14 DAY TRIAL // Although the Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman smartphone was launched in India back in June, the phone was only available via several major retailers.
While the handset is available for purchase in India from Flipkart and Letsbuy for Rs. 10,950 (about $245) without contract, it appears that Reliance 3G has a slightly better deal, as it offers the Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman for only Rs. 9,995 outright (about $222).
Furthermore, Reliance 3G retails the Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman phone with a ‘100% money back offer’ in India.
The “100% money back offer” is valid for prepaid and postpaid connections. On the former, 3G customers pay Rs. 999 in monthly rentals for a period of 24 months.
“Consumers are looking for an integrated entertainment experience from any gadget they purchase. Sony Ericsson’s W8 Walkman phone has been made for those who want to enjoy and share their favorite music, play games or just simply explore apps,” said P. Balaji, Managing Director Sony Ericsson India.
Sony Ericsson W8 brings Google's Android platform on Walkman series mobile phone, as the device is powered by Android 2.1 (Eclair) operating system.
The phone is equipped with a low-performance Qualcomm MSM7227 processor clocked at 600 MHz, which is complemented by the first generation Adreno 200 GPU (graphics processing unit).
In addition, it packs 128 MB of internal memory, 168 MB RAM, as well as microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 16GB).
The handset comes with a 3-inch capacitive touchscreen with 16 million colors support and 320 x 480 pixels resolution, as well as Timescape user-friendly interface. It is also worth mentioning, that the phone comes bundled with 50 songs and 12 videos.
On related news, Sony Ericsson officially stated that the W8 will only be released in China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.