Sony Ericsson today unveils Sony Ericsson txt, an entertaining messaging phone. A sister phone to Sony Ericsson’s recently announced Sony Ericsson txt pro, Sony Ericsson txt has a full view QWERTY keyboard and a SMS shortcut key. The phone also features a “friends” application that enables users to see Facebook™ and Twitter™ updates at a glance from their top five friends.

Sony Ericsson txt is Wi-Fi™ enabled and comes equipped with a 3.2mp camera with video recording. The phone feels comfortable in the hand with a rounded back.

Quentin Cordier, Global Product Marketing Manager, Sony Ericsson said: “Sony Ericsson txt is the perfect phone for easy and fast messaging on the move. We wanted to give consumers that prefer a full view QWERTY keyboard an entry point into the world of Sony Ericsson.”

Sony Ericsson txt will be available globally in selected markets from Q3 2011.

Sony Ericsson txt at a glance.

Colours

* White
* Black
* Pink
* Blue

Facts

* Size:  106 × 60 × 14.5 mm
* Weight: 95 grams

Camera

* 3.2mp camera
* Send to web
* Video recording
* Audio recording
* File container

Music

* Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
* Media player
* Music tones (MP3/AAC)
* PlayNow™ service
* TrackID™ music recognition

Internet

* Web browser (Obigo™ Q7)

Communication

* Call list
* Conference calls
* Facebook™ application
* Friends application
* Polyphonic ringtones
* Speakerphone
* Twitter™ application
* Google Talk™
* Vibrating alert

Messaging

* Text messaging (SMS)
* Multimedia messaging (MMS)
* Instant messaging
* E-mail
* Conversations
* Google Mail™
* Predictive text input
* Sound recorder

Design

* Keyboard (QWERTY)
* Picture wallpaper

Entertainment

* Java™
* Radio (FM radio with RDS)
* Video viewing
* YouTube™

Organiser

* Alarm clock
* Calculator
* Calendar
* Flight mode
* Notes
* Stopwatch
* Timer
* E-Manual
* Phonebook
* Setup guide

Connectivity

* Bluetooth™ technology
* Micro USB support
* WLAN (Wi-Fi®)
* MediaGo™
* 3.5 mm audio jack
* USB mass storage
* USB High speed 2.0 support
* USB support

Display

* 2.6 inches
* 262,144 colour TFT
* 240 x 320 pixels
* Scratch-resistant

Memory

* Phone memory (user-free): Up to 100MB
* Memory card support: microSD™, up to 32GB

Battery life

* Talk time GSM/GPRS: Up to 3 hrs 12 min*
* Standby time GSM/GPRS: Up to 416 hrs*

* Music listening time: Up to 23 hrs
* Video playback time: Up to 5 hrs 15 min

* *According to GSM Association Battery Life Measurement Technique. Battery performance may vary depending on network conditions and configurations, and phone usage.