Posted by shaliron
Sony Ericsson released the low-mid end clamshell models Z530 and the W300 (TFT screen and less internal memory) today. No official press release yet, that I can find.
Z530/W300
Sony Ericsson’s Z530 clamshell is ideal for snap-shot pictures
London, 28th Feb 2006 – The Z530 clamshell camera phone announced today from Sony Ericsson is an affordable, quality finished design with classic appeal. It is an ideal tool to capture, view and share images. The phone has an expandable memory to 1 GB and Bluetooth. Colour options are Chromic Grey, Soft Black and Elegant Red and Style-Up covers are also available.
Taking snapshots while out and about and sharing them instantly with friends and family is a breeze with the Z530. The stills and video camera has 4x digital zoom and shots can be quickly forwarded by MMS. Stored pictures are easy to find with the multi-way thumbnail photo album, as timeline search allows shots to be found according to the date they were taken. Two high quality displays - the Ultra Bright Color 65k display and monochrome 1” sub display on the outer shell – deliver a crisp, clear viewing experience.
Unique for a phone at this price point, the Z530 has a memory expandable to 1 GB by purchasing a Memory Stick Micro (M2), an ultra-small removable media device normally found in highly specified handsets. Connectivity applications such as Bluetooth, USB 2.0 support, standard push-email and full HTML Internet browser also help make the handset the ideal business companion.
The Sony Ericsson Z530 is a Triple Band GPRS clamshell commercially available in grey, red and black and starts shipping during Q2 2006.
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Posted by rockygali
the only thing lacking there is an autobot or decepticon logo...
Optimus Prime: Autobots! transform and roll out!!!!
Posted by axxxr
Posted by mustafabay
The best thing I like is an orange monochrome display. Man it looks good.
Posted by dr_thug
Strangely mulan and jing doesn't look as ugly as they seemed in the leaked pictures.till yesterday i was puking at them.
wonder how they do it.
Posted by shaliron
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Maybe cause you haven't seen the inside
Posted by ayejatt
And they got BLACK headphones!!!
the colours makes it look way better than in prototype pics
Posted by private
W300 Quad Band EDGE clamshell WALKMAN® phone brings music on the move to the mass market
28 February 2006
London, 28th Feb 2006 – Sony Ericsson today expanded its growing line-up of Walkman® phones with the W300, a quad band EDGE clamshell which aims to bring the mobile phone Walkman® experience to an even greater market. With the same great Walkman® music quality experience as high-end models, a compact and eye catching design plus integrated camera, the W300 allows new users to enjoy the Sony Ericsson mobile music experience.
With today’s announcement of the W300 Sony Ericsson has now launched a total of seven Walkman® phones, targeted at different customer needs and life-style choices. From high-end UMTS models aimed at users who want to enjoy over-the-air downloads, high-speed email and internet connectivity to models targeting more casual music listeners such as the W600 and W800, Sony Ericsson aims to create a Walkman® mobile phone for everyone, everywhere.
The W300 Walkman® phone, which supports both MP3 and AAC music files, offers a great sound experience with up to 30 hours of music listening. The user experience is enhanced by direct music keys, shuffle function, as well as an in-built FM radio with RDS and flight mode. Disc2 phone software supplied with the phone, allows users to easily transfer their favourite CDs to their mobile phone and enjoy them anywhere, anytime without missing a call.
Featuring expressive colours and a stylish compact design, the W300 is shipped with removable 256MB Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) expandable to 1GB, as well as a stereo headset, USB cable and music management software.
In addition to the great music features, the W300 offers an easy way to take and view great snap-shot pictures or record videos using the integrated camera with 4x digital zoom. The phone’s 262K TFT colour screen makes it perfect for taking fun snap-shot images and enjoying them on the screen, while full MMS support enables these images to be shared with friends and family.
The monochrome 1” sub display on the outside of the clamshell allows users to view media player information or caller display without opening the phone.
