Thursday, September 25, 2008

Sony Ericsson launches Xperia smartphone


X1 features slide-out keyboard, Windows Mobile OS

Sony Ericcson says its new Xperia brand is designed to “meet the growing consumer demands for mobile web communication and multimedia entertainment.” The X1 is the first model in the new line. Among its highlight features are a three-inch wide VGA display (800 x 480 pixel resolution), which can be slid upward to expose a full QWERTY keyboard. Sony Ericsson calls the keyboard mechanism an arc slider.

The unit is powered by the latest version of the Windows Mobile operating system, so users can expect the usual MS mini-applications such as a web browser, mail, media player, etc. Characteristic of Sony Ericsson products, the X1 also includes a 3.2 megapixel camera that can be used for still photography as well as video recording. A GPS radio is also built in, as is WiFi. The phone even has an FM radio, and stereo Bluetooth. A MicroSD card slot answers data storage needs.

The X1 might not look like the typical Mobile Windows device because uses a different home screen consisting of nine panels that the user can customize. Navigation is accomplished by touch screen, a four-way key or even an optical joystick as well as via the keyboard.

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