The Sony Ericsson Xperia gets yet another sibling

Online Only - The Sony Ericsson Xperia gets yet another sibling

by May Chua

09:40 PM Jun 16, 2010

Those who have been eyeing the Xperia phone series can consider the new X8, which will be available in the third quarter of the year.

Positioned at what Sony Ericsson calls "a more accessible price point", the Xperia X8 touts a three-inch capacitive touchscreen and a 3.2-megapixel camera. This smartphone is powered by a 600MHz processor and runs on Android 1.6. It comes with the Timescape function, which integrates all communications from each contact, and a user interface that lets you add shortcuts to your favourite applications on the four corners of the screen to facilitate single-handed operation. The X8 will be bundled with a 2GB microSD card (the slot supports up to 16GB).

And here's a piece of good news for existing Xperia users - from the third quarter onwards, Sony Ericsson will be upgrading the software for its Xperia X10, X10 mini and X10 mini pro smartphones from Android 1.6 to 2.1. The X10 will receive some additional feature upgrades - high-definition video recording, the ability to display content on a television, as well as enhanced Timescape and Mediascape applications.

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