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Sony Ericsson may have suffer for financial bleeding this year, but they are sure things will get better next year. Some news has been leaked in the Internet, telling what Sony Ericsson has planned for 2009. There are 7 phones that has been identified, by its codenamed, to be released to replace current version. Mobile.ie has brought the list, just for you, Sony Ericsson fanboys!

• Walkman branded phone named W305
• Entry slider phone
• Walkman-version of F305
• Release date: the end of Q1

• Cyber-shot branded
• Compact stick phone
• 3.2-Mp camera
• One of the K550’s successors
• Release date: the end of Q1

Frances:

• Cyber-shot branded
• Slider design
• GPS (!)
• Active lens cover
• PhotoFix, Face Detection, Smile Shutter
• Looks very pretty

Athena:

• Snapshot branded
• Mid-range stick phone
• Can be successor of S302
• Release date: Q1, 2009

Filippa:

• Cyber-shot branded stick phone
• HSUPA
• 140 Mb of memory
• SnapFish
• BestPic, PhotoFix, Face Detection, Smile Shutter
• Colours: Noble Black, Precious Peach, Sincere Silver

• Cyber-shot branded stick phone
• Active lens cover
• 3.2-Mp camera with AF
• EDGE 900/1800/1900 and HSDPA 2100
• 120 Mb of memory
• PhotoFix, Face Detection, Smile Shutter, SnapFish
• Available in 2 different colours

Rika:

• Named W705
• Walkman-version of G705
• Wi-Fi with GPS (!)
• In the box: 4 Gb M2 and HPM-77
• Available in 3 colours (!)

Actually, the list is kinda boring. No significant progress, at least compared to this year portfolio. Come one, Sony Ericsson, we need more sophisticated phones, probably like iPhone or BlackBerry Bold, to spoil its loyal consumers even more. A new Xperia line with Android platform, probably?

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