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GreenHeart credentials expanded with the Sony Ericsson Elm and Sony Ericsson Hazel mobile phones |
goldenface
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• Two new GreenHeart™ phones and the first GreenHeart™ accessory – Bluetooth™ Noise Shield Handsfree VH700
• Sony Ericsson builds on its environmental heritage with new commitment to the GreenHeart™ strategy through its accessories portfolio
London, December 14, 2009: Today Sony Ericsson announces the Sony Ericsson Elm phone, the Sony Ericsson Hazel phone and the Bluetooth™ Noise Shield Handsfree VH700, the newest additions to the company’s GreenHeart™ portfolio. The two mobile phones and one accessory provide consumers with an expanded range of products to make an educated green choice without compromising on design and functionality.
“The Sony Ericsson Elm and the Sony Ericsson Hazel phones offer consumers a green choice without compromising on features or fun. These mobile phones also give consumers a better voice quality experience, with Noise Shield, Clear Voice and Intelligent Volume Adaptation. Both phones offer an easy-to-use social networking experience featuring the Widget Manager application, which allows users access to their social networking page via the stand-by screen and quickly switch between different social networks.” said Fortuné Alexander, Global Marketing Director at Sony Ericsson.
Sony Ericsson has also announced today its ambition to making all of its accessories 100 per cent GreenHeart™ compliant by 2011.
“Building on the established heritage of our parent companies we have worked continuously to maintain our leadership position by committing to reduce our own CO2 emissions by 20 per cent and product life cycle CO2 emissions by 15 per cent by 2015.” said Mats Pellbäck Scharp, Environmental Director at Sony Ericsson.
“The Sony Ericsson Elm phone, Sony Ericsson Hazel phone and the VH700 are a testament of our continued commitment to the environment and are part of the ongoing roll-out of our GreenHeart™ strategy announced in June 2009.” continues Mats Pellbäck Scharp.
Steve Alder, General Manager Group and UK Devices for O2, said: “Offering Sony Ericsson GreenHeart™ phones to our customers has been a part of our strategy to integrate sustainability across all our products and services thereby helping our customers reduce their environmental footprint. As an industry it is essential we embrace innovation in this area and incorporating greener credentials across our product portfolio is certainly a focus for us moving forwards.”
The Sony Ericsson Elm phone, the Sony Ericsson Hazel phone and the VH700 all benefit the environment and help reduce CO2 emissions through:
• Recycled plastics
• E-manual in phone
• Free from hazardous chemicals
• Low power consumption charger (EP300 GreenHeart™)
• Walk Mate eco application
• Green calculator
• Minimized packaging
• Condensed user guide (VH700)
• Waterborne paint (VH700)
Both phones announced today will be shipped with a GreenHeart™ personal handsfree; the Stereo Portable Handsfree HPM-60J, which is a step towards reaching the 100 per cent GreenHeart™ accessories goal.
The Sony Ericsson Elm phone and the Sony Ericsson Hazel phone - Designed for life and more
• Quality voice – noise shield, clear voice and intelligent volume adaptation
• Natural fit – human curvature and ergonomic keypad fits in the palm of a hand
• Feel secure – back up your personal information over the air on Sonyericsson.com
• Social networking the easy way – easily switch to Facebook™, myspace™ and Twitter
• 5.0 megapixel autofocus camera – snap friends and family and upload images to blogs and websites
• Essential guide – Google™ search and Google™ Maps, Wisepilot™, turn-by-turn navigation with AGPS and 10 days free weather forecast with Accuweather
• Media player – get a rich media experience
The Sony Ericsson Elm phone and the Sony Ericsson Hazel phone support GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 and HSPA 2100/900. The Sony Ericsson Elm phone will be available in the colours Metal Black and Pearly Rose from Q1 2010.
The Sony Ericsson Hazel will be available in the colours Superior Black and Passionate Rouge from Q2 2010.
Bluetooth™ Noise Shield Handsfree VH700
• Create your own phone booth
• Dual microphone Noise Shield eliminates background noise
• Hear every word, everywhere with Intelligent Voice adaptation
• Bluetooth™ - wireless freedom
• Wirelessly connect to two phones simultaneously with this clip-on handsfree
Bluetooth™ Noise Shield Handsfree VH700 will be available in the colours Black. Silver/White, Pink/White and Red/White from Q2 2010.
