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Let me get this straight (Psomething discussion) |
laurenke01
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Paris discussion has pretty much moved to the 2008 Announcements thread. As for features, based on what phones the competition has already announced/will announce, it still looks like it'll be able to hold its own very well.  |
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makbil
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On 2008-02-19 19:54:39, jcwhite_uk wrote:
...They will critisise SE for delaying the launch but if they didnt they would critisise them for launching a buggy phone. Its a no win situation.
Not really. It just needs a good technical team, planning, project management and good PR, none of which seems to be existing at SE.
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harry20larry
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Sony Ericsson prepares the release of another super-phone besides Xperia X1, and that is Sony Ericsson Paris, also known as Sony Ericsson P5 (or P5i). Although we are not sure what the final name of the handset will be, a recent post, which appeared over at the Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog, unveils the first clear hand-on picture with the device, plus several valuable details.
Sony Ericsson Paris P5 is said to feature a full QWERTY keypad, in the same style as the one packed in P1, SE's smartphone released last year and reviewed a few months ago by Softpedia. You can't see the keypad in the available picture for a simple reason: the Paris phone is a slider, and it hides the QWERTY feature under the large display. Unlike Xperia X1 though, Sony Ericsson Paris is a "normal slider". Or maybe not so normal, since rumors say it might come with a dual-sliding design, in the vein of another craved but unreleased yet handset (and we talk about Nokia N96, of course).
Other features revealed about the future high-end handset from Sony Ericsson include GPS, 5 Megapixel camera, touchscreen and the newly announced UIQ 3.3 interface. Combined with other advanced features, these might make the Paris handset a tough competitor for Nokia N96.
Although the picture available with Sony Ericsson Paris is not that great in quality, it offers a pretty good view on the phone. There are small chances for this to be a Photoshop fake, especially since the guys from the Unofficial SE Blog say they even have an "official" video with P5, which will be made public in about two weeks, presumably released by Sony Ericsson.
Nothing more to do now than to wait for the Swedish-Japanese joint venture's confirmation for the existence and release of Paris / P5 / P5i.
People! The storm is coming, and we just beat Sony Ericsson at announcing it. We’re of course talking about the mysterious, super high-end smart phone, often referred to as ‘Paris’.
We’ve gotten our hands on the official product video of Paris, and even though we won’t be able to show you the video at this point in time (wait two weeks!), we can show you a few screen shots from the video with the most crucial parts blurred out a bit.
Paris will feature a full keyboard in known P1-style - below the screen, that is! Why? Well, Paris is a slider! It looks drop-dead-gorgeous and is set to slay, yes SLAY, other competitors on the market. It runs UIQ 3.3, and well, have a look at the picture. That pretty much says it all.
Paris will be announced before the end of May, and will be available in shops as early September! We haven’t got a price tag on this baby as of yet, but we’ll definitely be trying to sniff it up! So, picture after the jump! We’ll show you a picture of the back a bit later on
Sourses from softpedia and unofficial SE blog
DISCUSS!
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Muhammad-Oli
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You do realise this isn't news anymore don't you?
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laurenke01
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Plus pretty much anyone here who knows anything visits USEB every day so we can all get the news firsthand as soon as it's released over there. Discussion is good, but there isn't much stuff that is "new" here. |
CrazyGuns
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is it just me or is that screen a bit too small for a 3" display? |
laurenke01
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No one's ever said it's 3 inches. |
max_wedge
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so it has touch sensitive softkeys and optical dpad (by the looks of it)
Will be interesting to see how easy these can be accidently activated by one's ear or cheek while talking. Personally I prefer buttons with tactile feedback, but I'm willing to wait and see how it works in practice. If the buttons need a firm but not too firm touch to activate I think it will work well.
I love the form factor because it means qwerty kyb AND dpad, about time. (without a bulky flip)
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PeterKay
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no flip is something  have listened to.
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max_wedge
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yep. SE DO listen, but they are just slow about it 
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CrazyGuns
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On 2008-04-04 18:04:37, laurenke01 wrote:
No one's ever said it's 3 inches.
oh god i thought it was always 3 inches!
can anyone confirm the size of the screen? atleast 2.6" like the p1? |
max_wedge
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looks about that.
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chombos1
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it is most likely .... 2.8"
from what is seen in the picture. |
makbil
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On 2008-04-05 02:10:34, PeterKay wrote:
no flip is something have listened to.
Ummm... Now, that is confusing. Do you actually mean that the P5 something is actually a true successor to P990, with flip and all??? Or is there another flip phone on the horizon?
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mobse
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Popular form factors:
Candybar e.g. K800
Swivel e.g. W900
Slider e.g. W850
Flip e.g. P990
Clamshell e.g. Z610
Please note that flip and slider are not the same thing. There is a certain amount of confusion @Esato due to this apparently not so uncommon mistake.
It's nice to see that at least in this thread people seem to differentiate things properly. 
Cheers!
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Posted: 2008-03-30 16:56
So I lowered my expectations and settled for a P1i. I couldn't keep my expectations so low for a long time so now I have an HTC Touch HD 
