Sony Ericsson today announced the September 30 launch date of the Xperia X1, initially available in the UK, Germany and Sweden.

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The handset will be available in other markets across Europe, Asia and Latin America throughout Q4 2008.

- Asia-Pacific - Indonesia, Singapore, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam
- Western Europe - Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Netherlands, Austria, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Portugal
- Central Europe - Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic
- Middle East - UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait
- Africa - South Africa
- Latin America - Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia

The Xperia X1 is encased in a stainless steel body, with a arc-slider design, supported by Windows Mobile. Users can tap on the 3.0-inch high resolution touchcreen to start control the device. A full QWERTY keyboard offers more convenient text messaging.

Availability dates for North America, China, Australia and Russia along with other countries not mentioned above will be announced by local markets in the coming months.

- Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 Specs

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