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Xperia X2 is no longer launching in the UK
AFTER AN UNDERSTATED launch event back in November, it seemed that the high-end Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 phone was due to land in the UK well in time for Christmas.
At the event the company admitted that it was still polishing the code and streamlining the Panels interface introduced by its predecessor the X1, but that we were assured that review units would be sent out within the week, running the release version of the Windows Mobile 6.5 overlay.
A little while later we were informed that the launch was being delayed. This occasionally happens in the industry and, although it's somewhat disappointing, we'd rather see a solid product released late than a half-baked device rushed out the door to meet a deadline.
The latest update from the ailing mobile maker is that, while the X2 is still to be released soon, it won't be coming to the UK. Apparently Vodafone UK, which was set to carry the device, has said it longer fits within its planned portfolio, so Sony Ericsson has decided not to bring the phone here at all.
So if you live in the UK and were hoping to get your hands on the Sony Xperia X2, you might want to look elsewhere for a SIM free version to import, although Expansys is still taking pre-orders for the phone at the price of £620. µ
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It got some bad press because the first phones they demonstrated for journalists didn't work great and were buggy. SonyEricsson demonstrated them for swedish press just a while later and most things was corrected. So it will probably be one of the best Windows phones on the market. But it is late. But a very good windows phone, for those who want one.
Don't worry folks. The Xperia X2 is old technology, which you won't want anyway.
It should have been released earlier in 2009. Something went horribly wrong, and the unit got delayed so much that now it's not worth having.
What you should want to get your hands on is its successor, the Xperia X10, which runs Android. It can decode 720p High-Definition video on the fly. The X10 should be released in January.
And so, yet again the UK is left with a bunch of crappy phones on £35 contracts and an overpriced iPhone.