[G-Izzat]

The above picture is a photoshopped image by Sneff from se-world. It is based upon real pictures of an upcoming handset he cannot post publicly.

Thanks to shaliron for all this info.
This is shaliron's thread. Shaliron's Sony Ericsson Thread (Esato)

Walkman phones

- Melinda
Based on K310. Perhaps a low end phone. Similar to the W300 in candybar.

- Mid range slider
QVGA screen and 2G. May have 1.3 or 2 megapixel camera? Competitor to the Nokia 5300. Will be released by the end of the first quarter.

- W650?
Walkman version of the K650/K550.

- Ai
Ultra slim (9.4mm) candybar phone. All the features of the W850. Metal on front, rubberized black material on back. Connector on the side. Keys like the K650 or 8850. Available on the market in Silver and Black. To be announced in November/December. 3G and HSDPA. No flash. Will come out with a 1GB M2 Micro Memory Stick. It will be announced in mid-February 2007, probably at 3GSM

- W880?
High end flip phone. Very similar spec wise to the recent Japanese SO903i. May have UIQ. Silver and stylish. Will come in green. Special music dial. Long battery life. Stereo speakers.

- Maria
W950 successor with a camera (probably 3.2 megapixel like Elena). Will be similar to Elena, i.e. M600/W950.

Cyber-shot phones

- K550 or K650?
Next low end Cybershot. 2 megapixel camera with autofocus, two LEDs for flash. Same specs as K800 with different camera. Competitor to the 6233. Does not have 3G, although there could be two variants (i.e. K790/K800).

- K810?
Cybershot, 14mm thick candybar phone. 3.2 megapixel camera. QVGA video recording (30fps maybe; mixed reports). May be for Asian or European market.

- K800 variant
Slightly improved specs but in a different form factor (very likely to be clamshell). Launched at the end of the year. True successor to the Z800. May also be SO903i variant.

- Sofia
Probably the K800 successor and to be called K850. 5 megapixel camera with xenon flash and QVGA recording. Not entirely like the N95 in terms of technology, but more mass market. Same size as the K610. 2.2 inch scratch resistant screen. EDGE and UTMS. Will be out by Q2, maybe even Q1 to not let the N95 have too much of a head start.

- S..... (1)
This will have a 5 megapixel camera like the Sofia. This could be describing the Handycam phone.

- S..... (2)
This will have a 3.2 megapixel camera. This could be describing the K810 or K800 variant.

- Handycam phone
High end slider with a twist. Might not be Handycam branded, could be Cybershot branded instead. Good video recording capabilities. Might be based on M600 (so it may be a smartphone).

Emotional Design phones

- E510
Emotional design. Mid range.

- E530
Another emotional design phone. Mid range.

- Slim phones
Well the Ai is one of them, but there will be more from SE. This will definitely include 'a few' slim sliders.

UIQ Phones

- Coming soon
Eight UIQ phones will be available next year, including the three that we have this year (M600, W950, and P990). So this means that there are apparently five new UIQ phones yet to be announced.

- Elena
The successor of the M600. Will have Wi-Fi and a 3.2 megapixel camera. Will be similar to Maria, i.e. M600/W950. On the market by June 2007.

- Non-Touchscreen phones
We will see quite a few non-touchscreen UIQ phones next year.

- Maria
See above^

- Handycam phone
See above^

Generic (Normal) phones

- K510 variant
K510 with a different form factor. Could be E510?

- Russian code named phone (not including Sofia or Elena)
Good all rounder. Nothing groundbreaking. Solid and reliable.

- Multiple mid range phones
A number of phones (maybe some mentioned here) to Widen the breadth of the company's appeal to mass market. Confirmed by Eldar.

- Elena
Wi-Fi enabled mobile. On the market by June 2007.

- Canceled swivel
Rectangular white swivel. Larger than the 7370 so could've been W900 successor. Canceled to fit more mass market. Maybe changed to slider?

- M600 successor
Another version of M600. Could be Elena?

- DVB-H phone
Large screen. TV on your mobile.

- HSDPA phones
An unknown number in development. Available Q2 2007. Ai is one of them.

- UIQ phones
Three phones will come within 3-4 months. We think we know at least two: M600 successor and W950 with a camera. Which could lead us to think that the Handycam is in fact a smartphone. Just guessing.

General

- More phones, with capabilities to work with the bluetooth watch.
- Seems like the placement of the Fastport on the side will be a common theme.
- QVGA will be the standard video recording for higher mid range SE phones. That means K800 successor and higher. The fps is yet to confirmed. Worst case scenario is 15 fps. More to do with stability issues.
- E series for 'Emotional' Design phones.
- One to three series will die. P series is definitely going and/or K series by mid 2007 and/or Z series
- Phones will be announced at 3GSM (13th February to 16th) and CeBIT (15th March to 21st)
- Pairs of phones still seems to be the strategy. K650/W650, W880 (Walkman high end)/K800 variant, etc. all seem to be similar spec wise and form factor.
- Handycam phones may not exist. The Handycam series could just be rolled into the Cybershot series (imaging and video).
- Once again, an upgraded platform; a new UI. Active standby is one of the features. With active standby you can have applications or tasks etc. on the standby screen.
- The time between announcement and release date for UIQ phones will be very little from now on.

