User-friendly design and technological sophistication are two very important things to consider when creating a new mobile phone model. Many mobile phone manufacturers have been able to strike a good balance between these two vital factors, creating mobile phones that are of diverse functionality and deliver a lot of flexibility for users while simultaneously managing to create a model that is easy to pick up and learn. Price and durability are both also important considerations, as users are likely to seek out high-value handsets that have a long life span for the usually-considerable price that they pay to acquire them.
Sony Ericsson have been known to produce quality handsets fulfilling these expectations, and they seek to continue just such a pattern with their new Aspen model, which follows in the footsteps of the Xperia X1 and X2. The third of their devices running on Windows Mobile, the Aspen is targeted to see release in the next quarter of this year and is targeted toward the business market, featuring a host of solid features to cater to just such an audience and keep them in touch while on the go. To start with, the Aspen is a new Greenheart banner device, which means it falls under the range of Sony Ericsson devices that feature recycled-material construction in an effort to be more eco-friendly.
This candy-bar style phone is visually reminiscent of a BlackBerry or perhaps Nokia’s N71 model, with a four-row full QWERTY keyboard bordered at the top by the thick blockade of the Navi Key and call keys. At the top of all this is a sizeable 2.4-inch, 16-million-color resistive QVGA TFT touchscreen, which gives you another way to interact with the device. This display supports auto-rotate, which makes web browsing easier, and also supports handwriting recognition through the use of a stylus. The user interface also features support for the Sony Ericsson panels seen on the Xperia X1 and X2 interfaces.
With quad-band GSM support, as well as HSDPA data transfer enabling downloads and uploads at mobile broadband speed, the Aspen stands out as a well-connected device, especially with its Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, GPRS, WiFi 9-2.11b/g and Class 10 EDGE support. Micro USB connection helps with PC syncing, which could be useful for expanding to MicroSD cards [up to 16GB] if you outgrow your 100MB onboard storage or the included 4GB MicroSD card. You’ll be doing a lot on the Aspen as well, considering the support for plenty of features. Considering it’s targeted toward the business market, it comes as no surprise that the Aspen supports the major messaging suites, as well as instant messaging, email and push email – not to mention onboard apps for Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Skype for even greater connectivity.
Perhaps more significantly, the Aspen includes the Pocket Office application, which lets you view Word, Excel, OneNote, PDF and Power Point files on the phone. A full media player is also included for a variety of audio [WMA, MP3, AAC] and video [WM , MP4, H.264 and H.263] formats, and for everything else FM radio with RDS support has also been included. Rounding these features out if a 3.2 megapixel camera, and more impressively a GPS receiver with support for aGPS bundled in [Google Maps will come preinstalled on the handset when it ships].
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