Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman is the Android smartphone for music lovers

Posted: 2 hours ago, by Nick T.

Those who simply cannot live without their tunes will now meet a smartphone that might be the perfect device to complement their lifestyle. Introducing the Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman – the latest Android-powered device to proudly bear the company's Walkman brand and to proclaim itself as the smartphone that a music lover should own.

One thing that makes the Sony Ericsson Live special is that it turns the simple act of listening to music into a social experience. Thanks to the smartphone's deep Facebook integration, users can easily make their buddies aware of what is currently spinning on their Walkman player. Another neat thing that the Sony Ericsson Live can do is to provide access to the Qriocity music and video streaming services for instant entertainment on the go. Pressing the dedicated hardware Walkman key instantly brings forth the smartphone's Walkman player, which besides playing back your favorite tunes can also search the Internet for more content from your favorite artists.

Besides being a versatile media player, let's not forget that the Sony Ericsson Live is a decent smartphone as well. Under its hood ticks a 1GHz processor, a 5-megapixel camera with flash and auto-focus is located on its back, and a front-facing shooter can come in handy when you are in the mood for a video chat. Its 3.2-inch HVGA display has a scratch-resistant coating and its 1200mAh battery can provide up to 17 hours and 30 minutes of audio playback. The smartphone comes with a 2-gig microSD card pre-installed, and the built-in stereo speakers with xLOUD technology are yet another welcome addition.

The Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman will be available in the fourth quarter of 2011 in select markets. Unfortunately, we have no word yet regarding its pricing or whether it will be sold in the US.

 

 

 

Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman™ at a glance.
*Please note that all services mentioned may not be available in every market.
Colours

• Black and White

Facts

• Size: 56.5 x 106 x 14.2 mm
• Weight: 115 g

Camera

• 5 megapixel camera
• 8x digital zoom
• Auto focus
• Face detection
• Flash/Photo light
• Flash/Photo flash
• Flash/LED
• Front-facing camera (VGA)
• Geo tagging
• HD video recording (720p)
• Image stabiliser
• Red-eye reduction
• Scene detection
• Self-timer
• Send to web
• Smile detection
• Touch capture
• Touch focus
• Video light
• Video recording

Music

• Album art
• Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
• Music tones (MP3/AAC)
• PlayNow™ service
• Stereo speakers
• TrackID™ music recognition
• Walkman™ player
• xLOUD™

Internet

• Android Market™
• Bookmarks
• Google™ search
• Google Voice™ Search
• NeoReader™ barcode scanner
• Pan & zoom
• Web browser (WebKit)

Communication

• Call list
• Conference calls
• Facebook™ application
• Google Talk™
• Polyphonic ringtones
• Skype
• Sony Ericsson Timescape™
• Speakerphone
• Twitter™ (Timescape™ integration)
• Vibrating alert
• Video chat ready

Messaging

• Conversations
• Email
• Google Mail™
• Handwriting recognition
• Instant messaging
• Multimedia messaging (MMS)
• Predictive text input
• Sound recorder
• Text messaging (SMS)
• Type & Send widget

Design

• Auto rotation
• Four-corner Home screen
• Keyboard (on-screen, 12-key)
• Keyboard (on-screen, QWERTY)
• Live wallpaper
• Picture wallpaper
• Touch screen

Entertainment

• 3D games
• Media browser
• Radio (FM radio with RDS)
• Video streaming
• Video viewing
• YouTube™

Organiser

• Alarm clock
• Calculator
• Calendar
• Document readers
• Emanual
• Flight mode
• Google Calendar™
• Google Gallery 3D™
• Infinite button
• Phonebook
• Setup guide
• Event
• Timer
• Widget manager

Connectivity

• 3.5 mm audio jack
• aGPS
• Bluetooth™ technology
• DLNA Certified™
• Google Latitude™
• Google Maps™ for Mobile
• Google Maps™ with Street View
• Media Transfer Protocol support
• Micro USB support
• Modem
• Native USB tethering
• Synchronisation via Facebook™
• Synchronisation via Google™ Sync
• Synchronisation via Sony Ericsson Sync
• Synchronisation with computer
• Synchronisation via Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®
• Synchronisation: Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync® via Moxier client
• USB mass storage
• USB High speed 2.0 support
• USB support
• Wi-Fi™
• Wi-Fi™ Hotspot functionality
• Wisepilot™ turn-by-turn navigation

