Posted by lexus
I just came from a meeting with a guy from Ericsson Mobility World and he told me that P800successor is on it`s way with many improvements, much thinner and so on. Got nothing to back this up. Let`s wait and see...
Posted by Zoidy
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Yeah, and I bet we'll be waiting between 1 and 2 years to actually see it on the shelves. By which time those with a P800 will probably be bored of it and will be selling it on.
Z.
Posted by lazarini
damn i just got the p800 hehe a d already they wanna make a succesor ?!
Posted by mk5808775
:laughs: Hey, calm down dude.
The P800 will still be a great piece of equipment till the 3G phones show up and actually are available everywhere. Even then, I'd still prefer GSM, because of the international network coverage.
I still have my Nokia 3210, and it's about 5 years old now. I think I'll keep the P800 for just as long.
Posted by lexus
Another thing: I asked him why they have made that battery cover so large, it has a big gap between battery and cover and he says that larger battery is to be produced, that`s why...
[ This Message was edited by: lexus on 2003-02-20 15:05 ]
Posted by Raven
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That's great news!
Posted by lexus
Well he owns a preproductional model since october and his battery lasts less than a day with not so heavy use... He waits for larger (1500mAh, for example) battery too. He also told me that another patch is available (not that audio) but he`s not sure what it does, he will check when he goes home....
Posted by boogee
well thats really a great news! lets see...larger battery-longer battery life...plus 128mb memory duo...
Posted by jplacson
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Ooooo.... lexus... I think we got the same news.
Thinner, 320x240 16-bit screen. video/still cam. I heard when they were planning to release it though... but I promised not to tell! 
hehehehe... let's just say it's a lot sooner than most people would think.
Posted by dazbradbury
we've all heard that a million times before. Even if one person told you a release date then it still means nothing, until the whole compay confirms it, and even then it is still not definite with SE!!!
Posted by loobian
Do you guys think that the successor will be released in the next 2-3 months???
I am thinking of buying P800 but if there will be a better version soon, I'd wait, cuz I don't want to waste so much money...
Posted by jplacson
@loobian... the P800 isn't for everybody. It's a very specialized device. I see it as a phone/PDA hybrid for users who need SOME PDA functionality. For those who maximize their PDAs (these are the people who can slow down the new NX70 or NZ90 Clies) the P800 will be too limiting for them.
I suggest you try it out first in a shop to see if you really like it, and really need it.
I'm very happy with my P800...but when the new version comes out, I'll upgrade to that one as well... so you see, it really depends on YOUR needs.
Posted by loobian
Hi!
I know exactly what P800 offers... I have read a lot of reviews for it, I have worked with it (in the shop), I visit esato 10 times a day, so I am in touch with what happens...
I just would like to have the better version (if there is going to be one)!
The problem is that once I buy P800 I will most probably not be able to sell it so I won't be able to get the successor...
So- any idea when the successor is comming? (at least- will it be in the next 3 months?)
Thanks!
Posted by PiotrMmX
No. It won't be out in 3months. Even prototypes are not relased yet. I am not even mentioning the developer prototypes. It might be on the market in 4,5months but not earlier. Best Regards! Peter
Posted by bart
yo guys bigger screen=> bigger phone, higher cost, easyer to break.
that new 3G phone has got alot of new features combine that whit a PDA and you've got you new P800.
Posted by jack00
- www.sonyericsson.com says that this is the p802
http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?page=GIS
Sizes:
117x59x27mms
i don't know if anybody already told you about this phone
Posted by Orka
Come on jack00.... It is the same phone....This has been discussed many many times. The p800/802 is the same device except the second is for the Asian market.
Posted by brick
From a marketing point of view, SE would be doing themselves a disfavour if they release a direct successor before the shelf life of the P800 is up. They will hold back the release until the can milk the maximum profit or shelf life of the P800. They need to cover all the capital they invested into the r&d and manufacturing of the P800. Unless hey are adopting Nokia's multiple release strategy, which means the new model will still be inferior to the P800 in at least some way. If not, I think we will hold the P800 for at least 9 months comfortably.
