Sony Ericsson Yendo review A touch of Walkman

It looks like the XPERIA X10 mini but acts like what it is a- a full-touch feature phone. This is obviously nothing really to shout about as there are hundreds of them around now. ItÂ's a first for Sony Ericsson but thatÂ's not what makes it special...

Ultra compact ; Dual-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support ; Touch-friendly four corner UI ; 2.6" capacitive touchscreen of QVGA resolution ; 2 megapixel fixed-focus camera with video recording ; Standard microUSB port for charging and data ; Stereo Bluetooth with A...

No 3G, Wi-Fi ; Smallish, low-res display ; Sluggish user interface ; Basic music player (for a Walkman phone) ; Disappointing camera ; No file browser ; No multi-tasking ; No accelerometer for auto-screen rotation ;

There isnÂ't much this little fella can actually promise you. But youÂ'll be glad to hear the Sony Ericsson Yendo can keep its word. The Walkman logo implies above average sonic experience that the phone does well to deliver.

Previously rumored as Sony Ericsson W150 TeaCake
Also known as Sony Ericsson W150a Yizo
General
2G Network, GSM 900 / 1800, GSM 850 / 1900
Announced 2010, June

Status Available. Released 2010, October

Size Dimensions
93.5 x 52 x 15.5 mm
Weight 81 g

Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors
Size 240 x 320 pixels, 2.6 inches

Sound Alert types Vibration, MP3 ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
- 3.5 mm audio jack

Memory Phonebook 1000 entries, Photocall

Call records Yes

Internal 5 MB

Card slot
microSD, up to 16GB, buy memory

Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps

EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps

3G No

WLAN No

Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP

Infrared port No

USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB

Camera Primary 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels

Video Yes

Secondary No

Features CPU 156 MHz processor

Messaging SMS, MMS, Email

Browser HTML

Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS

Games Yes

Colors Black, Blue, Green, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, Silver, White, Yellow

GPS No

Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
- Google search
- TrackID music recognition
- MP4/H.263 player
- Walkman player
- Facebook, Twitter apps
- Voice memo
- T9

Battery Standard battery, Li-Po 970 mAh (BST-38)

Stand-by Up to 312 h

Talk time Up to 3 h 30 min