Most of our earlier predictions was correct. Except the fact that Xperia X10 is running version 1.6 of the OS Android. We know models from other manufactures are able to upgrade from version 1.6 to 2.0 so this should be possible with the X10 as well. With the Xperia X10, Sony Ericsson also introcues a new platform called UX (User eXperience) which will evolve across the product portfolio over time. X10 is only one of many in this new family of devices coming to market in Q1 2009. Jointly with the new UX "layer" two other features are introduced as well:

• Timescape where all communication with a person are collected in one place. Facebook, Twitter, email, photos and text messages are all gathered so there will be no need to open different applications to see what is going on.
• Mediascape - Same thing as Timescape, but this is for media content. Online or local music, photos and videos are in one place. Access media from everywhere. PlayNow, YouTube or phone memory. We could call it an advanced media browser.

A new feature is added to the camera application as well. The X10 can recognize up to five faces in a photo and automatically stores the image under your friends contact page.

With it's large 4 inch display, only a handfull of other mobile phones can match it's size. The high resolution of 854 x 480 pixels (WVGA) are one of the largest available on mobile phones today. The interesting part here is of course how long the 1500 mAh battery will be able to keep the display bright.

It seems like Sony Ericsson has stopped supporting the proprietary Memory Stick memory card from one of its mother company Sony. The Xperia X10 is using microSD card for memory expansion.

3rd party applications for the Xperia X10 can be downloaded for free or purchased both from the Sony Ericsson Play Now Arena and the Android Market.

Xperia X10 highlights

• Networks: GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900, UMTS/HSPA 900/1700/2100
• Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth
• 4 inches display, 854 x 480 pixel resolution, touchscreen, 65,536 colour TFT, scratch-resistant (Edit: we initially trusted the press release (262,144 colours) and Sony Ericsson product web (16,536 colours) page for correct info about the number of colours, but ended up trusting the Xperia X10 Whitepaper)
• 8.1 megapixel camera, 16x digital zoom, autofocus, Face recognition, Image stabiliser, Smile detection, Geo taggin
• Video recording
• aGPS
• Google Maps
• Gesture Control, Auto rotate,
• Email, Exchange ActiveSync, SMS, MMS
• 1 GB internal memory. Expandable up to 16 GB with microSD card. 8 GB card included in package
• Android 1.6 OS
• 1Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU QSD8250

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 will be available during the first quarter 2010. From experience, that would translate to late March 2009. It will be shipped in two colour variants: Luster White and Sensous Black.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Luster White