Sony Ericsson W508
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- Posted: 08 Jan 2009 Announced: 08 Jan 2009
- Market Status: Released
- Release date: 01 Jun 2009
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Sony Ericsson W508 is a quad-band GSM clamshell with HSDPA support. It features 262k color scratch-resistant QVGA display, 3.2MP camera, stereo Bluetooth, M2 memory slot, Music player, FM Radio and Organizer.
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Sony Ericsson W508 specifications
Pros
- Small dimensions (3.68 x 1.97 x 0.55 inches)
Cons
- Low resolution display (240 x 320 pixels)
- Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
- Low-resolution camera (3.2 megapixels)
- The camera lacks autofocus
- Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
- Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
- Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
Design
- Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Clamshell
- Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 3.68 x 1.97 x 0.55 (93.5 x 50 x 14 mm)
- Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 3.46 oz (98 g)
the average is 4.4 oz (127 g)
- 3.46 oz (98 g)
Display
- Physical size:
- 2.20 inches
- Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 240 x 320 pixels
- Pixel density:
- 182 ppi
- Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- TFT
- Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 262 144
- Features:
- Scratch-resistant glass
- Additional display:
Additional display - Shows specs of the phone's additional display
- OLED
- Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the length od the additional display
- 128 x 36 pixels
- Physical Size:
- 1.10 inches
Battery
- Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 10.00 hours
the average is 7 h (448 min)
- 10.00 hours
- Stand-by time:
- 16.7 days (400 hours)
the average is 16 days (389 h)
- 16.7 days (400 hours)
- Talk time (3G):
- 4.00 hours
- Stand-by time (3G):
- 16.7 days (400 hours)
- Video call time:
- 2.00 hours
- Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 920 mAh
Hardware
- Built-in storage:
- 100 MB
- Storage expansion:
Storage expansion - Capability to add additional memory to your phone.
- Slot Type:
Slot Type - Shows what type of additional memory can be added to the particular phone. Eight major memory slot types are available: MMC, SD, CF, Memory Stick Duo, miniSD, RS MMC, TransFlash (microSD), Memory Stick Pro Duo
- Memory Stick Micro (M2)
- Slot Type:
Camera
- Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- 3.2 megapixels
- Features:
- Digital zoom
- Camcorder:
- Yes
- Features:
- Video calling
- Front-facing camera:
- Yes
Multimedia
- Radio:
- FM, RDS
Internet browsing
- Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- Access NetFront Browser, RSS Feeds
- Supports:
- XHTML, WAP 2.0, WAP 1.2.1
Technology
- GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed. SIM cards can be programmed to display custom menus for personalized services.GSM provides a short messaging service (SMS) that enables text messages up to 160 characters in length to be sent to and from a GSM phone.
- 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
- UMTS:
UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service, also called WCDMA, is a 3G (Third Generation) packet-based transmission of text, digitized voice, video, and multimedia at data rates up to 2 Mbps. It is based on GSM standard and is supported by major standards bodies and manufacturers
- 2100 MHz
- Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- HSDPA 3.6 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, Timer, Stopwatch, Notes
- Messaging:
- SMS, MMS (T9), Predictive text input
- E-mail:
E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features
- IMAP, POP3, SMTP
Connectivity
- Bluetooth:
Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.
- 2.0, EDR
- USB:
- Yes
- Computer sync
Other features
- Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3, AAC), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
- Sensors:
- Accelerometer
- Voice recording
Availability
- Officially announced:
- 08 Jan 2009
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