Sony Ericsson's CES Poster Shows An Unknown and Very Slim Phone -- Could Be the XPERIA X12

What you see above is a Sony poster that's around the Las Vegas Convention Center at CES. It doesn't tell us much, but it does show us that Sony Ericsson is definitely going to be unveiling something at the event. We don't know what it is right now but it looks like it has a 3.5mm headphone jack. Since Sony Ericsson is Sony's phone brand, we can assume it's a phone. And yes, it does look excessively thin. We just hope it has some high-end specs inside as well.

Update: Engadget has just mentioned that this smartphone could actually be the very thin Anzu which should actually get unveiled as the XPERIA X12. Only time will tell.

[Engadget]

Sony Ericsson Sends Out Invites For Their MWC 2011 XPERIA Event

Cell Passion has just pointed out that Sony Ericsson has just released their MWC 2011 invite which will, of course, take place in Barcelona. Their event will be taking place on Sunday, February 13th at 18:00. Details are unknown right now but you can expect some Android devices to be there. Notably, the XPERIA X12 and the XPERIA Play (aka the company's PlayStation Phone) should be at the event.

[Cell Passion]

Sony Unveiling Something At MWC 2011 In February, Could Be the PlayStation Phone

The WSJ has just reported that Sony Ericsson plans to unveil a new product at MWC 2011 (February 2011) and this one's sounding like some great news. It could be the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X12 (codenamed "Anzu"), but everyone is really hoping that it'll be what you see above, the PlayStation Phone.The SE CEO did mention that "the future might be brighter" and that "Sony is of course a very strong brand, and why shouldn't we use that?" in regards to a PlayStation Phone. Yes, that's probably a hint towards what they'll be launching. Either way, don't find it surprising if we actually see both smartphones at the event.

[Engadget]

The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 (Anzu) Gets Previewed, Actually Has the New 800MHz CPU

We already heard that Eldar Murtazin from Mobile-Review got his hands on the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X12 aka the Anzu and it looks like he wasn't kidding. His website has just previewed the smartphone and mentions that it still needs a bit of work. Right now it's only running on Android 2.1 (might be running just Froyo [2.2] when it launches, with an update to Gingerbread [2.3] after) and the camera wasn't working to its full potential.

Other than that they confirmed a few specs. The X12 actually features a Qualcomm MSM7230 800MHz CPU (same as the G2 / Desire Z), which is faster than the X10's 1GHz Snapdragon CPU. Of course, this is still in prototype form so the company still needs to put their skin over Android - which kind of sucks. Anyways, the display is 4.3-inches (with a 480 x 854 resolution), it has an HDMI output, and has a thinner body and is lighter than the X10. I'd advise you to check out the whole preview below!

[Mobile-Review]

More Specs For the SE XPERIA X12 (Anzu) Smartphone Leak

New specs for the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X12 or the Anzu has reportedly leaked out from a trusted source over at The Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog. The spec sheet is below and the good news is that they're quite similar to what we heard when it first surfaced. This should be launching sometime in 2011, which might be a little bit late for single-core 1GHz CPU smartphones to be launching.


MSM7230 processor
8.1 MP AF with Exmor R (16x Digital Zoom, HD Video recording (720p/30fps) w stereo audio recording support, Pulsed LED, Face Recognition & Tracking in video recording)
Built-in 3.5mm (w/ adaptor)
Noise Suppression
4.2” FWVGA (854×480) Capacitive display (X.LED multi-touch display, Capacitive multi-touch, 16 Million display color)
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
HDMI (type D)
Compass
Size (125.0 x 62.5 x 8.7-10.9 mm)
Battery: 1500 mA
OS: Android Gingerbread


[Android Guys, The Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog]

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X12 (Anzu) Will Cost A Whopping €650 Unsubsidized

We've already heard that Sony Ericsson is working on a new Android-based smartphone, the XPERIA X12 or the Anzu. Just like we heard, this should be launching in the first half of 2011 and it'll actually cost you a whopping €650 ($886 USD) when it hits the market. That might sound worth it right now (to some crazy people), but by the time it actually hits the market it'll be lagging behind the competition. 

We already heard that Eldar got his hands on a next-gen Galaxy S smartphone with a dual-core CPU and we know that the Anzu (or X12) that's being rumoured right now features a single-core 1GHz CPU. Maybe SE will upgrade the internals after they see that they're getting smoked.

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