Sony Ericsson W8 Specifications and Review

Sony Ericsson’s W8 is a smartphone with 7.2 Mbps of High Speed Downlink Packet Access and 2 Mbps of High Speed Uplink Packet Access 3G network, Android OS version 2.1 (Eclair) and 600 MHz ARM 11 processor, its dimensions are 99 * 54 * 15 mm, TFT capacitive touch screen with a screen size of 3 inches, Scratch resistant surface, Timescape UI, 16 million colors, and weighs 104 grams.

The camera is of  3.15 MP, video camera with VGA at 30 frames per second. It has a internal memory of 128 MB, 168 MB RAM, external microSD card extendable upto 16 GB. The other features of the phone include 3.5 mm audio jack, Walkman Player, MP3 and Mp4 player, Stereo FM with RDS, Accelerator sensor, Proximity sensor, GPRS, GPS, EDGE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, Messaging through SMS, MMS, Email, Push, IM, Google search, Gmail, Google Talk, YouTube, and etc.,

The battery is of 1200 mAh Li-Po standard battery with talk time power of 5 h and standby power of 480 h, it comes in three different colors such as Red, Azure and Orange

Sony Ericsson W8 Specifications :

3G : 7.2 Mbps of High Speed Downlink Packet Access and 2 Mbps of High Speed Uplink Packet Access

OS and Processor :  Android OS version 2.1 (Eclair) and 600 MHz ARM 11 processor

Dimensions and Display : 99 * 54 * 15 mm, TFT capacitive touch screen with a screen size of 3 inches, Scratch resistant surface, Timescape UI, 16 million colors

Weight : 104 g

Camera : 3.15 MP, video camera with VGA at 30 frames per second

Memory : internal memory of 128 MB, 168 MB RAM, external microSD card extendable upto 16 GB

Other Features : 3.5 mm audio jack, Walkman Player, MP3 and Mp4 player, Stereo FM with RDS, Accelerator sensor, Proximity sensor, GPRS, GPS, EDGE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, Messaging through SMS, MMS, Email, Push, IM, Google search, Gmail, Google Talk, YouTube, and etc.,

Battery : 1200 mAh Li-Po standard battery with talk time power of 5 h and standby power of 480 h

Colors : Red, Azure and Orange

 

Another Green heart mobile from Sony Ericsson – Hazel

Sony Ericsson has many new models to release this year and its turn of Hazel getting released which is falling under the category of Green heart.So as the name its denotes that mobile is going to be eco friendly but with enormous features and some could also be a new one when compared with its other models or even with other mobiles.You need to compromise on cost but sure not on the features.Though mobile is going to be eco friendly but its not going to be weather proof.
One simple information which denotes the eco friendly feature is there is not going to be a User Guide as everything will be available inside the phone memory.But not sure how this feature is going to convince novice users.

Hazel is made of recycled plastics and uses waterborne paint.It also has a power efficient charger which would in turn minimize electric consumption.Hazel even concentrates on eco friendly option with its display screen as it is designed with 2.6” mineral glass but covered with scratch-resistant display outer to it.

Price of Hazel is around $340 and in India it is around rs 12000

Features of Hazel

Less Noice More Voice.So with Hazel even if you are surrounded with noise Hazel would filter out the unnecessary noices around you

Screen Resolution

240 x 320 pixels (QVGA)
16,777,216 color TFT

Available Colors

Black
Passionate Rouge

Available Browsers

WAP 2.0/xHTML
HTML (NetFront)
RSS reader

Sizes
102.0 x 49.5 x 16.0 mm
4.0 x 1.9 x 0.6 inches

Weight
120.0 gr
4.2 oz

Memory
Internal Memory Up to 280 MB
External MicroSD™ support (up to 16 GB)

Battery

Standard battery, Li-Po 1000 mAh (BST-43)
Stand-by time – 430 h (2G) / Up to 450 h (3G)
Talk time – 10 h (2G) / Up to 4 h (3G)

Others
Noice Cancellation
Splash resistant
Support for Wi-Fi,GPRS,Bluetooth
3G Support

IPL – A tale of innovation, fusion and competition

Not so long ago, a wise IIM professor told his young students that the competition for a product or service often comes from players in a completely different industry. And today we find the evidence of it everywhere around us. For instance most of us know that the biggest and the obvious competitor for Nokia is probably Sony Ericsson or Motorola, but one should not be surprised to learn that they are also a competition to brands that manufacture watches, alarm clocks, cameras, transistors and walkman.

Another example that is often discussed in many B schools, are the fate of Airline industry. While every Airline has one obvious competitor within the same industry it also has other competitors who are encroaching into its business. With many companies opting for tele-conferencing and video conferencing services, they save a lot on travel budget and it only makes more sense at the time of economic crisis. Who would have thought that the Airline industry will loose a substantial amount because of telecommunication companies like AT&T!

The same wise professor quoted another example that is something more closely related to common people like us. The Indian Bollywood league oops! Correction – the Indian Premier league that has brought together two completely different industries together. By exploiting the love for cricket in India, the franchise and the players make money, sponsors get their share of attention for their products or service and people get to watch the three hour entertainment. The boring aspects of cricket have been removed and its tailor made to suit a larger audience which would otherwise not be interested in a test cricket or a 50 over match. Now this kind of fusion of industries gives a win-win situation to all. Of course it also happens to attract too much attention from Income Tax dept.

Ok with all this said, what does this mean to us, the common folks? Well, to begin with, as consumers, our overall experience of using a product or service will constantly improve and we will get better value for money. Don’t be surprised if a proposal is made in distant future to install a chip in your head for credential purposes to allow a range of things like bank transaction, passport identification or even right to vote. As for companies that produces good and services, they will need to look out for competition in different industries and will need to constantly innovate and add value to their products or service to stay in business.