Sony Ericsson W200
Encyclopedia
The Sony Ericsson
W200i Walkman
is a low-end cellphone measuring 101 x 44 x 18mm (3.9 x 1.7 x 0.7 inches) and weighs 85g (3 oz). It features a VGA camera, an FM radio, and Sony's Walkman software, although it lacks Bluetooth
.
The screen size is 128x160 pixels and the internal memory is an average 27MB but this may be expanded using a Memory Stick Micro
(M2).
The phone is Triband so it can use the GSM 900, 1800 & 1900 networks.
The W200 is available in four colors, Rhythm Black, Pulse White, Grey and Aquatic White.
UK mobile firm Orange
released it in a Passion Pink.
This mobile is an upgrade to the popular K310 camera phone.
It has a VGA camera that features 4x Digital Zoom and can take pictures up to a resolution of 640x480 pixels hardware or 1280x960 pixels with software interpolation. It also has Video Recording (3GP with AMR Audio) up to 176x144 pixels.
The included Memory Stick Micro is big enough to store 30+ songs and can can be replaced with a card up to 2GB (8GB supported if the M2 is formatted in FAT32 format). It also has an FM radio which supports the RDS function.
The W200 interface and OS is closely similar to its predecessor Sony Ericsson W300i
which has been one the best selling Sony Ericsson
phones. (see List of best-selling mobile phones)
Messaging
Connectivity
Misc
Supported Networks
W200 was announced in Q2 of 2007. It was released in three variants-W200a(for the Americas),W200c(for China
) and W200i(rest of the world). All the three variants had minor differences like differences in phone languages available. Sony Ericsson
launched W200i as the budget Walkman
phone. It retailed at about USD150 at its launch in the US. In UK it was initially available for 200pounds and subsequently its price dropped to a 100pounds.
W200 has went on to become one of the best selling Walkman
phones.
Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB is a joint venture established on October 1, 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to manufacture mobile phones....
W200i Walkman
Walkman
Walkman is a Sony brand tradename originally used for portable audio cassette, and now used to market Sony's portable audio and video players as well as a line of Sony Ericsson mobile phones...
is a low-end cellphone measuring 101 x 44 x 18mm (3.9 x 1.7 x 0.7 inches) and weighs 85g (3 oz). It features a VGA camera, an FM radio, and Sony's Walkman software, although it lacks Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks with high levels of security...
.
The screen size is 128x160 pixels and the internal memory is an average 27MB but this may be expanded using a Memory Stick Micro
Memory Stick
Memory Stick is a removable flash memory card format, launched by Sony in October 1998, and is also used in general to describe the whole family of Memory Sticks...
(M2).
The phone is Triband so it can use the GSM 900, 1800 & 1900 networks.
The W200 is available in four colors, Rhythm Black, Pulse White, Grey and Aquatic White.
UK mobile firm Orange
Orange UK
Orange is a mobile network operator and internet service provider in the United Kingdom, which launched in 1994. It was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but was purchased by France Télécom in 2000, which then adopted the Orange brand for all its other mobile communications activities...
released it in a Passion Pink.
This mobile is an upgrade to the popular K310 camera phone.
It has a VGA camera that features 4x Digital Zoom and can take pictures up to a resolution of 640x480 pixels hardware or 1280x960 pixels with software interpolation. It also has Video Recording (3GP with AMR Audio) up to 176x144 pixels.
The included Memory Stick Micro is big enough to store 30+ songs and can can be replaced with a card up to 2GB (8GB supported if the M2 is formatted in FAT32 format). It also has an FM radio which supports the RDS function.
