More shots of Lenovo's Android-powered OPhone: 'love on the rocks, with no ice'

What goes down easy with a gorgeous cellphone that'll probably never leave China's borders? Stately rocks, of course. The Android-powered "OPhone" is quite the sight to behold, and while the Lenovo logo may not look quite right to American eyes, we're sure you could learn to love it in time. We're also finding out a bit more about the unit's internals, as it will include a 5-megapixel camera (with Auto Focus and flash), a microSD card slot, English / Chinese input via virtual keyboard, a video recorder and Bluetooth 2.0. Check the read link for a few more angles, and just in case you're wondering, no touchscreens were harmed during the shoot.

[Goldaar @ Dec 16th 2008 1:01PM]

Me wantie?

[Google @ Dec 16th 2008 1:15PM]

I'm Ron Burgundy?

[Mobius_1 @ Dec 16th 2008 1:19PM]

You stay classy, San Diego. And you go get a life, iEye and CLAK and Fusion!

[Ryan @ Dec 16th 2008 1:22PM]

Do you have to use your O Face when you use it?

[EI8HT @ Dec 16th 2008 3:58PM]

how dare they make something that doesn't start with the letter i.

[Jeremy K. @ Dec 16th 2008 1:02PM]

Sexy...

Interestingly enough it looks a lot like the Cowon S9.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/15/cowon-ships-s9-pmp-to-us-soil/

[kjb434 @ Dec 16th 2008 1:07PM]

I wouldn't be surprised if they had a lot in common.

Maybe even the same manufacturer.

[Fusion Fuzo 008 @ Dec 16th 2008 1:29PM]

yes drop dead gorgeous

Perfect Android Device, Best Looking

[Tonicboy @ Dec 16th 2008 2:08PM]

@Fuzo

Best looking? Well I suppose you're right, but that doesn't mean too much when the only other thing on the market is the G1. Not that it doesn't look pretty slick...

[Ryan Trevisol @ Dec 16th 2008 2:56PM]

That thing is drop-dead gorgeous. I like that it looks like all-screen, it does a better job hiding the bezel than the iPhone.

And an on-screen android keyboard would be welcome.

[Shea @ Dec 16th 2008 9:57PM]

at first glance, i coulda sworn it was said Cowon player.

[zioncat @ Dec 16th 2008 1:07PM]

Ok "Ophone" like they are not trying to take a shot at MAC.

[Chizzed @ Dec 16th 2008 1:11PM]

What a truly insightful post...how would we ever have guessed that correlation without you?!

[Jakob @ Dec 16th 2008 1:33PM]

It's not like it's a 23:FD:S4:DK:S3:2I-phone.

[Flashpoint @ Dec 16th 2008 1:07PM]

If its running Android, it will most likely be as good a device as the G1. Hopefully, its hardware (camera, antennaes,etc) are better than the G1's though.

[Shugg @ Dec 16th 2008 1:10PM]

Looks tight,.too bad it will tank in the states ,. No subsidies.put it on the list of another failed iphonekiller.,.only good thing come out of this ,begining of new lenovo fanboi club .

[Chizzed @ Dec 16th 2008 1:13PM]

Yea...wish there was a price though. I'd love to see that beast stateside

[Andreas @ Dec 16th 2008 2:46PM]

so how can it tank in the states if it's Asia only? ::duh::

[JasonBrennan @ Dec 16th 2008 1:11PM]

Finally someone (a company) gets it. If you want to survive against iPhone, you've GOT to sex it up a lot. People have to be wowed. And it's also got to really work well.

While we don't know exactly how the phone will work (aside from some flavor of Android), here's hoping it looks as great as it looks!

I'm a happy iPhone owner, but it's nice seeing other (potentially) nice devices from other manufacturers too. If nothing else, it will make Apple innovate even more ;)

[lawyer bird @ Dec 16th 2008 2:21PM]

why yes, that would be quite a shame if it didn't LOOK as good as it looks...

[Andreas @ Dec 16th 2008 2:48PM]

What, innovate like that phone with no MMS messaging? the phone with a camera but can't take video? the same one that doesn't offer SD storage? Yikes, if they innovate too much more we might just end up with a phone that can't make a call ;)

[Kelmon @ Dec 16th 2008 3:44PM]

@Andreas

I realise you are making a valid point that the iPhone does lack in some areas, but you've got to admit that it does an awful lot of things much better than the competition. For starters, it's a touch interface done right.