Posted by lazarini
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@ lexsus some great news u bring us my friend wery nice ....
ammm so the next big thing woot is gonna be caled P1000 heheheheh
regards laz
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Posted by brick
And hey guys, releasing such rumours would instigate potential buyers of the P800 to hold off their purchases (esp at this stage even before the phone is on global release) for what may take months to happen. This will reduce SE's revenue and this can't be too healthy for SE in the end. These are secrets for a reason, and if you want SE to keep producing good stuff, you might want to repect their decisions to keep these secret and honour your part in the secret.
Posted by JForce
this phone is not a "successor" to the P800, rather a more consumer version. It has some things that you won't like, and some things you will.
Posted by wrecked_porsche
Don't count on them holding back for 9 months... Look at the t300 and t310, they milk out the cost price from the t300 then improve on it a little and call it the t310... All in a span of 2 to 3 months. They are going at it Nokia style ... And yes, i've heard it too, but NOT this 2 to 3 months... Starting to save money ... :-)
Posted by lesneo
Many agents died to get you this info. Ladies and gentlemen, look out for the P850 (Mineral Grey pic here). Scheduled for Q4 2003/Q1 2004...
Posted by n|ck_xp
Yea Yea nice try lesneo...
You have to improve your Photoshop skills
because this is nothing more than FAKE!
O by the way the P800 successor is going to have UIQ 2.1 your picture shows V2.0 and you forgot to remove the pocket pc buttons from the picture...
Just be serious man... Come on...
Posted by masseur
I guess with the P800 technology itself being a year old it wouldn't surprise me that they have slimmed down the electronics and are planning a new model which is thinner, perhaps also based on the new UIQ 2.1.
Posted by wrecked_porsche
Yeah, i agree. Most people would like a slim and lighter successor of the p800 :-)
Posted by Azaray
Not to mention, it may require 3G, and at least here in the States, 3G infrastructure wont be in place for quite some time - certainly much longer than six to nine months, and even at that, nobody knows. I know that some people in the US have had P800's (imports, perhaps), but I'm awaiting my P800 - it's only been available over here natively for a couple of months or so, that I'm aware of.
I realize that people around the world have had access to the P800 natively for much longer than we've had it here, but I'd be very surprised that SE would introduce a successor to the P800 in Q4 2003 when that would only give people over here and in many other places no more than around nine months to enjoy the P800.
The P800 is the most expensive phone out there at this point, and apart from the most dedicated tech-heads with tons of cash to throw around (which make up the smallest percentage of us), once again, I'd be very surprised to think that SE would think it was a smart move to introduce a successor to the P800 so soon. People aren't going to be so quick to keep swapping one $700 phone for another. It's not like replacing a $100 Nokia. I find that many people have a hard time justifying spending as much money as they do on their T68i's, yet alone a $650-$700 P800.
I could be mistaken, but regardless of what comes out, I'm going to enjoy my P800 for quite some time. Most of us want to spend our money wisely, but with all tech, there's always something better right around the corner. If someone can't be happy with a $700 phone in their pocket, they probably won't be happy with much. Not to mention, as far as this "successor" phone is concerned, I'll believe it when I see it. Tech never arrives on time.
Posted by jonny05
I think we will be waiting til Q1-Q2 2004 for the actual P800 successor which I am sure will be amazing and I don't think that SE will make the mistake they made with P800 and announce it til it is ready cause people get pissed off waiting. I do however think that in the meantime they will release a scaled down version of the P800 with less features something similar to the 3650
Posted by Delphi
I hear the follow on to the P800 is in fact called the P810.
Look out for a 1Q04 launch and the inclusion of 802.11. Also supposed to have some form of new screen technology.
Now, is anyone hearing about the Z200 or Z700 ?