The W300 is equipped with EDGE Class 10 technology, to allow quick and easy data transfers and Internet access, as well as Bluetooth™ ideal for sharing data with other Bluetooth-enabled devices.
The Sony Ericsson W300 will be available in Shimmering White and Shadow Black colour variants and starts shipping in Q2 2006.
W300i - Quad Band EDGE 850/900/1800/1900MHz for Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and Americas
W300c - Quad Band EDGE 850/900/1800/1900MHz for Mainland China
W300 – Features at a glance:
Imaging & Messaging
128x160 pixels TFT main display with 262k color
101x80 pixels Monochrome sub display
VGA Camera
4x digital zoom
Video recording/playback
20MB internal memory
SMS, EMS and MMS
Email (POP3/IMAP4)
Standard Push Email
Wireless village support
Picture phonebook
Entertainment
Media Player (MP3 and AAC support)
Polyphonic 40 voices
Direct Music Keys
Flight Mode
Integrated FM radio with RDS
Streaming Audio/Video
PlayNow™ Ring tones
PlayNow™ Games
Java MIDP 2.0
3D games
MusicDJ™ and VideoDJ™
Macromedia Flash support
OMA DRM phase 1
Sony Mega Bass
Open clam sound
Media player info in external LCD
Connectivity
USB 2.0 through Fast port
USB Mass Storage support
EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
EDGE Class 10
WAP 2.0
Bluetooth™
Infrared
Kit Content:
- 256 MB Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™)
-Walkman® stereo headset
- USB cable
Talk time: up to 9.5 hours
Standby time: up to 400 hours
Size: 90 x 47 x 24 mm
Weight: 94 grams
Posted by dr_thug
the phone looks cool.baclk body,black wires,black remote and black earphones.post a picture of the keypadhope its black coloured keypad...or else i may start puking again.
Posted by PeterKay
Comes with 256mb duo in the package, not bad! and 20mb internal memory....
Posted by shaliron
Pity the screens of such poor quality. Really 128*160 should be left to die in low end phones.
Posted by ayejatt
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its the new micro M2 that is included not duo btw....
Its silver inside....sadly
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Posted by jasond
Yes, and those overlapping circular keys don't say a whole lot for it either!
Posted by vigants
I will definatelly buy W300 for my wife... as she loved Z200 before big fall and total destruction...
This is for thoose people who like Samsungs and other that tipe phones...
Thanks (SE)!
Posted by S4k1s
W300 would have been nice if it had at least 1,3mp and better screen.
It does look really nice in black and the orange monocrome screen is really nice ... but the camera is the big downside. Either put in a 1.3mp or skip the camera...
Posted by axxxr
for a midrange phone its not that bad i think.
Posted by haynesycop
Damn i have my Z520i for all off 5 minute's and they upgrade it
Typical!
Posted by c_vignesh
I dont think there is need for a Z530...what will u do with a Memory Stick slot with out a Megapixel cam...and it makes mockery of Z520...personally i feel w300 is enough and they should scrap out Z530
Posted by S4k1s
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For a midrange phone anno 2006, VGA camera is bad bad bad.
The rest of the phone is pretty good.
@miss copperfield:
Posted by jcwhite_uk
Are SE confused as to what connector it has? In the press release it says the W300i and Z530i has Fastport connector but here: http://www.sonyericsson.com/s[....]4_1_1&zone=pp&lm=pp4&pid=10012
says the Z530i and W300i work with thre HPR-20 which uses the olld connector. The HPR-20 is listed on the Z530i page.
Posted by haynesycop
Yeah i noticed that aswell, also some accessories that use the fast port only list certain models and miss out others which do use the fastport. For example i was going to get a flash to connect onto my Z520i but the phone is not listed as compatible.
Posted by EastCoastStar
hate the keypad... was hoping it would change from the prototypes, but it didnt. also, i dont like the camera, it reminds me of a few motorola phones. but other than that, its good. features are good!
