Sony Ericsson W350a announced !

Sony Ericsson W350a (Credit: Sony Ericsson)
Most Sony Ericssons tend to be on the pricey side, but every now and then the company gives us a more affordable model for the masses.

Last year it rolled out the W200a, and at CES 2008, the company announced the W350a. At 0.41 inch wide, it sports a design we haven't seen for a while. The keypad is covered by a flap that folds down when you're on a call. The flap not only protects the keypad when it's not in use but it also allows you to get the feel of a flip phone. So in essence, it's a candy-bar handset with flip-phone elements.

But the W350a's design offers another quirk as well. When closed you can access convenient Walkman controls to play your music and shuffle tracks. You also get a choice of four colors: electric black, ice blue, hypnotic black, and graphic white. Beyond the music player, the feature set is pretty average. There's a 1.3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, messaging and e-mail, an FM radio, a 262,144-color display, a speakerphone, and personal organizer applications. The triband (GSM 850/1800/1900) W350a should be available in the fourth quarter of this year.

Specifications:

Network:
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900
Form Factor:
Clamshell
Dimensions:
104 x 43 x 11 mm
Weight:
80 g
Antenna:
Internal
Navigation:
5-Way Keypad
Battery Type:
Li-Ion
Talk Time:
7.00
Standby Time:
300
Memory:
14.0 MB
Expandable Memory:
Memory Stick Micro

Imaging
Main Screen:
262000 colors (TFT)128 x 160 px
Camera:
1.3 MP / 4X Zoom / Video Recorder

Audio
MP3 Player:
MP3 / AAC / AAC+ / eAAC+ / m4a / PlayNow / TrackID
FM Radio:
RDS Radio
Speakerphone:
Push-To-Talk:

Multimedia
Wallpapers:
128 x 160 px
Screen Savers:
128 x 160 px
Ring Tones:
MP3
Games:
J2ME / Mascot Capsule 3D

Messaging
SMS
EMS
MMS
Email:
POP3 / IMAP4 / SMTP
Predictive Text:
T9