Sony Ericsson Hikaru shows its face to the world

09 Feb, 2009
The first photo of the long rumored and discussed Sony Ericsson Hikaru leaked today. It is a small and sleek Walkman-branded metal slider with an 8 megapixel camera and rich connectivity options...

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  • Anonymous
  • q{3
  • 11 Feb 2009

The Horta, 09 Feb 2009Hikaru?? Why'd they name this phone after Hikaru Sulu from... moreHikaru is not named after that Star Trek character. It's called Hikaru because hikaru means "to shine/glitter" in Japanese. I won't be surprised that it was designed by the Japan branch of SE.

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    • Anton
    • uE5
    • 11 Feb 2009

    Well, right now I'm still confused about W595 or w715, which one i should buy makes me crazy. And now with HIKARU fenomenal appearances and enormous features making me more crazy. Should i save more money to pay this "absolutely " expensive handphone? Arghhhh....

    SE Walkman Series ROCKKKKK!!!

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      • pimp_my_dragon
      • uG5
      • 11 Feb 2009

      2.6inch?? 2.6inch??? What, Sony manufactures giant @$$ TVs and you give me a measly 2.6'er? I wanna see -3-, Sony. Give me a 3 in front of that, and you might have a deal. Not 3.0 mind you, but a OMG is it possible, 3.6" screen. That will keep my loyalty. Cause right now, my next huge wad of cash is going for a Samsung Innov8 or a HTC Touch HD. Why? Need functionality, and a GPS display worthy of the cash I'm spending. That's why I'll stay away from your SEX1 phone (Xperia X1... yes i noticed the acronym you crazy developers) and the C905 i thought was gonna rock my world... well... didn't. Thanks for coming out though, come back when you have a phone -worthy- of an actual news bulletin.

      A ticked-off SE long time fan.

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        • Anonymous
        • ijB
        • 11 Feb 2009

        Maria Miau, 11 Feb 2009you know what? Nokia is not perfect (their shammy camera) ... morewhatever, we do not care!

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          • Maria Miau
          • wHr
          • 11 Feb 2009

          you know what?
          Nokia is not perfect (their shammy camera)
          Samsung, too (their screen hurts my eyes)
          LG also (great advertisement yet not compelling)
          HTC (so expensive)

          SE was the best for me and forever will be
          (great user interface and astounding features)

          it may not be perfect but it will be best!
          GO SEE FOR YOURSELF SE is No. 2 behind HTC (GSMArena Rankings)

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            • antiRaZoR
            • ibf
            • 11 Feb 2009

            RaZoR, 09 Feb 2009First of all, You don't have any right to say anything to N... moreYou should get out of tis forum rite now! ! !
            If u r so great,go n make a phone yourself LoL ...
            u r so so shallow...

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              • walkman lovers
              • wri
              • 11 Feb 2009

              hmhmhm..... i belive, it not real picture form hikaru, because i wacth in SEMC blog when C903 rumors is differently after announcement,so maybe....... hikaru have a design like it

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                • Anonymous
                • mD6
                • 10 Feb 2009

                RaZoR, 10 Feb 2009Dani bro I aint bashing SE all Im saying is this phone aint... morethis phone is special, at least for me and for us SE fans and so if you are not a SE fan you should leave from here and go to nokia forums
                I LOVE HIKARU AND SE RULE

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                  • Anonymous
                  • M@T
                  • 10 Feb 2009

                  Anonymous, 10 Feb 2009Walkman has the best music player! but.. Poor Sound qualit... moreevery new thing is an improvement of d old 1.i dont think SE is comittin a crime here.SEgot its designs so does nokia.ur nokia is even being a copycat by trying to imitate d iphn wit ur 5800xpres music and ur failure was evident wit crapy camera,dead pixels and cheap body.SE got its style and it wil stick to it.go ahead wit ur touch screen madness d iphn rules dat department and there is noting u can do abt dat.i love my SE!

