Pros and cons of Sony Ericsson W8

Sony Ericsson W8 is an attempt to revive the Walkman brand and bring it to the world of modern smartphones with the help of Android. W8 promises to deliver outstanding audio performance while being an affordable entry-level Android device at the same time. Sony Ericsson Xperia W8 basically looks like a differently colored Xperia X8 with a Walkman logo slapped on it. The 3-inch scratch-resistant capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 320x480 pixels and the practically identical thick, lumpy body with a slight curve at the back. Xperia W8 Walkman is built entirely out of plastic, even though its back cover slightly resembles anodized aluminum. The slight curves on the back of the handset make it comfortable to hold. Sony Ericsson has only focused on the music aspects with W8 with the dash of Android functionalities. Even the camera features of the device are mediocre with 3.15 mega pixel and 2048 x 1536 pixels resolution. Sony ericsson w8 features:

• 3 inch TFT Capacitive Touch Screen display with 16 million Colours & 320 x 480 Pixels
• Scratch Resistant Surface
• 3.15 Mega-pixel camera with Geo Tagging
• Video Player Supports WMV H264, H263 & MP4 Formats
• Walkman Player Supports eAAC+, MP3, WAV & WMA Formats
• 3.5mm Audio Jack
• SMS Thread View, MMS & Intstant Messaging, Email, Gmail & Push Email
• Personal organiser with Phonebook, Photocall, calendar, Clock, Alarm Clock, Notes, Timer, Tasks, Stopwatch & Calculator
• Androidâ„¢ v2.1 Eclair OS
• 600 MHz ARM 11 Processor with Andreno 200 GPU Qualcomm MSM7227 Chipset
• 168MB RAM, 128MB of Internal memory, Memory Support for up to 16GB
• EDGE & GPRS Technology, Bluetooth with A2DP, 3G HSDPA/HSUPA, WLAN WiFI & Micro USB Connectivity