Sony Ericsson Xperia

We already had word that the Xperia X10 would be launching in Australia with Telstra. At the time we didn’t have any release info but, the handset has been released this week. The Xperia X10 is available on pay as you go for $1099 AUD or, if you take the phone on a $100 a month tariff, the handset will be free. As expected the contract length is 24 months.

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is also available through Vodafone and Optus. With Vodafone, the upfront cost of the phone is unclear but, the monthly cost is capped at $79. While on Optus, the monthly cost is $99 to get the handset free. Again, both networks are offering the tariff as a 24 month contract.

UK release news for the Xperia X10 Android smartphone has been announced by Vodafone today. The UK carrier have taken their pre order page live on their website and have dated release as the 6th of April.

The handset is available on one of two price plans, both of which include a free X10 handset:

• £35 a month – 900 minutes, unlimited texts, 500mb data + 300 minutes and unlimited landline calls if bought online
• £40 a month – 1200 minutes, unlimited texts, 500mb data + 300 minutes and unlimited landline calls if bought online

Interested UK buyers can take a look at the deals in more detail here on the pre order page.

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.

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.

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.

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.