Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 packs Android 1.6 for now

Just a day before the expected release of the Xperia X10 and Sony Ericsson has dropped a bit of a bombshell on the Android Community – the X10 will run Android 1.6.  It looks like SE does not agree with Google’s claim that Android 1.6 was a “minor platform release“.  In a rather lengthy blog post over on the Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog, the guys dig into the details of the fatal move to run Android 1.6 by claiming that SE is not focused on the version of Android as much as it is the total UI package i.e. Sony Ericsson’s User Experience Platform.  Let’s be honest we’ve seen Motorola and HTC deliver some very clean UIs, but at the end of the day it’s hard to argue that there is not some dip in performance as a result.  On a postive note Sony Ericsson realize that people want the features in the latest Android OS (2.1) and they’ve confirmed an update will come at some point after launch.  When that update will arrive is any one’s guess and by judging from the slow updates for nearly every other Android phone on the market we wouldn’t hold our breath.  Maybe I’m getting ahead of myself, I mean we still need to see the X10 launch as scheduled tomorrow right?

To find out more about Android 1.6 please visit Google’s Android Resource Library here.

[via SE]