Helio's Ocean 2 in the wild

by Joshua Topolsky, posted Jun 23rd 2008 at 10:50AM

Sure, Helio is going through a bit of a rough patch right now, what with those retail outlet closings and nasty Virgin ~~merger~~ takeover, but as far as we can tell, the company is moving forward with the Ocean 2. As you can see by the above shot -- nabbed from a YouTube video -- the slider looks eerily similar to its predecessor, though we know it's getting spec bumps all around. Apparently the source material has been wiped out of existence, and if things keep moving in the same direction for the MVNO, this might as close as you get to one of these babies. Enjoy!

Filed under: Handsets, Pantech, Helio, MVNOs

Tags: in the wild, InTheWild, ocean, ocean 2, Ocean2, spy pic, spy shot, SpyPic, SpyShot

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ZeroGravity107 @ Jun 23rd 2008 1:55PM

They moved the charger port, changed the color and lighting, and labeled it OZ2! What a fucking waste.

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sed51329 @ Jun 23rd 2008 2:15PM

It's the Ocean 2.

It's supposed to look like the orginal, with minor cosmetic improvements, not a completely different phone.

The stuff that it can do is what you should judge. I could have told you it would have looked similar months ago.

I think it looks much better than the original.

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Damien @ Jun 23rd 2008 2:02PM

Yeah, your welcome Engadgetmobile and everyone viewing this pic. I took this screenshot of this watching the youtube video of the phone. The video was up for 1 hour before being deleted on June 22nd 2008. It was the best and most clear I could get of the phone.

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MinceyFresh @ Jun 23rd 2008 3:48PM

If they do actually release this, I'll be glad that the charger port is underneath the qwerty rather than to the right of it. It's pretty hard trying to type on the current Ocean when it's charging!

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S107 @ Jun 23rd 2008 4:04PM

This Is S107 From Heliocity.net Can I Get My Name On Your Front Page. I Was The One Who Broke The Story When I Found The Test Videos On Youtube. Can A Dude Get Some Credit????? Reading Through The Site Will Confirm This.
http://forum.heliocity.net/index.php?topic=8490.0

Do Whats Right POS Engadget Mofos. Give Credit Where Credit Is Due!

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Damien @ Jun 23rd 2008 5:48PM

This image that was taken from the youtube video was NOT from a video you posted on the heliocity.net forums. Plus, you do not deserve any credit, the only person who deserves credit would be the person who uploaded the video in the 1st place before taking it off youtube.

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wirelessjunkie @ Jun 23rd 2008 8:36PM

How narcissistic, screaming about "credit due" and "credit want"...get real! Engadget mobile, I sense that you delight/root in the apparent collapse of Helio. What you got against Helio? I would like to think you check you sources and double check them before spreading viral rumors of Helio's collapse. I highly doubt that SK will just flush their money down the toilet. Helio made a mistake opening corporate stores since they don't have enough phones to offer. The exclusive retail spaces were a bad mistake & they're realizing it. The Palo Alto store was the worst production in Cali. Virgin's business model is to support the indirects & that's what Helio is following. Helio also realizes that kiosks are the way to go. They are currently offering financial options to multiple carrier store independents to open exclusive Helio kiosks in Nor Cal. I know I'm one of them. At last peak at the stocks, Virgin ain't doing so well. Virgin will buy Helio & SK take over both company. They will be a force in the market with 5 million prepaid + 200K growing postpaids. Did you also know Helio just launced a new program where if you prepay your Helio bill up to $150 at activation, you can have your $350 deposit disappear! WOW!!!

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