The much rumored phone from Sony Ericsson C510 a.k.a Kate has been officially announced today. The C510 is a quad-band GSM / EDGE and 2100 MHz UMTS / HSDPA (tri-band 3G for America) phone, and will be Sony Ericsson’s first phone to feature Smile Shutter from the get-go. C510 features a 3.2 megapixel camera with an auto focus, Smile Shutter, Face Detection, PhotoFix, geo-tagging (by cell ID), lens cover, illuminated camera shortcut keys and much more.

The C510 also features a built-in accelerometer, FM radio with RDS, conversation messaging (chat view), and access to YouTube via the YouTube client. C510 will be available in selected markets by February in two colour variants; Future Black and Radiation Silver.

Features of C510;

• Support cellular networks GSM / GPRS / EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) and UMTS / HSPA (850/1900/2100 MHz)
• 2.2-inch TFT-display with a resolution of 240×320 pixels and support for 262K colors
• 3.2-MP camera with auto focus, 3.2-fold digital zoom, flash, video recording opportunity
• Media Player, Mega Bass, PlayNow, TrackID
• FM-radio with RDS
• Bluetooth (A2DP), USB
• Up to 100 MB user available memory
• Slot for memory card format Memory Stick Micro (M2)
• The browser Access NetFront, Google Maps, to geo tag photo, based on data network
• Email, MMS, SMS, Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync
• Java, 3D-games, games using the accelerometer
• Talk time – up to 10 hours (GSM), up to 4 hours (UMTS)
• Standby time – up to 400 hours (GSM), up to 350 hours (UMTS)
• Time running video – up to 2 hours 20 minutes
• Dimensions – 107x47x12, 5 mm
• Weight – 92 grams