VAIO smartphone coming soon?

[omelet]

Well, at least in Japan, VAIO smartphone packaging got revealed

Most likely will be announced during next month's VAIO Meeting 2015...(held on 16 Feb 2015)

What do you guys think?

Source:
“ú–{’Ê*M*AVAIOƒXƒ}ƒz‚̃pƒbƒP*[ƒW‚ð*‰ŒöŠJ*B2ŒŽ‚Ì”*”„‚ÉŒü‚¯*€”õ‚Í*‡’² - PC Watch
http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=ZiuOhrdgMas&subid=&offerid=170686.1&type=10&tmpid=1262&RD_PARM1=https%253A%252F%252Fvaio.com%252Fnews%252Fpdfdata%252Fpr06.pdf

Update:
Oh well, no VAIO smartphone announced... only new VAIO laptops are announced...

Update 2:

VAIO Smartphone announced!
Link: VAIO® Phone | b-mobile

 

[technolust]

Well, at least in Japan, VAIO smartphone packaging got revealed

Most likely will be announced during next month's VAIO Meeting 2015...(held on 16 Feb 2015)

What do you guys think?

Source:
“ú–{’Ê*M*AVAIOƒXƒ}ƒz‚̃pƒbƒP*[ƒW‚ð*‰ŒöŠJ*B2ŒŽ‚Ì”*”„‚ÉŒü‚¯*€”õ‚Í*‡’² - PC Watch
http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=ZiuOhrdgMas&subid=&offerid=170686.1&type=10&tmpid=1262&RD_PARM1=https%253A%252F%252Fvaio.com%252Fnews%252Fpdfdata%252Fpr06.pdf

this is not sony right? I thought they sold it off. Also how come the box inside no phone one. hahaha. only see box pictures....

 

[omelet]

this is not sony right? I thought they sold it off. Also how come the box inside no phone one. hahaha. only see box pictures....

Yup, Sony sold VAIO away and now VAIO has become its own VAIO brand named VAIO Corporation.

Its weird they annouced the packaging first

Can't wait to see which OS it will be running on.

 

[omelet]

VAIO smartphone announced!
Looks like midrange phone

 

[knightshaz]

looks like a nexus

 

[Computeron]

not full HD, a pity.

 

[8-lane]

The first VAIO smartphone is just a rebranded Panasonic Eluga U2
12 Mar 2015, 21:42, by Florin T.

Earlier today, VAIO announced its very first smartphone, which will be launched in Japan on March 20 for around $420. As it turns out, the VAIO phone is not exactly an original product, but a rebranded Panasonic Eluga U2.

The Eluga U2 was released by Panasonic last month in Taiwan for about $255, so the VAIO handset clearly carries a premium price tag compared to it.

Apart from the different branding, the VAIO phone and the Panasonic Eluga U2 are identical when it comes to both design, and specs. The handsets run Android 5.0 Lollipop, and are powered by Qualcomm's 64-bit quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor. Other features include a 5-inch display with 720 x 1280 pixels, a 13 MP rear camera, and 2 GB of RAM.

As of last year, VAIO is a standalone Japanese company (after Sony sold the brand to a local investment firm). Panasonic is also a Japanese company, and yet both the VAIO phone and the Eluga U2 are manufactured by Taiwan's Quanta (which builds devices for many other major companies, including Apple).

Most likely, the VAIO phone will not be released outside of Japan, and we don't know anything about a wider availability of the Panasonic Eluga U2, either.





Source: The first VAIO smartphone is just a rebranded Panasonic Eluga U2

 

[Hinata76]

specs nothing to wow about.


Flies away...

 

[qwertsun]

Unfortunately, the design isn't that attractive and the price isn't cheap too! Close to 50,000 yen.