Sony Ericsson W705 Walkman: Socket to me

The W705 offers aluminum siding.

(Credit: Sony Ericsson)

Sony Ericsson has just announced its final phone of the year--the W705 Walkman. It's an aluminum-crafted slider with HSDPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, and a 3.2-megapixel camera and LED flash.

In terms of form factor, it's got the typical Sony Ericsson haven't-we-seen-this-a-dozen-times-before look and feel, combined with the usual 2008 run-of-the-mill specs: a 240x320-pixel screen, a 4GB Memory Stick Micro M2 card to complement a meager internal memory, a fixed-focus camera lens, an LED flash, and stereo Bluetooth.

But it's sure as hell a pretty melon farmer, and we applaud Sony Ericsson for injecting Wi-Fi and GPS into the mix, not to mention the pre-loading of Google Maps. Apart from the ever-present Sony Ericsson proprietary headset socket, we think this could be a cracking handset.

(Via Crave UK)

[jmackowi]

Boy, I was all excited about getting this phone until I saw the proprietary headset socket. I have Shure headphones. I do not want to use the ***** that they include with the phone or have to find an adapter to plug in. Manufacturers, the 3.5mm jack is not going anywhere! Make note of it. This has kept me from this phone and the G1.