Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1

As it seems, the Mobile World Congress 2008 is off to a flying start. The tone was set by Sony Ericsson making a huge announcement just a few hours before the start of the congress.

At a dedicated event in Barcelona, as many as 7 brand new Sony Ericsson handsets were announced and almost all of them seem pretty tempting. We present you with a quick feature scoop.

In a nutshell, the jump-start of it all turned quite impressive. Sony Ericsson have produced a touchscreen Windows Mobile Professional with a full hardware keyboard.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1

Meet the XPERIA X1. Sony Ericsson presented XPERIA as a brand of its own and they intend to develop it in parallel with their other devices. XPERIA X1, with the "arc slider" form factor, is the device to usher in the new lineup.

The couple of highlights of the XPERIA X1 are most definitely the 3-inch WVGA touchscreen display, as well as the optical joystick navigation. Besides, almost all connectivity media are present - from a 3.5mm audio jack to GPS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP, everything is on board. Typing is sweet with the slide-out QWERTY keyboard, while the 9 available home screens should suit every scenario and all user preferences. The multimedia set includes FM radio without RDS and Media player.

The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 also has a 3.2 megapixel camera and will come with 400MB of internal storage. It is expandable through the microSD card slot. The handset will have support for all the four GSM network bands and four 3G network bands as well. HSDPA and HSUPA ensure the quick data transfers around.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 will be powered by a 500MHz ARM CPU and is expected to hit the shelves in the second half of 2008.

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