So far, Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA lineup was based on Windows Mobile – while this operating system may not be the easiest on the market, it neverthelss allo9ws for extremely feature-rich devices (and for Sony Ericsson’s Panel GUI).
The picture above has just surfaced along with the following description:
Sony Ericsson ”Rachael” is the codename of the Swedes’ first Android-based mobile phone, that is expected to be announced later this year. It will be part of Sony Ericsson’s series of XPERIA products. We’ve got our hands on internal documents about the phone, that seems to have the potential to be a sales success.
The phone is based on the Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon platform, that enables processor speeds up to 1 GHz, and HSPA-speeds up to 7.2 Mbps. This platform will also sport great 3D graphics capabilities.
The phone’s built-in camera is an 8-megapixel camera with autofocus. There’s also a 3.5 mm jack connector as well as a mini-USB connector at the top of the phone. The touch screen appears to be rather large, and according to our sources its diagonal measures no less than 4 inches. As of now, we have no word on the screen resolution, but it’ll probably end up at 800 x 480 pixels (WVGA) or so.
I have to admit that I currently am unsure what to make with this data: while SE’s decision to support Android is sane, I wonder why the product is placed in the do-it-all XPERIA range (especially as the X2 has not been released). This could very well be a canary trap to find out overzealous leakers – let’s see how it all plays out!
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