gadgets and technology devices: Android powered Sony Ericsson Xperia X3 (or X5/X10) i.e. Rachael almost official

Android powered Sony Ericsson Xperia X3 (or X5/X10) i.e. Rachael almost official

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Until now, we have had enough gossip about the Sony Ericsson’s Android phone that just kept changing names every time a new rumor surfaced. But this time is the first there has been some move from SE giving some proof of the handset becoming official soon. SE may call it another Xperia (X3, X5 or X10) or the Rachael project, but for now we’re going to refer it as Rachael.

Sony Ericsson has leaked an official sales brochure of this, its make-or-break project, revealing some features of the handset. The company has also created a teaser page on their website that says “We’re looking forward to November 3rd. We think you should be too.” Add to that the tracking code on the link from the teaser page to the homepage mentions Rachael, and at the same time Sony Ericsson (South Africa) also confirms on Twitter that they will unveil the Rachael project on November 3rd.

Meanwhile, we’ll take you back to the rumored specs of this phone till now. Rachael is said to feature the Android OS with an 8MP camera (though SE hasn’t even spoken about Rachael being an Android device). The phone could also include 32GB of internal memory, further expandable as the leaked brochure mentions.

The brochure shown in the video below also has a 1080p logo. This might also mean that the camera can capture full HD images. Also mentioned is a 4.1″ OLED touchscreen. With all this, you may doubt the video leak, but the teaser page and press invites from Sony Ericsson are real!

The official announcement date is less than a week away. We are sure Rachael has lots of hidden surprises in its specs list, which will be announced on that day. It’s not just Sony Ericsson banking big on Android, even Motorola’s fate would be decided on how well they fare with the Google-backed mobile OS. No matter what happens with these two manufacturers, the victim will be ‘Windows Mobile’ (wonder why the hype to launch Rachael with such hype while the X2 went so quietly) and the ones to gain the most from it will (or should be) you and I . Now our only prayer from SE (as always) – don’t over price it please!