[jkim62]

hey guys the new helio slide phone tht is comin out soon (called drift supposedly according to an online source)

is like every other slider phone out there.... (at least to me)

but if u like helio im sure ull love the slider phone also.



ive seen it in person ,,, one of my churhc members has the soon to be released slide phone, he got it bout 2 weeks ago.


i unfortunately did not take and pics of it... cuz i wasnt really interested... but if i see him again this sunday ill try to take some pics and post them up on sunday.

[DKYang]

Like I said in the other Helio thread. Why release a phone that looks the same as the other phones that other companies have? Jeez Helio. You promised different phones, so at least release a different looking phone.

[advent.shk]

its kinda ugly, too....

[Tonyc402]

Looks the same as other slide phones and uglier. Nothing special about it.

[jkim62]

i think koreans like it cuz it can display korean... at least ths wat alot of my helio owning krn friends said.

[DKYang]

i think koreans like it cuz it can display korean... at least ths wat alot of my helio owning krn friends said.

I'm Korean and I'm not really digging it, since it looks the same as every single Samsung slider that has been released in America.

[jurassic5]

posted this in the other Helio thread.

they will have both a black and white one..the white one will be known as the snow drift.

pantech's phone will be a QWERTY device and released in Jan.

[THiS ONE LOSER]

Grosssss. That's real ugly. -______-;;

[jurassic5]

seems like the new phone will be out on nov. 6.

Before anyone does anything rash like bust open the piggy bank in preparation for the Helio Drift, wait just a minute and listen up. Word on the street is that an even hotter phone is around the corner for the scrappy, MySpace-friendly MVNO. Details are sketchy at best, but the rumor goes something like this: Pantech and Danger (yeah, the Sidekick folks) have hooked up to design a dual-slide handset -- think LG SH100, but with QWERTY in one direction and numeric in the other. For the record, it's worth noting that Helio's VP of "Experience Design" Matias Duarte previously served as Danger's director of design, so it's possible that Duarte either called on his former employer to hook him up, or more controversially, that the new design is simply Danger-like in appearance and function. We've heard the terms "sleek," "rounded," "rectangular," and "black" thrown around to describe the device, which should pack 150MB of internal storage, Bluetooth, and a 2 megapixel cam. If we just threw a wet blanket on your desire for the Drift, we're sorry. Not really, though.

Engadget

[malevolent.]

It'll come out on my birthday. But I am quite content with my new SE K750i.

[your_sheroe]

It looks... like the other slider? Not the kickflip but the black slider.
I think... I like this one better than the other one...
Wow...
But it looks thick?

[jkim62]

its not thick juss about average... but im not a big fan of sliders... cuz to me thay all look exactly the same. esepcially the ones that are comin out these days...

[DKYang]

Before anyone does anything rash like bust open the piggy bank in preparation for the Helio Drift, wait just a minute and listen up. Word on the street is that an even hotter phone is around the corner for the scrappy, MySpace-friendly MVNO. Details are sketchy at best, but the rumor goes something like this: Pantech and Danger (yeah, the Sidekick folks) have hooked up to design a dual-slide handset -- think LG SH100, but with QWERTY in one direction and numeric in the other. For the record, it's worth noting that Helio's VP of "Experience Design" Matias Duarte previously served as Danger's director of design, so it's possible that Duarte either called on his former employer to hook him up, or more controversially, that the new design is simply Danger-like in appearance and function. We've heard the terms "sleek," "rounded," "rectangular," and "black" thrown around to describe the device, which should pack 150MB of internal storage, Bluetooth, and a 2 megapixel cam. If we just threw a wet blanket on your desire for the Drift, we're sorry. Not really, though.

Wooo, sounds very interesting. The sound of the double sliding sounds cool. I wish I wasn't in contract right now. If it becomes popular and Helio can advertise it well, it could beat the Sidekick.

[flyhigh1030]

my cousin has the black one and he showed it to me, and it really isn't that bad
it is kinda big i guess but hey, it's a start right? hopefully they'll come up with slimmer phone for helio

[jkim62]

sorry everyone couldnt get the live shots of the drift today -___- i overslept ... : [

maybe next week... but by then itll be out i think so wouldnt really matter huh? ^^

[jurassic5]

supposedly....on the 9th of November...both new devices will be coming out. will have to wait and see....

[erure]

It looks kind of like Samsung D600 to me +_+

[your_sheroe]

Q: In order to get a Helio phone, dont you have to have a contract with them?

[RiA]

^ yea you have too. i think their plans are kinda expensive too... idk

ugh, there's nothing special with the looks of the new helio phone. gotta wait for the other new releases

[jurassic5]

Q: In order to get a Helio phone, dont you have to have a contract with them?

if you sign up thru myspace..i think they are waiving the contract.