Forgive the alliteration of the title, but new crystal clear pictures of the Sony Ericsson P5i (currently codenamed Paris) have been posted on the mobile-review forum. The launch date for the P5i isn’t known yet, but given the amount of leaks coming out of Sony Ericsson at the moment (for which I truly thank them for ;) and the finished looking quality of the phone, my guess would be…tomorrow!

There’s been a mixed reception to the P5i so far. On the one hand, its specification looks rather tasty. aGPS, 5 megapixel camera, and a boatload of other stuff as well (full spec after the jump). However, Gliatiotis, the mystery poster whose username sounds like a lethal version of bad breath, is not exactly raving about it:

“To be honest after seeing that there has been almost no changes at the hardware level, I am not that interested to play around with it and it will probably end up next to G700 and G900,” he says in his post, somewhat sullenly!

We’ll reserve judgment until the P5i is finally released. Meanwhile, check out the specs and more pics of the Sony Ericsson P5i after the jump.

Sony Ericsson P5i specification

OK, here’s the specs, according to Gliatiotis (so treat them as not exactly reliable!):

• 5 megapixel camera
• a-GPS
• pre-installed google maps
• WiFi
• Bluetooth
• 2.6″ display screen
• 960mAH battery
• qwerty keyboard / touch sensitive buttons
• Widgets application
• New browser version
• Same camera application as in G900 with the ability to focus in any point the user touches on the screen
• Newer UIQ version

Now that seems pretty tasty to me, although it must be said, it’s nothing that the Nokia N95 hasn’t got, and that’s as old as the hills now. Still, the P5i isn’t meant to be a top end smartphone, so whether the final released product is any good or not may just depend on its price at launch. Innovative it may not be, but it may still be extremely good value for money.

[Source:Mobile-Review via SlashPhone]