Gizmodo: p5i

Sony Ericsson Cancels Paris and BeiBei Smartphones

AddyDugdale — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:45:00 EDT

Sony Ericsson's Paris, much coveted by S-E purists, has been canned, according to the Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog. The Paris, aka the P5i, has been filed under T (for trash) alongside its sister smartphone, the BeiBei, or the G702. Apparently it's to do with the less-than-enthusiastic reactions from some of the mobile phone bloggers, who weren't exactly gagging for it. There's also speculation that a lot of its features were already lagging behind those of its competitors—and this is before it had even hit the streets. I guess we'll never have Paris. [Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog via Mobile Mentalism]

Sony Ericsson Paris Image Leaked; Face Job Works Wonders

Haroon Malik — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 23:00:00 EDT

The last time we caught Sony Ericsson's Paris on the tubes it looked a little chunkier, but now the aesthetics have been immensley improved. For the proof, check out the image above. USEB has run a complete rundown of the expected specifications, so jump in for the best of what they found.

Along with what we have already heard, the cellphone will now carry an alleged QWERTY keypad with multifunction keys, a metal construction, sliding lens cover for the 5MP camera, Bluetooth 2.0, 3G capability, UIQ 3.3 touchscreen WQVGA display, Google Maps and Wayfinder 7.0 support, as well as the excellent Mobile Opera 9.5 web browser. If all that holds to be true, this looks to be shaping up very nicely indeed.

On a side note, the source, USEB, tends to be so accurate with their Sony Ericcson-related information/leaks, word has it they know about SE products before the R&D department does. Weird. [USEB]

Touchscreened Sony Ericsson P5i Mockup Surfaces

Charlie White — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:02:02 EST

We showed you a few sneak shots last weekend of Sony Ericsson's rumored lineup of phones to be supposedly rolled out today, but now here's another one, and this P5i has a full touchscreen. The slider is said to be due for an intro announcement next week, and might ship in May or June of 2008. Nobody's claiming this to be an actual pic; it's admittedly 'shopped, but those who've pawed the thing says it's a close rendering of reality. Let's look at the speculative specs.

• 360 MHz CPU
• Symbian 9.3 OS, UIQ 3.2, new Touchscreen UI
• HSDPA&HSUPA connectivity
• 2.8″ VGA (!) touchscreen
• 5 megapixel camera with Auto Focus and flash
• Built-in GPS&Wi-Fi b/g
• 160 MB ROM and 128 MB SDRAM
• MicroSD/Memory Stick M2 card slot
• Weight: 125 gr
[Unwired View]