Sony Ericsson's G502 candybar breaks cover

by Chris Ziegler, posted Apr 22nd 2008 at 2:44PM

Anyone hoping for another UIQ-based superphone can avert their eyes right now, but otherwise, hold on -- Sony Ericsson might just be onto something with its upcoming G502. The sleek black candybar should freshen the dead center of SE's lineup with a QVGA display, 2 megapixel camera, HSDPA, Memory Stick M2-expandable storage, and the NetFront browser that's become a hallmark of Sony Ericsson's better non-smartphone devices. Rumor has it it'll get official on the 24th -- just two short days from now -- so get your popcorn ready, or whatever it is that you and your family do when you're gathering around the computer in anticipation of a new handset announcement.

Filed under: Handsets, Sony Ericsson, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS

Tags: candybar, ericsson, g502, sony, sony ericsson, SonyEricsson

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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Juice @ Apr 22nd 2008 3:19PM

Man, every SE phone that comes out(excluding the X1) is just like the last. BOOOOOOOOOORING. IMHO

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Laurent Redondo @ Apr 22nd 2008 3:43PM

Official annoncement is for tomorrow. Sony Ericsson said that G502 is the cheaper HSDPA phone in his catalogue. Another interesting features are the weather software and background RSS reading. And Exchange Activesync.

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Noah Kravitz @ Apr 22nd 2008 4:15PM

oh sony ericsson ... so good are your platform phone menus and nice little rss reader and media player apps ... so chunky is your k850i's profile ... so non-us-3g-ready is your sexy w890i ... can you just unleash x1 and p5 upon us at long last?

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Cash @ Apr 22nd 2008 4:56PM

Who cares about these phones if no major U.S. carrier plans on stocking them? I was all set to ditch my beat up W580 for a K850, and then AT&T cancels it at the last minute, after getting it through the FCC and shipping promo materials to their retail outlets.

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moe @ Apr 22nd 2008 8:05PM

only idiots get personal phones from a carrier. buy factory unlocked.

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Viakenny @ Apr 22nd 2008 10:55PM

but what if I don't mind a 1- or 2-year contract and want a cheaper phone with that contract?

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mingkee @ Apr 22nd 2008 9:13PM

is it Bella?
if so, T-Mobile will sell it

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Anthony @ Apr 22nd 2008 9:45PM

TMo USA doesn't sell SE phones :(

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mingkee @ Apr 22nd 2008 10:34PM

SE will come back to T-Mobile USA with at least 2 phones
W760 with NA1700 HSDPA
unknown model (Bella)

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Freddy @ Apr 27th 2008 8:08PM

Hello?! The Z750a that just came out a few weeks ago at&t has in stock as well as RS. That is 3G and has an M2 slot for your card. Wish I waited for that;on my FOURTH W580;all had internal software issues and now the keys are cracking AGAIN!! Very disappointed.