Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X1 was made in partnership with HTC, the same makers of the HTC Touch, Pro etc, but it appears the X2, or another Windows Mobile based phone from Sony Ericsson will cut ties with HTC. The partnership will actually end when the production of the X1 ceases and completes it’s business circle. Instead, Sony Ericsson’s second Windows Mobile smartphone, will have a partnership with Mobinnova. Mobinnova is a Taiwan handset maker under Foxconn Electronics.

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We previously reported on the Xperia Panels being ran on the HTC Touch HD. There were a few errors found in the initial release, but further testing and work has been done on the project. One of the issues was that because there was no Panels button, it wasn’t possible to switch to another Panel, leaving you stuck in the Panels interface.

With further testing this issue has been resolved. The project is up to Alpha 0.02 and some issues still remain, such as the Facebook and Media panel not working, but again these will continue to be worked on. Alpha 0.02 has been sent to five selected testers and their feedback is that it works.

The CAB file is only available to the selected testers, but hopefully it will be released soon for everyone to use. For now though, a video has been released showing the panels on the HTC in action.
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A video comparison of the Xperia X1 and HTC Touch Pro has been posted by WM Power User. This video comparison focuses on the Opera browser and browsing experience. Both of the handsets use Opera Mobile 9.5, with the Touch Pro using build 1522 and the X1 using build 2005. The comparison is done with both handsets and browsers with the default settings. If settings were changed or third party software the results could vary.
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mansonfat from eprice has provided several photos of the Xperia X1 along side one of it’s rivals, the HTC Touch Pro.

Specifications wise, the Touch Pro has quite similar specs to the X1 but appearance and interface give each phone a unique feel. mansonfat has provided comparison photos of both the handsets from various angles for external appearance as well as a software interface comparison. You can view all of the photos after the jump.

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