Sony Ericsson working on a 5-inch QWERTY-packing Android tablet?

4 June, 2010
Are Android-powered 5-inch phone tablets on the rise? Seems so, especially after the Dell Streak just launched in the UK. Sony Ericsson is also (rumored to be) getting into that game with a 5-inch Android...

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  • 04 Jun 2010

don't get it - why does tablet need's 5mp camera ?
Its like taking photos with your laptop - nonsense

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    • SAM
    • upe
    • 04 Jun 2010

    I accidentally saw a PSP mobile form Sony which is a dual slider and has D pad just like PSP. Waiting for this mobile if it is based on Symbian or Android OS.

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      • xtian
      • t7$
      • 04 Jun 2010

      Mobilemaster, 04 Jun 2010I really hope that this phone will have maximum 5 inch scre... moreye rite.... sony will beat motorola also ..

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        • xtian
        • t7$
        • 04 Jun 2010

        Mobilemaster, 04 Jun 2010Prototype=is NOT a final phone, it is a concept one.a! okay thank you very much 4 ur answer.. :)

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          • Anonymous
          • KFQ
          • 04 Jun 2010

          We all know what to expect from sony ericsson. Quite a good product but will get updates atleast a year after every other android gets it. Hmmm...

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            • bummy
            • 9xE
            • 04 Jun 2010

            Who said SE phones are always super expensive?

            I got my x10 for $99 on day of release, while iphone 3gs sells for $199 after 10 months... (with 3 year contract)

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              • Reality check
              • N7$
              • 04 Jun 2010

              A Debono, 04 Jun 2010Reminds me of the good old days of the Psion 3a and 5mx. Hi... moreAaah... someone who knows where the technology evolved from and not these Apple fanboys who seem to think that Apple invented touchscreen and the tablet.

              This also reminds me of the Ericsson MC 216 and 218 back in 1999/2000, it actually looks like the Ericsson duo. That those Ericssons were touchscreen suggests the same strategy SE used when they resurrected the Ericsson R380 with the P800.

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                • Spyroscesarscr
                • 3AY
                • 04 Jun 2010

                Mobilemaster, 04 Jun 2010Prototype=is NOT a final phone, it is a concept one.5" = Not phone but tablet. If SE wants to make a phonwith qwerty it must have 4" or even 4.3"... Als look agin the keyboard of the device in the pic! This keyboard is too big for a device with 5"! I think that the device in the pic has at least 6" display... The best thing that SE hs to do is to make a phone with 4" AMOLED, slide out qwerty keyboard, 1GHz processor or more, Android and at least 5MP camera with LED flash. Even I prefer Samsung and don't like SE, this phone would be the king of smartphones for 2010!

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                  • Mobilemaster
                  • Lax
                  • 04 Jun 2010

                  xtian, 04 Jun 2010what is the meaning of prototype.?Prototype=is NOT a final phone, it is a concept one.

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                    • A Debono
                    • MWW
                    • 04 Jun 2010

                    Reminds me of the good old days of the Psion 3a and 5mx. History repeating itself?

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                      • Mobilemaster
                      • Lax
                      • 04 Jun 2010

                      I really hope that this phone will have maximum 5 inch screen, NOT 5.5 inch, as other sites mentioned it! Now Sony Ericsson prepare to beat Nokia, Samsung, and even HTC,if this rumor is true.

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                        • xtian
                        • t7$
                        • 04 Jun 2010

                        what is the meaning of prototype.?

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                          • xtian
                          • t7$
                          • 04 Jun 2010

                          im happy with that its awesome its greta..!!!!!! nice looking better than n8 :)

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                            • Spyroscesarsc
                            • 3AY
                            • 04 Jun 2010

                            Firsty, I am a fanatic tablet hater! I think that companies were ready to introduce a new product category and this category began with ipad only for advertising reasons. Think that there is no need for this new category(tablet). They only want to take more money for people! Now, everyone who want to be modern must have a smartphone, a tablet, and a laptop or netbook, while until now with a smartphone & a notebook we were ok! I HATE this thing! Think that when the most of people own a tablet device, companies will introduse an other new category to take from customers more & more money!
                            Some mentions:
                            1) This 5" qwerty device isn't phone, like i saw in some other sites but tablet, as correct GSMarena mentioned!
                            2) I think that it has display bigger than 5".
                            3) Nice looking inho.
                            4) If SE make a device like this at 4", this device will be the best of SE in last 5+ years!
                            QWERTYable smartphones FTW!!! :)

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                              • vwn
                              • 04 Jun 2010

                              Looking nice!

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                                • Anonymous
                                • k6x
                                • 04 Jun 2010

                                This is going to be one REALLY expensive device. Everything SE is Super Expensive for some reason. Not Vertu Phone Expensive though.

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                                  • FireDragon
                                  • sUv
                                  • 04 Jun 2010

                                  An interesting fact when I save image of this leak from another site, the name of imagefile has "psp-phone" in it. However the title is not SONY it is writen Sony Ericsson, although its very blury so nothing is sure. PSP phone is suppose to be a SONY product.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • PRW
                                    • 04 Jun 2010

                                    Steph, 04 Jun 2010:-( Waiting for a HIGH-END device from SE like "N8&quo... moreme too waiting psp phone. btw look about Symbian Smartphone from Japanese manufacture i read spec they compatible with Nintendo DS & Sony PSP. when compare with Symbian Smartphone from outside Japanese manufacture make jealous.. we got outdated spec.... android & iphone spec look so noob & very outdated when compare with Symbian Smartphone from Japanese manufacture xD

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                                      • FireDragon
                                      • sUv
                                      • 04 Jun 2010

                                      Yes, we only have it rumor and very low-quality picture of device from which we can't even tell what would be the size of screen as some said 5 inches and some saying 5.5 inches within the size of X10. So there is no way we can tell if Sony Ericsson is planning or not planning to update Andriod.

                                      For me, after NotionInk's Adam, I think this will be my next desireable tablet based device. Although Adam will have advantage of early launch (hopefully) with really less price. But this one will have good handy (not saying pocket) size and well, Keyboard.

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                                        • PU7
                                        • 04 Jun 2010

                                        at last