The new Sony Ericsson Idou will probably create more hype as the original Sony Ericsson X1, (Xperia).Not only it is the first 12 megapixel GSM camera-phone, but it’s also the first device presented to ever run on the brand new open source Symbian user interface that’s still being developed by the Symbian Foundation. The 3.5-inch touchscreen with a resolution of 360 x 640 pixels, GPS and Wi-Fi and the relatively compact size are just an added bonus to that already impressive novel package.

The Sony Ericsson Idou will take long to come into the market – they haven’t even come up with a marketing model name yet as Idou is still code name for the device. The show-off devices that the Sony Ericsson staff had at the event varied from graphically rich dummy phones to basic early-stage prototypes. Amazingly though the new user interface is perhaps faster and more fluid than everything else that we have seen (including N97 and iPhone).

Nokia N97 vs Sony Ericsson Idou

Screen :

Both the handsets are equipped with a fully operational Touch Screen (16 million) with accelerometer sensor, the edge N97 has coz it would have a QWERTY keypad underneath.

Camera Capabilities:

IDOU is equipped with a monstrous 12 Mpx camera with face and smile detection, xenon flash, geo tagging and video LED flash. N97 all geared up with a 5 Mpx carl zeiss, autofocus, LED Flash camera.

Storage: N97 has a whopping 32GB of storage capabilities plus scope of exceeding a few more with the MicroSD slot..!!

Features:

With loads of new features bundled, Nokia N97 is ready to fire..Nokia Maps 2.0 with A-GPS,  Digital Compass, TV out connectivity, Mp3, AAC, Player, Mp4, WMV, and 3GP for Video playback, Pocket office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) T9, and Flash Lite.

SE has not revealed very many applications but the spec says to expect a new breed of interesting applications in IDOU.