Live image of a black Nozomi caught in the wild

It was recently reported that Sony Ericsson is scheduled to launch their flagship handset, by early next year. For some reason, images and specifications of the handset begin trickling in, even before the official announcement. A few days ago, a press image of the handset popped up along with some update specifications. Like with most leaks, regarding this product, the Nozomi has always been shown sporting the colour, white. There have been rumblings about the smartphone to be launched in black as well, but it was believed that the image that had been previewed earlier was just a render of the product. It now seems that these rumours were true and a black version of the handset has been snapped in the wild.

A black variant gets snapped

According to a report by TechOrz, sources have provided them an image of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc HD aka Nozomi in a black colour option. From the image we can see the handset appears functional and is set to make and appearance at CES 2012, which is scheduled to take place between the 10th and 13th of January, next year. Here is a quick glance at the rumoured specifications of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc HD:

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• Android Ice Cream Sandwich
• 4.3-inch display with a resolution of 1280 x 720
• 1.5GHz dual core processor
• 12MP rear camera
• 1GB RAM
• 32GB ROM
• No MicroSD card support
• 1750 mAh battery

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