Sony Ericsson's "Shinobu" Walkman slider in the wild?

by Thomas Ricker posted May 18th 2007 at 8:17AM

Although none of this is confirmed by Sony Ericsson yet, it looks like we've got the first pics of their rumored 12.5-mm Shinobu Walkman slider. The specs remain unchanged with HSDPA, a 2 megapixel shooter with a second camera up front, and what appear to be gaming keys above the 2.4-inch QVGA display. No idea when this will be launched but rumor has it pegged for about $550 whenever it does hit.

[Via Unwired View]

Filed under: Handsets

Tags: rumor, shinobu, slider, sony ericsson, SonyEricsson, walkman

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Jacob @ May 18th 2007 10:48AM

Those are probably not gaming keys. The K790a features two buttons in the same position, and they are just used as shortcuts - for example, push one in standby and you see the last picture you took.

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Alex Jacobs @ Jun 15th 2007 5:05AM

Yes these are not only shortcut buttons but also gaming buttons.

on some games you can rotate the image and use them as action buttons\

this is true for the k800i anyway.

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Luis @ May 18th 2007 12:37PM

wow, that phone looks pretty awesome. I had an SE s710a for about two years and I loved that phone. I have a blackberry 880 now, and I think this phone would compliment my arsenal verrrry nicely. Can I get one in piano black???

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V.I. @ May 19th 2007 12:38AM

Looks similar to the W580 but flatter. http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_w580-pictures-1928.php

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Jeff P @ May 23rd 2007 9:39AM

Wow...I have been looking for a phone to take me back to Sony Ericsson...This might be the ticket

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