Loading ...Rumors from the Sony Ericsson camp were that the company had something special in the making, and today at an exclusive press event they showed us exactly what it was: the XPERIA X1 smartphone. Unlike anything Sony Ericsson have made before, the X1 is a curved slider smartphone with a 3-inch VGA wide-aspect touchscreen, full QWERTY keyboard and Windows Mobile OS. On top of that, SE have developed what they’re calling the XPERIA Panel Interface, a group of nine desktop sections that you can re-order and use to access the functionality of the phone.
Packing HSDPA/HSUPA and WiFi, control of the XPERIA X1 can be managed either by using the touchscreen, through keyboard shortcuts, via the four-way D-pad or through an optical joystick. Assisted-GPS and a full metal body round out what looks to be a damned attractive handset.
They’re expecting the XPERIA X1 to be available in the second half of 2008, and we’ll have videos of the phone in action later on tonight.
