Sony Ericsson’s First Android Phone- Sony Ericsson W8

Sony Ericsson has just made an announcement of its first handset from walkman series to run Android OS.  This is the first step to enter into Android Smartphone lists.A new Android powered smartphone namely, Sony Ericsson XPERIA W8 with Walkman logo and it runs on Android 2.1 operating system with Timescape UI.

The newest smartphone has many more high-end features like 3-inch capacitive touchscreen display with resolution of 320 x 480 pixels, 3.2 megapixel camera, a full Qwerty keypad, 3.5mm headphone jack etc. The touchscreen enabled smartphone of Sony Ericsson supports up to 16GB expandable memory through micro SD card slot and comes included with 2GB memory. User can access more than 150, 000 apps from the Android market.

Sony Ericsson W8 Features and Specifications

• Processor: 600MHz
• O.S : Android 2.1(Éclair)
• Display: 3.0 – Inches TFT capacitive touchscreen display
• Resolution: 320 x 480
• Camera: 3.2 MP with Geo Tagging
• Internal Memory: 168 MB RAM
• External Memory : 16GB
• Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
• Battery: 4.76hrs TalkTime
• Dimensions: 99 x 54 x 15mm
• Weight: 104g
• Micro USB 2.0
• Integrated Social Networks Like Facebook, Twitter
• Music Recognition
• FM Radio
• WebKit Browser

Smartphone price is not yet announced. It will be available in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Philippines, Taiwan and India in Q2 of 2011.The device will be available with Orange, Red and blue colors and will be available from quarter to 2011