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Sony has launched an Android-based Walkman, the F800, with which it hopes to topple the supremacy Apple's iPod Touch holds in the PMP market. Good luck. The Sony Walkman F800 boasts a 3.5in display and runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, providing access to Google Play and its wide array of apps and games. It'll come in 8GB, …
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How much ?
Does it have a memory card slot ?
Does it have a camera ?
If no to the above then it's a dead duck.
Re: How much ?
32GB one will set you back....... £275 as reported in a UK computer mag review.
Re: How much ?
Really? A camera is a required factor in a media player these days? Who knew... I'll get rid of my iPod immediately...
Re: How much ?
The ipod touch has a camera. At the price they're seeting, I assume that's what they're competing against, the ipod that has everything an iphone has minus the ability to call.
Re: How much ?
32gb for £275 then it's a dead duck. A 32GB ipod touch on Amazon is £206.
Re: How much ?
Pricing fail, Sony still don't get it.
Uh?
The phone part... it is missing!
Re: Uh?
There's still one or two people who prefer to keep their phone and music player separate.
Re: Re: Uh?
Thanks, Captain Obvious; that was rather the point.
Damnit....
.... someone please bring out an MP3 with a decent capacity (like 160gb please!) so I can finally get rid of my only iThingie....
Re: Damnit....
Or preferably even more than 160. I find it frustrating than even the iPod classic has been stalled at 160 for years, we really should be up to 240 or 320 by now.
Re: Damnit....
Especially if it moves to SSD rather than spinnyplatter.... That way you get more capacity, more battery life...
Re: Damnit....
@Pooka
My friend bought a Cowon, which he is really pleased with.
www.amazon.co.uk/Cowon-160GB-Portable-Media-Player/dp/B0047ZB9XQ/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1342685903&sr=8-4
Re: Damnit....
160Gb? That's tens of thousands of pounds' worth of music*. You must have one hell of a disposable income!
* - according to Microsoft.
Re: Damnit....(Miek)
yeah, not bad. But i'd rather have one with no fancy colour screen, or all the extra gumph that jacks the price up. A 120gb+ Hdd with a 10 line b/w display and a headphone socket would suit me fine.
Re: Damnit....
Surely the answer is to just have a microSDXC slot, then you would never run out.
SD = Up to 4GB
SDHC = Up to 32GB
SDXC = Up to 2TB
Re: Damnit....
Pooka - massively aggree! (Especially seen as Napster has forced me into transferring via playlists.... which I just don't like)
Miek - Shiny...... have to seriously consider that!
Re: Damnit....
My Archos AV300 had 80GB in 2005. Where have you been?
Samsung did it first
Morgan were punting a Galaxy S media player for ages. Identical to the phone, it seemed, but no phone bits and, I suspect, no GPS. At £125 I might have been tempted, save for Samsung's insane belief that noone would ever want to edit a playlist.
Re: Samsung did it first
Couldn't you just download another audio player that *did* let you edit the playlist? If it was like the Galaxy S it would have had the Market wouldn't it?
Google Play?
What's the point since you can't use it to buy music in the UK.
Didn't Sony own some other media shop?
Re: Google Play?
Buy music?????
Re: Google Play?
I'm guessing, (and this is only a guess), that people might want to go onto Google Play to, erm, download Applications? And all the other stuff you CAN get on there?
Just a hunch you understand.
Re: Google Play?
I thought the main purpose of a Walkman was to play music, but you clearly know better @Bodhi.
Re: Google Play?
Ever heard of Spotify? You'll need Google Play to download their app if you want to use it to play music.
There are many other music apps on Google Play too.