Sony Ericsson W508

General Information

• Colors:
• Metal Grey, Poetic White

• SAR:
• 0.73 W/kg (head)     0.85 W/kg (body)    

• SAR EU:
• 0.85 W/kg (head)    

• Price:
• About 100 EUR

Network/Bearer

• Technology:
• GSM / HSPA

• 2G bands:
• GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

• 3G bands:
• HSDPA 2100, HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - W508a

• Speed:
• HSPA

Launch

• Announced:
• 2009, January. Released 2009, May

• Status:
• Discontinued

Physical Specifications

• Dimensions:
• 93.5 x 50 x 14 mm (3.68 x 1.97 x 0.55 in)

• Weight:
• 98 g (3.46 oz)

• SIM:
• Mini-SIM

Display

• Type:
• TFT, 256K colors

• Size:
• 2.2 inches, 15.0 cm2 (~32.1% screen-to-body ratio)

• Resolution:
• 240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~182 ppi density)

• Protection:
• Scratch-resistant glass, Secondary external monochrome display, 36 x 128 pixels, 1.1"

Memory

• Card slot:
• Memory Stick Micro (M2), up to 16 GB, 1 GB included

• Phonebook:
• 1000 x 24 fields, Photo call

• Call records:
• 30 received, dialed and missed calls

• Internal:
• 100MB

Main Camera

• Single:
• 3.15 MP

• Video:
• 320p@15fps

Selfie Camera

• Single:
• Yes

Sound

• Loudspeaker:
• Yes

• 3.5mm jack:
• No

Connectivity

• WLAN:
• No

• Bluetooth:
• 2.0, A2DP

• GPS:
• No

• Radio:
• Stereo FM radio, RDS

• USB:
• Proprietary

Features

• Sensors:
• Accelerometer

• Messaging:
• SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging

• Browser:
• WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (NetFront)

• Games:
• 3, incl. motion-based + downloadable

• Java:
• Yes, MIDP 2.0, Walkman media player , Shake and gesture control, TrackID music recognition, Photo editor, Organizer, Exchangeable Style-Up covers

Battery

• Java:
• Yes, MIDP 2.0, Removable Li-Po 930 mAh battery

• Stand-by:
• Up to 400 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G)

• Talk time:
• Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 4 h (3G)

Tests

• Loudspeaker:
• Voice 75dB / Noise 82dB / Ring 76dB

• Audio quality:
• Noise -85.9dB / Crosstalk -84.7dB