When the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 came out, about 6 months ago, it was one of the highest spec’d Android phones available. With it’s 8.1MP camera, and 1Ghz SnapDragon processor as well as a 4 inch touchscreen, it still can hold its own with the flagship phones of today (Droid X and HTC EVO 4G). But there’s one little thing holding it back, and that’s the fact that it STILL runs Android 1.6 and that’s not suppose to change till later this year. But the good news for AT&T users, is that you should soon have yet another option in Android. Just passing AT&T’s technical review, it’s said to be available “in the coming weeks”, which could be sometime next month. We don’t want to know what AT&T is going to do to the phone meanwhile, but let’s hope they don’t chain it up too much. No other immediate info is available, but look for it around $200 on a new two year contract.
Is anyone still excited about this phone like they were at the beginning of 2010?
Here’s a video showing how some crafty developers got Android running on the Sony Ericsson X1. Both Android 1.6 and 2.0.1 have been successfully ported to the X1, with a few things yet to be fixed, such as the camera, GPS and bluetooth. But that’s not the point right? It’s about using Android on whatever device you want. From the video you can see it’s not exactly perfect, but if you’ve got an X1, and you feel a little frisky, head over to xda-developers for all the details.
If you thought “Rosie” aka Sense UI on the HTC Hero was hot, wait till you see what Sony Ericsson has in store for us on the rumored upcoming Xperia “Rachael” handset. Posted over at an unofficial Sony Ericsson blog is the above video, showing off a very slick UI, similar to HTC Sense, but with more eye candy. We already showed you the leaked pictures and some of the specs on the Sony Ericsson Xperia handset that is rumored to be running this version of Android, and it definately has the hardware to pull it off. Between this and Sense, Apple is going to have their hands full at trying to keep Android from eating up its share of the smart phone market.
In some uncovered internal documents, this upcoming Sony Ericsson Xperia, codenamed “Rachael” could be Sony Ericsson’s first Android phone. It’s no secret they’ve been working on one, and this would be an excellent way to breaking into the Android game. Sporting a Qualcomm Snap Dragon QSD8250 1GHz processor, large touchscreen, 3.5mm headphone jack as well as mini USB on top, and a 8.1MP autofocus camera on the back. This particular model doesn’t seem to be hiding a QWERTY keyboard like the other Xperia models, but anything is possible. We should hear something official on this before the end of the year.
In some uncovered internal documents, this upcoming Sony Ericsson Xperia, codenamed “Rachael” could be Sony Ericsson’s first Android phone. It’s no secret they’ve been working on one, and this would be an excellent way to breaking into the Android game. Sporting a 
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