[Andreas @ Dec 16th 2008 4:01PM]

@ Kelmon
Yeah, I do appreciate the direction it has taken the market, and the push towards aesthetics and the user-experience that had been so lacking across the tech-landscape. At the same time I really don't understand their closed-mindedness when it comes to some things. I won't mention them here but we all know about their app controls etc. that simply make you :facepalm: each time a new one comes out. For a company that's so 'creative' and 'ground breaking' they really missed - wide - of the mark in several areas. I'm not so much an apple 'hater' as a 'why do you cripple yourself?' person. That and I like saving money (muchos $$) and having hardware flexibility with my tech (SD cards, computer components) so 'I'm a PC' in that sense.

All told it's good to have competition - better for all of us in the end - I just HATE, did i mention.... HATE when people look past all of the flaws and convince themselves (and then try to convince others) that they dont need what's obviously missing. So yeah, take away all the blind fanbois and all of a sudden i don't mind having apple around so much :)

[ducky @ Dec 16th 2008 5:20PM]

@Andreas

You make good points. What's even more frustrating than the iPhone's flaws, though, are its successes. It really does amazingly well in the areas where it gets things right, so it's irritating to see that they have to nerve to make some parts of it so perfect and yet leave out features that have been standard for a half a decade, especially with that kind of price point. Pity that it's not all it could be.

I'm really hoping this comes out in the states, because Apple is starting to become the new definition of "resting on your laurels." New products need to kick and punch Apple into fulfilling the iPhone's potential.

[Kris120890 @ Dec 16th 2008 1:11PM]

Looks fantastic. Shame I will probably never get to use one. Is the device up side down because the words are all facing the other way. I also thought it was the cowon at first.

[Jacob @ Dec 16th 2008 3:49PM]

It's because they're in China, duh!

[Andreas @ Dec 16th 2008 4:56PM]

Gooners 'till we die!

[Dead_Rebel @ Dec 16th 2008 1:11PM]

I just had to bust out that high pitched "The Darkness" voice when I read the headline.

[Niraj @ Dec 16th 2008 1:17PM]

I was wondering how many people would get that :)

[Kyle @ Dec 16th 2008 2:12PM]

+1 to anyone who got The Darkness reference. You, sir, have been upped.

I frickin' love them!

"I believe in a thing called love..."
::Grab balls in vice::
"Just listen to the rhythm of my heart!"

[therpham @ Dec 16th 2008 1:17PM]

That photograph makes me cringe. "YOU'LL SCRATCH IT TO FUCKERY AND BACK WITH THOSE ROCKS!"

[Decoy @ Dec 16th 2008 1:48PM]

And turn it the right way up!

[Anthony @ Dec 16th 2008 2:04PM]

Very funny you mention that. I'm playing w/ my new 5800 right now & was thinking the same thing: Those rocks! No-ooooo!

[Chrisboff @ Dec 16th 2008 1:17PM]

What about this oPhone?

http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/09/microsoft-pranks-with-ofone-apple-rolls-eyes/

[Fred @ Dec 16th 2008 1:19PM]

Woof! That thing is sexy! Nice to see someone make something that can compete aesthetically with the iPhone.

[Jash Sayani @ Dec 16th 2008 3:28PM]

Yeah, it looks beautiful and will have the power of Android... Its just perfect !!

I will surely get one !!!

[pol @ Dec 16th 2008 1:20PM]

2009 will be dominated by android based phones

[Kris120890 @ Dec 16th 2008 1:22PM]

Like most phones

[bangladeshiluv @ Dec 16th 2008 1:22PM]

too bad its a lenovo

[Patriks7 @ Dec 16th 2008 3:02PM]

Wow.. first time I heard that one.. If their laptops are any indication, then this will be an awesome phone..

[Dustin @ Dec 16th 2008 1:22PM]

love The Darkness reference

[TheAngryGamer @ Dec 16th 2008 1:33PM]

+1. Now, get your hands off my woman, motherfucker.

[Anthony @ Dec 16th 2008 2:06PM]

Too bad album two was terrible.

[brian @ Dec 16th 2008 1:24PM]

whats different about the logo? it looks just like the one on my laptop

[Jason @ Dec 17th 2008 9:24PM]

FWIW, the Lenovo phone brand does not share much at all with the Lenovo computer brand other than the name - they sold it off to another company a while ago.

[zcubed @ Dec 16th 2008 1:29PM]

definitely like the look. shame about the name though. if that thing hit stateside i would get it.

[mykie @ Dec 16th 2008 1:30PM]

I'm thinking I might take that new chick from Logistics. If things go well I might be showing her my OPhone. "Oh... Oh... Oh!" You know what I'm talkin' about. "Oh!"

[JerkfacedFed @ Dec 16th 2008 4:37PM]

damn beat me to it. immediately what i was thinking.

[thedesolate1 @ Dec 16th 2008 5:26PM]

Make sure to put it on silent because It vibrates and rings.

[1234321 @ Dec 16th 2008 1:39PM]

shots of android running or it didn't happen