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lankydwarf
Joined: Mar 19, 2003
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From: Wales
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Thought you might like to see this article that I discovered on the Register today 
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/59/32400.html
Sony Ericsson is preparing a follow-up to its popular P800 smartphone and will go public on the new handset next month.
So claims Spanish web site Unofficial Club Sony Ericsson, citing "unofficial yet accurate sources".
The smartphone is essentially an updated P800 offering a smaller, thinner, lighter and more stylish casing. The handset offers the same flip-up keypad, but this time it's a true keyboard rather than a set of keys that simply push down onto the phone's touch-sensitive screen. The screen itself can display up to 65,000 colours, rather more than the P800's 4096.
In place of the P800's flimsy, thin stylus, Sony Ericsson's new model has a metal, PDA-style pen that slots into the top of the handset.
Past rumours have suggested the new phone will sport a 1.3 megapixel digicam, though Unofficial Club Sony Ericsson's information doesn't confirm this. It is a VGA device, as a piccy of the camera and its set-up software show. The site has a dozen or so shots of the new handset, most - alas - taken with a phone camera.
However, it source does reveal that the handset will be based on the Symbian 7.0S operating system, but that seems odd since the 'S' release was developed primarily for Nokia.
Whatever, we hope the new model addresses many of the issues raised in our in-depth review of the P800.
Past speculation has named the device the P810, though Unofficial Club Sony Ericsson wonders whether Sony Ericsson will call it the P900, the better to highlight the improvements over the older model. It expects the handset to be launched later this month or in September in plenty of time for Christmas availability. It puts the price at €700-800 ($780-892), presumably unsubsidised.
Other sources suggest the device will be bundled with Vodafone Live in Europe. ®
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Johnex
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This has been posted before, but it does add some detail to the info.
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sosojerk
Joined: Jan 14, 2003
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So finnally the P900 has only 0.3 megapixel camera!it is for me an improved model so it should be called P810.
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bossjohnc
Joined: Jan 24, 2003
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I'm 99% sure it is going to be called the P810.
This is based on the fact that Orange France called it the P810 when they leaked the specs a few days ago (page now removed).
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Linuxthess
Joined: Aug 15, 2003
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I wish they run some sort of 'upgrade' program where you send in your defunct P800 and get a spankin' new P810/P900.
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Vlammetje
Joined: Mar 01, 2003
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From: Den Haag
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I think every member of Esato should get a P810 for free coz we're such loyal customers 
Right.... erm... B2T now! 
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PeterKay
Joined: Jul 08, 2003
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From: The Ummah
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I agree with you, Free for every Esato member.
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