing new...

🤨 I think this is the same W580 with one or two add feature. Finally the same product of SE nothing new, they need to grow up and bring better eq with mors features. 😕

CHANELPHONE

Apr 13, 2010, 9:24 AM

UNFAITHFUL PHONE?

😲 Thanks Sony Ericsson for helping cheaters get away with it! What's next.... A phone pre loaded with local escort services? 😳
I'd like to meet the JERK that came up with this idea! I'm sure he had his reasons! I've got an idea for your next invention.... How about a phone pre loaded with a bomb so when angry wives hear the fake background noise, they can press one simple key to blow his cheating a$$ up! 😁

😳 I'll keep my eyes open! 😳

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