Sony Ericsson has introduced an entry-level music mobile
The W205 will certainly not be a headache for the competition with its knowledge.
For a long time, the Sony Ericsson Walkman series was synonymous with high-end and the unaffordable purchase price associated with it. Fortunately, over time, the manufacturer has realized that it can also gain a significant advantage over its cheaper-priced models by making them capable of playing digitally compressed audio, making the W205 now the many Walkman models on offer from the Japanese-Swedish manufacturer. Accordingly, it does not offer radical innovations compared to its sliding design W205, instead it is built from the already well-proven elements, and combines the resulting technical background with a look in line with today's trends. Of course, the device's knowledge base is based on music playback, so the software's capabilities have been adapted by the manufacturer's engineers: in addition to the application that handles MP3 and AAC formats, the device also has a TrackID function for fast track identification. about the most important details of a song that is currently being broadcast on the radio. In light of the above, it is no longer at all surprising that we also find an FM radio receiver in the mobile, just as the round 5 MB of memory was not left out of the device; the latter is, of course, indicative, as the storage capacity essential for everyday use can again be provided in the form of M2 cards. The 1,8-inch display is the weakest link in the assembly this time around, as the 128 × 160 pixel resolution is now a smile. The same goes for the 1,3-megapixel camera, which, with its approximately twice-wide digital zoom, seems more like a toy than a solution that can be used effectively in everyday life. In the field of data transfer, this time we will be forced to be satisfied with the knowledge of the GPRS standard, which, considering the expected price range of the device, may not be such a big shortcoming.
The device, which also has a Bluetooth A2DP radio, may enter the market in the third quarter of 2009 at a hitherto unknown purchase price.
