In partnership with China Mobile, Sony Ericsson chief executive Bert Nordberg has announced that they will be releasing the A8i smartphone in the country, its first TD-SCDMA smartphone.

“China is a hugely important market for Sony Ericsson and we are committed to maintaining our strong position and driving growth by continually introducing new and exciting products into this market”

Looking a lot like an Xperia X8, the A8i will use the Android based China Mobile’s Open Mobile System 2.0 and has the following feature list:

3.5 inch (854×480) display

5MP camera (LED flash, auto focus)

WLAN, Bluetooth

200MB internal memory and supports Micro SD cards

3.5mm headphone socket

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