SonyEricssonhaveannouncedanewadditiontotheirentry-levelportfolio:theT303.TheT303hasnecessaryfeatures(evenfortheentry-level)likea128x160pixeldisplay,1.3mpxdigitalcamera,amediaplayer,BluetoothandUSBconnectivity.
OneoftheT303’smostprominentfeaturesisitslooks.SonyEricssonaremarketingthehandset(forthemostpart)atwomenwhoneedastylishandsmallhandsettocarryaroundonanightonthetown–whenbagspaceislimited.At83x47x15mmitisfairlysmall,anditweighsinatjust93grams.
DuetotheslidingformfactoroftheT303thehandsetcanfunctionwithoutbeingslidopen–besidethe65,536colourdisplayarefunctionalitykeysincludingthenumericalkeypad,softkeys,andseveralotherdedicatedfunctionalitykeys.
The1.3mpxdigitalcameraisperfectforcapturingaquickshotandsendingitoffviaMMStofriendsandfamily.Asalways,SMSmessagingisalsosupported,withintegratedT9predictivetextdictionaries.
Only8MBofon-boardmemoryisincluded,withnooptiontoexpandviamemorycards.ThehandsetdoeshaveanMP3&AAC-compatiblemusicplayer,butduetothelimitedmemoryahugeamountofaudiofilescannotbestored.Thatsaid,SonyEricssonhaveincludedabuilt-inFMstereoradioforpassingtime.
ThehandsetsupportsGSM900/1800/1900MHznetworksandhasfullsupportfortheGPRSdataprotocol.AWAP2.0browserwithsupportforxHTMLisalsoincluded,alongwithSonyEricsson’sTrackIDserviceforidentifyingmusic.Avariant(T303a)willbeofferedforAmericanregions,whichreplacessupportforGSM900MHzwithsupportforGSM850MHz.
Thesnazzysliderwillbeavailableintwocolours:ShimmeringSilverandShadowBlack.Theexpectedmarketreleaseismid-2008.
