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Sony Ericsson was one of the major sponsors of the MTV Europe Music Awards and their marketing team found it apt to launch a new music phone at a music-centric event. They announced W705 Walkman phone which is said to have the best sound quality in the market. It is a native Walkman phone with a 2.4-inch display and has the same Sony Ericsson UI. Music features includes Clear Bass, Stereo, Shake control to change songs, SenseMe and FM Radio. Other features are 3.2-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi and DLNA certified, accelerometer for automatic screen rotation, Bluetooth with A2DP and up to 4GB memory.

Expect the phone to come in the first quarter of 2009.

Specifications:

Size: 95 x 47.5 x 14.3 mm
Weight: 98 grams
Colours: Luxury Silver, Passionate Red
Screen: 262,144 colour TFT
Resolution: 240 x 320 pixels
Size: 2.4 inches
Phone memory: Up to 120MB
Memory Stick Micro (M2) support
Talk time GSM/GPRS: Up to 10 hrs
Standby time GSM/GPRS: Up to 400 hrs
Talk time UMTS: Up to 4 hours
Standby time UMTS: Up to 350 hours
Video talk time: Up to 3 hours
Music listening time: Up to 20 hours