Posted by Gigs
Love it! Through and through.
I'm not an active camera user so I couldn't give a stuff about a VGA cam.
Looks better than the proto and i'm probably the only one not whining that that looked horrible either
I'd be pretty surprised if this wasn't using the fastport though,
's web people seem a little screwy on showing which products are compatible at times though 
Posted by blackspot
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I agree!
Posted by steele
very nice monochrome display...memory slot..and wow! Black stereo headphones!
Will keep my w550i. I don't want to go back to VGA. I'll just save up for a W810 or W900
But it's good that SE introduces this low midend Walkman phone.
Posted by shaliron
I guess if this phone had a 176*220 screen and a 1.3 mp camera it would outcalss the w550 which is totally not the point of this model
Posted by dw
w300 looks good but as usual
refuse to release a hi-end clamshell.
It would have been nice if they had released a clamshell that atleast was as good as w800 specs. But when they do it's old and can nolonger be called hi-end since its last years candybar specs.
I have to come in term with the fact
never gonna release hi-end clamshell and try to get used to candybars again. :/
Posted by dancingfate
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Hi-end clamshell of SE is bad idea because historically none of SE clamshell hit as best seller phones unlike its candybar.
Also, the price of clamshell usually higher than the candybar in same specification/features.
If SE release hi-end clamshell then the sales is not good the price will drop early and it's not good at all.
I know in my country the sales of Z520 and Z300 are not so good and their price were drop not so long after the released date.
But I have an optimistic in W300 sales because of its Walkman and external memory expansion capabilities.
Posted by dw
imho
haven't released 1 hi-end clamshell
the ones coming closes have been as i said based on lastyears candybar.
so how they know they won't sell is a mystery.
think of w900 internals in a slim clamshell as moto v3i, v3x or lg u880 and simular. That would be a sales hit im sure.
Alot of ppl like v3i's look but hate their UI and camera etc.
Anyway sorry. This is starting to not fit in this thread, w300 looks good also just a disapointment they didnt make a hi-end version.
Posted by dancingfate
Why Eldar at mobile-review said that W300 and Z530 has a 1.3 Megapixel camera?
Posted by coolfriend07
I myself PM him regarding this. But not corrected in the review.
It may be possible that those images taken by VGA interpolation like k700/k500. Or is it real 1.3 MP. Confusion....
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Posted by shaliron
I did make a topic here about that vey same thing. Seems as though the K510 took those pictures, not the W300/Z530, that is according to the photo data.
Posted by six58
the specs for these phones were actually released while i was settling on getting the z520i.
i was hoping for an upgrade to 520, with improved memory, external memory and 1.3 mp camera but these phones did not quite make the bill. firstly i really do not fancy the new design- it has a chunkier look to the 520 (though may be different in reality) and i didn't like the colours (though the black w300 is nice). i do like the w300 but i also decided in the end i'd rather have a seperate dedicated mp3 player than having that capability in a phone (i take very long journeys so the battery for both phone and music just wouldn't work to well i think)....anyway ultimately i decided the upgrades were not enough and i went for the 520i anyway.
one thing i would be interested in knowing though...would themes, wallpapers etc released on these two new phones be compatable with the 520? as i'm not finding a huge wealth of choices for the 520 as i would have liked (though i've only had it a week and am yet to try making my own)
i'm a new owner to SE phones and new to the current tech of phones such as camera, mp3 tones, colour screens, pxt etc so i think the 520 is a worthy entry for me and i probably won't fancy upgrading for about 2 years so it'll be cool to see whats around then....
and i'm definantly a fan of the clamshell over the candybar so i hope a high end clamshell gets a release one day
Posted by shaliron
The W300 is availible in Australia, which means that this is the first time that we've got a phone early (I think)! But it's a $39 or 15.5 pound per month. That's pretty expensive for the BUDGET
phone.
Posted by aikelo
Coming soon is now removed from the swedish site for the W300i. The user manual is also avalible for download now.