Posted by londonlad123
When was the p1i announced? Most probable for the p5i (or whatever they call it) to be announced at the same time or later.
Posted by darknoob
On 2008-01-08 20:11:27, cellpassion wrote:
Jan 23-24 announcement will probably be for Lai and Deena... I'm being told that these will be mid-end or low-end devices...
As for Barcelona, SE usually has a press conference on the eve of the event... Hopefully, it should be the same this year i.e. on Feb 10... Btw is anyone of you going there? Would love to meet up.
K810, W880 announcements were at 3GSM.
does that mean we will see K850's redesign soon?
Posted by bodeh6
Hopefully we see the K850i replacement (K860i?) at Barcelona. Get rid of the touch sensitive buttons for more traditional buttons for the menu like the W760 and also improve the camera module. The current module gets last in comparisons with most 5MP camera phones. Toss in GPS for good measures or way off but maybe WiFi and I think you will have a winner.
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Posted by cellpassion
If a phone was launched at 3GSM last year doesn't mean its replacement will be announced this year... I think a gaming phone is on the cards though it won't be PSP branded. Will get the models confirmed a few days before the event. That is, of course, if someone else doesn't get that before me...
Posted by NightBlade
Guys, remember that there was rumour about SE cancelling the development of the k850 re-design (due to major delay)? And instead of that they are going to just announce the successor? Hope it's true!
7 Megapixels, here I come!
Posted by m-one
@NightBlade
Nope, the facelift will be announced soon
Posted by cellpassion
but wont that kill the K850i?? I mean it was just launched a couple of months ago...
Posted by tommyswe
@m-one
Do you know when it will be announced? JAn 24 or February? And do you think that the release will be before June?
I really hope that the facelift is equipped with WLAN:)
EDIT: How do I get a picture as a avatar?
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Posted by NightBlade
On 2008-01-08 22:57:20, m-one wrote:
@NightBlade
Nope, the facelift will be announced soon
s**t...
Posted by darrengf
@NightBlade Not far wrong there
Buts only a face lift version at first.
But i have heard that a new K series is also due to be announced soon (march - April was what i heard) If its true im not sure
The K850i is a nightmare for SE and the release of the new K Series phone is sooner rather than later
1 in 5 phones are currenlty being returned to SE as faulty, this is not good for a flagship model.
Complaints are:
Build quality is poor, camera is not winning any one over, software glitches are too many, phone still cant record in vga mode, too slow, lots more and the battery cover is a shockingly poor design.
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Posted by NightBlade
Oh well, I guess I'll be getting a new cell phone at the end of the summer...
Posted by m-one
Specs won't change significantly but design. There's a possibility to see optical zoom.
I wouldn't bet on WiFi
@cellpassion
Why should the facelift kill the K850-sales?
This question arises every single time when an announcement of a facelift is expected
Yeah SE isn't satisfied with the market performance of the K850i.
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Posted by darrengf
K850 sales, mmmm, well at present the k850 isnt doing overwell in sales.
And the K850 isnt doing well with the public or shops.
Advertisement has more or less vanished for the K850i as well.
