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The Sony Ericsson Spiro is part of the Sony Ericsson Walkman range of mobile handsets designed for music lovers. The phone, set to be released later this year, is designed to appeal to the lovers of cheap mobile phones, without compromising on features.

Visually, the Spiro features a 2.2 inch 240 x 320 pixel QVGA TFT display on a slide up handset. Dimensions for the phone are 48 by 92 by 17 mm, with a weight of 90 grams. According to Sony Ericsson, the battery life is up to four and a half hours of talk time and 476 hours of standby.

Music features include the Walkman 4.0 player and instant access to TrackID. Also included are Bluetooth stereo for wired and wireless speaker capability, FM radio, and a proper 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack. The phone’s 5 MB of onboard memory can be expanded to 16 GB via a microSD card.

Social networking features include Facebook and Twitter applications and SMS chat with easy-to-read conversation bubbles.  Non music-related features include a 2 megapixel camera (no flash) with video camera capability, email capability, and web browsing. The Spiro is dual band and does not include 3G, HSDPA, or Wi-Fi.

The phone will be available in ‘Stealth Black’, ‘Contrast Black’, ‘Sunset Pink’, and ‘Spring Green’.

If we compare mobile phones, the Sony Ericsson Spiro is comparable to the LG GS290 Cookie Fresh, with similar look and size, features and functionality.

The phone is set to be released in the UK in late 2010.