Earlier this month, Sony Ericsson announced the Xperia X2, Sony Ericsson's latest Windows Mobile smartphone and first Windows phone, featuring Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional. Like the Xperia X1, the Xperia X2 also includes the unique Arc-Slider keyboard but the new SlideView feature, which basically replaces the X1's Xpanels, should give the X2 Sony Ericsson's very own user experience in addition to Windows Mobile 6.5. The X2 features quadband GSM/GPRSEDGE as well as triband UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, WiFi and aGPS. Like the first Experia, the X2 is designed by Sony Ericsson but unlike the X1 - which was manufactured by HTC - the X2 is now manufactured by Mobinnova.

The unit we were able to unbox here isn't a sales unit at all but it's a so called "acceptance unit" which represents a device which carriers get it for testing and certification. Nevertheless, it's pretty much the stuff Sony Ericsson will ship into markets later this year.

Sony Ericsson's Xperia X2 will be available in selected markets from early Q4 2009 and will be released in two different colors: Elegant Black (as seen in the videoview) and Modern Silver.

Cheers ~ Arne