Monday, November 19, 2007
K850a Coming to AT&T in March
A slide from an internal AT&T presentation has confirmed that the K850a is in fact coming to them in March. This is probably good news for all of you over on AT&T. Yeah I too think that that is far too long to wait for this phone, but at least you guys will get it. Us over here at T-mobile haven't been able to get a subsidized Sony Ericsson phone in a really long time.
Sunday, November 18, 2007
W910 Recalled Due to Defects
The first shipment of W910 phones has a number of issues that have been acknowledged by Sony Ericsson. They tend to sometimes turn off after 10 seconds and they have issues with receiving calls and therefore the phone is rendered useless. For this reason, the phone is being recalled. If you bought it through Orange in Europe, you should be able to return it. If you bought it unlocked, it appears that you may be out of luck.
Saturday, November 17, 2007
K850, Z750 Coming to AT&T wireless
It appears that AT&T wireless will finally be getting some Sony Ericsson 3g phones in the near future. According to an inventory sheet, the Z750 and K850 will be the first ones. The K850 will be the first 5 megapixel cameraphone available from a U.S. carrier. This is great news for all you AT&T customers, however I wish that T-mobile would launch 3g already with some nice, high-end SE phones.
New Sony Ericsson Phones: K660, W890, W380
I know this post is a little late coming, but the introduction of these phones is definitely good news. 3 new Sony Ericsson phones were introduced on the 6th of November. All of them will be available starting in q1 2008. First up is the K660. This is a midrange quadband candybar handset with HSDPA and a fixed focus 2 megapixel camera. It sports stereo bluetooth support and a qvga display (something that people have been asking for for a long time on similar Sony Ericsson Phones). This phone will probably not be sold in the United States due to its lack of the right 3g bands, but it does have the 850 band as well as edge meaning that it will still work very well here if you do not need a 3g internet connection. The k660 will come in two color combinations: lime on white and wine on black. I think both of these colors look rather terrible, but to each his own. It will include a 256mb memory stick m2.
k660 in the "Lime on White" color
k660 in the "Wine on Black" color
The most important and high end phone announced was the w890. It is a direct replacement to the w880, and seems to have addressed many of the issues of it. Most importantly, it has a new keypad that appears to be a large improvement on the old one. In addition, the camera is now 3.15 megapixels instead of two, however, it has no autofocus or flash. It retains the 9.9 mm thickness that made the w880 attractive to many buyers. Additional new features include edge and quadband gsm which make the phone more useful in the U.S. It does have HSDPA, but because of the lack of U.S. bands for HSDPA, this phone is unlikely to be available here through any carrier unless a new model is made. On the software side, this phone has the new Walkman 3.0 software as well as support for flash lite themes. The display seems to be the same as the Qvga one from the w880. The phone will come in Espresso Black, Mocha Brown, and Sparkling Silver. To sweeten the deal, a 2gb memory stick m2 will be included.
W890 in "Mocha Brown"
W890 in "Sparkling Silver"
W890 in "Mocha Black"
The third phone introduced was the w380i, a Walkman flip phone that is a replacement for the w300i. It has a 1.3 megapixel camera and a 176x220 pixel screen that measures 1.9". It also has stereo bluetooth and gesture control. One of its unique features is its strange outside oled screen. It is a triband phone with edge and will come in a version with American bands meaning that it will probably be released by some U.S. carrier. It will come in Electric Purple and Magnetic Grey. With a 512mb memory stick m2.
W380 in "Electric Purple" (closed)
W380 in "Magnetic Grey" (closed)
W380 (open)
I think that both the W890 and W380 are very exciting phones that make great progress over their predecessors, however the k660 does not seem to bring very many new features to the table and I don't really see a purpose for it. Unfortunately, the only one of these phones that will probably be available for a cheap price from a U.S. carrier is the w380. One will, however, be able to purchase the other ones a the usually high prices for unlocked phones.
k660 in the "Lime on White" color
k660 in the "Wine on Black" color
The most important and high end phone announced was the w890. It is a direct replacement to the w880, and seems to have addressed many of the issues of it. Most importantly, it has a new keypad that appears to be a large improvement on the old one. In addition, the camera is now 3.15 megapixels instead of two, however, it has no autofocus or flash. It retains the 9.9 mm thickness that made the w880 attractive to many buyers. Additional new features include edge and quadband gsm which make the phone more useful in the U.S. It does have HSDPA, but because of the lack of U.S. bands for HSDPA, this phone is unlikely to be available here through any carrier unless a new model is made. On the software side, this phone has the new Walkman 3.0 software as well as support for flash lite themes. The display seems to be the same as the Qvga one from the w880. The phone will come in Espresso Black, Mocha Brown, and Sparkling Silver. To sweeten the deal, a 2gb memory stick m2 will be included.
W890 in "Mocha Brown"
W890 in "Sparkling Silver"
W890 in "Mocha Black"
The third phone introduced was the w380i, a Walkman flip phone that is a replacement for the w300i. It has a 1.3 megapixel camera and a 176x220 pixel screen that measures 1.9". It also has stereo bluetooth and gesture control. One of its unique features is its strange outside oled screen. It is a triband phone with edge and will come in a version with American bands meaning that it will probably be released by some U.S. carrier. It will come in Electric Purple and Magnetic Grey. With a 512mb memory stick m2.
W380 in "Electric Purple" (closed)
W380 in "Magnetic Grey" (closed)
W380 (open)
I think that both the W890 and W380 are very exciting phones that make great progress over their predecessors, however the k660 does not seem to bring very many new features to the table and I don't really see a purpose for it. Unfortunately, the only one of these phones that will probably be available for a cheap price from a U.S. carrier is the w380. One will, however, be able to purchase the other ones a the usually high prices for unlocked phones.
New Blog
Starting today (11/17/07), I will post news about all things having to do with Sony Ericsson mobile phones. In Addition, I will post occasional reviews of Sony Ericsson products as well as accessories and software for them. I hope to update this blog multiple times a day with useful information. You can send tips for stories to daleighan@gmail.com.
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