Sony Ericsson’s W980 walkman phone

The Sony Ericsson W980 mobile phone was previewed last February during the CEBIT 2008. It is slated for a 3Q release according to Sony. So while we wait for the official release, we might as well take a look at what this baby is made of. SE is touting the W980 to set a new standard for music in mobile phones with its unique audio enhancing technology, combining it with Sony’s walkman on top design. This mobile phone will let users to listen to music the way they should be heard, that is, with clear stereo, clear bass, and  distortion free even at higher volumes. An outstanding feature of the W980 would be its built-in FM transmitter which users can share to any devices with built-in FM radio receiver. Or users can just simply unplug their headsets and let music run through the W980’s integrated speakers. For ease of use, the W980’s walkman features can be easily access even when the phone is on standby mode. This is brought about by the W980’s Walkman on Top features. And to suit the varying preferences of users, the W980 also comes with preset equalizers for music enhancement. And now for the skinny on features. As a Walkman player, the SE W980 has clear stereo, clear bass, album art, FM transmitter, shake control, SensMe, PlayNow, TrackID, Bluetooth stereo, music tones, 3D games, Java applications, FM Radio with RDS, video streaming, and video viewing. The W980 also boasts of a 3.2 megapixel camera with 3.2x digital zoom, picture and video blogging, video recording with 4x digital zoom, full Internet browsing with Access NetFront, support for web and photo feeds. The W980 gives out up to 8 GB of internal memory, 9hours talktime and around 300 hours of standbytime for GSM network and 16 hours of music listening time. It runs on  UMTS/HSDPA 2100 GSM/GPRS/850/900/1800/1900 networks.