The soon to be released Walkman phone from Sony

May 30, 2007 16:20 GMT  ·  By

Sony brings a new solution for high quality music experience. Sony W660i has not been released yet, but it is not far from becoming available, as it has just been FCC approved.

Sony W660i has several interesting aspects that might make it appealing for many of those that are passionate when it comes to music. This phone model comes equipped with TrackID, which makes it possible to easily identify a melody that the user doesn't recognize at first. All that the user has to do is record a few seconds of the track over the microphone. TrackID automatically sends the clip to Gracenote Mobile MusicID database, which later returns information on the album and artist that are associated with the song.

The phone is incredibly slim, at only 14.5 mm thick and comes in two colors, of Rose Red and Record Black. Moreover, it has a TFT screen that is capable of supporting a resolution of 176 x 220 pixels. The phone's design makes it easy to use, being equipped with fast access buttons.

Sony W660i comes with an integrated memory of 16 MB, but it also features support for Memory Stick Micro, which considerably increases its storing capacity up to 1GB. Actually, this phone can store an average number of 1000 songs, with the maximum space available after memory expansion.

Connectivity is available for this Sony W660i through Bluetooth and USB port. Moreover, it supports a wide range of sound file types that make this cellular fully deserve the Walkman phone title.

As for Internet access, Sony W660i comes with a reliable Web browser, has RSS feeds enabled and is also capable of supporting video calls and video transfers.

Sony Ericsson has not revealed any details on the price that this phone model will be available for, but it did promise a release soon.