Sony Ericsson XPERIA

Sony Ericsson has announced at Mobile Wolrd Congress at Barcelona, its first and long time rumored Windows Mobile smartphone! Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 is a stand-out, arc slider phone designed to address the growing need for a premium, converged mobile experience. It combines 3" clear wide VGA display and a full QWERTY keyboard within a quality metal-finish body. XPERIA X1 is powered by Windows Mobile 6 Professional which makes available the windows mobile touchscreen experience to Sony Ericsson phones.

"XPERIA represents the first brand that is truly borne from within Sony Ericsson. It represents our vision for a premium, energised communication experience," said Dee Dutta, Head of Marketing, Sony Ericsson. "This launch, and the announcement of the X1, further strengthens the overall Sony Ericsson brand and places us at the forefront of mobile convergence."

XPERIA panel interface - experiences just the way you want them - Enjoy access to different experiences - Web, multimedia, applications - from your desktop. Navigate with the tip of your finger. Configure and have your XPERIA panels just the way you want them.

Multiple navigation - the choice is yours - XPERIA X1 lets you interact with your phone in different ways. Touch, full QWERTY keyboard, 4-way key and optical joystick navigation. Switch seamlessly between operation modes.

Arc slider design - makes it stand out - The arc design gives a distinct and unique feel. Slide the screen upwards to reveal the wide pitch QWERTY keyboard. Ample distance between keys makes writing fast and easy.

Ultimate mobile experience - performance on the move - With Windows Mobile, the highest data transfer rate (HSDPA/HSUPA) and WiFi support, you can enjoy your favourite entertainment and work efficiently on the move. Mobile access to everything that is important to you. aGPS gives you the freedom to explore the world. XPERIA X1 is a premium mobile experience.

Sony Ericsson tries to embed their mobile phones with multi facet features, so that they can cater diverse needs of the people single handedly. For this, the company has acquired technologies like 'UIQ' and 'Windows Mobile' from Swedish software company 'Symbian' and American giant 'Microsoft' respectively. Sony Ericsson mobile phones basically are divided into five series focusing on special features like music, camera, business(web, e-mail), all rounder, design and budget focused. These series are Cyber Shot, Bravia, Walkman, UIQ and Xperia.

Cyber Shot Series of Sony Ericsson phones comprises of handsets of K series such as K750i K700i etc. This series was further extended to the mobiles such as Sony Ericsson C702, C902, C905 phones. These popular gadgets are focused on Camera feature with additional advantages of Auto Focus, Geo Tagging, Xenon flash, Image stabilizer etc. K750i where comes with 2 mega pixel of camera and high Memory Card capability, on the other hand its improvised version K850i was launched as Sony's first 5 mega pixel camera phone.