Sony Ericsson to Unveil New Android Phone2 comments

Sony Ericsson will announce later this year about the company’s Google Android-based mobile phone code-named Rachael, which will be part of SE’s XPERIA series and so far includes the Windows Mobile-based X1 model.

In December 2008, Sony Ericsson joined the Open Handset Alliance and since then it has been somewhat clear that the Swedish company will join the Android-running smartphone army.

The Android-loving Sony Ericsson Rachel is based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon platform (QSD8250), wich will give the phone processor speeds of up to 1GHz and 7.2Mbit per second HSPA downlink speeds.

Besides, Sony Ericsson’s upcoming Android phone features an 8.1-megapixel camera with autofocus and flash. At the top of the phone a 3.5mm headphone jack and a miniUSB port are also present. No specific details on the phone’s display size or resolution were released, but reportedly it has a pressure-sensitive touchscreen.

Some of the specifications of the Android phone are looking very good in comparison to other smartphones on the market today. An 8.1-megapixel camera will be most powerful on an Android handset yet, and remarkably better than the 3-megapixel camera on the latest iPhone 3GS. On the Android realm, the HTC Hero and the Samsung Galaxy have only a 5-megapixel camera.

It is very likely that Sony Ericsson’s Rachel will run on the upcoming 2.0 version of Google Android operating system, which is also expected to be released toward the end of this year. As for Adobe Flash, it is unclear yet whether this phone will feature this capability. For more touchscreen smartphone goodness, you might want to check our Smartphone Palooza: 10 Hot Touchscreens Compared.

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