14 DAY TRIAL // Sony Ericsson's Xperia X1 mobile phone is reportedly getting ready to receive its own share of Windows Mobile 6.5. We already learned about a series of Windows Mobile-based handsets that will receive the 6.5 touch, including the Toshiba TG01, the HTC Touch Pro2, the HTC Touch Diamond2 or Samsung's Omnia II, and it seems that Xperia X1 is also lining up for the update.
Nothing is official on the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1, unlike with the other handsets, which have been announced by their makers to receive the update, yet it seems that the rumor is pretty solid. According to pocketnow, the piece of information comes from an XDA developer who claims to have an official Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM for the X1.
Some details on what the said ROM includes have been also unveiled: The Build in the rom is a older 6.5., but what is important is: - New XIP (real x1 nk); - New OEM DRIVERS etc.; - Some drivers from x2; - New netcf 3.7 (final).
Dont [sic] expect new x1 stuff in the rom... there is none... what is important is that its [sic] now a[n] official 6.5 base... second... this means that they are gonna release a 6.5 update for x1 sometime in the future.
That being said, we should wait and see whether the Japanese-Swedish phone maker will indeed bring its older device to the upcoming operating system flavor. As many of you might already know, Sony Ericsson already announced a second version of the WinMo-powered handset, the Xperia X2, which will come to the market as a Windows phone right from the start, and it might leave the X1 aside to attract users towards the new mobile phone.
On the other hand, the X1 hasn't had the success its maker expected it to have, and an upgrade to the latest Windows Mobile iteration might make it a little more appealing. Stay tuned to learn more details on this.