Top selling Contract handsets
The mobile industry's best selling handsets this week
1 Nokia 6300
1 Nokia N95
3 Samsung G600
4 Sony Ericsson K850i
5 LG Viewty KU990 phones specs
6 Sony Ericsson W910i
7 Sony Ericsson W580i
8 Samsung U600
9 Nokia 6500 Slide
10 Nokia 6500 Classic
11 Nokia N81
12 Sony Ericsson K530i
13 Nokia 5310 XpressMusic
14 Nokia 8600
15 Sony Ericsson W810i
16 Samsung F210
17 LG KE850
18 LG KE970
19 Nokia 6288
20 Sony Ericsson K770i
This was the wording for Contract Tracker 2007-11-23
Rank Phone Comment
1 Sony Ericsson W910i First week at number one
2 Samsung G600 Loses top spot to Sony Ericsson again
3 Sony Ericsson K850i Steady sales for new five megapixel camera phone
4 Nokia N95 GPS and five megapixel camera
5 Nokia 6300 Great phone that is slim and stylish
This is December
Contract Tracker 2007-12-14
Rank Phone Comment
1 Nokia 6300 phone specs Slim bar phone takes joint first place
1 Nokia N95 All-in-one handset climbs to share first place
3 Samsung G600 Strong sales for this five megapixel camera phone
4 Sony Ericsson K850i Another five megapixel phone
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Posted by sunrise_
K850i facelift - nice
Any chances of another 2.0MP Cyber-shot? Or T series with 2.0MP + AF? Don't need umts/hsdpa/gps/wifi etc... Just slim and light - please
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
On 2008-01-08 23:02:42, tommyswe wrote:
I really hope that the facelift is equipped with WLAN:)
I doubt it, as a facelift version generally doesn't add features. Usually it just freshens the design and fixes any bugs or complaints with the phone. Think K800 to K810 transition. So WLAN is more likely in a new model rather than an update or facelift. VGA recording seems more likely as that was a major complaint.
Posted by darrengf
Possible optical zoom, Manual slide possible over the camera too. New battery cover and to loose its finger prints
Posted by w999ismine
i have so far seen 2 people with a g600, i have seen 30 maybe k850 owners, i dont know most of them but its there. plus iv seen alot of w910 also, they both cost the same on contract
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Posted by darrengf
yes most of the k850 owners were prob taking them back to the shops
I'm on my 5th one, although this one is lasting a lot better so far
Posted by maikkimies
When we see k860i?
Posted by m-one
I wish I could tell you an announcement date but unfortunately I can't this time
Posted by bodeh6
Do you think that the K850i refresh will still have the touch buttons? I have heard most people just complain about them (ie the button being pushed while on a call with the phone to the face).
Posted by bronxdude
if im getting it correctly, thise are the phones that will be announced soon?
w890
k850 successor,
p5i
right?
Posted by xironghostx
On 2008-01-09 09:21:35, bronxdude wrote:
if im getting it correctly, thise are the phones that will be announced soon?
w890
k850 successor,
p5i
right?
W890 is alredy out, and noone is sure about p5i, but k850 successor is supposed do be shown during the coming months (?)
Posted by Lunion
think he mean't maria.. W980
Posted by sranjanm2002
will SE launch another GPS accessory this february ?
Posted by cellpassion
@ m-one
Normally when a upgrade is announced, buyers wait till the new phone is launched rather than buying the one that is currently available. If a face-lifted version of the K850i is announced in Jan-Feb, many people will not buy the K850i, which would mean lot of surplus K850i inventory for SE.
I would rather bet on a higher-end version of the K850i which would be priced say around $100-150 higher than the K850i. It could have optical zoom or a higher megapixel count. People who can't afford it would go for the K850i. SE can then announce the face-lifted version of the K850i in mid-2008.
That's what I think and I can be wrong.
Posted by SilveR.
A K850 face lift is real needed,
They need replace it with a new d-pad, and a cameracover as K810, and hope for the optical zoom..
Posted by goldenface
On 2008-01-09 12:23:54, cellpassion wrote:
@ m-one
Normally when a upgrade is announced, buyers wait till the new phone is launched rather than buying the one that is currently available. If a face-lifted version of the K850i is announced in Jan-Feb, many people will not buy the K850i, which would mean lot of surplus K850i inventory for SE.
The K850i was announced in June 2007 and according to some it was delayed although I am unsure by how long, I'm guessing a few months? If it was delayed by say 3 - 4 months - then it was initially supposed to be announced in February / March 2007.
The previous flagship K800i was announced February. 2006
A new flagship cameraphone for February 2008?
Possibly.
