Today in London Sony Ericsson announced two new entry-level K series handsets: the K200 and K220. Both handsets sport a VGA camera with one-touch access to both the camera and the photo album thanks to a dedicated hardware key. The photo albums are capable of displaying up to 40 images in a slide show on each device's 128x128 pixel, 64k color CSTN display.

Other highlights in these entry level devices include 32 voice polyphonic ringtones and a hands free speakerphone as well as the ability to store up to 300 contacts and 250 SMS messages in internal memory storage. PIM type applications include an alarm, a calendar, and a calculator app.

The only significant differences between the K200 and the K220, apart from the color schemes, are related to radio functions, in a sense. To start with, the K220 has a built-in FM radio with RDS support and 10 channel pre-sets. The K200, while lacking the FM radio, will be available in two different dual-band GSM/GPRS versions, 850/1900MHz and 900/1800MHz, while the K220 will only be available in a 900/1800MHz version.

Sony Ericsson expects both devices to be capable of up to 8 hours of talk time and 12 days of standby time.