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Yeah, we know it’s not earth shattering news, but we’ll take what we can get when it comes to Sony Ericsson’s eminently drool-worthy set. The X1’s official site has dropped a few shots of the handset in a second color called Steel Silver that show a new XPERIA panel key and some new branding below the screen. Way to tease Sony Ericsson, we’re not worried about the labels, just push this out the door this year, pretty please?

[Via Sony Ericsson Blog]

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Filed under: Handsets, HTC, Windows Mobile, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS

Smartphone shoppers with an inclination for Windows Mobile are about to be faced with a really serious problem later this year — our favorite kind of problem, in fact. In the QWERTY arena, the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 and various incarnations of the HTC Raphael are setting up to go head-to-head in a battle royale (ironic, since Bot. are made by HTC) that will pit VGA against VGA, WinMo 6.1 with TouchFLO against WinMo 6.1 with Sony Ericsson’s custom “panel” interface, and 7.2Mbps HSDPA against 7.2Mbps HSDPA. If that ain’t an even fight, we don’t know what is, and we think that it’ll probably come down to carrier availability for a good number of folks that are hoping to score one on a contract discount. Anyway, the::unwired has unearthed a full spec sheet for the T-Mobile-branded version of the Raphael, the MDA Vario IV, and the hearty 256MB of RAM and 512MB of ROM are just two of the many line items worth drooling over. A little competition never hurt anyone, eh, Sony Ericsson?

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Filed under: Handsets, Sony Ericsson, Symbian, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS

The mythical G702 “BeiBei” is one of those phones that feels like it’s released, even though it’s not, clearly because it’s been scooped into oblivion on countless occasions at this point. Heck, it’s not even declare yet. But, you know, if there was anything else you still needed to know about this touchscreen UIQ-based candybar, look no further than YouTube, where a brief Sony Ericsson-produced promotional video for the G702 has surfaced. We see a few seconds of the stylus in action, and that’s about it; anyone left wanting more is probably plan to have to wait until June 17, when it appears the company will be throwing an contest in Amsterdam. It’s presumed that the G702 will be declare in this place, possibly alongside the Paris — though we’re well accustomed to disappointment, so we’re plan to try to keep our toyed-with emotions in check in this place until we see something official.

[Via Unwired View, thanks Dion]

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