Sony Ericsson today introduced the W710, the latest device in the popular Walkman series. Designed to support an active, sporty lifestyle, the W710 includes a motion sensor plus new fitness applications that measures running speed, distance and time, or count steps when walking.

Sony Ericsson W710i More Photos View Specs

Fitness applications included as standard help consumers take their Walkman phone into new territory. The jogging application can be accessed easily from both the sub display and main display to measure both speed and distance covered while out running. There's also a daily step counter that resets automatically at midnight and displays progress even when the phone is on standby.

The Walkman player and FM radio can all be controlled using the external display and the quick access keys next to it - so users don't have to open the phone and lose concentration.

Available in Performance Graphite and Hatha Violet the phone also features a 2.0-megapixel camera with digital zoom and comes supplied with 512 MB Memory Stick Micro (M2) - enough to keep users going through the longest walk or fitness session.

The Sony Ericsson W710 is a quad-band EDGE/GPRS Walkman phone commercially available in Performance Graphite and Hatha Violet and starts shipping during Q3 2006. It is available in two variants:

- W710i Quad Band EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 for Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Americas
- W710c Quad Band EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 for Mainland China

Sony Ericsson W710 Specs

Imaging and Messaging
- 262K-colors display
- 176 x 220 px TFT display
- 2.0-megapixel camera
- Digital zoom
- Video recording / playback
- 10 MB user memory
- Bundled with 512MB Memory Stick Micro (M2)
- SMS, EMS and MMS
- QuickShare
- Instant Messaging
- Push-To-Talk
- Adobe picture/video PC SW

Music & Active
- Walkman Media player (MP3, AAC and AAC+, eAAC+)
- 512 MB Memory Stick Micro (M2) - enough to hold 470 tracks in eAAC+ format
- Support for m4a
- Active Stereo headset in the box
- FM radio with RDS
- Sturdy Sports armband and belt clip in the box
- Fitness Application - Pedometer
- 1.5-inch 128 x 128 px 4-level orange on black external LCD for quick access to music
- PlayNow Ring tones
- PlayNow Games
- Streaming Audio/Video
- Java MIDP 2.0
- 3D games
- Music and Video DJ
- OMA DRM phase 2

Connectivity
- EDGE quad-band 850/900/1800/1900
- GPRS class 10
- EDGE class 10
- Bluetooth
- 512 MB Memory Stick Micro (M2) provided in the box (can store up to 470 songs with eAAC+)
- USB 2.0 support with USB cable provided in the box
- PC Tools & Software
- Infrared
- WAP 2.0
- Full HTML Browser
- RSS Feed

- Sony Ericsson W710i Specs

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