Social Networking websites have become a part and parcel of most of people’s necessity, people seemed to be hooked to such sites. Sony Ericsson’s upcoming 3G HSDPA handset Cedar has been designed to cater to this ever increasing need. The phone is claimed to be Eco-Friendly with part of the Cedar being constructed using recycled plastic.

The phone has been fitted with a 2.2” TFT screen that displays images in 262K colors. The phone has got a basic 2 MP camera and allows VGA video recording at 30fps. It has got 3.5mm audio jack. Its network capabilities spread over GSM GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900, UMTS HSDPA 850/1900/2100, UMTS HSDPA 2100 and EDGE 850/900/1800/1900.

The phone weighs about 84gms with dimensions 111mm x 49mm x 15.5mm. It is available in two color combinations, namely, black and silver or black and red. It offers a talk time of about 12 hours 30 min and standby time of around 420 hours on a GSM network. It provides for approximately 4 hours 56 min of talk time and about 475 hours of standby time on a UMTS network.

It has pre-installed Widget Manager 2.0 app with which users can access social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace on the stand-by screen of their devices. EAS Push e-mail facility and modem connectivity have also been provided with the phone. 3G users can avail of faster internet speeds and access web browser Netfront 3.5.

The pricing is still under cover and it is expected to hit select markets within the third quarter of this year. Stay Tuned!