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Posted by cellpassion
Well in the Indian market, the K850i has been released last month only though the announcement was made alongwith the global announcement... sometime in June-July i believe... I'd bet SE would most probably launch an all together new cybershot phone than just the K850i facelift!
Posted by m-one
@cellpassion
You have to know that the costs for R&D for facelift-versions are negligible to the enormous costs of succsessor-versions
That's why the companies often offer a facelift after realising the decreasing sales/demand and market performance.
Posted by aydahm
Better D-Pad, more comfortable keys, manual slide cover, and less finger print mangeting and of course less hardware and software problems...
I think if these are implemented to the K850i facelift then it will be more than enough to become a bestseller...
Posted by vilde
The codenames for the models that were announced this week are:
Deena - W760
Johanna - W350
Magdalena - Z555
Posted by Mizzle
On 2008-01-09 15:49:32, prudent wrote:
The codenames for the models that were announced this week are:
Deena - W760
Johanna - W350
Magdalena - Z555
Thanks
Made my work a lot easier
Posted by goldenface
Strange about Magdalena. Someone told me this was in testing with Vodacom SA.
Posted by Mizzle
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Maybe there's a Vodafone edition ready to be announced soon as well. Sometimes they get the same codenames.
Posted by Mizzle
Since he hasn't posted it yet himself (maybe he's at the toilet?), here goes yet four new codenames. Angelina, Emilie, Josephine and Tyra, three last ones to be launched in Q3.
Source
Posted by m-one
Some more codenames:
• Angelina
• Tyra
• Emilie
• Josephine
Got no more specs atm, but the last three are expected to be lauched in Q3.
Trying to get more details
@Mizzle
You are that evil *argh*
Wait you'll have to use it, too...someday
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Posted by Mizzle
On 2008-01-10 00:51:45, m-one wrote:
@Mizzle
You are that evil *argh*
Wait you'll have to use it, too...someday
Not as long as you're still going strong out there, mate!
Oh btw guys, K850 facelift is more like SO905iCS
Posted by m-one
Will make it as short as possible
C' mon that was just a minute
Anyway...you'll find it here: http://sonyericssonblog.wordp[....]/10/exclusive-4-new-codenames/
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Posted by Muhammad-Oli
The K850i isn't even out in New Zealand yet, but the Sony Ericsson site says it is. The coming soon star was only recently taken down. This likely means we will see it here shortly.
I think that if they announce the K850i update this soon, then it will sell poorly here. While New Zealand is hardly a target market or a big market for SE, it is for the above reason that I don't believe we will see the update very soon.
Posted by bronxdude
On 2008-01-09 10:24:39, Lunion wrote:
think he mean't maria.. W980
Yes that's what I mean. sorry.
Posted by not_me
On 2008-01-10 01:01:28, Mizzle wrote:
...
Oh btw guys, K850 facelift is more like SO905iCS
The back only, or the front aswell ?
don't know, personally I'm no fan of japanese phone design
at first sight thought w760 has certain similarities to japanese design too, didn't like it, but now after live pics, like with most se design started to like it
i hope they come up with a good-looking phone, yet the most important for me is it has solid build quality and flawless software
Posted by not_me
is there going to be a non walkman branded version of w760, like s600 or so ?
Posted by Mizzle
@not_me
Back. Camera design, I mean.
Posted by GTommy
Josephine and Beibei
is the names of the coming new symbians from SE that will be presented within 5 weeks ... one with 3,2 MP and the other with 5 MP
Posted by bodeh6
Is the 5MP one the P5i? Wasn't it called Bella?
Posted by Mizzle
On 2008-01-10 14:54:12, bodeh6 wrote:
Is the 5MP one the P5i? Wasn't it called Bella?
That's what I've been told by ex-:se: employee
But with the model index and name changing, maybe the codename changes too.
Posted by xell
Approx. 5 weeks. That's 3GSM.
Posted by goldenface
The 3GSM World Congress - 11-14 February 2008.
Just under 5 weeks away.
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Posted by Mizzle
Exactly!