The W200 interface and OS is closely similar to its predecessor Sony Ericsson W300i
Sony Ericsson W300i
The Sony Ericsson W300i, launched Q2 2006, is a clamshell phone from the W-series of Sony Ericsson.This quad-band phone features an internal 20 MB storage, with a Memory Stick Micro slot for expansion, up to an additional 2 GB...
which has been one the best selling Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB is a joint venture established on October 1, 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to manufacture mobile phones....
phones. (see List of best-selling mobile phones)
Features
Music- WalkmanWalkmanWalkman is a Sony brand tradename originally used for portable audio cassette, and now used to market Sony's portable audio and video players as well as a line of Sony Ericsson mobile phones...
player 1.0 - Supports MP3MP3MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
, AACAdvanced Audio CodingAdvanced Audio Coding is a standardized, lossy compression and encoding scheme for digital audio. Designed to be the successor of the MP3 format, AAC generally achieves better sound quality than MP3 at similar bit rates....
, mp4 and 3gp3GP3GP is a multimedia container format defined by the Third Generation Partnership Project for 3G UMTS multimedia services. It is used on 3G mobile phones but can also be played on some 2G and 4G phones.... - 256MB Memory Stick Micro M2 included (size varies)
- Disc2Phone music management software
- Stereo headphones in the box (HPM-64)
- FM radio with RDS
Messaging
- CSTN screenpin
- SMSShort message serviceShort Message Service is a text messaging service component of phone, web, or mobile communication systems, using standardized communications protocols that allow the exchange of short text messages between fixed line or mobile phone devices...
, MMSMultimedia Messaging ServiceMultimedia Messaging Service, or MMS, is a standard way to send messages that include multimedia content to and from mobile phones. It extends the core SMS capability that allowed exchange of text messages only up to 160 characters in length.The most popular use is to send photographs from...
, e-mailE-mailElectronic mail, commonly known as email or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. Modern email operates across the Internet or other computer networks. Some early email systems required that the author and the recipient both be online at the...
.
Connectivity
- NetFrontNetFrontNetFront Browser is a mobile browser for embedded devices, developed by Access Co. Ltd. of Japan, and was designed to function as an embedded browser....
Internet browser - InfraredInfraredInfrared light is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength longer than that of visible light, measured from the nominal edge of visible red light at 0.74 micrometres , and extending conventionally to 300 µm...
port - USB 2.0
- GPRS
Misc
- JavaJava (programming language)Java is a programming language originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java platform. The language derives much of its syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model and fewer low-level facilities...
6.7 - 27MB Onboard Flash MemoryFlash memoryFlash memory is a non-volatile computer storage chip that can be electrically erased and reprogrammed. It was developed from EEPROM and must be erased in fairly large blocks before these can be rewritten with new data...
(Depends on operator pre-customizations) - FOTA
Supported Networks
- GSM 900, 1800, 1900
Release
Sony EricssonSony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB is a joint venture established on October 1, 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to manufacture mobile phones....
W200 was announced in Q2 of 2007. It was released in three variants-W200a(for the Americas),W200c(for China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
) and W200i(rest of the world). All the three variants had minor differences like differences in phone languages available. Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB is a joint venture established on October 1, 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to manufacture mobile phones....
launched W200i as the budget Walkman
Walkman
Walkman is a Sony brand tradename originally used for portable audio cassette, and now used to market Sony's portable audio and video players as well as a line of Sony Ericsson mobile phones...
phone. It retailed at about USD150 at its launch in the US. In UK it was initially available for 200pounds and subsequently its price dropped to a 100pounds.
Reception
W200 is mainly aimed for the youth who are looking for a reasonable yet a good quality music phone. W200 provides all the major music player features at almost half the price of any other phone in its category. This attribute was well appreciated by reviewers at different websites and magazines. CNET.uk said in its review - "The music features are one of the most impressive aspects of the handset." Many reviewers criticized the lack of Bluetooth, since it was a music phone, but acknowledged the high quality music output and the value for money. With such features, Sony EricssonSony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB is a joint venture established on October 1, 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to manufacture mobile phones....
W200 has went on to become one of the best selling Walkman
Walkman
Walkman is a Sony brand tradename originally used for portable audio cassette, and now used to market Sony's portable audio and video players as well as a line of Sony Ericsson mobile phones...
phones.