In case you hadn’t noticed, the Apple iPhone has already had a significant impact on the mobile industry, and the new SonyEriccson Xperia X1 is a clear example of that. This sexy, sleek, curvy device to the left is a touchscreen beast, for sure, but it also hides a full QWERTY keyboard. The other interesting aspect of this handset is that its SonyErricson’s first handset which runs Windows Mobile, in this case WinMo 6. I have a problem with that, but we’ll just have to see.

For specs, the X1 features a 3.2MP camera with a dorky “Camera Light” instead of a flash, a 3″ 800×480 touch display, and optical joystick (?), Bluetooth, unspecified WLAP, an FM radio, integrated Java, aGPS functionality, and a gaggle of WinMo applications. It also comes with something Sony likely developed for it called XPERIA Panels, which is likely the interface you can sorta see above. SonyErricson says it will be available worldwide by mid-2008, but didn’t offer pricing. It will work on GSM/GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, and HSUPA networks and will ship in black and silver.

written by Tyler Regas