Although it has received a lot of attention from the “mobile world”, Sony Ericsson Paris (or P5) might be canceled and never reach the market. While most of those who have been waiting for it hoped for a presentation of this handset to take place on June 17, when 5 new SE phones were unveiled, not only that Paris was not announced, but Sony Ericsson mentioned absolutely nothing about it.
Now, the Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog, known for having access to a lot of the things that happen over at Sony Ericsson, says that Paris has been canceled, together with the so-called BeiBei, which is actually the Sony Ericsson G702.
One of the reasons behind the cancellation of Paris and BeiBei might be the not-so-great reviews that the handsets got from those who managed to test prototype versions of the devices. Well, this is not the first time when a big handset manufacturer cancels one or more of its products, but doing so after some unfavorable early reviews would be a first.
Anyway, until Sony Ericsson officially admits to having abandoned Paris and BeiBei, their cancellation remains a rumor. And I’m sure lots of users want it to stay that way.
On the other hand, if Paris / P5 is canceled, then the mysterious P10 device that we were talking about a few days ago might indeed be a brand new smartphone, which can be a lot better than Paris. If so, details about the P10 will probably appear pretty soon, so all we have to do is wait.
Even without Paris and BeiBei, Sony Ericsson will have at least two devices capable of wowing users this year: the recently announced 8.1 Megapixel C905 slider and the Windows Mobile 6.1 based Xperia X1. Plus, we have the already released G900 and C902, both of them being packed with high-end features.
