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Sony Ericsson XPERIA on Rogers Q3 of 2009
Hooah, that’s a spicy Q1 ’09 lineup for Canadian carrier Rogers, boasting new goodies like a Wi-Fi BlackBerry Storm and 3G Pearl Flip, but a few things you might have heard about before are also on the way for 2009, including the Sony Ericsson X1 EXPERIA. Here’s the full list.
BlackBerry 8200 Pearl Flip - Due first half of 2009 - Dual-band HSDPA (850/1900) BlackBerry Pearl with Wi-Fi, including a secondary video calling camera, 2.0 megapixel camera with flash
BlackBerry 9520 Storm – Due first half of 2009 – SurePress clickable touchscreen, 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS
Samsung M8800 Pixon – Due late Q1 ’09 – 7.2 MBps HSDPA, 1.8 MBPS HSUPA, GPS, 8.0 megapixel camera with flash, 120 FPS video recording, Fido launch pending
HTC Touch Viva – Due first half of 2009 – Free on three-year plan with data ($99, $199.99, $369.99, $399.99 options available), Windows Mobile 6.1, Wi-Fi, Touch 3G possible
HTC Touch Pro – Due Q2 2009
Motorola Q11 – No date – GPS, Wi-Fi, 3.15 megapixel camera, quad-band GSM, Windows Mobile 6.1, still undecided on launching.
Motorola VE66 - Due second half of 2009 – 5.0 megapixel, slider with 850/1900 HSPA
Motorola Motozine ZN5 - Due late Q1 2009 - $50 on 3-year contract (two years with Fido), $500 off contract
Sony Ericsson X1 XPERIA – Due Q3 2009 - 7.2 MBps quad-band HSDPA, 800 x 480 3″ touchscreen, Wi-Fi, Windows Mobile 6.1, push e-mail
Sony Ericsson CyberShot C905a – Due Q2 2009 – 8.1 megapixel camera with Xenon flash, dual-band HSPA, Wi-Fi, music recognition, $299.99 on a three-year plan, comes with 2 GB memory card
Nokia XpressMusic 5800 - Due Q2/3 2009
While I can’t say much about the other handsets (aside from the fact that the entire universe and its mother is waiting for the XPERIA), both the 3G Pearl Flip and the Wi-Fi BlackBerry Storm are giving much-needed feature upgrades to some hurting devices. A video conferencing camera could give the Pearl Flip a nice little kick in the pants that might actually have the flip-phone crowd notice it, while the lack of Wi-Fi on the BlackBerry Storm remained a primary gripe for most reviewers. A GSM version of the Storm was already released abroad on Vodafone, so we weren’t exactly expecting a whole new device over here in North America, but it’s more than welcome.
Full slide gallery of Rogers’ 2009 handset lineup after the jump!
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- Sony Ericsson XPERIA on Rogers Q3 of 2009
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Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
