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January 12th, 2010, 09:13 GMT · By

Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 'Coming Soon' to the US

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Japanese-Swedish mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson certainly received a hit when Vodafone UK dropped plans of launching the Xperia X2 in the country, but it seems that it hasn't given up the fight yet. The Windows Mobile-based Xperia X2a can now be seen on the Sony Style website, headed for the United States and with a “coming soon” tag all over it.

The handset making joint venture certainly took its time before making a new step towards the availability of Sony Ericsson Xperia X2; yet, now US enthusiasts can rest assured that it shouldn't be too long before the device lands on the market. Those interested in learning in due time when the Xperia X2a is set to arrive on shelves can also register on the aforementioned site for updates.

It might be a little late to the party, that's true, but the Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 still has a lot of goodies to offer to those who will snag it. There is a large display, a sliding QWERTY keyboard, a high-quality photo snapper, great multimedia capabilities, Xperia Services, and the already highly popular Xperia Panels. Not to mention the services that come to all Windows phones from Microsoft, including the Windows Marketplace for Mobile or the MyPhone backup portal.

In related news, we learn that the Xperia X2 also made an appearance on the floor at the International 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. However, that's not all, as some reports around the Web also say that it was running under Windows Mobile 6.5.3 flavor at the event - Build 28005.5.3.0 (WM 6.5.3 Build 23091.5.3.0 was present on other handsets at CES).

At the same time, there are those who claim that the device might have been pushed back a few more months, and that users will have the chance to purchase it only in summer. With Sony Style listing the phone as coming soon, this is a little hard to believe. However, if Sony Ericsson wants to launch it with Windows Mobile 6.5.3 on board, things might be different.

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Comment #1 by: Sharon Braithewaite on 12 Jan 2010, 10:04 UTC reply to this comment

This is the phone that Britain did not want.

It's getting very hard to sell any phone these days that runs Microsoft's Windows Mobile phone operating system. The public don't want it because once you delve down in the menus, beneath the 'skin' that handset makers often cover it with, you find the old Windows Mobile interface just like they had on Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) devices in 1996. Amazingly, in this day and age, it even comes with a stylus pen, just like a PDA. You have to use the pen to tap on the screen to use the phone. Arghhhh!

But don't worry, as Sony Ericsson is about to release its successor, the Xperia X10, which runs the Android operating system, backed by Google. The X10 is a really good phone, and runs very fast on the Snapdragon processor, and no stylus pen required! The X10 is comparable to the Motorola Droid, and the Google Nexus One.

So, forget the X2, and go for the X10 with Android.


Comment #2 by: francomur99 on 02 Feb 2010, 22:13 UTC reply to this comment

For more then 2000 years humans used pens and pencils...and stylus..what's wrong with that?. Everybody wants a touch fingers-frendly device only, to me it's not the case.. certainly I would prefer a phone with a good Touch experience , but there are fantastic applications on the market that you need to use a stylus : DinaInk and many more for example.
The problem of the Xperia x2 is the cip, for a device that it could have the potencial to be an Iphone Killer but you need at list 1Ghz processor and 3.7'' instead then 3.2'' screen at list the same Droid size......and of course Windows Mobile 7.....the rest of the Xperia is simply perfection. It's a shame!

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