Sony Ericsson's XPERIA X1a prodded by the FCC

by Joshua Topolsky, posted Nov 12th 2008 at 12:09PM

If you've read through our thorough review of Sony Ericsson's XPERIA X1, by now you're probably champing at any number of bits to get your hands on the device. Well, thanks to the FCC, you can rest easier knowing you're one step closer to actually touching, holding, and hugging the phone (the US-destined X1a, that is). Amongst other things, the documents seem to disclose -- we'll stop short of saying confirm -- that a black version will be in play when it arrives in the States, though we feel that page 46 of the 114 page test report was more revealing in many ways. Don't believe us? Hit the read link and take a look for yourself.

Filed under: Handsets, Sony Ericsson, Windows Mobile

Tags: fcc, federal communications commission, FederalCommunicationsCommission, report, sony ericsson, SonyEricsson, test, test report, TestReport, x1, x1a, xperia

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netboy @ Nov 12th 2008 2:03PM

if it' only in black, i dont want it!
i already have X1i in black, all my previous phones is black, black is so boring!

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Ryan C @ Nov 12th 2008 2:33PM

Either the "a" if for America or AT&T.

This is going to make my upgrade choices much tougher come next year.

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G33K3D uP @ Nov 12th 2008 2:47PM

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