Sony Ericsson Booth Tour – Live from CTIA Wireless 2009

First off, the headline might be a little misleading. Sony Ericsson, for whatever reason, didn’t have an official exhibitor booth on the CTIA Wireless 2009 showfloor. The Japanese-Swedish phone maker has been going through a bit of a rough financial-patch recently. How that plays into the company’s decision to forgo any physical presence in the Las Vegas Convention Center isn’t clear – we’ll let you put your own spin on it.

Sony Ericsson was, however, at Pepcom’s MobileFocus trade-show in full force. The newly-launched Sony Ericsson T707 (apparently Sharapova’s favorite phone) was showcased alongside Sony Ericsson’s entire product lineup. From the 8-megapixel Sony Ericsson C905 Cybershot phone to the highly-regarded Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1, Sony Ericsson wasn’t shy about showing off its range of handsets.

We had a chance to handle the Sony Ericsson T707 and the Sony Ericsson W995 Walkman phone during the event. While the T707′s gimmicky gesture-support failed to impress, the W995 Walkman phone more than made up for it with solid build-quality and a slick slider mechanism. Unfortunately, the W995′s styling exudes that been-there-done-that feel that we just couldn’t shake – it’s like we’d seen this Walkman phone before or something…

We’re all still waiting on pins and needles for the Sony Ericsson Idou to launch late this year or early the next. Peruse the gallery to keep your mind busy as we wait for the Sony Ericsson Idou to go live!