Of all the cell phones in Sony Ericsson’s barrage of new product announcements last Friday, the top-of-the-line W960 seems to be drawing the most attention from bleeding-edge mobile fans. With 8GB of flash memory, a touch-screen interface and Wi-Fi capability, it’s immediately apparent why: The W960 is poised to compete with the iPhone in the quickly growing market for next-gen Smartphones.
Taiwanese manufacturer HTC announced their own iPhone competitor in early June, but with only 1GB of storage and no built-in Wi-Fi capability, it could hardly be considered a real challenger. Sony Ericsson brings experience with both media players and phones to the table with the W960, which could – at least on paper – make it a serious alternative to Apple’s glitzy trendsetter.
