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The All New Sony Ericsson Portfolio for 2008 |
iqtidar
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u guys want a clear picture of the fone? view it in ur phone. | |
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420 ... heh |
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"We Fell In Love In Paris
Posted on April 3rd, 2008 by Michell Bak
You’ve probably already seen the picture we leaked of the upcoming UIQ smart phone, named Paris. In this post, we’ll go through its design and briefly tell about some features.
The slider form factor is going to be the form factor of Paris. Sony Ericsson has picked out some very nice materials for us, such as the shiny, mirror-like front cover, and metal has been used on large parts of the phone. Paris is quite slim (16 - 18 mm?), and we apologize for posting a picture that made it look a bit thicker than it really is.
The front of the phone holds a large touch display (with UIQ 3.3 supporting WQVGA, VGA & WVGA), a video call camera above the display, a minimalistic D-pad and two call keys making use of the same material as the rest of the front. This is quite nice, actually, and does affect the overall look of the device, more than you’d probably think it would.
Slide open the phone to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard beneath the exclusive-looking front. The keyboard consists of a number of multifunctional keys, like on M600 & P1, with the left part painted white and the right part painted black. This also looks much better than what your first thoughts may be. The phone is quite wide, making great room for this keyboard (and the large flush display, which pretty much fills out the device in width).
The back of Paris seems to have been made of metal. It looks quite nice, yet very simple. A sliding lens cover is protecting the 5 mega pixel camera on the top of the backside.
So, let’s talk about features. Paris features W-LAN 802.11b/g, Bluetooth, 3G and USB 2.0 cable transfers. It has a built-in GPS and comes bundled with Google Maps pre-installed, and we’re quite sure that WayFinder 7.0 will also be pre-installed on this device. The default web browser in Paris is Opera Mobile 9.5, as on other UIQ 3.3 devices.
So, when will we leak more pictures and what about that video, you guys talked about? Well, all in good time, but for now I can say that we plan to leak a set of three more pictures. One showing the shiny front (tomorrow), one showing the keyboard (Wednesday, next week) and one showing the backside of the phone (Friday, next week). The coming pictures will be of higher quality than the first posted one, but mind you that they are still screen shots from a video, so it’s far from perfect. Furthermore, we hope to be able to post a full video of this product within the next 2-3 weeks, but this has yet to be decided. You may be wondering why we’ve decided not to give it all at once. The reason is quite simple - this little ‘game’ we’re playing has to be fun for both us and Sony Ericsson, meaning that we do not wish to hurt Sony Ericsson in any way by publishing crucial pictures of upcoming phones.
I hope you found this at use, and that we’ve answered most of your questions."
Posted on USEB. Sounds good to me.
[ This Message was edited by: Tigershark42 on 2008-04-03 23:54 ] |
chuksy
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On 2008-04-04 00:51:48, Tigershark42 wrote:
"We Fell In Love In Paris
Posted on April 3rd, 2008 by Michell Bak
You’ve probably already seen the picture we leaked of the upcoming UIQ smart phone, named Paris. In this post, we’ll go through its design and briefly tell about some features.
The slider form factor is going to be the form factor of Paris. Sony Ericsson has picked out some very nice materials for us, such as the shiny, mirror-like front cover, and metal has been used on large parts of the phone. Paris is quite slim (16 - 18 mm?), and we apologize for posting a picture that made it look a bit thicker than it really is.
The front of the phone holds a large touch display (with UIQ 3.3 supporting WQVGA, VGA & WVGA), a video call camera above the display, a minimalistic D-pad and two call keys making use of the same material as the rest of the front. This is quite nice, actually, and does affect the overall look of the device, more than you’d probably think it would.
Slide open the phone to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard beneath the exclusive-looking front. The keyboard consists of a number of multifunctional keys, like on M600 & P1, with the left part painted white and the right part painted black. This also looks much better than what your first thoughts may be. The phone is quite wide, making great room for this keyboard (and the large flush display, which pretty much fills out the device in width).
The back of Paris seems to have been made of metal. It looks quite nice, yet very simple. A sliding lens cover is protecting the 5 mega pixel camera on the top of the backside.
So, let’s talk about features. Paris features W-LAN 802.11b/g, Bluetooth, 3G and USB 2.0 cable transfers. It has a built-in GPS and comes bundled with Google Maps pre-installed, and we’re quite sure that WayFinder 7.0 will also be pre-installed on this device. The default web browser in Paris is Opera Mobile 9.5, as on other UIQ 3.3 devices.
So, when will we leak more pictures and what about that video, you guys talked about? Well, all in good time, but for now I can say that we plan to leak a set of three more pictures. One showing the shiny front (tomorrow), one showing the keyboard (Wednesday, next week) and one showing the backside of the phone (Friday, next week). The coming pictures will be of higher quality than the first posted one, but mind you that they are still screen shots from a video, so it’s far from perfect. Furthermore, we hope to be able to post a full video of this product within the next 2-3 weeks, but this has yet to be decided. You may be wondering why we’ve decided not to give it all at once. The reason is quite simple - this little ‘game’ we’re playing has to be fun for both us and Sony Ericsson, meaning that we do not wish to hurt Sony Ericsson in any way by publishing crucial pictures of upcoming phones.
I hope you found this at use, and that we’ve answered most of your questions."
Posted on USEB. Sounds good to me.
[ This Message was edited by: Tigershark42 on 2008-04-03 23:54 ]
I like the fact that it has a large flush display
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laurenke01
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On 2008-04-04 01:21:56, chuksy wrote:
I like the fact that it has a large flush display
Agreed. I've become incredibly annoyed with the recessed screens as of late.
I'm a compulsive screen-cleaner, and the fact that the edges of the screen are largely uncleanable due to the ridge pisses me off.
The description is great. I can't wait for Paris. And the photos. |
chuksy
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This is definitely going to be my next phone |
moogoo
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Question about wayfinder...
even if wayfinder is included, is it merely a trial version? or does the price of Paris automatically buy you a lifetime license for wayfinder? I already have one...  Wouldn't want to have to pay for another one..
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tranced
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seems  is getting a new concept in their upcoming phones. 5mp is becoming standard, wifi b/g, etc.
i know 09 will be a good year 
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Keiki
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It seems future  lineups is very promising  |
bodeh6
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I guess a lot of future phones will be exposed like the Paris. The Z770i was leaked out the same way. First we got a screen capture of the last part of the video showing the phone on the table. Then we got the video demo. Finally it was announced. Paris is taking a very similar path except with more pics before the video is released. |
Muhammad-Oli
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So... I noticed HSDPA wasn't mentioned...?
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bodeh6
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HSDPA has to be on there. If it isn't, which I doubt, then SE will have a big embarrassment on their hands. |
Muhammad-Oli
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Yeah, but with someone like Mizzle, you don't expect him to forget such a thing unless it really isn't on there. He said 3G, so you'd expect he'd put 3.5G down or HSDPA too if it had it... I don't know, I hope it does have HSDPA, but it seems weird!
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definitely a huge let down if there is no HSDPA in paris.
With the X1 selling from 800-1000 USD on various websites as pre-order, I'm assuming Paris will be in the 900-1200 USD range...
If so, that is quite the price tag for a phone...
I remember paying close to $500 for my K700i back in the day the week it came out. Even so, I sure hope Paris is priced reasonably. |
famous12
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none X1 or Paris is going to cost more than $650 at max $700 and Paris would
definately have HSDPA since thats the new thing that UIQ 3.3 adopted which
other versions lacked.
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