P700 is something below P990 but better than M600, so I think nothing much can be expected to match the great P990 too.

Apart of that, although it lacks HSDPA or Quad band, however, not all of us need it really. In addition that will just jack up the price of the phone if included, and that will made it rivalling the P990i instead of some mid-range abt rm2.5k (casual yet powerful phone).

With 3.2 mp, this phone will be an attraction to those user who wanted some more social, multimedia, fun phone + bonus of being smart at sometime unlike p990i  which never get into the mind of people looking for multimedia/casual phone but serious, business user.

Can anyone tell me what's the difference between the M series and the P series, or are both essentially the same? Strange that the successor to M600 is P700.

well said 
no idea why P & M

just knowing they are classified under "Smartphones" category.

p/s: probably M = smartphone with no camera? 

There are a whole ton of pics posted at
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?t...39095&start=570

Go there to see, but you have to login. The fella has the proto.

The conofirmed specs are:

3.2mp Autofocus Camera, + Macro
edit: bands gsm 900 1800 1900 umts
with Flash
M2 Memory slot
160mb built in memory
WIFi
Jogdial
3g
Touchscreen
UIQ 3 - looks more updated than P990i
Silver metal casing on front, and on back
Red numbering, white alphabets
Red/black stylus
Strap holder on left side of phone
BST-40 battery
FM Radio

A few other points:

Size comparison and weight, very light device
thinner than the P990i
slightly thicker than the M600i/W950i
Thinner than the W810i
as shown in the pics
not bad for a jam packed device.
Its soooooooooo beautiful! Now I have to hold back my PS3 purchase and get this instead.

I sincerely hope SE do not stop here, and really work hard and keep the P series alive and kicking, and in the next couple of months, name us a true successor for P990i. The P700 seems to lack some very important specs, such as HSDPA (at least 3.6Mbps), QUAD Band, 2.8" - 3" TFT LCD touch sensitive screen (with fast screen refresh rate and one that is comparable to P910i when view under sunlight!!!), TI OMAP 330Mhz CPU or higher, hardware accelerated video recorder (able to record videos in at least 320 x 240 in full 30 fps MP4 and stereo AAC audio) and audio recorder and viewer, 3D OpenGL ES support, FULL QWERTY keyboard that is larger than current P990i and spaced slightly wider like the Treo (to really challenge BB and NK E61/E61i series for email and messaging), animated themes and wallpapers, and oh, PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT MAKE THE SCREEN SO DEEP BENEATH THE FRAME, SUCH AS CURRENT P990i, cos it is impossible to tap on the sides of the screen with our fingers.

I wonder whether the P700i has a touchscreen keyboard like the P990i. It will be faster to use that than the built in keyboard.

I wonder whether the P700i has a touchscreen keyboard like the P990i. It will be faster to use that than the built in keyboard.

M600i no touchscreen keyboard?

I've never once used the touchscreen keyboard.. I think the built-in keyboard is way faster

Even though the camera and wifi look tempting, but I think adding these 2 not only adds weight n thickness, it also make the price blast past 2k I think.

I like M600i for it being a PDA and lightweight (lighter than Xda2 Mini).

Even though the camera and wifi look tempting, but I think adding these 2 not only adds weight n thickness, it also make the price blast past 2k I think.

I like M600i for it being a PDA and lightweight (lighter than Xda2 Mini).