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Rumor has it that the upcoming Paris P5 and BeiBei G702 handsets have been terminated and will no longer be manufactured. The Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog is reporting that the cancellation of these phones is due in part to a large amount of “criticism from reviewers and other industry watchers.“ While that may be at least partially true; what handset, especially those in the development stage does not receive criticism?

While neither may have had the highest of specs, they both shared in a fairly decent amount of hype, both the Paris and Bei Bei each had numerous leaked images and leaked videos.

While this is still unconfirmed from the Sony Ericsson camp, the story does have one additional twist as they both may still potentially be released, but only in the Asian market.

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The rumored launch date is set for June 17, but those who are anxious to get more information about the BeiBei (G702) from Sony Ericsson will have to settle for this latest promo video. It seems this handset is taking its lead in from the P5 Paris, as they have both had a bunch of leaked images, followed up by some specs and then a video. The BeiBei will offer a touchscreen display, with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and will be running UIQ over Symbian OS. Keep reading to check out the video.

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