Sony Ericsson Unveils Xperia X1 Super-Smartphone

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1

Sony Ericsson held a press conference on Sunday evening before the official start of the Mobile World Congress 2008 to unveil its first Windows Mobile 6 Professional powered smartphone. Featuring the new Xperia panel-based home screen, the X1 has a unique arc form slide-out QWERTY keyboard, WVGA (800x480 pixel) touchscreen display, and built-in GPS receiver.

The Xperia X1 features quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz) and 4 bands of HSDPA/HSUPA (850/1700/1900/2100MHz or 900/1700/1900/2100MHz) support, as well as WiFi, for unbeatable connectivity. The slender Xperia X1 measures 110mm x 53mm x 17mm (4.3" x 2.1" x .7") and weighs in at 145g (5.1oz). A 3.2 megapixel camera with auto-focus and video capture is also on board, and the entire device is powered by a 525MHz ARM 11 processor.

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 is planned to be available in Solid Black and Steel Silver in the second half of 2008, though pricing was not announced.

You'll find more live photos of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 on the following page.