Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 Announced

We all know the Xperia X1; Sony Ericsson’s first Windows Mobile device. The X1 became a massive success and Sony Ericsson now announces it’s successor: The Sony Ericsson Xperia X2. Unlike the X1, which is created by HTC, the X2 will be made by a company called Mobinova.

Specifications

The Xperia X2 will be shipped with Windows Mobile 6.5, a 8.1 MegaPixel Camera and 13 pre-loaded Panels.
With it’s 8.1 MegaPixel camera, the X2 is -as far as I know- the only Windows Phone with a camera of that size, which is quite impressive.

Other specifications of the X2 are:

– The X2 has a vibrant 3.2 inch TFT LCD
– Available user flash memory up to 110 MB and we include a 4GB card with every phone; Total flash is 512 MB & RAM 256 MB; the X2 has microSD™ and microSDHC memory card support up to 16GB
– The chipset inside is the Qualcomm 7200A with 3D hardware acceleration through OpenGL ES 1.0

Like the X1 the X2 has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard which is good for writing emails and messaging.

“Windows® phones allow people to manage their whole world – from work to home to play – on a single handset,” said Stephanie Ferguson, general manager, product management, Microsoft Corp.  “The XPERIA™ X2 taps the powerful messaging and multimedia capabilities in Windows Mobile® so customers can be in touch, productive and entertained wherever they are.”

Entertainment

The X2 is not only a device for business people. As mentioned above the 8.1 MegaPixel camera and the 3.2″ TFT LCD Display make sure that it is also an entertainment device:

Entertainment is not compromised on XPERIA™ X2. Enjoy amazing multimedia with the 3.2” high resolution touch screen and DVD quality and take advantage of the 8.1 megapixel camera to capture and instantly share experiences with friends and family. Personalise the panels and users can access Facebook™ to upload their party or holiday images and they can chat with friends across the world via Skype

Thoughts & Wrap-up

In my opinion the X2 has the potential to be as successful as the X1.

I think Sony Ericsson has tried to take a good look at the points which could be improved from the X1 and indeed improved it! The screen is larger, which is one of the major downsides of the X1. Also the keyboard looks better than the keyboard of the X1 and of course the Camera is a great improvement.