Sony Ericsson "Patti" phone shows itself, gets renamed W902

A single shot of Sony Ericsson's "Patti" candybar phone was apparently making the rounds earlier this week, but a helpful member of the SE4M forums has now thankfully provided a whole batch of pics, as well as word that the phone has now been officially dubbed the W902. Apart from the 5-megapixel autofocus camera with an LED flash, however, this one looks to be a pretty standard SE handset, with it boasting all the usual Walkman-related features and tried and true design you've come to expect. No word on a release just yet, but you can at least get a good look at it by hitting up the link below.

[Flashpoint @ Jul 11th 2008 11:33AM]

But, what does this have to do with the iPhone3g?

[Malikye @ Jul 11th 2008 12:16PM]

...Probably nothing. but, this Sony will probably work and get activated with out any problems.

[Steffen Jobbs @ Jul 11th 2008 12:33PM]

Not an iPhone, therefore totally redundant. However there is one thing that is really awesome about this handset and that is it's .......

[greg @ Jul 11th 2008 1:38PM]

I organize everything into two categories - iPhones & non-iPhones.

[EricR @ Jul 11th 2008 11:36AM]

I like Sony Ericsson phones, I recently got a used w810i and have been more than pleased with it. I like how their menu system is intuitive like my old Nokia.

[^ @ Jul 11th 2008 11:45AM]

finally somethink thats not an iphone or apple product

[Ris @ Jul 11th 2008 11:46AM]

My surname is Patti...i am not joking.

[fanman @ Jul 11th 2008 2:27PM]

Ask for one for free.

[Anthony @ Jul 11th 2008 11:46AM]

Wow. A K850 w/ a W810. Those designers are really working overtime.

[fieldcar @ Jul 11th 2008 11:47AM]

With the spewing-crap load of apple news lately I'm more excited about this than the iPhone. Honestly, paying $67/mo MORE than my current plan hardly seems worth it. I'll buy that gsxr1000 I've been eying up instead.

[Ris @ Jul 11th 2008 11:48AM]

Patti is my surname, I kid you not

[Ris @ Jul 11th 2008 11:49AM]

GAH stupid delayed comment

[lil_azn_luvr @ Jul 11th 2008 11:49AM]

wow!
nice!!

[Charles Han @ Jul 11th 2008 12:05PM]

I don't know after using smartphones, I can seem to get back on using regular candy bar phones. But yea its nice change of pace to see something other than the iphone news

[chyan @ Jul 11th 2008 12:16PM]

It looks quite ordinary ain't it? But th e camera? holy cow, amazing.
K-series = W-series = brilliant

[Hellios @ Jul 11th 2008 12:40PM]

Are those some decent keys on my SonyEricsson?
More likely than you think.
But seriously, good keys on a SE phone are extremely rare, so I'm glad once for a change.

[Vasilis @ Jul 11th 2008 12:44PM]

They need to do something about their interface it is really dated and boring. I remember the one from my T610i and it is pretty much the same...

[THJ @ Jul 11th 2008 12:45PM]

Awesome, looks just like my T610

[plwh888 @ Jul 11th 2008 1:52PM]

thanks God somethng different from iPhone.

Honestly I have given up on Sony Ericsson, their camera on G800, C902 and C702 are total craps... though I'm still lusting over their upcoming C905 8mp cameraphone =)

Nokia camera are way much better.

[Qwan @ Jul 11th 2008 2:17PM]

patti means dog in Malayalam(official Language of the Indian state Kerala).
So I am sure they changed the name keeping in mind this community. :-P

[Nitecrawlah2 @ Jul 11th 2008 2:19PM]

The design seems like the same old from Sony Ericsson, and the interface looks like that as well. That 5 MP autofocus though is incredible... if the pics come out looking as good as they should.

[naz @ Jul 11th 2008 3:01PM]

hopefully 5mp camera will become the standard soon, but i think it'll take ages for that to happen.

[BradS @ Jul 14th 2008 9:41AM]

According to the picture is comes packaged in a burlap sack.

[erebus @ Sep 26th 2008 2:20PM]

it's almost october by now...
how about a release date?
my 580 is a real mess. hope this 902 to do the job