Saturday, February 2, 2008

Tune your wave with Sony Ericsson handsets

Sony Ericsson has announced two cell phones the R300 Radio and the R306 Radio meant for everyone who likes listening to the radio. The handsets support FM and AM bands. The Sony Ericsson R300 is a candy bar and the R306 – a clamshell, they are designed as a radio receiver with dedicated buttons on the front panel. They can record a piece of a track and set it as a ring tone. Besides there is support for TrackID, which is already par for the course for SE premium handsets: you can record several seconds of a song from an external source and by pushing the button get the info on the title, artist and album. The Sony Ericsson R300 and the R306 can also play music via headphones or built-in speakers, and with the Audio Enhancer button launch 3D sound optimization or increase sound volume.


The specs of Sony Ericsson R300 Radio:

  • Networks - GSM/850/900/1800/1900
  • Display – 128x160 pixels, 65K colors
  • 8 MB of onboard memory
  • Bluetooth connectivity
  • VGA-camera
  • Talk time - 9 hours
  • Standby time - 410 hours
  • Dimensions – 101x46x12 mm
  • Weight - 75 g
  • Color - "antique cooper" and "black steel"


The specs of Sony Ericsson R306 Radio:

  • Networks - GSM/850/900/1800/1900
  • Display – 128x160 pixels, 65K colors
  • 5 MB of onboard memory
  • Bluetooth connectivity
  • VGA-camera
  • Talk time - 9 hours
  • Standby time - 410 hours
  • Dimensions – 90x48x16 mm
  • Weight - 93 g
  • Color - "black coffee" and "white champagne"

Both models will hit the stores in 3Q 2008.

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