FCC Reveals Sony Ericsson W995a

Humberto Saabedra

ImageThe FCC has revealed the Sony Ericsson W995a, the North American variant of the Sony Ericsson W995 Walkman branded high-end slider.

The Sony Ericsson W995a features quadband GSM/EDGE, dual-band HSDPA access, a 2.6 inch QVGA resolution display, 8.1 megapixel camera with autofocus, LED flash, geo-tagging, and face detection, WQVGA video recording at 30fps, built-in GPS with A-GPS functionality, Wi-Fi with DLNA support, Bluetooth with stereo audio support and USB 2.0.

Additional features include an accelerometer, 118MB of internal memory and MemoryStick M2 expansion slot, stereo speakers, 3.5 mm audio jack, kickstand, Walkman branded media player with motion control and SensMe support, FM radio with RDS, and speakerphone.

Neither Sony Ericsson or any carriers have announced the phone at this time.

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