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Sumit Malhotra, Global marketing manager for Xperia X10, has answered some questions about the device on the Sony Ericsson Product Blog.

Here’s what he had to say:

One of the benefits of using an open operating system is that we can tailor your phone to your specific needs. As an example, there is not a document editor preloaded, but there are and will be free and premium applications available in the application store.

Now to your questions. I haven’t been able to answer all of them at this point but have tried my best to get to as many as possible.

* Will it have multi-touch in future updates?
Xperia X10 has a capacitive screen. It does not support multi-touch functionality at launch, but is considered for the future.

* What’s a scratch-resistant screen?
Xperia X10 has mineral glass to prevent easy scratching and fingerprint coating.

* Is it based on OpenGL 1.1 or 2.0 for games and other stuff?
Xperia X10 supports Open GL 2.0.

* What is the size of the battery?
It is 1500mAh.

* How many colors does the screen support?
I noticed the confusion in the communction around this topic, but the correct number is 65,536.

* Will the X10 receive Android 2.0 update (for those who bought from the initial batches with Android 1.6) ?
The UX platform used for Xperia X10 will evolve to Android 2.0 over time.

* What would be the camera like?
We’ll try to post a tutorial video of the camera interface within short, but in short it’s quite similar to what’s seen in our earlier touch screen phones like Satio, X2, and Aino.

* When will this be available in the UK?
X10 will be available in selected markets during Q1 next year. We will get back with more details as to more exact timing and where.

So there you go, confirmation that an upgrade to Android 2.0 will come and that the device will support multi-touch when it does.

Cheers,

Mik

Filed under: Android, XPERIA
Tags: Android, Questions, X10, XPERIA

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Never mind that Kurara, here’s more of what’s REALLY interesting from Sony Ericsson…the X10. This is another hands-on video showing a prototype X10 which is still rather laggy though perhaps performing better than that shown to engadget.

We can only hope that the final versions will run as smooth as silk like the concept videos promise.

Head over to GSMArena to see their full X10 preview .

Mik

Filed under: Android, Hands on, Videos, XPERIA
Tags: Android, video, X10, XPERIA

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Now that the X10 announcement is behind us, the focus is back on the upcoming Sony Ericsson ‘Kurara’, Satio’s little sister.  The ‘Kurara’ will be launched under the Entertainment Unlimited banner and will be based on the Symbian S60 platform. According to rumors, the device will sport a 3.5 inch AMOLED touchscreen, an 8.1 megapixel camera with autofocus and HD-recording.

In all probability, the ‘Kurara’ will be launched at MWC next year and should be available in H1 2010.

Via: SEMC Blog

Filed under: Entertainment Unlimited, Rumour, Symbian, Symbian Foundation

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The X10 just doesn’t seem to be slowing at all. Here we have another video of the device and its interface from SlashGear, this time a bit longer.

[SlashGear via Gizmodo]

Filed under: Android, News, Videos, X series, XPERIA

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As the initial excitement over the X10 announcement fades a little we can start looking at some of the details behind this handset. Eldar Murtazin, the Editor-in-Chief of Mobile-Review, has shed some light on how the X10 may impact the market. Writing in his Twitter feed Eldar revealed that Sony Ericsson will produce 100,000 X10 units for the global market. That’s for the entire world. Is that a lot? Well that depends upon how popular the X10 becomes of course. If it proves to widely popular then it most certainly isn’t enough. For example, the N95, in its heyday, sold around 1 million units in the UK alone.

Still the biggest question on everyone’s minds though is whether Sony Ericsson will be able to get the X10 out in January or whether they will slip back into the old habit of a long delay.

Filed under: Android, New phone, News, X series, XPERIA

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