Sony Ericsson W610 Walkman phone announced

After announcing the much-rumored W880i, Sony Ericsson has introduced a second Walkman phone today, the Sony Ericsson W610, which is not as thin as its sibling, but just as impressive.

The Sony Ericsson W610 measures 14mm thick comes equipped with a 1.9 inch 262K TFT LCD display, 2.0 megapixel camera with auto focus, Walkman player 2.0, 512MB Memory Stick Micro (M2) included in the box, card slot, up to 25 hours of music playing time and Bluetooth Audio Streaming (A2DP).

Sony Ericsson will be launching the W610 in the second quarter of this year. And as for the price, we know nothing.

Slew of Phones from Sony Ericsson

Yesterday, Sony Ericsson announced a slew of mobile phones, including four 'candy bar' phones (K200, K220, J110, J120); two Cyber-shot phones (K810/K818, K550/K550im); and two music/Walkman phones (W880/W888, W610).

The K200 is a 'candy bar' phone featuring VGA camera and photo album that are accessible with just one click on the dedicated button. With slideshow view, and the ability to store up to 40 images, the phone makes it easy for users to view and share pictures with friends. Navigation is made easy with a menu set to a series of simple, single icons.

Sony Ericsson W610i

Sony Ericsson announces a the W610 Walkman phone. Build on the success of hit-models such as the W810 and to broaden the appeal of the Walkman phone. 20 million Walkman phones have been sold to date. Sony Ericsson also announces a suite of music accessories designed to enhance the Walkman phone listening experience. The W610 Walkman phone is all about the detail, whether this is detail in design that builds on the look of earlier Walkman phones or the detailed combination of mobile music with a credible digital camera. The Sony Ericsson W610 stores up to 470 full-length music tracks on the 512MB Memory Stick Micro (M2) provided, and offers the inventive TrackID music recognition application.

Sony Ericsson W610 - Mp3 phoneThe TrackID music recognition application is a feature that lets the user record a clip of an unknown music track onto their phone and immediately receive a notification of the track name, artist and album.

Review: Sony Ericsson W610

The more affordable of the two Walkman branded phones that Sony Ericsson announced today is the W610. This quad-band GSM/EDGE handset will be available some time in the second quarter of this year. It features the easy to use Walkman 2.0 music player application and is capable of up to 25 hours of continuous playback from a full battery charge. The battery should be good for up to 7 hours of talk time, as well.

Other multimedia highlights include the TrackID music identification application, a 2 megapixel autofocus camera, Picture Blogging support, a built-in FM radio with RDS support, and a Memory Stick Micro (M2) memory card slot. A 512MB card is included in the box, which should provide enough storage for about 470 tracks transferred over from the included Disc2Phone PC software.