Cellphone and Gaming Gadget

Sony Ericsson has new gadgets for shutterbugs and gamers. Due to be officially announced tomorrow, the Sony Ericsson S302 and F305 has been leaking in markets already. While most of us are gawking over the 3G iPhone, let's look at how competition is doing shall we? In a nutshell, S302 is part of the claimed "snapshot series" so that means its forte lies in fast image capture features and image editing support.

However, you can't really expect much from the S302, it doesn't really have groundbreaking features. It has 2 MP without autofocus. Yes, there's not much really to look forward to. You also get 20MB of onboard memory, Memory Stick Micro card slot, Bluetooth (A2DP), USB and FM radio. (but what is Sony Ericsson without an FM radio?) The S302 stands at only 11mm thickness and weighs the mere 79g. It's got a TFT display with a resolution of 176 x 220 pixels.



Sony Ericsson F305 seems to be a little more interesting. Being a gaming-oriented device it features a built-in accelerometer and three pre-installed games: Bowling, Bass fishing and Jockey. I find this particularly fascinating because in one of the games, you actually have to use the handset like... (dare I say it?) like a Wii-mote! You have to swing the handset around in Bowling to actually play the game. The Sony Ericsson F305 sports stereo speakers, stereo Bluetooth and (what else?) stereo FM radio. Besides the 2 megapixel camera, the feature list also includes M2 memory card slot and a 2-inch TFT display with a resolution of 176 x 220 pixels. A little too small for a game device but future releases might improve it.

Official announcement will be released tomorrow. Wait for it guys! SonyEricsson's shoot and game gadget will be ripe for the picking! I personally would want to see how F305 performs as a gadget in the future though. It looks promising.