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Sony Ericsson ’superphone’ P5i pushed back to mid-2008

Published by Chris Leonard on November 15, 2007 in Handsets. 0 Comments

p5i.jpgSony Ericsson’s the P5i won’t be publicly unveiled until the middle of next year. At least that’s what forums on the normally reliable Esato are saying.

The P5i has long been the subject of intense speculation that Sony Ericsson was working on touchscreen smartphone to end all, well, touch-screen smartphones.

The slimline slider will feature a 2.5-inch screen, a five-megapixel camera, built-in GPS and wi-fi, HSUPA (Better than HSDPA), 128MB of RAM, a 360MHz processor and a Memory Stick Micro (M2) card slot. The most interesting feature could be the rumoured Symbian 9.3 OS and UIQ 3.2 interface that it runs on.

A post on Esato’s forums is now claiming that the P5i has been sent ‘back to the shop for retooling’.

Regardless of the expected specs, we have to say the device (if real) looks gorgeous. Sadly we’ll have to wait six months before we get more of a look at it.

[Via Esato]



Rumoured Sony Ericsson P5i specs surface

Published by Fraser MacInnes on November 8, 2007 in Handsets. 0 Comments

5wmVoRZgMoyTkm4cqvT5.jpgAlthough Sony Ericsson has always been vanguards of touchscreens in mobile phones, the release of the iPhone has put them in the unique position of playing catch up. The long rumoured P5i touchscreen wunderkind is looking ever more tangible and many are expecting an official announcement for the handset as soon as next week.

No actual spy shots of the device have emerged yet but the ever dependable Esato forums has a very nice looking render of the device as well as a run down of what are rumoured to be the finished specs.

Besides the 2.5 inch VGA touchscreen, the P5i is also said to sport a 5 MP camera with auto focus and flash, built-in GPS, Wi-Fi, 160 MB ROM, 128 MB SDRAM, a 360 MHz CPU, HSDPA/HSUPA connectivity and a MicroSD/Memory Stick M2 card slot. Most interesting of all however is the Symbian 9.3 OS, UIQ 3.2 touchscreen UI that runs on the device, something we have already been hearing murmurs about.

If these specs turn out to be accurate, this could be one serious touchscreen contender. As soon as we get the concrete details we’ll print them here.

(Via Esato forums)