Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 preview

The XPERIA X2 most other features, though not as innovative, are a nice match as well. We guess they are worth going through one more time.

Sony Ericsson EXPERIA X2 at a glance:

• General: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 900/1900/2100 MHz, EDGE class 10, HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
• Form factor: Slide-and-tilt QWERTY touch phone
• Dimensions: 110 x 54 x 16 mm, weight 155 grams
• Display: 3.2" TFT resistive touchscreen, 800 x 480 pixels
• Platform: Qualcomm MSM 7200 528 MHz processor
• OS: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional
• Memory: 110MB storage, 256 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM, microSD card slot
• Camera: 8-megapixels auto-focus camera, LED flash, touch focus, geotagging, face detection, image stabilizer, Smart Contrast, WVGA@30fps video recording
• Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, standard microUSB port, GPS receiver with A-GPS, 3.5mm audio jack, TV-out
• Misc: Optical trackpad, accelerometer for motion-based gaming, office document viewer and editor, XviD video support
• Battery: 1500 mAh Li-Po battery

The XPERIA X2 should be available in two colors - Elegant Black and Modern Silver. There's hardly anything missing from the broad range of connectivity options. Perhaps the only two things it seems to lack are the FM radio and the automatic screen rotation. Yes, there's an accelerometer on board alright, but the screen doesn't auto rotate to match the orientation of the handset.

While the XPERIA X2 uses the vanilla Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional, the thing that sets it apart from competing products is the X-panels interface. X panels have gone a long way since the XPERIA X1 and have turned into a full featured system for using various animated and interactive homescreens.