Move over, CS8: Sony Ericsson W995 gets FCC approval, too

With the CS8 and an AT&T-bound version of the C905 seemingly around the corner, we're not sure why you'd get too amped for this thing -- but alas, the Walkman-branded, 8.1 megapixel Sony Ericsson W995 has passed the FCC with flying marks. Interestingly, the version seen here isn't the HSPA 850 / 1800 / 1900 W995a that'll presumably see North American action; we know this because WCDMA wasn't even tested in the labs here. Instead, we're just seeing EDGE 850 / 1900 like we'd expect of any quadband set -- though there's mention in the report that the device is HSDPA / HSUPA capable, so we imagine it's rocking exclusively European bands. Talk about a buzzkill, eh, yankees?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 23rd 2009 10:26PM]

Seems like ATT had to push out their version pretty quickly once they saw T-Mobile's was passed. Although, I don't know why ATT would even be concerned with T-Mobile.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 23rd 2009 11:21PM]

You don't know why we're excited for the W995? Did you forget about the 3.5mm?

I don't think this has anything to do with AT&T, just SE testing their unlocked product for sale in US. Hopefully we won't have to wait long for the "a" variant, that AT&T will undoubtedly use.