Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman :Review

The folks at Sony Ericsson are keeping the Walkman brand alive and well with a new Android phone called the Sony Ericsson Live It’s another nod to the ageless Walkman brand that many have cherished since you could still find cassette tapes in music stores. It’s an Android 2.3 smartphone that puts a major emphasis on multimedia playback.

Specifically, audio can be enhanced to play at loud but crisp levels and you get a built-in Track ID app to identify songs you wouldn’t otherwise know. You’ll also get Qriocity services to stream music and video. This also comes with the Facebook integration that other Sony Ericsson phones have gotten in recent updates.

For specs, you’re looking at a 3.2 inch HVGA display, a 1GHz processor, a 5 megapixel camera with flash and HD video recording, a front-facing camera and more. Sony Eriscsson never ceases to amaze me with these affordable yet attractive products. It’s set to come to select markets in Q4 2011. Read on for full press details.

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

In the kit

• Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman™
• 1200 mAh battery
• stereo headset
• 2GB microSD™ memory card
• Charger
• micro USB cable for charging
• synchronisation and file transfer
• user documentation