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I am speechless. This is one of the most awesome handsets I've ever seen!

Today I got a really (and I mean really :D) interesting e-mail from someone seeming to be one of our readers. The e-mail mentioned some warm words about our blog and contained one very interesting picture. Is this a leaked (or spy) photo of the upcoming handset from Sony Ericsson?


To me, this device seems to be a high-end handset from the XPERIA line.

To be honest, when I first saw this photo, I thought that it was not yet announced Paris (Sony Ericsson P5) and my gladness had no borders. I've been waiting for P5 for quite long, but the device on the photo is obviously a new High-End XPERIA handset!... And this is why I think so.

First off all, I think you'll agree that the whole look of the handset resembles that of the recently announced Sony Ericsson X1. Second, it's obviously based on Windows Mobile OS. The picture on the screen speaks the same... And I think Paris (Sony Ericsson P5) or Sony Ericsson's other smartphone from P series will be based on Symbian UIQ and not WM.

So let's look at the photo and consider it.

Look at this HUGE screen, it's much bigger than X1's and believe me - the screen of the X1 is big :) and its obviously touchscreen.

As you can see, the form factor of the device is horizontal slider (Like Sony Ericsson X1) and there are no buttons on the front side of the phone!!! This means that the screen is touch sensitive and it doesn't need buttons (Like iPhone, wow). The capture on the screen is unknown to me. As I know, X1 has a different UI, at least this one is different from that, which was shown on the presentation of the handset. But the opened tabs are almost the same as on X1 screen, which was shown on the 3GSM.

The keyboard pretty much looks like that of X1, but if we take a closer look, we can notice a little thing on the right side of the keyboard (Look at the #1 mark on the picture). Frankly, I don't have the slightest idea what it is. Maybe a "scroll" button? Or at least I hope so :D Scroll would be great...

Unfortunately I can't see the front camera or the whole left side of the front view, or back view of the phone to tell with which camera is equipped this miracle, but I guess, after those visible specifications, which we can see on this leaked photo, Sony Ericsson never dares to put bad camera, I think there will be at least 5MP one, with Auto Focus.

OK, and at last words about this photo. To be honest, in my own opinion, this phone is too good to be true. At a moment I think that this picture is another fake, but it's so realistic that it's really difficult to be sure. Either way, bravo to the creator of the photo or to the creator of the device. If this is a real device and the one that can be released anytime soon, then not only will this device be iPhone killer, it can be a killer of every high end handset!!! Of course, this assumption is based on the look as I have no idea what the specifications are.

If we manage to get more pictures of the device, we will post them as a follow up.

As always, our readers' comments are welcome.

18 comments

Anonymous said... @ February 28, 2008 12:31 PM

It looks like the upcoming MID from Aigo or Gigabyte.

Anonymous said... @ February 29, 2008 1:42 AM

WOW It's really fantastic, look at this screen man

I was waiting for X1 release, but after that? I think I'm gonna wait for little bit more :D

2 anonymous:

It's really looks like on MID, but just looks like and nothing more, MID's screen is smaller than that and the keyboard is more X1 style than others and most important - look at the top of screen, the inscription on the blue line is definitely Sony Ericsson!!!

J. said... @ March 1, 2008 1:39 AM

For me it looks like fake. The screen looks too much unrealistic - it's just too outsized. Somebody is joking ... But nice fake :-) (J.Havrlant - SE_cz)

Massamino said... @ March 13, 2008 2:37 PM

And why would they show vertical pages when looking horizontally. Doesn't make sense. I think it's fake as well.

Anonymous said... @ May 6, 2008 9:08 AM

The thing that you said looks like a scroll bar, looks more like touch button, such that you can find on other phones, or other technology.

Anonymous said... @ May 23, 2008 11:14 AM

This looks quite real... the 3D look may be the way forward of the xperia (X1) panels, to me a 3d experience in the panels is what the xperia is missing

mkr said... @ August 28, 2008 1:39 PM

hard to say but i think that is fake...
-when you put finger on the bright screen
more finger is lighten
-too dark shadow under phone ( on finger that is no light above )

ps where is video call camera ?

sasha said... @ August 29, 2008 3:01 AM

mkr - can't you see that's the x1?!!

Anonymous said... @ November 18, 2008 6:08 AM

that's the revised x1 after sony figured out that they didnt need the triangular contraptions at the bottom of the panel..

Anonymous said... @ January 2, 2009 4:00 PM

i`m sure it`s real. i really hope so.
it has light effect of lens of mobile phone. and shades on fingers are real. simple check on photoshop shows it has no changes of photo

Anonymous said... @ February 11, 2009 2:58 AM

Well, this maybe isnt' the X2!
1. Blurred picture, is it a 1 megapixel camera shot or a non-Xperia device blurred to hide company logo?
2. No Front Camera
3. Maybe a X1 with a third-party application that uses the X1 panels

If (1.) this is not a blurred photo and (2.) this had a logo saying Sony Ericsson, then it is true! Pls. upload a clear photo.

And, handsets are music phones, Xperias, G700, g705, G900, P1i and P9000s are smartphones/PDAs (which are, of course, capable to run Windows Mobile).

mkr isnt right. Bad cameras may put too much light in screen and cannot focus on finger light. The dark shadow? This time he's true, or it is a response to blurring?

Anonymous said... @ February 11, 2009 3:02 AM

I forgot...... The Vitsa Mobile OS? That does NEVER EXSIST! A video of X2 said Windows Mobile 7 to be in X2 but all all fake because it DOES NOT REFLECT WINDOWS 7, GET IT!!!
Or it is a redesigned X1? Or real? Not so sure.

∙•●вαвα™●•∙ said... @ February 12, 2009 11:34 AM

Hy!sombody can explain that wy ppl say"xperia iz apple killer" it is jst a window mobile but apple iphone is mor than of it

George S. said... @ February 12, 2009 11:58 AM

iPhone rocks forever

Anonymous said... @ June 6, 2009 1:17 PM

Xperia X1 is not even a year old

SE will not release X2 soon

maybe in another 1-2 years

the Photo looks good tho, but yeah, its probably just another fakes

Anonymous said... @ June 10, 2009 3:02 AM

I thought that the I phone was allready killed. So, this one does not need to try. But it seems so far away, and I belive it is...

Anonymous said... @ June 17, 2009 10:36 AM

its close but this is suppose to be the x2 so i dont know what that is

http://www.navigadget.com/wp-content/postimages/2009/06/sony-ericsson-x2.jpg

Watches Reviews said... @ August 11, 2009 8:13 PM

I hope it is the real deal, it looks promising. Especially with the larger screen.

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