Sony have announced that they have partnered with several case and accessory makers, such as CaseMate to bring more case options to the Xperia range of Sony handsets. While some people prefer their handsets without any cases on, I personally prefer to give my phone some extra protection to keep it shiny and scratch free and with this partnership, it will bring a wider range of cases which, should mean there is something to suit every one.

In general, phones that have slide out parts, like the recently released Xperia Play and the Xperia X10 Mini Pro that was released last year, are harder to find cases for than the regular “candybar” styled phone, whether it has a touch screen or not. Last year we saw many cases for the Xperia X10 and X10 Mini Pro, many of which allowed you to change the look of your phone but, also protect it. The X10 Mini Pro however didn’t have as many cases on the market and still hasn’t.