The Sony Ericsson Elm phone and the Sony Ericsson Hazel phone at a glance
Camera
5 megapixel camera
Up to 4x digital zoom
Auto focus
Face detection
Geo tagging
Photo feeds
Photo fix
Photo flash (LED)
Send to web
Smile detection
Video light
Video recording
Music
Album art
Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
Media player
MEGA BASS™
Music Tones (MP3/AAC)
PlayNow™
SensMe™
TrackID™
Web
Access NetFront™ Web browser
Bookmarks
Google™ search (from standby)
Web feeds
Voice
Intelligent volume adaptation
Clear voice
Noise Shield
HD Voice ready*
Polyphonic ringtones
Speakerphone
Vibrating alert
Video calling
* designed to support AMR-WB technology during the product lifecycle
Messaging
Conversational messaging
Email
Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync™
Instant messaging
Picture messaging (MMS)
Predictive text input
Sound recorder
Text messaging (SMS)
Unified messaging
Design
Auto rotate
Light
Media Browser
Navigation key
Picture wallpaper
Splash resistant
Wallpaper animation
Entertainment
3D games
Facebook™
FM radio with RDS
Java
MySpace™
Tracker
Twitter™
Video streaming
Video viewing
Walk Mate Eco
Widget Manager
YouTube™
Connectivity
Bluetooth™ technology
Modem
PictBridge
Synchronisation
USB mass storage
USB support
Wi-Fi™
Organizer
Alarm clock
Calculator
Calendar
Flight mode
Notes
Phone book
Stopwatch
Tasks
Timer
Location-based services
A-GPS
Google Maps™
Wisepilot™ turn-by-turn navigation*
*The service may not be available in every market.
For more information, go to http://www.sonyericsson.wisepilot.com
Accessories
In-Box:
The SonyEricsson Elm/ Sony Ericsson Hazel phones
Battery
Micro USB charger EP310 GreenHeart™
Stereo portable handsfree HPM-60J GreenHeart™
E-manual
Optional: Bluetooth™ Noise Shield Handsfree VH700
Facts and Figures
The Sony Ericsson Elm phone: Size: 110 x 45 x 14 mm
Weight: 90 grams
Colours: Metal Black and Pearly Rose
Main screen: 262,144 colour TFT
Resolution: 240 x 320 pixels
Size: 2.2 inches
Phone memory: Up to 280MB
Memory card support: SanDisk microSD™
Talk time GSM/GPRS: Up to 10 hrs
Standby time GSM/GPRS: Up to 430 hrs
Talk time UMTS: Up to 4 hrs
Standby time UMTS: Up to 446 hrs
Video talk time: Up to 3 hrs
Availability and versions
Networks:
HSPA 2100
HSPA 900/2100
GSM/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900
The Sony Ericsson Hazel phone: Size: 102.5 x 49.5 x 16 mm
Weight: 120 grams
Colours: Superior Black and Passionate Rouge
Main screen: 16,777,216 colour TFT
Resolution: 240 x 320 pixels
Size: 2.6 inches
Phone memory: Up to 280MB
Memory card support: SanDisk microSD™
Talk time GSM/GPRS: Up to 10 hrs
Standby time GSM/GPRS: Up to 430 hrs
Talk time UMTS: Up to 4 hrs
Standby time UMTS: Up to 450 hrs
Video talk time: Up to 3 hrs
Bluetooth™ Noise Shield Handsfree VH700
Facts and figures
Talk/standby time: 5/250
Length: 45.45mm (Main body)
Weight: 16.74g
Colours: Black, Silver/White, red/White and Pink/White
Connector: Micro USB
Answer/End button: Yes
Volume button: Yes
Wearing style: clip-on
Bluetooth™ version: 2.1
Elm
New window
Hazel
New window
VH700
New window
Official Release Page
Live Pictures
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mriley
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They are gonna waste more energy fussing over these products than if they just produced a standard phone 
PS: The Elm looks like the C901.
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steveatkoss
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Why Q2 for Hazel? should have been Q1 atleast! hope the pricing will be right |
titus1
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On 2009-12-14 10:40:32, mriley wrote:
They are gonna waste more energy fussing over these products than if they just produced a standard phone
PS: The Elm looks like the C901.
And why is that? |
xell
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On 2009-12-14 10:49:27, steveatkoss wrote:
hope the pricing will be right
Recommended retail prices in Germany, market price will be 10-20% less:
Elm: 239€
Hazel: 279€
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thesun
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omg,
very hard to remember the names,
cant they give name in alphabetical order? |
brys182
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Elm looks nice 
another greenheart project
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steveatkoss
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@xell thanks the prices seem ok to me...btw why the difference in colors between Elm(262K) n Hazel(16M)? not complaining jus curious  |
Rookwise
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With those specs i'd guess the phones would be around £250 max for sim free and around £150-£200 for a pay and go one for the UK.
Don't like the headset dispite the features. Hopefully they will put those features into a nicer headset.
I'm also glad that SE are starting to move more away from the fastport plug and onto USB plugs.
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roanmy
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The candybar one is just fugly O_o.
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goldenface
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The new headset features Bluetooth V2.1 according to the specifications. Can we assume both phones also have V2.1?
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Bonovox
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They look nice and at least with decent specs this time. Although this aint going to save the planet waste of time imo still nice phones though
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McKinley
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I wonder if Sony Ericsson used Keeley Hazell as a reference for the curvy shape of Hazel
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Bonovox
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And the Christmas Elm 
I Am The Walrus(goo goo g'joob) |
julias
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Its nice idea but does anyone really want or will even bother to buy environmentally friendly green phones? |
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