Sony Ericsson Xperia

Last month the Xperia X10 was spotted lurking around in the accessories section of UK carrier O2’s website, leading to speculation that the new android smartphone would be available on O2 when it is released in the UK. Now the handset has made a second appearance on the website in the O2 smartphone section which gives even further reason for us to think that O2 will indeed join their rivals Vodafone and offer the X10, although O2 have not confirmed that as yet.

Here is the link to the latest X10 posting on the O2 site, we hope to see it elsewhere on the site, in the shop for example, soon. Hopefully O2 will confirm that the X10 will become a part of its range soon too.

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If you pre-ordered an Xperia X2 in the UK from Play.com it’s likely you’ll have been very disappointed. The company stated the handset was available for pre-order and would start shipping from January 29th. Upon that date, the handset was listed as out of stock. The status of the handset has now been updated again. This time the X2 is listed as being available from February 17th.

After many delays, the Xperia X10 now has a release date. The handset is due to hit the UK in April and will be available on Vodafone. Hopefully the company won’t drop the handset like it did the X2. Germany on the other hand, will see the X10 launch on T-Mobile.

As of yet, there’s no information regarding pricing and tariffs but, it’s likely the handset will be free on £45+ tariffs on Vodafone UK.

A handset which looks surprisingly like the Xperia X10 has surfaced through several images. The handset is codenamed Robyn. The handset resembles the X10 in design and features. It also runs on Android and features a touch screen, albeit smaller because it is a mini X10. Robyn also has an impressive camera but, not quite as good as the X10 at 5 megapixels. The handset is currently unannounced by Sony Ericsson. One image shows that Robyn will be available in a variety colors, consisting of white or black, like the X10, as well as being available in yellow and pink. Hopefully an announcement will emerge at the Mobile World Congress event on February 14th.

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While Play.com may have the Xperia X2 up for pre-order, Vodafone UK, as we previously reported no longer have the page for the X2 and now we know why. An internal email has been sent round, informing staff that the company will not be selling the handset. Vodafone were to be the exclusive carrier for the handset but, this later turned out to only be initially, with other networks following. Some are reporting that O2, who were rumoured to receive the handset after launch, will continue with the sale of the handset. Unfortunately however, there’s no official word from O2 confirming this, so UK consumers may have to get this sim free, or from elsewhere if O2 fall through as well.

Play.com have sent out an email to those who registered their interest in the Xperia X2. You can now pre-order the Xperia X2 for £499.99. The handset will be released on the 29th January. The Sony Ericsson store still have a due January notice, while Vodafone, interestingly has a page not found error. Following the link from before, a page not found error is shown. You can now also “view” the X2 from the select a handset option but, this also takes you to a page not found error. Perhaps later on we’ll see an updated page by Vodafone.

It seems that the delay of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 has had an affect on the release of the X10. A few days ago, the SE-Store were listing the X10 as being released as early as February 2010. However the X2 has now been pushed back from October to January which has impacted the X10. Now the SE-Store as a “To be announced” message regarding release date. Like before though, you can still pre-register your interest and get updates on the release date.

The Xperia X2 release date has finally been updated on the Vodafone website, while the SE-Store retained it’s December release note. Now the SE-Store and the Vodafone website are both reporting the handset to be due January 2010. Hopefully this will be the last push back for the handset. Whether this will have any impact on the release of the Android powered X10 is unknown currently, but it’s likely that it will also be pushed back.

On the official Sony Ericsson Store, the Xperia X10 page has gone live, with a release date of February 10th. No other specifics, apart from the specs we already know have been revealed. No price is known either. Users interested in the handset can pre-register their interest and get updates on the release.

The Xperia X2 was set for release this month and on the Vodafone UK website, it still says “Coming Soon due November” but with today being the last day of November, this seems very unlikely.

The SE-Store however has adjusted it’s description and says the expected launch is December 09. Let’s hope it will come out then, preferably before Christmas as I know it’ll make a great gift for many people, admittedly a gift from themselves no doubt but, a great gift none the less.