Sony Ericsson have just posted their X2 software upgrade schedule on the official Xperiancers blog, and it shows that we’ve got two firmware upgrades in store for the X2. The first will come in March and it’ll upgrade the phone’s operating system to Windows Mobile 6.5.2, thereby improving the stability and usability. It will also enabled video calling, an FM radio and quicker GPS fixes.
The second upgrade will come in May and will upgrade the operating system to version 6.5.3, just like the Aspen. Sony Ericsson says this will be the most significant upgrades, as it will improve performance, usability, power management and browsing experience. Sounds good!
By the way, the post also mentions Windows Mobile 7 and that there won’t be an update to WM7 as the phone’s hardware won’t suffice. This tells us that Sony Ericsson are working on / with Windows Mobile 7.
Sony Ericsson today officially announced Aspen – a Windows Mobile 6.5.3 handset, that was previously known by its codename Faith. It’s the company’s first handset to run Windows Mobile 6.5.3, and the second handset in the world to officially run this version of the OS. Sony Ericsson have added the panel solution on-top of Windows Mobile.
With a screen size of 2.4 inches and a resolution of just 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA), I can’t see why this phone was announced – especially not running Windows Mobile or any of the panels. It would have been great in 2006, but this is 2010.
The camera is a fixed focus 3.2 megapixel camera without flash. Other features include a built-in GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3.5 mm audio jack and USB connector. It’ll come with a 4 GB microSD card.
It’ll be available in two colour variants – Iconic Black and White Silver – in Q2 of 2010. There’s no word of pricing, but with these specifications it’s gotta be cheap!
Check out these sparkling new photos of the Kurara / Vivaz. Like them better than the spy photos? Yeah, who wouldn’t?
The final specifications of the phone have already been posted here by me in a previous post, but let’s just do it again. It’s got a 720 MHz processor, 3.2 inch TFT display with nHD resolution (640 x 360), 8 megapixel camera with 720p video recording, a-GPS, 3.5 mm audio jack connector, 8 gigabytes of storage on a microSD card – and yes, Symbian S60 5th edition.
It’ll be available in four colours – Cosmic Black, Galaxy Blue, Moon Silver and Venus Ruby.
Yet another upcoming handset from Sony Ericsson has been leaked just recently (what’s up these days?), and this time it’s a GreenHeart product codenamed Faith. Having known about it for months, I was curious to see when it would get leaked and what people’s reaction would be. Not surprisingly, it was what I had expected. People don’t like the design too much and the specifications are mediocre – 2.4 inch QVGA touchscreen, 3-megapixel camera, a-GPS, WiFi, HSDPA and Bluetooth. The operating system – Windows Mobile 6.5.3 – will also be quite a hassle for most people.
On a side note, the full QWERTY keyboard seems to be rather nice. A bit of a rip off, though.
It’ll be available in two colours – black and white. I’ve seen the black one and it’s even uglier than the white one.
