Two Sony Ericsson Android handsets leak

Upgrade the processor please!

-Sent from my HTC Evo ;)

I think it’s an issue of availability – I’ve never held a SE handset or tried it out, and I don’t know of any store locally (upstate NY, US) where I can do so. Sony needs to get these phones, as well as their existing offerings, into people’s hands and make them as available as the “mainstream” Android phones that we’re all so familiar with. Same goes for Acer!

Make a top notch cybershot phone with HD video and Android 2.2 and I’m in.

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My mom said “if you don’t have something nice to say don’t say anything” so I’ll keep my mouth shut on this one….

in the post “soluition” is spelled wrong :P

I do like the slider, but seems like the screen is almost to big, needs a faster processor. and wheres that video chat camera? why cant someone just make a kick ass phone that does video, music, runs fast and has a good form/weight factor…..oh wait,, is taht the evo im talking about,,, well almost, besides sprints crappy coverage so you cant really use the video for calling. verizon,,, take notes

They just need to get it subsidized by the major carriers. Even the iPhone wouldn’t have done crap had it not been subsidized by AT&T. Face it SE, very few people in this country are going to buy a phone and pay $500+

These all suck. Sorry.

Everytime I see Sony introduce hardware these days I can’t help but wonder if they’re beginning to be a victim of their own making. Known for their exquisite designs and cutting edge technology, they’ve produced smartphone a bomb in the Xperia. They make great game consoles but this phone thing… they need to hit the drawing board and have at it again.

Android= reason why moto wireless is still in business and Sony still has a chance

We had an X10 and an X10 mini in house last week at the office. The X10 mini was particularly cool – smallest Android device I have ever seen. Input a bit of a challenge, but cool piece regardless. The mid sized version seems to be the type of thing that would drive a stake in the heart of devices like the N95. As for the strange qwerty on the right, looks like something I would gladly own. It will be interesting to see how froyo does on humble hardware.

I think if sony wants to play it good they should incorporate a 1.5 ghz snapdragon and get together with HTC to see if they can work the hardware out and UI things will be nice but if these devices come out late this quarter they need to introduce froyo instead of 2.1

The executives at SE need to be fired and there needs to be a company shake up from top to bottom, from engineering to design to marketing. I mean this company is getting worse by the minute. Phones get announced 8 to 9 months early from shipping and SE thinks people will still care about what they have to offer.

I know these are leaks, but even so, these phones are ridiculous. I love android, but I don’t support all companies who use it. Top dogs are HTC and Motorola. Everyone else is falling to the side and dragging the Android system with them.

Rant over, sorry to offend anyone’s views, but these weak companies need to crash and burn if it means the success of the better companies. Any rebuttal would be nice to hear.

I definitely think SE has alot of potential to regain market share. The company has long since had strong design and hardware as B00dah( above) mentioned. And definitely Medicdave makes a good point regarding their marketing agenda in the U.SThough to add Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson have stores in New York where you can try out their handsets. SE has a strong following in Europe not so much here but that seems to be the same case for Nokia.The attractiveness of contract’s in the US is their subsidization of phones and the services that are restricted to post-pay customers…that’s partly how carriers make their money. Though Sony Ericsson and Nokia have made appearances on U.S. carriers their higher end stuff typically has been sold unlocked. Perhaps the benefits of selling with a carrier is outweighed by the loss stemming from production. Who knows, oddly enough the fact that up to now with the introduction of the Xperia X10i/a and the upcoming Nokia N8 and t, the majority of these companies have produced 3G phone’s that cater to one carrier at a time. So something needs to give on both ends, Clearly carriers seemingly have the advantage on the negotiation table- people like nice phones, people like saving money. However, with the right marketing strategies, a solid product and a consistent service (are you listening Samsung mob!le?) they can get some customers to potentially act differently. Look at the Nexus one as an example!!!

ooh yea BGR, I don’t know what the “box” your referring to looks like, I definitely have seen and read about Nokia’s and SE previous dealings with re-hashing products with similar internals and different exteriors but keep in mind some of the most popular mentions on this site are around the Iphone and Blackberries ,,devices which have consistently held a similar hardware aesthetic and software design over various iterations, oddly enough this is product differentiation, consisting , branding whatever…but every company builds their own box and this is it for Sony Ericsson currently

that slider makes more sense than an I(diot)pad any day
no reason there couldnt be a 7″ and 10″ version too

Sticking to GSM ONLY has been and will be their downfall…Same for Nokia. Android can not save them.

The snapdragon at 1.5 ghz is useless until they move to a small chip than the 65nm. A smartphone should never have less than at least 4 hrs life. Your talking a 20 percent increase in performance maybe at a huge battery hit.

I wonder how froyo handles battery usage, more than if it’s faster

Sony and Apple are the only two companies I have sworn off ever purchasing from again — Apple because of their addiction to the idea that there is only One Right Way to do anything and Steve knows what it is, and Sony because of their addiction to DRM and proprietary hardware.

So no. These phones don’t interest me at all. But that’s just me.

In this time I don’t think anyone wants to know about Sony right now. WWDC is around the bend.

the white handset on the left looks coolbuti like the black one better than the white one because it looks bigger

You’re an idiot if you think these are “leaks” and not intentional trial balloons.

Stephen how is it cheaper? If I’m going to be using a phone for the next two years any way it won’t be cheaper. You can say buying full price gives you more freedom to jump ship at a whim I guess.

After trying out their experia x1, I am staying away. Sorry, but there was so much hype for the phone that at the end Sony simply dropped the ball.
The only factor that looks appealing is that they are now using android on the xperia line.

I wish ericsson was still on its own. I miss by Ericsson T28. By far one of the cooles phones that I have had.

I would really like to try out an SE phone and don’t mind paying the money for a really good phone that has a great OS. Their availability is very limited however. You have to go to Expansys or ebay and pay ridiculous prices.