Sony Walkman A-Series Gets 64GB Capacity Bump And White Color In Europe

Sony Europe has stated that the latest A-Series Walkman will be getting a refresh this August. The A-Series initially had a Japan-only debut in late 2009 and has been available there in black and brown and up to 64GB. It was released a little while later in Europe, but was only available for consumers there with a maximum capacity of 16GB. The elusive 64GB model was exclusive to Japan all the way up to this point, but now Europe will soon be able to purchase the 32GB NWZ-A846 and 64GB NWZ-A847 Walkman portable music players. Sony Europe also announced a cosmetic and great addition to the NW-A840 series OLED Walkman series – a white variant that has a blue Walkman symbol on the front and back of the device. The white version was originally launched in Japan last April.

If you have forgotten, the latest A-Series simply is the most brilliant Walkman offering from Sony to date – at only 7.2mm thin, it has all of the features people have been asking for in previous Walkmans while shedding what it needed to. In my opinion, this is the most stylish appearance I’ve seen in a personal media player – and it has a jaw-dropping 2.8 inch WQVGA OLED screen.

Of course, the A-Series is drag n’ drop, which also includes for the first time auto-converting video transfer! Additional features to round out this sweet package include a S-Master digital amplifier, FM radio, digital noise canceling (which we really think is incredible) and comes with premium MDR-EX300SL earphones. That is a really nice pair of stock buds to come with a Walkman – I am glad to see they didn’t skimp out. Other premium features to color your sound include DSEE, Clear Stereo, and Clear bass. Compatible codecs include MP3, AAC, WMA(DRM), L-PCM, H264/AVC, MP4, WMV(DRM). You can also achieve up to 30 hour battery life at 128kbps MP3′s, or 9 hours of video playback with MPEG4 files set to 384kbps.

It also has a TV-out function, that can output at 720×480 (SD) quality. There is no Wifi or touchscreen. Sadly this latest A-Series Walkman has never been sold in the United States.

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DISCUSSION 18 Comments
  • http://twitter.com/SteveShd Steve

    This is a real contender to replace my current Walkman X

  • Toires

    Come On! Sony in America! We want the 64Gb here and we want it now!
    D:

  • http://www.facebook.com/gmacek Greg Macek

    I would LOVE to get this. Is European FM radio frequencies compatible with US FM?

  • Anthony

    I wonder if the sound quality is as good. A lot of comparisons on the web opt for the X.

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  • Dack Davros

    I've had one since launch here in Japan and my ears cannot recognize any difference in sound quality to the X series.

  • Anthony

    Apart from extra capacity do you see any reason to upgrade from X? I always prefer to hear from a user as opposed to relying on reviews.

  • Dack Davros

    If you've got an X, not really. The A is a slimmer, leaner, slightly more user friendly package, but the X does everything the A does. It wouldn't really be an upgrade as such, more of a shift to the side. I only switched because I dropped my X and smashed it. I certainly don't miss any of the touch screen stuff though, I must say.

  • PunkGeorge

    Too late Sony, I gave up waiting for these. I bought a 32GB card for my HTC Legend instead…

    As usual, Sony screw things up.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6B54ESMIX35EQWE5DXYUEK5BAM B

    Where can I get this imported? I cannot find on eBay.

  • Www Amanda

    sony we want these in canada right now

  • Mister Paul

    Err it’s August – so where are they ?

  • Jfid

    Err it’s September – so where are they ?

  • Guest

    Agree – when’s the release date – this is well beyond a joke now.

  • anfield

    So you announce they are coming out in Agust, but fail to release it in August. It is now September. Where are they? At least some information to all of us who are wiating would be appreciated.

  • Charlie_j_mcintosh

    … ahem …. now it’s October … Sony seem happy to have accepted the plaudits associated with the announcement that the 64GB would be released in August … although seemed to have gone eerily quiet in actually doing anything about it! … come on Sony … where are they?!?

  • Waiting

    Okay, so now its November – what on earth is going on at Sony?!?

  • Qu

    I’ve noticed the A series and X series disappearing from the shops in Asia (ex Japan) – they’re not selling out, the Sony shops aren’t stocking them.

    Are sony pulling out of the mp3 player market?