New Sony Ericsson W715 Announced

Sony Ericsson has recently announced the launch of a new phone, the Sony Ericsson W715 Walkman, which is an upgraded version of the Sony Ericsson W715 announced just a couple of months ago. The Sony Ericsson W715 offers all of the features of the previous version of the phone but is upgraded to include GPS as well as an improved music service. Mobile phones today are starting to meet the many different needs of the consumer and the two improved areas of service on this phone reflect two really important areas of mobile phone development: location-based service offerings and media player functionality.

Sony Ericsson W715 Features:

The music service is the thing that is really going to sell the Sony Ericsson W715 phone to you if you’re interested in getting a new phone. The phone is designed to incorporate all of the latest and greatest Walkman phone features for people who yearn to have a full musical experience at their fingertips. Walkman music features included in the Sony Ericsson W715 phone are easy music downloads, shake-to-shuffle music selection, features that match your phone’s music to your mood and the inclusion of a music recognition application that lets you automatically know what you’re listening to.

Although the use of the Sony Ericsson W715 Walkman phone as a music player is going to be the major draw for people interested in this phone, there is also the important addition of the GPS features available on this phone. This allows for the turn-by-turn directions that we’re starting to seek on our phones as well as for advanced location-based services (such as photo tagging) at your fingertips. The incorporation of Google Maps into the phone enhances the ease of using the GPS features available on the Sony Ericsson W715.

In addition to these two advanced features (music and GPS), the Sony Ericsson W715 has a lot of the basic features that you might want from your mobile phone. These include a decent-sized display (2.4 inches at 240×320 pixels), built-in camera, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi with browsing, email and IM services. Advanced online services available with the Sony Ericsson W715 phone include photo blogging and video blogging features, the ability to receive web feeds on the phone and ease of viewing streaming video from sites like YouTube. In terms of additional entertainment, the phone’s accelerometer and screen rotation allow for fun advanced mobile phone gaming on the Sony Ericsson W715.

In terms of design, this is a professional-looking mobile phone based on the slider-phone style. It is going to be available in both black and silver so you’ll have some choice in what you’re getting when you purchase this device. The phone is exclusive and will only be available in certain Vodafone markets. It’s being released this quarter so keep your eye out for a release date in your area to be announced soon.

Posted January 15th, 2009 by Katrhyn