Display

• 3.2 inches
• 16,777,216 colour TFT
• 480 x 320 pixels
• Capacitive touchscreen (multi-touch)
• Scratch-resistant

Memory

• Phone memory (user-free): Up to 320MB
• Memory card support: microSD™, up to 32GB

Battery life

• Talk time GSM/GPRS: Up to 14 hrs 15 min*
• Standby time GSM/GPRS: Up to 600 hrs*

• Talk time UMTS: Up to 6 hrs 42 min*
• Standby time UMTS: Up to 850 hrs*

• Music listening time: Up to 17 hrs 30 min
• Video listening time: Up to 6 hrs 30 min

• *According to GSM Association Battery Life Measurement Technique. Battery performance may vary depending on network conditions and configurations, and phone usage.

Networks

• UMTS HSPA 850 (Band V), 1900 (Band II), 2100 (Band I)
• GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900

• UMTS HSPA 900 (Band VIII), 2100 (Band I)
• GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900

If you want to take a look at the full press release you’ll find it in our press room.

source: Sony Ericsson Malaysia, advantech96.blogspot.com, Sony Ericsson Product Blog, 

Smartphone with Walkman on the latest Android platform (Gingerbread 2.3)

22th Aug 2011 - Posted by: Phat^Trance in Android

     Sony Ericsson today announced Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman, an Android smartphone that delivers a unique social music experience. A dedicated Walkman hardware button provides instant access to the music player and consumers can also like, share and discover content through a deep Facebook integration. The infinite button lets the consumer explore even more and the *Qriocity service from Sony provides music and video content for the consumer to enjoy.

     With attractive curved design, a glossy finish and a mineral glass display, the phone has a 3.2” screen and a powerful 1Ghz processor. A front facing camera is enabled for Skype video calling, while a 5MP AF camera can capture 720p HD video recording. Sony’s xLOUD enhances audio  output, while the latest Android platform for smartphones (Gingerbread 2.3) provides access to over 250,000 applications on the Android Market.

     Nikolaus Scheurer, Head of Product Marketing, Sony Ericsson said: “Consumers want smartphones to deliver a rich and social entertainment experience. Rather than a one dimensional music experience, they want instant and seamless access to new content, combined with the ability to share and connect with their friends. The Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman provides exactly this, in a powerful package with great style.”

A perfect combination of social networking and music entertainment:

• Deep Facebook integration: Allows users to instantly access Facebook through the most used areas of the phone such as the picture gallery, music player, phonebook and calendar.
• Media Discovery Application: A dynamic application placing the world of music and videos at consumer’s fingertips including Facebook™ recommendations from their friends.
• Infinite button: Tapping it within the media player enables consumers to have instant access to new content about their favourite artist, such as music videos, artist information and lyrics search.
• Qriocity music and video content services from Sony: Consumers can access millions of songs from all major labels and watch thousands of movies from all major studios. Only Sony Ericsson Android smartphones provide consumers with unique access to the  entertainment services from *Sony.
• *Sony’s xLOUD technology: Enhances audio output of the inbuilt speakers at high levels.
• TrackID: Identifies the music track you are listening to within the FM radio and music player. The track can then instantly be shared or downloaded.

Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman will be available globally in selected markets from Q4 2011.

Is Sony Ericsson will prepare WT19i & WT19a, or a Walkman phone Android 2.3?

   After Sony Ericsson released the latest series Walkman phone (Sony Ericsson W8, WT18i, Mix Walkman, etc..) a short time ago, Now Sony Ericsson seem they want to release a Walkman phone genre creations again (WT19i & WT19a, or a Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman Android 2.3).

Now, there is an issue that Sony Ericsson is preparing a new Android Walkman phone named Sony Ericsson WT19i & WT19a.

   Although its existence was revealed, but it is becoming interesting because some of the main features of this phone we already know. Among those features is the WT19i will have a screen size is 3 inches or 3.2 inches with a resolution of 320×480 pixels and will use the Cortex A8 processor. In addition, WT19i will also come with a 5 MP camera.

   If the Sony Ericsson W8 still running the Android operating system 2.1 (Froyo), Sony Ericsson WT19i will run the Android operating system v2.3 aka Gingerbread.

   Unfortunately, information about when this phone will be released has not been revealed. So, we wait for its development.