Sony Ericsson Yendo














Overview
The Yendo has another one of Sony Ericsson's catchy names & this ultra modern & beautifully compact music phone will defiantly add style & glamour to its user's life. The Sony Ericsson Yendo is a Walkman™ music phone with a difference as it also supports a touch screen & therefore is the first full touch Walkman™ phone. It has been manufactured to be an affordable music phone complete with many features that today's mobile phone user's desire. Its casing comes in a wide selection of rather vibrate colours which gives this handset the youthful appearance it deserves, & its many features include a high quality Walkman™ music player, digital camera, video player & conversation style messaging plus it come with Twitter™ & Facebook™ application for those users that like their social network sites.

Appearance & Size
On first appearance this mobile phone certainly provides the wow factor due to its truly colourful & modern appearance, plus its built in features will not disappoint its music enthusiastic user. This phone comes in ten different coloured casings, so the user can choose the best colour to suit their personality & style. It comes in black, white, yellow, orange, green, red, blue, pink, purple & silver, so the choice is yours. The users chosen colour fills the back section of the casing & the front of the casing has a sophisticated black colour finish, plus the divide between the two colours has a curved scoop across the side of the casing which looks highly attractive. The overall shape & design of the Yendo's casing is practical for carry as well as being very stylish on the eye. It measures only 1.6cm deep by 5.2cm wide by 9.4cm tall which will fit neatly in the user's hands whilst the user is operating the touch screen music controls. The Yendo weighs eighty one grams with its battery which is lightweight making it a pocket friendly music phone. The Sony Ericsson Yendo is a touch screen music phone & its touch screen form makes it compact, practical to carry & use, plus it looks incredibly stylish too. The user can use a touch screen keypad when input numeric data & touch screen keyboard when create a message using alphabetic text. The touch screen almost fills the front of the casing which measures 2.6 inches in size, providing a high colour & clear resolution display.

Imaging, Media & Entertainment
Music entertainment is a feature that the Sony Ericsson Yendo truly thrives on, as it comes with a high quality Walkman™ music player complete with user friendly music features & controls. It comes with touch operated music controls which allow the user to skip, play again, fast forward or simply play their music. A trackID™ music recognition feature will find out song information when the user desires it, plus a PlayNow™ music download service will assist the user when downloading new tones. Fun times can be enjoyed by the user whilst listening to their favourite tracks in high quality sound or by listen to the radio on their Yendo. Taking a quick snap of a friend is an ideal way to store those important memories, & the integrated 2 megapixel digital camera allows the user of the Yendo to do just that. Storing & sharing memories & experiences using the Yendo is an easy task for its user. The camera has a lens located on the back of the casing & the 2.6 inch touch screen can be used as a camera viewfinder. A 2 x digital zoom allows the user to zoom in or out when taking a shot & all these photos or videos captured can be shared with others via the phones MMS messaging service or via data transfer when the Yendo is connected to another device. The Sony Ericsson Yendo's video capabilities allow the user to both play & record video footage on this stylish handset.
Communication & Messaging
Communication is important & the priority for all mobile phone users, so therefore the Yendo comes with easy to use call & messaging features to make communication a pleasure for its user. Its calls features include a flight mode setting which allows a selection of features to be used by the user whilst in restricted mobile phone areas such as on a flight, as the handsets transmitters are disabled not to interfere with any of the aircrafts technologies. A speaker phone feature allows the user to hear their contacts out loud over the phones speakers allowing the user to rest their mobile phone on a table, chair or such like, when chatting to friends. The Yendo comes with easy to use message services which are accessed from the phones main menu, plus the user can enjoy a conversation style messaging layout. The user can pick up messaging communications where they left them using this user friendly conversation style layout. Text messaging, email & multimedia messaging provide the user with communication without even making a call. The Sony Ericsson Yendo has a predictive text entry method which the user can select if required. This input method will predict a word as the user begins to type it which can save time & effort when create a long text.

Technology & Internet
There is an Obigo™ Q7 Web browser which allows the user to access & surf the Web when desired plus the user can enjoy a website bookmark feature & Web feeds. The Yendo has an integrated Facebook™ & Twitter™ applications, to suit users that adore these popular social network sites. There is five megabytes of internal memory onboard the Yendo & a memory card slot which can hold up to sixteen gigabytes of memory using a compatible memory card. The Sony Ericsson Yendo is a dual band network mobile phone which will work over two GSM networks & will switch between the two bands automatically to provide the appropriate network connectivity for its user. A fully charged battery will provide up to three & a half hours of talk time or up to three hundred ad twelve hours of battery standby time. Bluetooth® wireless technology & a USB port provide the user with two efficient methods of connectivity to other devices. The phones EDGE & GPRS technologies provide high speed transfer rates when the user is transferring data between the Yendo & other connected devices.

Sony Ericsson Yendo Specifications & Features

Screen
2.6 Inch 262k Colour TFT Touch Screen (240 x 320 Pixels)

Imaging
2 Megapixel Camera
2 x Digital Zoom
Video Recorder
Video Player
Picture Wallpaper

Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Conversation Messaging
Email
Predictive Text

Sound
Walkman™ Player
PlayNow™
TrackID™
Shake Control
FM Radio
Bluetooth® Stereo (A2DP)
MP3 Music Tones

Entertainment
Java™ Games
Downloadable Games
Organiser
Phone Book
Calculator
Calendar
Notes
Alarm Clock
Flight Mode
Speaker Phone

Connectivity
Bluetooth® A2DP
Micro USB
EDGE
GPRS

Network
Dual Band Technology (GSM 900 & GSM 1800)

Internet
Obigo™ Q7 Browser
Web Feeds
Bookmarks
Twitter™ Application
Facebook™ Application

Memory & Talk Time
5 Mbytes Memory plus MicroSD™ Memory Card Supports up to 16 Gbytes
3.5 Hours Talk Time
312 Hours Standby

Weight & Size
81 g
94 x 52 x 16 mm