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Looks like talks between Sony Ericsson and Vodafone UK have come to a nice little end with the announcement that the mobile network operator will be bringing the new Snapdragon Android phone into the UK. Just a while back, Vodafone removed the XPERIA X2 from its lineup for 2010 as they deemed the device unfit for their plan –the HTC HD2 was similarly removed from the lineup. Had the X2 been released earlier (December, as originally planned), then it would have benefited from some holiday sales.
Anyway, back to the X10. The phone was originally announced as the Rachel, and this Android phone is actually Sony Ericsson’s first mobile device that uses the Google operating system. The device was announced late last year and had a lot of rumors following it before Sony finally cleared up the actual specifications and even the name of the device sometime around October.
Vodafone is expected to start offering the device this coming April. Details as to whether this is an exclusive deal still remains to be cleared up as previous reports of other network operators offering the device have popped up. Aside from the X10, Sony Ericsson will also be releasing the Vivaz at the same time –though no operators have announced getting the Symbian smart phone.
Specs wise, this phone is a high end Android device, delivering specs that match even the Nexus One. The phone will be running on a 1GHz Snapdragon processor that will give it some much needed speed in loading applications. The screen is a large 4 inch capacitive touch screen giving users lots of navigation space. Speaking of navigation, the phone will be using the Android OS along with the Timescape and Mediascape user interface.
For the rest of the news regarding the XPERIA X10 and Vodafone UK, head over to Know Your Mobile.
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