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                    • Anonymous
                    • M@T
                    • 10 Feb 2009

                    Anonymous, 10 Feb 2009Walkman has the best music player! but.. Poor Sound qualit... moreevery new thing is an improvement of d old 1.i dont think SE is comittin a crime here.SEgot its designs so does nokia.ur nokia is even being a copycat by trying to imitate d iphn wit ur 5800xpres music and ur failure was evident wit crapy camera,dead pixels and cheap body.SE got its style and it wil stick to it.go ahead wit ur touch screen madness d iphn rules dat department and there is noting u can do abt dat.i love my SE!

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                      • RaZoR
                      • u1u
                      • 10 Feb 2009

                      Dani, 09 Feb 2009Razor bro? Is this you? Im deeply ashamed. I thought... moreDani bro I aint bashing SE all Im saying is this phone aint got anything special so why is everyone getting hyper for??

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                        • dr.sony ericsson
                        • prm
                        • 10 Feb 2009

                        amaznig music phone
                        sony ericsson is rocks but nokia ......... lol

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                          • Anonymous
                          • M@T
                          • 10 Feb 2009

                          what edge has ur pathetic carl zeiss optics hav when it cant beat a simple c'mon lense Se uses.the failure of ur optics is so evident on ur latest phn d 5800 and u stil got d gots to sa bla bla bla?.u guys r clowns a hundred percent!.SE RULES .

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                            • nCb
                            • 10 Feb 2009

                            i don't get it. why the hell do people want everything in a mobile phone?! they really wanted the 'perfect phone' for them..

                            face facts. nothing in this world is perfect. even mobile phones. :D

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                              • Paul
                              • mqq
                              • 10 Feb 2009

                              The phone looks good, camera should be if compared to the c905.. the walkman will be made even better the 3.5mm jack for use of normal headphones with out the need of an adapter as well as the 8gb memory card...

                              cant wait for this one..

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                                • Sony
                                • fuv
                                • 10 Feb 2009

                                Anonymous, 10 Feb 2009u nokia fan.u hav started wit ur hate.y do u pple like bash... moreTell em Dow let them watch we aet nokia alive...how do the bost when the are pleading to use our camera lens(Carl Zeiss)& the want to compete with us again No chance.The truth hurts

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                                  • Mustafa
                                  • FvX
                                  • 10 Feb 2009

                                  Sony Ericsson's usually have great call and reception quality, and they're dependable phones, however, SE is really dropping the ball. Their display sizes on their phones are tiny (for their prices) compared to what Samsung, Nokia, and even LG offers. The Hikaru, despite having a full spec sheet, doesn't look like it'll be that much of an attention grabber; just another walkman slider; a thinner version of the c905 with a slightly bigger display. SE needs to release a phone that's BREATHTAKING. Not everyone will buy a high-priced phone from SE, but it'll at least interest people in their catalogue. These same tired bar-shaped handsets with 2.2 and 2.4 inch displays, or a slider that resembles a w910 is not going to generate interests in their products. People usually don't "love" or "hate" on a cell phone manufacturer unless they're doing something right or wrong. SE is definitely doing something wrong, and they need to keep up with the times, or else they're going to lose even more of a market share.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • ji{
                                    • 10 Feb 2009

                                    Walkman has the best music player! but..
                                    Poor Sound quality (helped by hi quality earfone! SE Liar!)
                                    Poor features
                                    Poor technology
                                    Expensive!
                                    Hey..where's the comment hikaru will blow n kick acme,n97?
                                    The fact is acme,n97 kick hikaru easily..
                                    Where's se smartphone? X1 outdated in q2 2009..
                                    A200 again just few upgrade from w910,w902..se will announced cuts more jobs

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • M@T
                                      • 10 Feb 2009

                                      [deleted post]u nokia fan.u hav started wit ur hate.y do u pple like bashing on other brands? ur n96,5800 and others couldnt go beyond 8.1 to 8.6 how pathetic! xperia and 980 buried ur phns prime time and u r there licking ur wounds shamlesly.jst play fair and air ur view abt this new fone dat is kicking off a killer campaign this year.peace!

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                                        • indra
                                        • wra
                                        • 10 Feb 2009

                                        i like this phone..
                                        i think this phone is good for non smartphone but this phone is a walkman phone with Wifi, 8MP and new walkman series at 4, yes this phone is not the best but the features is good enough for walkman phone series...