Sony Ericsson's new phones

Sony Ericsson has today taken the wraps off its line up of Christmas phones, but in spite of rumours to the contrary there’s no announcement of a replacement for its P800 high-end smart phone.

Instead there’s a camera phone with gaming facilities and two low-end handsets aimed at the budget market. All three models will go on sale in the UK in Q4.

Here are the three models

Z600
Clamshell design with a built in camera – designed to take on Sharp’s GX20, Motorola’s V600 and Samsung’s E700. Features include

MMS
65k colour screen
Bluetooth
Triple band
Polyphonic sound/Music DJ editor
Front screen
Java
200 hours standby, six hours talktime

Z200
Got a sneak preview of this recently courtesy of one of the networks. It has a really weird design - kind of chunky and curved. There’s also a strap at the top so fashion conscious Scandinavian types can hang their phone round their neck. You don’t get an integrated camera (although it is compatible with click-on snappers), but you do get

4K colour screen
MMS
Changeable covers
4.5 hours talk time, 200 hours standby

T230 Budget model. No clamshell just a traditional SE candy bar design. It does have

MMS
Embedded and downloadable games
32 Polyphonic sounds
13 hours talktime, 300 hours standby