Solid Mobile Phone: Secretive Sony Ericsson Shows 12.1-megapixel

Sony Ericsson is working on a touchscreen phone with a 12.1-megapixel
camera it announced on Sunday, but details on the upcoming Idou device
was scarce.

The company did say that the Idou will come equipped with a 3.5-inch
touchscreen in the 16:9 format and a Xenon flash.

Just like when the Sony Ericsson launched the XPERIA X1, at Mobile
World Congress last year, it will take many months before the Idou -
which is only the concept name, according to Sony Ericsson - shows up
in shops. The phone will start selling during the second half of 2009.

Keeping the momentum going from now until then will be a challenge for
Sony Ericsson, according to Ben Wood, analyst at CCS Insight. It also
gives competitors like Samsung the opportunity to launch and start
selling devices with similar specifications ahead of Sony Ericsson, he
said.