Sony Ericsson TM506 launching on T-Mobile come September 3?

by Chris Ziegler, posted Aug 9th 2008 at 8:57AM

The FCC already promised us that the dark ages of Sony Ericsson on T-Mobile USA were about to come to an end, and now, it looks like we might know exactly when that's going to go down. TmoNews appears to have nabbed T-Mobile's standard-issue internal data sheet for the upcoming TM506 flip, promising a 2 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, and myFaves support for a September 3 launch in your choice of "emerald green" with black trim or "chrome" with a little touch of amber and black. Strangely, zero mention is made of the phone's support for AWS 3G, continuing T-Mo's bizarre tradition of concealing the capability in every single 3G phone it's launched thus far. Unless you plan on going straight to LTE, guys, it's time to start tooting your horn a bit now that the network's lighting up.

[Via MobileBurn]

Filed under: Handsets, Sony Ericsson, T-Mobile, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS

Tags: bella, clamshell, ericsson, flip, sony, t-mobile, tm506

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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Lil' B @ Aug 9th 2008 10:46AM

I don't know why they keep hiding it but this phone is UMTS/HSPDA...

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B. Sharp @ Aug 9th 2008 10:54AM

*HSDPA

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orlandoreyes07 @ Aug 9th 2008 1:23PM

Well in this picture they show that it is 3G.
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/wp-content/uploads/sonyericssontm506.jpg

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orlandoreyes07 @ Aug 9th 2008 1:24PM

It also says that it has 1700/2100 band on the box that it will ship.

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T-Mobile insider @ Aug 9th 2008 1:32PM

After being in a presentation here are ALL of the facts for this phone.... You wanted it, and here it is.

The Sony Erricsson "Bella" will be called the TM506.
Release Date: September 3rd 2008
Colors: Emerald Gaze "Green" and Chromatic Amber "Amber"
Red Rush will be a Color Refersh Q'1 2009
"Bubbles" to Incorporate MyFaves look as HTC had done with T-Mobile Shadow 1.

HSDPA 1700/2100 (THIS PHONE WILL BE 3G)
EDGE Quad Band
M2 Memory Card Slot
Bluetooth 2.0/A2DP
Flight Mood
Mp3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+/WMA support
MPEG4/WMV/H.263 support
FOTA
02 Java Email
Java MIDP 2.0
Access Nelfront 3.4
Custom Java Security Policy

2.2" QVGA
2.0 MP Camera
IM Support AIM/Y!/Windows Live
MyAlbum MMS Service
Combined Outbox Experience
Unified Message Composer
AccuWeather

aGPS built in
GeoBlogging
MyFaves 1.5
RSS Feeds
Audio Postcard
Quicksend
T-Mobile Address Book Update Capable

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Jeff @ Aug 9th 2008 10:52PM

Has minneapolis been turned on yet? I thought the eng folk have been swapping out base stations and radios for over a year now. I remember going to a reception last october 07 at the university of minnesota about how great the network is in minneapolis and how 3g was just around the corner. Wow how time flies.

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Dr. Mom @ Aug 11th 2008 7:56PM

I don't know, does anyone else think that this looks a lot like the SE z780a, which has been promised for ATT since Q2 but hasn't shown up yet. The only difference, that I can see, is that the colors are different. Otherwise the specs look almost exactly the same. It's really suspicious, especially since SonyEricsson doesn't list a TM506 (or any clamshell model with a 506 number) on their website.

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Brian @ Aug 19th 2008 2:22PM

Any recommendations on a phone under $200 that would be great for pictures (maybe a flash) but also has a flip or protection against damaging the LCD screen (which I just did)? Will not use internet or email. No G3 necessary. Don't really use it for music either. Just a phone and camera.

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Marino @ Aug 21st 2008 1:20PM

What does it look like open? What kind of keyboard?

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wassim awada @ Sep 16th 2008 10:23PM

its a very nice phone, from the outside and the inside, but from the pictures i seen it look pretty long when u open it!?!?? does any 1 know if it is long?