Sony revives the Walkman for its 40th anniversary, starts at PHP 17,899

Sony has revived and updated the beloved Walkman with modern features like WiFi and Music streaming features for its 40th anniversary!

Sony Walkman returns with a retro case

The legend has returned!

The new Walkman in the retro case!

Sony is banking on nostalgia and will be bringing back the Walkman with updated features for 2020. The new Walkman will come in the standard NW-A105 and the Limited edition NW-A100TPS. 

The new walkmans are made of a rigid aluminum frame that houses a large 3.6-inch 1280 x 720 TFT display. On the right of the device are the power button, the volume buttons,  playback buttons, and the hold switch. While at the bottom is a Stereo mini-jack and a MicroSD card slot with support for both micro SDHC and micro SDXC.

Sony says that the new Walkman has a built-in Vinyl Processor that the company claims will add a warmer character to the digital tracks and will allow listeners to enjoy rich reproduction of the low-frequencies.

It connects wirelessly via Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, and WiFi and it charges with a built-in Lithium-ion battery that charges via USB Type-C. It is rated for up to 20 hours of MP3 128kbps continuous playback or up to 24 hours of FLAC 192kHz/24bit playback.

Under the hood is Android 9.0 with a retro Cassette Tape UI. It supports Digital Noise Cancellation that comes in Full-Auto AINC, Bus/Train mode, Airplane mode, and Office mode.

It supports High-Resolution Audio and High-Resolution Audio Wireless (3x the bit rate of the Standard Bluetooth). 

Price and availability

NW-A105 - PHP 17,899

Limited Edition NW-A100TPS - PHP 21,499

The NW-A105 is now available nationwide at select Sony Centres and Sony Authorized Dealers nationwide while the 40th Anniversary limited edition NW-A100TPS will be available at Sony Centre Glorietta, Mall of Asia, Megamall, Filinvest, Dagupan and at EggHead Shangri-La.

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Source: Sony