IPhone Out Xperia X1 In

Sony Ericsson announced at the Mobile World Congress 2008 in Barcelona, Spain it’s to launch it’s first Windows Mobile device in the second half of 2008. It will be called Xperia X1.

An arc slider device that will draw obvious touch-screen comparisons to Apple’s iPhone.

Pricing was not announced, but Sony Ericsson released specifications of the new X1.

At 4.3 by 0.7 by 2.1 inches, it weighs 5.1 oz. and features a 3-in. wide VGA display. Support for HSDPA/HSUPA and Wi-Fi standards, as well as slower GSM and EDGE networks. A 3.2-megapixel camera and features of Windows Mobile are included, such as Outlook Mobile for e-mail and Office Mobile for Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Internet Explorer Mobile. The X1 will also have a full QWERTY keyboard.

Here is the video promo which using the Beatles “Magical Mystery Tour” as the backing track - is that a jibe at Apple by Sony? (Apple was the name of The Beatles record label)