Sony Ericsson has launched a new camera phone. The anticipated phone is the Idou, which features a 12.1-megapixel camera with auto focus and an array of advanced camera touch features such as true 16:9 widescreen format and a xenon flash. The Idou is one of a number of projects that will be launched this year under the umbrella of Entertainment Unlimited.
Idou encapsulates the future of mobile entertainment in the palm of your hand delivering visual communication like never before.
Based on what will become the Symbian Foundation operating system, thousands of applications are available online letting you install new applications and download exciting content from PlayNow to make the Idou truly yours.
Key features:
* Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and dual-band HSDPA/ tri-band HSDPA in US version
* 5 MP AF camera with dual LED flash, geo-tagging, face and smile detection, active lens cover
* Built-in GPS with A-GPS support, Wayfinder Navigator software, geotagging
* Dedicated camera mode switch and gallery keys
* Scratch resistant 2.4" 256K-color TFT display
* Backlit D-pad shortcuts in camera mode
* Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
* Bluetooth (with A2DP), USB v2.0
* FM radio with RDS and enhanced TrackID, YouTube client
* Threaded conversations in messaging
* Smart dialing
* General - 2G Network - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network - HSDPA 900 / 2100
Status - Coming soon. Exp. release 2009, Q3
* Display Type - TFT touchscreen, 16M colors
Size - 360 x 640 pixels, 3.5 inches
* Card slot - microSD (TransFlash)
* EDGE - Class 10, 236.8 kbps
* 3G - HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 3.6 Mbps
* WLAN - Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, DLNA
* Bluetooth - Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
* USB - Yes, v2.0
* Camera - Primary 12 MP, 4000 x 3000 pixels, autofocus, xenon flash, video LED flash
* Features - Geo-tagging, face and smile detection
* Secondary - VGA videocall camera
* Features - OS Symbian OS
* Messaging - SMS, MMS, Email, IM
* Browser - WAP 2.0/HTML, RSS reader
* Radio - Stereo FM radio with RDS
* Games - Yes + downloadable
* Colors - Black
* GPS - Yes, with A-GPS support
* Java - Yes, MIDP 2.0
