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When stopping by the [ST-Ericsson](http://www.engadget.com/tag/st-ericsson) booth at CES Unveiled tonight, we weren't expecting to stumble upon a phone we'd never seen before. Fortunately we were treated to a splendid surprise, as a new device designed by [VIA Technologies](http://www.engadget.com/tag/via+technologies/) was hanging out on the desk like a villain. The handset is designated as the "Leo U8500" and is touted as the first phone containing a full ST-Ericsson chipset. The yet-to-be-branded Gingerbread device sports the NovaThor [U8500](http://www.engadget.com/tag/st-ericsson+u8500/) smartphone platform, which rocks a 1GHz dual-core ARM Cortex A9 CPU, Mali 400 GPU and 14.4Mbps HSPA+ radio. Its chipset supports cameras with up to 20MP sensors and 1080p HD video capture. While the phone is production-ready, it appears that VIA is still shopping for potential suitors, and it's most likely China-bound when all is said and done. A few images and a video can be found below.
**Gallery: [VIA Leo U8850 hands-on](http://www.engadget.com/photos/st-ericsson-novathor-u8850-hands-on/)**
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*Myriam Joire** contributed to this post.*
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