SonyEricsson’s Xperia X10 for 2010
Unfortunately, we’ll just have to wait. That’s a shame because it looks like a real winner.
I’m talking about SonyEricsson’s first foray into Android (Google)-based handsets. This morning the Xperia X10 was formally announced. And it’s loaded.
We’re talking about a 4-inch (diagonal) screen. 480 by 854 pixels. That’s even larger than the Verizon/Moto Droid’s screen.
It runs on the super-fast Qualcomm Snapdragon processor.
There’s an 8.1 MP auto-focus camera (video and stills). aGPS with Google Maps. Even 3D games.
Like Sprint’/HTC’s Hero phone, the X10 will have a unique home page and called UX. This is how SonyEricsson’s press release describes it:
“The UX platform builds on top of the Open OS and creates a unique Sony Ericsson user experience by combining best-in-class entertainment features with signature applications, unrivalled integration of social media services and a rich graphical user interface. The XPERIA™ X10 is the first mobile phone to truly humanize the way people interact with their phones.”
We’ll see.
One thing to note though- it looks like the X10 will unfortunately be stuck with running Android OS version 1.6 (Donut) rather the Droid’s more modern Android 2.0 – although that may change by the time that the phone is finally released.
It will be available in either black or white – and should be available in the first quarter of 2010. That means expect a big push at CES in January or the 3GSM show In Barcelona in February. Or both.
All things considered, it does look very, very cool:
It appears that the X10 will work both here and abroad. It’s a quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE phone (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) as well as a five-band UMTS/HSPA device (900/1700/2100 and 800/1900/2100 MHz).
We’ll know more as soon as we’re able to get our hands on one (hopefully) in the next few weeks.