Too little too late? Well, that’s what some people are saying anyways. If you’re still fond of Helio’s Ocean, then pictures of the Ocean 2 that have surfaced will certainly excite you. The Ocean 2 has an upgraded version of the Ultimate Inbox which now supports threaded SMS and Google Talk. Its browser now supports full HTML, not to mention that it also has 2GB of storage space.

More pictures of the upcoming Helio Ocean 2 have surfaced, though aside from the 3-megapixel camera, there isn’t any additional information regarding this device that we didn’t already know. The phone is expected to be launched in early or mid-February, which is similar to the previous rumors regarding the device. The pictures are blurry of course, which is almost customary of leaked pictures.

News and rumors regarding the Helio Ocean 2 have been around for quite a while now, but it looks like we’re finally close to seeing the phone actually being released. By now, we all know that Helio was bought over by Virgin Mobile, so it wouldn’t be a surprise to anyone if the Ocean 2 will have Virgin Mobile branding. Apparently the phone could be available as early as February and will have features such as a QWERTY and alphanumeric keypad, QVGA display, 3G connectivity and external memory card slot.