Sony Ericsson Xperia X8, Spiro, Zylo, and Yendo to make RP debut in September | News | Techie.com.ph
2:24 AM | Saturday | 04 September 2010

Sony Ericsson Philippines launched the Xperia X10 mini and the Xperia X10 mini pro today at the Sony Ericsson Expo 2010, and they teased us with a few more products they'll be outing in the coming months. By the end of Q3 2010 (September), SE will spill out the Xperia X8, the Spiro, the Zylo, and the Yendo. The best part about all these new goodies? They're all affordable .

Sony Ericsson Xperia X8

Announced internationally last month, the X8 will be the budget offering of the Xperia line of smartphones. It's slated to drop for less than the X10 mini phones (presumably around P15,000 to P16,000) and will sport a weaker 3.2-megapixel camera.

• Network
• 2G: Quadband GSM
  
• 3G: 3.5G HSDPA
  
• Processor: 600MHz
• Screen
• Type: Capacitive, multi-touch capable
  
• Size: 3 inches
  
• Resolution: 320 x 480 pixels
  
• Colors: 16 million
  
• Memory
• Internal: 128MB
  
• Expansion: microSD up to 16GB
  
• Connectivity
• Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g
• Bluetooth: ver. 2.1 with A2DP (stereo Bluetooth)
  
• Cable: microUSB 2.0
• GPS: yes with A-GPS
  
• FM Radio: yes
  
• Camera
• Stills Resolution: 3 megapixels
  
• Flash: no
  
• Autofocus: no
  
• Geo-tagging: yes
  
• Video Recording: 640 x 480 pixels (VGA) at 30fps
  
• Operating System: Android 1.6 "Donut"
  
• Audio Formats Supported: MP3, eAAC+, WMA, WAV
• Video Formats Supported: MP4, H.263, H.264, WMV
• Battery Life:
• Talk: up to 5.5 hours
• Standby: up to 476 hours
• Size: 99 x 54 x 15mm
• Weight: 104g

Sony Ericsson Spiro

In the tradition of cheap music phones, SE created the Spiro slider a 2.5G Walkman phone with barebones specs. It doesn't even have Wi-Fi, but it promises to wow you with superb audio quality.

• Network
• 2G: Quadband GSM
  
• Screen
• Type: TFT LCD
  
• Size: 2.2 inches
  
• Resolution: 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA)
  
• Colors: 256,000
  
• Memory
• Internal: 5MB
  
• Expansion: microSD up to 16GB
  
• Connectivity
• Wi-Fi: no
• Bluetooth: ver. 2.1 with A2DP (stereo Bluetooth)
  
• Cable: USB 2.0
• GPS: no
  
• FM Radio: yes
  
• Camera
• Stills Resolution: 2 megapixels
  
• Flash: no
  
• Autofocus: no
  
• Geo-tagging: yes
  
• Video Recording: yes
  
• Audio Formats Supported: MP3, eAAC+, WAV
• Video Formats Supported: MP4, H.263, H.264
• Battery Life:
• Talk: up to 4.5 hours
• Standby: up to 376 hours
• Size: 92 x 48 x 16.8 mm
• Weight: 90g

Sony Ericsson Zylo

If the Spiro is a bit too basic, then the Zylo should be more up your alley. It still doesn't have Wi-Fi but it does have 3.5G HSDPA connectivity and a "more decent" 3-megapixel camera (compared to the Spiro's paltry 2-megapixel shooter).

• Network
• 2G: Quadband GSM
  
• 3G: 7.2mbps HSDPA
  
• Screen
• Type: TFT LCD
  
• Size: 2.6 inches
  
• Resolution: 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA)
  
• Colors: 256,000
  
• Memory
• Internal: 260MB
  
• Expansion: microSD up to 16GB
  
• Connectivity
• Wi-Fi: no
• Bluetooth: ver. 2.1 with A2DP (stereo Bluetooth)
  
• Cable: USB 2.0
• GPS: no
  
• FM Radio: yes
  
• Camera
• Stills Resolution: 3 megapixels
  
• Flash: no
  
• Autofocus: no
  
• Geo-tagging: yes
  
• Video Recording: 640 x 480 pixels (VGA) at 24fps
  
• Audio Formats Supported: FLAC, MP3, eAAC+, WAV
• Video Formats Supported: MP4, H.263, H.264
• Battery Life:
• Talk: up to 4 hours
• Standby: up to 340 hours
  
• Size: 103 x 52 x 11.5 mm
• Weight: 115g

Sony Ericsson Yendo

Finally, SE is reserving its latest Walkman phone for a "last month of Q3" entrance (that's September). The Yendo is the first full touch-screen Walkman phone, although that doesn't mean it rocks the best specs. On the contrary, the Yendo is a basic offering sporting an old non-multitouch screen, a sub-standard 2-megapixel camera, and no Wi-Fi.

• Network
• 2G: Quadband GSM
  
• Screen
• Type: TFT resistive touchscreen
  
• Size: 2.6 inches
  
• Resolution: 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA)
  
• Colors: 256,000
  
• Memory
• Internal: 5MB
  
• Expansion: microSD up to 16GB
  
• Connectivity
• Wi-Fi: no
• Bluetooth: ver. 2.1 with A2DP (stereo Bluetooth)
  
• Cable: USB 2.0
• GPS: no
  
• FM Radio: yes
  
• Camera
• Stills Resolution: 2 megapixels
  
• Flash: no
  
• Autofocus: no
  
• Geo-tagging: no
  
• Video Recording: yes
  
• Audio Formats Supported: FLAC, MP3, eAAC+, WAV
• Video Formats Supported: MP4, H.263
• Battery Life:
• Talk: up to 3.5 hours
• Standby: up to 312 hours
  
• Size: 93.5 x 52 x 15.5 mm
• Weight: 81g