AT&T and Sony Ericsson announce the Xperia™ X10

AT&T and Sony Ericsson unveil the Xperia™ X10, available soon in the U.S. market. The Xperia™ X10 offers an open and integrated world of communication, entertainment and social media.

The Sony Ericsson Xperia™ X10 features the two exciting signature applications Mediascape and Timescape™. Mediascape gathers music, photos, videos and content from your phone’s memory card and online. You can browse, search, listen and share your media from one unified view. Timescape™ is a unique communication application that automatically organizes social interactions in chronological order, leaving users free to concentrate on keeping in touch on-the-go.

“Sony Ericsson has created a unique choice for our smartphone customers looking for a fun and smart device,” said Michael Woodward, vice president, Mobile Phone Portfolio, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets.

For developers, the Xperia™ X10 is a unique and powerful device, with impressive hardware and software features which offer uniquely customized user experience. Developers interested in the Xperia™ X10 can download an add-on for the Android™ SDK, including a splash screen, backgrounds, an Xperia™ X10 skin and more. The Xperia™ X10 will be released in the U.S. market with a customized Android™ 1.6 OS. By targeting Android™1.6 users and developing using Android™ 1.6 API’s, developers will ensure forward compatibility with later versions of Android™. Recent statistics show that approximately 20% of the users accessing Android market are using an Android™ 1.6 device.

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The Xperia™ X10 comes fully loaded with a 4-inch crystal clear touch display, superfast 1GHz Snapdragon processor, and aGPS. The smartphone also features an 8.1 megapixel camera with smile detection, face recognition, autofocus and LED flash. The device is equipped with a 2 GB in-box memory card with expandable memory up to 32 GB.

The Xperia™ X10 will be available in the U.S. market on August 15th.