Could this be the big turnaround that people have been hoping to see from Sony Ericsson?
The Swedish-Japanese joint venture has had a rough since their first year together. Despite having various successes with their mobile devices, the company is going through a lot more downs than ups. Last 2009 was a perfect example too. With various SE offices closed down and one of their major devices getting pulled out of shelves it was not a far off idea that people thought that the company was heavily mismanaged.
Still, despite the setbacks, SE has continuously delivered high end devices. Now, after a long time, the company will apparently be releasing a device, days ahead of schedule.
The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 is the world’s second 1GHz Snapdragon Android phone (with the Nexus One stealing the position of first) –provided it pushes thought with the Feb 19 release date. Anyone willing to pre order the device will be able to get it at a much cheaper price of 554 Euro; the phone is expected to have a retail price tag of 610 Euro.
Oddly enough the XPERIA X2 costs at a price of 500 Euro, making the X10 a much better alternative to the much delayed WinMo device. The X10 will come with 4 inch capacitive touch screen, an 8 mega pixel snapper with auto focus capabilities as well as support for microSD cards (up to 16 GB).
Compared to the Nexus One the two devices are a good match in terms of hardware, though the X10 has a slightly larger screen and a better built in camera. No word has been given on which version of the OS X10 will have, but the Nexus One will definitely come with the Android 2.1 Flan.
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