Sony Ericsson announces The R300 Radio and R306 Radio for emerging markets
24 January 2008 by Olav Hellesø-Knutsen Sony Ericsson today announced the launch of two new mobile phones, the R300 Radio and R306 Radio. Both phones are designed to have a clear radio look-and-feel Sony Ericsson R300 Radio and R306 Radio are ideally suited to emerging markets such as India. "The R300 Radio and R306 Radio allow you to tune-in to your favourite music shows or sports reports, across both AM and FM broadcasts", said Howard Lewis, Vice President and Head of Entry Level Products at Sony Ericsson. "They certainly look and sound the part, offering a radio-inspired design and feature set on a choice of either a candy bar or clamshell phone."
True radio design Preset buttons on the front of both the R300 Radio and R306 Radio let you switch easily between your favourite stations. It takes just one click to boost the volume when you want to share music on the radio or the live action from the sports ground. These two phones really let you get the most from the radio. Set it as your alarm clock or record the final moments of your team’s winning match and play back the commentary again and again. You can even record a clip of a song and use it as your ringtone. Who sang that song? Play it loud! True radio experience Perfect harmony The R300 Radio offers a built-in VGA camera and the R306 Radio boasts a step-up to a 1.3 megapixel camera on-board. So whether you are listening to the radio or not, these two new phones are set to hit the right note. The R300 Radio will launch in two colours: Antique Copper and Steel Black. It is a GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900 phone that will be available in selected markets from Q2 2008. The R300a Radio is a GSM/GPRS 850/1800/1900 phone, available in the same timeframe. The R306 Radio will launch in two colours: Coffee Black and Champagne White. It is a GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900 phone that will be available in selected markets from Q3 2008. R300 Specifications R306 Specifications Comments On 17 Feb 20:23 bulleye wrote I dont need another cheap FM radios. AM is what I need now. Too bad nobody makes it. On 7 Feb 04:05 Notimpressed wrote What? Is it a normal radio receiver? I've already got that on my K800i. And it's got way better camera! Like the other user said, if it's not DAB it's not worth it. I don't know why they bothered.... On 28 Jan 11:28 Nitrofan wrote Ahh an AM radio that is what I need on my P1 Iam an avid Talksport listener and FM is no good to me at all! Roll on the first SE Smart phone with DAB On 28 Jan 09:26 OzziOwl wrote Maybe that's the antenna I can see around the ladies wrist ;~)) On 24 Jan 17:27 keight00i wrote they have relaunched the R-series... just like the T-series... i sure hope they revive another R310-like phone (tough, rugged phone) On 24 Jan 16:52 TheDoctor wrote And pics of the R306 opened? We all know clamshells aren't SE's strong suit. Also, why make separate tri-band models ("i" and "a")? Why not instead make a single quad-band R300 and quad-band R306? On 24 Jan 13:29 AhmadMousavi wrote SonyEricsson is #1 in connectivity ! I thought AM frequancy wouldn't appear on mobile devices , but SE does every thing but what I'm not sure about , are we still in need for the headset as an "ANTENA" ? On 24 Jan 12:10 MuhummadOli wrote The back-view of the R300 is upside-down. The camera should be at the top of the phone. You can tell by the side volume rocker keys. On 24 Jan 11:59 skylineR35 wrote first post! i just surprised that when i refresh esato actually this news appear.. it's because i just spot it on softpedia and justamp and im surprised to see esato left without the most recent news... unfortunately im wrong.. btw i like the R306 front design.... just imagine if it's walkman... than it should be better.... and one more..., the speaker on R300 and R306... both will have good sound i believe..., and of course, R300, has a 1-inch neodymium speaker if i am correct.... really waiting for the "walkman" version of this model... GOGOGO Sony Ericsson... :D |