Xperia X3 aka Rachael by Sony Ericsson Debuts in a New Video

By Dena Cassella October 30, 2009

Sony Ericsson has been teasing Android lovers with its vague website dedicated to its new Android Xperia phone debuting on November 3rd. This top secret smartphone has a seductive video adding to the lure of the Xperia X3, aka Sony Ericsson’s ‘Rachael.’ The Rachael is expected to be loaded with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 1GHz processor, an 8MP camera with AF, 3D graphic capabilities and 7.2Mbps HSDPA.

Here are some specs from androidguys.com:

1GHz processor
4.1″ OLED capacitive touch screen
8.1MP camera w/ touch focus, smile shutter, face detection, ISO settings, and more
32GB internal storage
Specially made apps for twitter, Facebook and MySpace

Check out this new Rachael video:

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