Sony Ericsson Xperia 2 Has Some Rumors Spread By Sony Ericsson Managing Director of UK and Ireland

Oh, please. Another hype spread out deliberately by Nathan Vaultier, Managing Director of Sony Ericsson UK and Ireland, at MWC 2009.

While it is perfectly okay and common to generate buzzword as part of marketing tactic, but his statement should be clearer than this vague rant(quoted from BGR) :

"The Xperia brand is not just about Smartphones, it's about the latest and coolest thing in mobile phones. The next product will be very different to the Xperia X1, aimed at a different product segment and also enhancing the user experience."

Considering the failure of Xperia 1, the Xperia 2 would better be a really cool device, with reasonable price and killer features. And let's stop the hype-generating statement. We want a great phone. period.

While the Idou is also hot on the talk, yet its promise of "Entertainment Unlimited", in my humble opinion, is simply unrealistic. Samsung OmniaHD deserves to use this slogan much much more than Idou. Allright Idou will have 12 mp, but so what. Entertainment is about audio visual experience, and Samsung OmniaHD with HD recording and playback simply delivers the hippest entertainment up to date.

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LG Will Release 12 MP Cameraphone This Year

Quoted from Engadget and TechRadar , LG announced it will release 12 MP Cameraphone this year.

Although higher megapixel does not necessarily mean better pictures taken, the racing keeps going, as Sony Ericsson Idou started the battle cry. Okay,.. but how about image quality? Until today, I compare that the old Sony Ericsson 3 MP digicam still produces far superior picture than the 3.2 MP of Sony Ericsson K800i.. Well, you still should consider whether you need the 12 MP. I guess 5 MP is still okay, 8 MP getting over zeaous, and 12 MP wooh, an unneeded extravagant.

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Nokia N86 8 mp camera phone from Nokia

Within the megapixel camera race, Nokia is surely lagging behind. Sony Ericsson C905 8 mp has been launched several months ago. While Sony Ericsson Idou is already teasing with 12 mp. Nevertheless, here we go, the late upgrade of N85, the 8 megapixel cam multimedia slider phone from Nokia.



While sporting no major upgrades other than 8 mp cam and dual LED, the Nokia N86 sticks its design to standard N-series. Roundish. Black. With rather minimalists buttons. Being a slider, the keypads are no-nonsense oval shaped.

Featured in a Nokia's Far East showcase in Singapore, Nokia N86 gathers not so good response in blogosphere. Most Nokia enthusiasts are not very interested with the proposition. Being positioned as a member of N-series family, Nokia N86 only uses regular LED. Although there are two LEDs, but everybody who has been using camera phones know that Xenon flashlight is way way stronger and brighter than ordinary LEDs.

One positive feature is that it includes standard 3.5 mm earphone jack, so yes you can plug in your favourite Sennheiser earphones directly. It is also pre-installed with Ovi, an application store service by Nokia.

Compared to other offerings in the market, this Nokia N86 does not offer much. Samsung Innov8 with strong imaging features, or the latest Samsung OmniaHD surely packs more. Samsung OmniaHD even gets High definition video recording and playback ability. A far far better valued phone compared to N86.

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Sony Ericsson W995 Walkman with 8 mp camera announced!

Sony Ericsson W995 Walkman with 8 mp camera announced!
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by Beta Ismawan

Sony Ericsson W995 has been officially announced by Sony Ericsson. W995 is a high end sliding Walkman phone with 8 mp camera. W995 has 118 mb internal memory, and ships with 8 GB memory stick.


The display is 2.6" which supports 262k colors. Sony Ericsson W995 will be available in three colors : progressive black, cosmic silver, and energetic red.


Additional great features also on board W995 : aGPS, Google Maps™, Wayfinder Navigator™, Wi-Fi™, DLNA Certified™ and full PlayStation3 compatibility. With these features, you can adventure and go anywhere carrying W995.

Minor but useful feature of W995 is the phone stand, that enable you watch video on your with phone standing on the table.

Full specs here. And more images here.

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Sony Ericsson 12 mp camera officially codenamed Idou

Sony Ericsson 12 mp cameraphone officially codenamed Idou
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by Beta Ismawan

While the 12 mp cameraphone from Sony Ericsson is still under development, Sony Ericsson 12 MP Idou has been officially announced. It is a 12.1 megapixel cameraphone with 3.5 inch touchscreen display. The resolution of the display is 640x320.

The phone has been codenamed "Idou", but it will not be the official name when released. Below are some images captured from its official website.


Front looks convincing with generous near-edge display. There are three thin buttons in the lower part. Apparently no physical keypad whatsoever, so we'd better pray it comes with regular virtual keypad to enable single handed SMS-ing just like common phones.


The rear part is simple, Cybershot-ish style of layout. Wew, that's 12 mp camera we are looking at!

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Samsung OmniaHD is powered with 720P HD-video recording

Samsung OmniaHD is powered with 720P HD-video recording
CellFreakz Blog
by Beta Ismawan

Samsung does not have reputation for strong imaging phones. Often this trait goes to Nokia N-series or Sony Ericsson Cybershot series. However, this will surely change with the SamsungOmniaHD. This super imaging gadget is able to record 720P HD video recording, and able to play HD video, with 3.7 inches AMOLED display.

720p in HD, by the way, means the amount of lines embedded within the signal. As a comparison, standard DVD quality is 480p. Currently the highest resolution is 1080p. So, we can expect that 720p from Samsung OmniaHD produces higher quality image than ordinary DVD.

While AMOLED, is a kind of advanced LED display technology, with following advantages:

• Very thin and lighter weight
• Greatly minimized propensity for breakage
• Lower-power, highly rugged with superior image quality, and low cost compared to the current LCD displays
• Due to their inherent ruggedness, allow a unique form factor of conformability and rollability during use, transportation and storage.

Based on above AMOLED features, then Samsung OmniaHD should have better than average battery life.

With 8 mp onboard, SamsungOmniaHD is still behind compared to Sony Ericsson Idou's 12 mp camera. But like we often hear, bigger is not always better!

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Samsung i8910 : the real cutting edge that puts N-series to shame

After the glamour of its Omnia series, a win-mo powered smartphone that is hard to resist, Samsung leaked its upcoming i8910. Physically design speaking, it is nothing special. But it carries strong imaging features : 8 megapixel cameras, 8GB and 16 GB HDMI, DNLA, and the creamiest one is it enables High Definition recording.

The High Definition recording alone puts N-Series and C series of SonyEricsson to shame, as they are less generous in imaging aspects of their phones. The highest fps so far from N-series and Cseries is only 30 fps. Sure the Samsung i8910 will steal some market share from the flamboyant N-Series and charming C series. I even consider to get one!

So let's watch this hot gadget coming..!

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