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Sony Ericsson M610i "Elena" pics leaked
We've been in waiting for some legit snaps of the forthcoming Sony Ericsson M610i smartphone since its rumors began hitting the Sony Ericsson universe. We just knew that some official pics were the real deal when we spotted this M610i (aka "Elena") sporting a purple dress. No Photoshop hound would dare do that, right? Anyway, with the Elena apparently out in the wild, we have a feeling it won't be long now before proper units start flooding the streets. Rumored deets: a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, WiFi, and -- we hope -- HSDPA. Oh yeah -- we're almost positive this baby will have the newest version of UIQ as well. While we're not sure if the "Elena" is the sister phone to the "Lizzy," we're waiting with baited breath for both.[Via Just Another Mobile Phone Blog, thanks David]
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]
Sony Ericsson "Lizzy" to follow up M600i?
It's hard for us in the new country to get too worked up over the successor to a phone we never got in the first place, but alas, we still wouldn't mind putting Sony Ericsson's creative text entry system through its proper paces. This here is allegedly the "Lizzy," successor to the M600i UIQ smartphone that's been kicking around overseas for a while now. We're digging the looks, but with HSDPA and a camera both still missing in action, the internals seem to be only marginally upgraded at best. If this is all legit -- and it looks legit enough for Sony Ericsson's latest round of offerings -- we can apparently expect it to drop later in '07.
Sony Ericsson M600i shipping in UK
Like memory card standards, we get a little tired of tracking all the me-too text input methodologies floating around, but it's very hard to dislike Sony Ericsson's new flagship UIQ 3.0 piece, the M600. The "i" variant that Expansys UK now appears to be shipping is intended for Europe and sports triband GSM with UMTS 2100 -- not the most useful setup for us poor, smartphone-starved Americans, but we're not naïve enough to believe that'll stop every last one of you from importing this beauty for the £415 (roughly $766) Expansys is asking. If you get your hands on one of these, be sure to drop us a note on the key layout, ya hear?[Thanks, Soven]
