With the excitement over the Xperia arc it’s been easy to forget the handset that preceded it, the X10. Sadly it too is in the news today, I say sadly because the news isn’t good.
Sony Ericsson have confirmed, via Twitter, that the X10 family of handsets i.e. the X10, X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro have reached the end of their Android upgrade cycle. In other words they won’t be getting Froyo or any other Android upgrade for that matter. The handsets will still be upgraded and supported, but any upgrades will come from Sony Ericsson so probably more in the line of a minor tweak here and a minor tweak there.
Justifying the decision Sony Ericsson used a line that may not strike a happy note with owners of those handsets, they are saying that the Eclair update that has already been released is actually better than Froyo.
UPDATE: Sony Ericsson have issued a statement on the matter, saying that the tweet, due to the character limitations imposed by Twitter, was not fully representative of their position. Here’s their statement in full:
We believe that the current Xperia range on Android 2.1 coupled with Sony Ericsson’s proprietary upgrades and unique hardware delivers a user experience that is on par with, and in many cases better than, a vanilla installation of Android 2.2.
We’re planning another upgrade to bring new features (such as for example multi-touch for Xperia X10) to the current family of Xperia™ smartphones in Q1 2011.
Our priority right now is to keep enhancing the user experience of the existing products through coming updates and to deliver a fantastic range of smartphones in 2011 that are all on the latest possible version of Android – that is a target we are determined to hit.
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