Official: XPERIA X2 launching Q4, Windows Mobile 6.5 onboard (video)

If you've been waiting with bated breath for some real news on the XPERIA X2, wait no longer. News has just broken that the re-styled, gutted refresh of Sony Ericsson's popular (and expensive) X1 is due to hit "selected markets" in Q4. According to a post on SE's Xperiancers blog, the company is in talks with various carries right now, and will be detailing the plans in the coming weeks. Additionally, the blog delivers some info on the device itself, calling out its 8.1 megapixel camera, inclusion of a standard 4GB microSD card, and 13 pre-loaded "panels" in its reworked Windows Mobile skin (which appears to have a new SDK for the forthcoming OS update). Oh, and speaking of Windows Mobile, it'll be shipping with 6.5 onboard. To learn much, much more, check the two videos after the break. We'll also be grabbing an up close and personal hands-on with the device in a few moments, so keep your inter-set tuned to the Engadget channel.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2

[Charles Knight Posted Sep 2nd 2009 12:54PM]

I've been using 6.5 for a while and would be interested in this but I quite fancy playing with the n900 or whatever comes down that pipe...

[Powderfinger Posted Sep 2nd 2009 1:08PM]

X3 with Android is a no go for me. I have tons, litterally 1000's of XL files and text files and doc files all from my PocketPC that I must have with me while on the go. Windows Mobile is the only OS who can swallow all of those as they are sans conversion. Not to mention the 3821 Contacts I currently have. Resistive screens rule BTW. I can use my finger, a pen, a key a stick or anything and it works and works well. Not to mention my BT mouse and keyboard which totally blow everything else out of the water. So it is WinMo for me forever. Yes I have a iPod Touch. It is nice but for entering a large abmount of text it is absolutely the worst. No card slots is an utter fail in my world. Maybe not yours but in mine it most certainly is.

[Pyronick Posted Sep 2nd 2009 1:17PM]

Maemo can do that, just dpkg Open Office and it can do ever more than Mobile Excel, Mobile Word, etc.

[Quikboy Posted Sep 2nd 2009 5:28PM]

I feel like punching a kid every time someone complain this runs WinMo and not Android. I could care less about this not running Android, but do people really have nothing to do but complain about a phone they don't have, not running an OS they think is better?

Anyway, I wish it had the same design appeal as the X1. Hopefully it's upgradable to 7.0.