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Keepin' it real fake, part XLIX: hangin' with "Sang" Ericsson
In the latest mobile installment of Keepin' it real fake, we lavished our attention on one of the most revealing fake mobile concepts in a while -- the "Sang Ericsson" handset that looks an awful lot like the freakish offspring if the official Sony Ericsson M600i and the W950i handsets were to bump uglies. That being said, the image at the top reveals what appears to be ugly chiclet, super-glued number keys and some kind of chrome navigation pad or joystick, along with that insanely beautiful "Sang Ericsson" at the top and those little Palm Zire-like built-in icon softkeys on the screen. Now, at least the "Nokir" E828 that looks surprisingly like an actual Nokia handset (yes, actual Nokia model N73) only changed one letter to remain fake off the Nokia name. Sang Ericsson changed two letters from Sony Ericsson. We have a winner![Thanks, Staska]
Keepin' it real fake, part XLIII: SE W950 slacker edition
If we've said it once, we've said it a thousand times: don't try to pull of this whole fakin' it thing if you aren't going to take it all the way. While the eBay perp in this situation obviously committed hundreds of man-hours into making sure he used every single tacky font color and size on his item listing, we can't say as much for this "Langxin M902" he's peddling. The phone pretends to Sony Ericsson W950i UIQ heights, but ends up looking a bit more like a dollar store edition -- unacceptable, somebody should be working their sweatshop workers at least twice as hard! All the same, 12.6mm of thickness, an included 512MB memory card, Bluetooth, 1.3 megapixel camera and audio and video playback really isn't too shabby for a knockoff, and neither is that 2.4-inch 176 x 220 touchscreen if you don't break the cheap plastic stylus at your first go. Unfortunately, the GSM phone is of the 900 / 1800 MHz persuasion, so Stateside KIRFers will have to look elsewhere.
Sony Ericsson W950i 4GB musicphone reviewed
Mobile-review has taken Sony Ericsson's upcoming W950i musicphone through their usual exhaustive testing, and although the translated-from-Russian review may be a bit difficult to fully comprehend, the plethora of screenshots and comparison pics alone make it a must read for anyone considering this Symbian-powered handset. Although its 4GB of flash memory and integrated RDS-enabled FM tuner clearly make this a music-oriented device, S-E's inclusion of the UIQ 3.0 interface along with a ton of productivity software (Opera, QuickOffice, PDF , along with the usual PIM suite) allow the W950i to easily do double duty as a smartphone. Easily, that is, for those of us who aren't diehard QWERTY-enthusiasts -- the flush keypad only offers regular T9 input along with the never-pleasant on-screen handwriting options -- or don't require WiFi and a camera in our pocket at all times. Still, the UMTS radio should suffice for most data needs, and music lovers will appreciate the A2DP-enabled Bluetooth and 13 hour real-world battery life, making the ~$740 W950i look like strong competitor for such storage-heavy models as the Nokia N91 and Samsung i300/300x when it hits stores in July.
