The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10, which we previewed last December, will be the manufactures first Android device, and as you would expect it has a lot of people interested. As we await for an official release, Sony Ericsson has posted their own unboxing video of their first X10 commercial samples. Features are as high-end as one could hope for, with a massive 4″ 480×854 resolution touchscreen display, 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 8.1MP autofocus camera with flash, facial recognition and image stabilizer, 1GB of internal memory with an 8GB microSDHC card included, and a 3.5mm headset jack. The unique UX interface that is integrated into the Android 1.6 OS offers proper integration of Facebook and Twitter as well as some other online services like Flickr and Picasa. Hopefully the XPERIA X10 will be released before too long.
source: Sony Ericsson Blog via EngadgetMobile

You may have felt it already that the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini left us with some very positive impressions. It is cute, fast and functional. Speaking of functionality, you may want to know that due to the QVGA resolution, there are fewer apps for the X10 mini in Android Market, when compared to HVGA devices for example, but we are happy to see that the catalog has grown significantly since we reviewed the HTC Tattoo. Moreover, the X10 mini supports OpenGL ES 1.1 content (unlike the Tattoo), so we believe it will get more than decent app support.

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini and mini pro are expected in the second quarter of the year, at a still unannounced price. This brings us to the question that if these babies get priced correctly (and Sony Ericsson doesn’t screw up in some way), we will have no other choice but declare them one of the coolest Androids out there.
source: PhoneArena

Just think about the situation that was happening when Google was in the works with HTC building the Nexus One. HTC must have felt so privileged to be offered the opportunity to be given the chance to build the handset when Google came to them. In reality, Sony Ericsson was asked before HTC to take the prestigious honors of being the chosen manufacturer to be picked first.  In a stunning twist of crazy events, Sony Ericsson CEO Bert Nordberg shared some interesting news with Swedish publication Sydsvenskan surrounding the moment when they were contacted by Google in regards to building their phone. Sony Ericsson reluctantly turned down the opportunity saying that they were committed to building only its own branded hardware and will not be a subcontractor to anyone – goes to show how they might feel impervious to the might of other companies. Still, it’s unclear if they would’ve gained any additional recognition if they did partner with them – sure they have the Xperia X10 down in the pipelines and still is garnered by many, but the wait people will be expecting to sit through in seeing the handset may make them look elsewhere.
source: Sydsvenskan.se (translated) via Engadget

At an event taking place in Barcelona, just before the start of the MWC 2010, Sony Ericsson made quite an impressing show. First off, the company revealed its strategy for the future. It looks like the GreenHeart series will continue to grow. The president of the company said that all their devices in 2011 will be made with ecology in mind. Congratulations to the manufacturer!

Sony Ericsson also showed its design ideas, which we have already seen in some products – smooth curves, inspired by the human body that fit perfectly into the hand. The advantages of the UXP interface also got described. We have seen this one in the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10.

Enough about the ideas. What matters is how they get integrated in real devices. Well, the new phones by Sony Ericsson are truly intriguing. Here they come, the Vivaz pro, Xperia X10 mini and Xperia X10 mini pro.

First is the Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro. You might be already guessing that it will be more oriented towards business, packing a slide-out four-row QWERTY keyboard. The impressive part is the keyboard has only added 2 millimeters to the thickness of the device. The other difference with Vivaz is that the new model sports a 5MP camera, as opposed to 8MP, but the ability to capture 720p HD video is still there. The rest of the specs are identical – 3.2-inch screen, GPS, Wi-Fi and HSDPA support.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini and Xperia X10 mini pro look very promising. These are smaller versions of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 – the first Android phone by the company, which will come out in March. The two handsets are sharing the same characteristics, but the mini pro has a four-row QWERTY keyboard. So, you can expect the smallest Android devices, equipped with  2.55″ screens with QVGA resolution, 5MP cameras, GPS, Wi-Fi and 3G. They will work with Android 1.6 and the personalized interface by Sony Ericsson, called UX. The interface itself will be tweaked in order to be more comfortable for one-handed use – in the four corners of the screen there will be icons leading to different functions, while the rest of the elements will be as big as possible. The phones will have access to both the Android Market and the Play Now portal. Both devices will be offered in several colors – black, yellow, white, pink and red.

The Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro, Xperia X10 mini and Xperia X10 mini pro will be released in the second quarter. Information about their prices is still unavailable.

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At an event taking place in Barcelona, just before the start of the MWC 2010, Sony Ericsson made quite an impressing show. First off, the company revealed its strategy for the future. It looks like the GreenHeart series will continue to grow. The president of the company said that all their devices in 2011 will be made with ecology in mind. Congratulations to the manufacturer!

Sony Ericsson also showed its design ideas, which we have already seen in some products – smooth curves, inspired by the human body that fit perfectly into the hand. The advantages of the UXP interface also got described. We have seen this one in the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10.

Enough about the ideas. What matters is how they get integrated in real devices. Well, the new phones by Sony Ericsson are truly intriguing. Here they come, the Vivaz pro, Xperia X10 mini and Xperia X10 mini pro.

First is the Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro. You might be already guessing that it will be more oriented towards business, packing a slide-out four-row QWERTY keyboard. The impressive part is the keyboard has only added 2 millimeters to the thickness of the device. The other difference with Vivaz is that the new model sports a 5MP camera, as opposed to 8MP, but the ability to capture 720p HD video is still there. The rest of the specs are identical – 3.2-inch screen, GPS, Wi-Fi and HSDPA support.

Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini and Xperia X10 mini pro look very promising. These are smaller versions of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 – the first Android phone by the company, which will come out in March. The two handsets are sharing the same characteristics, but the mini pro has a four-row QWERTY keyboard. So, you can expect the smallest Android devices, equipped with  2.55″ screens with QVGA resolution, 5MP cameras, GPS, Wi-Fi and 3G. They will work with Android 1.6 and the personalized interface by Sony Ericsson, called UX. The interface itself will be tweaked in order to be more comfortable for one-handed use – in the four corners of the screen there will be icons leading to different functions, while the rest of the elements will be as big as possible. The phones will have access to both the Android Market and the Play Now portal. Both devices will be offered in several colors – black, yellow, white, pink and red.

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The Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro, Xperia X10 mini and Xperia X10 mini pro will be released in the second quarter. Information about their prices is still unavailable.

Until now, the only season associated with the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10’s release was spring – but now there is an actual date you can circle to remind you about its launch. Mark down March 29 because it’ll be go time for this highly anticipated Android handset to meet a world that is eagerly waiting patiently for its arrival. If you plan on getting this device, just be expected to dish out £499 (roughly $682.54 USD) if you plan on catching an unlocked version of the mobile phone – still that’s nowhere close to the rumored $900 it was expected to go for intially. So if the price is good enough for you, then you can sit back and relax until the date gets closer; which shouldn’t be too long now. Preorders for this powerhouse smartphone are available right now through play.com if you’re seriously interested. The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is jumping in at a time when the competition is already littered with other premier Android phones – we’ll see if it can stand toe-to-toe with some of the greats.
source: play.com via Android Community

Whoa! Slow down there. Better reread that headline. That’s launch with an “a”, not lunch with a “u”. Besides, Sony Ericsson is planning on sending the Xperia X10 on some overseas missions to gather intelligence before it gets launched in the U.S. For example, by the end of this current quarter, the X10 is expected to be released in Holland for 599 EUROS or the equivalent of $817 U.S. Dollars. And while the handset will be launched with Android 1.6, the Sony Ericsson Product Blog says that the device is upgradeable, and in a long interview on Dutch site Tweakers, the joint venture’s Harold deKort answered about 80 questions on the X10 included giving out some hints of a possible upgrade. When asked about an upgrade to 2.0 or 2.1, he says, “The upgrade to a higher version will be combined with adding new functionality of the Xperia X10. Such as we see a new upgrade release of the X10 and the planning of a new release, we currently have no further information.” Ok, at least he didn’t shoot it down totally. deKort confirmed that the Xperia X10 will be launched as a unitouch device and that it might stay that way. So you pinch-to-zoom fanatics better look elsewhere.
source: Tweakers , SonyEricssonProduct LaunchBlog via Engadget

The long winter may have already gotten to some people by not following their New Year’s resolution, but fortunately there is something far bigger to look forward to this spring. Powerhouse Android phones seem to be all the rage right now – and the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 looks to dethrone some of the current contenders out there. Although pricing or specific dates have not been formally announced, the X10 is looking to land on Vodafone UK in time for April; something cheery we’re sure to look forward to. In addition to other scheduled releases for Japan and Germany, this makes for a clear indication for a simultaneous global launch for the highly anticipated flagship Android handset from Sony Ericsson. They really need to act quickly because there’s already some other monstrous phones out there looking to take a piece out of the X10’s majestic foray into Android.
source: Vodafone via Engadget

Move over HTC HD Touch, you’re not the lone last generation Windows Mobile handset that can run Android 2.1. The new player this time around to come out of the woods flaunting the Android platform is none other than the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1. Sure we’re all waiting until Sony Ericsson releases their high profiled Xperia X10, but now there’s video showing proof that the Xperia X1 can accomplish the same thing we’ve seen on the HTC Touch HD. From the looks of it, navigating through the operating system can be a bit tedious – especially with the resistive touchscreen requiring a good push to recognize a press. It may not be super smooth flowing right now, but we’re sure after some tweaking, it should provide some level of usability. As you can see from the video, there are still some issues with it – such the inverted position of the display. So far this is the closest thing to Android on a Sony Ericsson smartphone available right now, but we’re sure that people are eagerly awaiting the launch of the Xperia X10 already.
via Android France (translated)

The growing list of top of the line Android handsets are inevitably growing by each passing day – we’ve already have seen how Motorola and HTC have been gearing up with their push. Sony Ericsson announced the XPERIA X10 early in November a few months ago and really gave people something to talk about. During that span, we’ve seen the Motorola DROID and HTC Nexus One take front stage and dominate the headlines. There’s been finally some movement with the XPERIA X10 as T-Mobile Germany announced that it will launch Sony Ericsson’s first Android smartphone in April. Its specs sheet is surely to amaze anyone considering it has one massive 4.0” WVGA scratch-resistant display, but the time between its announcement and official release may allow eyes to wander to some other alternative flagship devices out there. With roughly 3 months away before its release, we’re sure there are plenty of other handsets ready and waiting their turn to get the spotlight shined on them.
source: The Unwired

As we just reported, the new Motorola MOTOROI, an Android 2.0 device, is going to be launched first in South Korea, but will eventually make it to the U.S. for a March launch. A video that was made in Korea shows the multi-touch, pinch to zoom browser support that is currently on the Motorola Milestone browser, but not the DROID. Watching the video, you will notice that there seems to be some problems with the responsiveness of the touch screen despite the OMAP3 core. We also get to see that the inclusion of the Motoblur UI doesn’t make the homescreen lag and shudder as it does on the Cliq/Dext. The 8MP camera and the Xenon flash are also previewed. Since this is a GSM device, think T-Mobile or AT&T in the States. Oh, and that bump on the side of the unit-something we’ve seen on the Sholes Tablet-doesn’t seem to have any effect on using the handset.
source: TelecomsKorea via EngadgetMobile