[b]Accessories

- Eldar hinted about a version of the SE bluetooth watch.
- Eldar also stated that the size of the MWB-100 is because "it’s a reserve for the future release of a watch model armed with GPS-receiver". Nice.
- More SE accessories to be compatible with new Fastport location. Maybe Cybershot and ones, eg. speakers that will work with the phone horizontally.

This post has been edited by G-Izzat: 25 November 2006 - 01:52 AM

[scotsboyuk]

Interesting. I can see some of that being correct, although the names aren't necessarily so.

[G-Izzat]

well,scots,if u have any info regarding this rumour,do inform us.

oh,and thanks for adding the sony ericsson logo.

This post has been edited by G-Izzat: 15 November 2006 - 06:15 AM

[scotsboyuk]

@G-Izzat

Unfortunately I'm not at liberty to say at the present time, but certainly the information appears correct as far as I am aware.

EDIT: I should have said 'some of the information appears correct as far as I am aware'.

[G-Izzat]

that's good enough,scot.
thanks.

[shaliron]

It's me, the shaliron from esato.

I'd just like to point out that Mobil Magazine just copy and pasted everything from my original post back at http://www.esato.com...hp?topic=133292 So in essence they just stole and reworded very little what I collected.

A lot of the 'facts' were exaggerated or just made up in the Mobil Magazine version. There is no 'Sony Ericsson insider' and the phones will not be announced 'in the next few days' All I'm saying is to just go to my original post to find more accurate information. The Mobil Magazine link has old pictures which were proven to be fake months and months ago.

Just hope it clears up any errors and the strikingly similar posts by both them and I.

[Dyce9984]

From what I've been hearing some of the details above are incorrect, but unfortunately I can't say what parts at this stage

[G-Izzat]

shaliron,i've copied the texts from your thread at esato.
and the credit is to u.

thanks,mate.

[shaliron]

G-Izzat, on 2006-11-15 21:07, said:

shaliron,i've copied the texts from your thread at esato.
and the credit is to u.

thanks,mate.

Aw, shucks

I was just annoyed at the mobile site for taking all the info, but they have rectified it fortunately.

And another heads up, the W200 is probably going to be the name of the Melinda.

This post has been edited by shaliron: 15 November 2006 - 12:33 PM

[ixmog]

from the list of rumoured phone.

i will say most of us will find the maria, sofia, w880, ai and handycam phone more interesting to talk about.
The rest are low to mid range phone.

but still SE has nothing close to N95.

This post has been edited by ixmog: 15 November 2006 - 02:51 PM

[sausehuhn]

I'm looking forward to the Sofia/K850.
Hope it has a faster autofocus and a better image quality (don't mean megapixel here) than the K800i.

If it's released in Q2 I'll buy it

[scareface]

mhmhm interesting, so there's the possibility to see in a near future my dream: w950+camera?

...of course I'm also interested in Sofia and w880 (if tec. specs would be similar to SO903i)

[Sneff]

I managed to get a couple of images showing Melinda.
Melinda is a k320 based walkman with identical specs. It doesn't have a memory slot, so I guess the memory will be increased compared to k320i.

To get these pictures I had to promise not to show them in public.
But I made a photoshop based on these (pretty clear) photographs:



Right side looks like w810. walkman-logo and volume buttons. left side has a play-button. The backpanel looks pretty ugly. The camera is simply a hole in black plastic without surrounding silver elements. Pretty poor. Loudspeakers are like in w850i - simple, half-circular holes.

Announcement will be this year among a huge amount of other interesting phones.

Sneff

This post has been edited by Sneff: 15 November 2006 - 07:54 PM

[scotsboyuk]

I'm sure I've seen this picture before. Mobilemagazine are touting it as Sofia.

[G-Izzat]

that can't be sofia,it even has a quickshare picture on it.
looks quite okay,though.

[G-Izzat]

what in the name of god is this?
i got it from mobile-review's forum.
it looks like a cheap toy.

This post has been edited by G-Izzat: 16 November 2006 - 01:27 AM

[mustafabay]

I hope its an early prototype becuase its ugly to say the least. Of course it could be part of the 'emotional' series and the designer was going through a highly emotional time during the time of the designing.

[rog]

Sneff, on 2006-11-15 20:51, said:

Announcement will be this year among a huge amount of other interesting phones.

I would not be too sure about this (especially the second part )



CHeers,

Rog.

[Rekoil]

I never liked the columns type of keypad. For me its either a full block or just rows

[G-Izzat]

rog, on 2006-11-16 13:47, said:

I would not be too sure about this (especially the second part )



CHeers,

Rog.

well,i sure do hope the announcement will be by the end of this year.