Sony Ericsson announce the W508 and W715 Walkman duo

08 Jan, 2009
Sony Ericsson are making a big announcement today. The Sony Ericsson W715 is a Wi-Fi/GPS-enabled slider made exclusively for Vodafone, while the Sony Ericsson W508 is a Walkman clamshell...

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  • Davidov
  • 3Ke
  • 09 Jan 2009

The mysterious graffiti looks cool :)

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    • Anonymous
    • uBZ
    • 09 Jan 2009

    SE lover, 09 Jan 2009again with a lack of 16M colored screen SE just admitted th... more16M color displays doesn't necessarily result in sharper and clearer images compared to 262k screens.I thought you were intelligent to figure that out.
    If you desperately need a 16M just for bragging, go ahead and buy a blokia or fagsung.

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      • ahmad
      • tDB
      • 09 Jan 2009

      why soner sales lower than nokia despite its better quality

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        • kluck
        • qbc
        • 09 Jan 2009

        Hands-on first look and many more pics here:

        http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/01/08/hands-on-with-sony-ericssons-w508-walkman-handset/

          • k
          • kluck
          • qbc
          • 09 Jan 2009

          SE lover, 09 Jan 2009again with a lack of 16M colored screen SE just admitted th... moreSE lover, a 16 million colour screen would be useless on such a small one such as on SE's flips. It's a smart cost-cutting measure, especially for the target market that this phone is geared towards.

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            • tV1
            • 09 Jan 2009

            SE LOver, Have you seen Nokia 16M colore looking like compare to Sony? Nothing as good as the Sonyericsson. Beside Sonyericsson dont creat useless function as Nokia do. I will always look upto Sonyericsson and won't bother with Nokia no matter what's on offer.

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              • SE lover
              • m{D
              • 09 Jan 2009

              again with a lack of 16M colored screen SE just admitted that either they r not capable of this technology or simply they don't want their customer to be proud of such technology.

              lack of flash in W508's Camera is also one of a major setbacks which started to appears in W-series latest releases. don't mention dat the W715 is a just new copy of its line last release W705 which itself - what a poor - was just a copy of G-Series latest G705.

              if SE go among these repetitions for too long. definitely it will loose what we called "Innovation leadership".

              thnx.

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                • kluck
                • qbc
                • 09 Jan 2009

                True, this phone is much like the w980, but it is smaller. Thinner. I'm in the market for a slim flip phone and used the older Moto Razr as a standard to see if any new phone can beat it for slimness. Not many have come out, but this one is actually thinner than that old Moto and it has tons more features. Plus, when flipped out, the joint has an interesting position which makes it look a bit like a Japan-spec cell phone. Anyways, there's definitely a market for these less expensive phones. You high-end fanboys just need to realize this and quit asking "who's going to buy this anyway?".

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                  • Dani
                  • nGR
                  • 09 Jan 2009

                  lol, Every phone manufacturer has their own design pattern....this is SE's design pattern

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                    • samsungFans
                    • iba
                    • 09 Jan 2009

                    Starchild, 08 Jan 2009How wonderful those phones are! I like the style, for sure ... more"The Sony Ericsson W715 Walkman phone is practically identical to the Sony Ericsson G705 that we already reviewed."

                    i don't think se has good style. they just trying to make money with same design but diff category phone.

                    i think they juz running out of idea

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                      • Master
                      • TXw
                      • 09 Jan 2009

                      hi .. please i just wanted to know when it will be release exactly and what would the predicted price be !!

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                        • Anonymous
                        • Ycg
                        • 09 Jan 2009

                        Starchild, 08 Jan 2009How wonderful those phones are! I like the style, for sure ... moreIsn't the W715 just a recycle of the G705 design? Another boring announcement from SE. If they keep releasing this kind of stuff, their sales will continue to fall.

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                          • Mitchan
                          • 0TL
                          • 08 Jan 2009

                          Meh its touch screen and without a d-pad so gaming on it is a bit meh. And the symbian interface isnt all that special and the SE interface is nice. While the W508 is like a W980 it has some changes such as gesture control the faceplates and a metallic keypad without the 8GB of memory. As anon said its a W980 for the youth. And i love it. Also wow the headphone set is a normal one. oh well i was expecting a more spiffy one. But its a real nice phone. So lets see. Its lighter but a bit bigger then the 980. The outer screen isnt full and with color but who cares bout that. Aha its missing the stereo speakers. While the 980 has 8GB it has no card slot. With the card slot you could put in 16GB if you wanted. The battery is also stronger and it seems that it also has motion control. Although its a succesor to the 380 its really an upgraded(not much but in a way) W980. Dont believe me then compare the 2.

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                            • Xenon
                            • PA$
                            • 08 Jan 2009

                            Nokia 5800XM iz more cheaper thn this two..n wid tonns of appz

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                              • Anonymous
                              • uBZ
                              • 08 Jan 2009

                              MrLuvaLuva, 08 Jan 2009Well, SE already has some nice High-end phone. The C905 as... moreI don't know where you live but the P1i is an 18+ months old phone for Christ's sake. It was great in late 07 but is outgunned by pretty much any high end phone these days. The 208Mhz (180Mhz is the actual speed) processor is just too slow for most tasks and the lack of Wifi'g' and GPS is a major downer.

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                                • Flavor
                                • ji{
                                • 08 Jan 2009

                                Ken, 08 Jan 2009Wad A Holeless SoonExpire...same design as w705 and g705 an... moreWhat a stupid comment...
                                Don't you realized that W715 only meant exclusively for Vodafone?! W508 is kinda W980 for youth. Think before you post, please....

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                                  • bummy
                                  • QD4
                                  • 08 Jan 2009

                                  Ken, 08 Jan 2009Wad A Holeless SoonExpire...same design as w705 and g705 an... moreIts suppose to be the same phone as w705.... Just altered for vodaphone exclusive.

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                                    • Starchild
                                    • Mqs
                                    • 08 Jan 2009

                                    How wonderful those phones are! I like the style, for sure I'm going to get myself a W715!
                                    SE has truly a good style on their current phone line-up. Keep it up!

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                                      • Ken
                                      • PIZ
                                      • 08 Jan 2009

                                      Wad A Holeless SoonExpire...same design as w705 and g705 and same as w980 also...all the phone same design..Sony Is Out nw...it onli left nokia samsung and lg for the competition

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                                        • TPH
                                        • RbH
                                        • 08 Jan 2009

                                        It's still a nice phone even trough it doesn't have all the high end functions likes the X1 and en C905, but it will be a nice solution for people who go for Walkman, rather then Camera or full-QWERTY keyboard...