Haier's shiny Sterling handset gets official

by Darren Murph posted May 20th 2007 at 5:56PM

Way back in January we were able to get our comparatively large palms around Haier's minuscule Elegance, and now the company's latest mirrored handset has gotten official with a pre-order price and release date. The oh-so-shiny Sterling brings back the bling factor in a serious way, and while it may look like there's no external display on this bad boy, we promise it's just an illusion. Underneath the facade resides a 1.8-inch color LCD, 1.3-megapixel camera, a pair of "music puzzle games," support for MP3, WMA, MP4, and AAC files, USB 2.0 connectivity, Bluetooth, 128MB of internal memory, a microSD card slot, and a battery capable of staying alive through three solid hours of yapping. Interestingly, you can plunk down a "non-refundable" deposit of $199 now in order to secure a position in line when it launches worldwide in July, but considering that there's no word on how much extra you will be billed upon shipment, we'd be mighty hesitant to pull the trigger just yet.

[Via I4U, thanks Luigi]

Filed under: Handsets, Others, GSM, GPRS

Tags: bluetooth, date, haier, launch, metal, mirror, order, price, sale, shiny, sterling, unlocked

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Flyer00 @ May 20th 2007 10:05PM

No 3G? No thanks!

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carlo @ May 20th 2007 10:50PM

Looks a lot like an iPhone.

Flyer, that's a great slogan. Engadget should start stamping pics of new phones with that--"No 3g, No Thanks!"

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diodewatch @ Aug 18th 2007 3:54PM

ive ordered a sterling phone about 6 weeks ago , but have heard very little . any one else ordered one ? I keep getting " theyve been delayed" which usually wouldnt bother me, but as ive stumped up 200 dollars im getting worried.Ive tried contacting Haier but no one seems to be at home !! anyone know what the deal is?