The lucky folks over at Mobile Crunch have got hold of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Rachael and taken some “spy pics” to share around. The pictures aren’t the best quality we’ve seen and Into Mobile reports that the snaps were taken with a Motorola RAZR phone. The handset is seen with the standard Android UI instead of the Rachael UI previously seen. While the photos were taken with a lower end camera phone, the lighting in the photos is better than other leaked shots of the handset but, still a bit blurry.

Rumors around the web point to Sony Ericsson making an official announcement about the Sony Ericsson Rachael handset. It’s better known as the X3 but, as we previously reported, the handset could be renamed to the X10. On the Sony Ericsson website, they’ve started a “teaser campaign” for consumers to keep ears and eyes open on November 3rd. While the page doesn’t directly mention the Rachael handset, the main image on the page is named “Rachael – infinity”. The slogan on the image reads “Sometimes there’s a thin line between the extraordinary and the magical. Did we cross it?”. Only tomorrow will tell, we’ll keep you updated on the news.

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We first heard of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X3 as Xperia Rachael, Sony Ericsson’s Android powered smartphone. It’s since become known as the Xperia X3 but, there’s a chance that when Sony Ericsson officially announce the handset, it may be renamed to the Xperia X10. The numbering may not seem logical but, with other Xperia rumours it’s very possible that it could be the X10. We have the upcoming Xperia X2, the Xperia Kiki is supposedly the X5 and the Xperia Pureness. The Pureness was briefly considered the X4 because of the missing handset in the series but, if the X3 does become the X10, it explains why we haven’t got an X4 and perhaps Kiki won’t be the X5 after all. We’ll keep you posted on further updates.

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It’s already been rumored that the upcoming Android powered Xperia handset from Sony Ericsson will feature Qualcomm Snapdragon technology. The handset has been captured running what does appear to be Snapdragon. The Acer Liquid also uses this technology, tying both handsets as the fastest Android phones. The model on display is running Android 1.6 but, when the Xperia X3 is released it’s expected to ship with Android 2.0. The handset is also likely to include an improved display over the X1 with a sharper 4 inch touch screen display with a resolution of 852×480.

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If theunwired weren’t lucky enough to get a pre launch Xperia X2 model, Mobile-Nova appear even luckier. They’ve gotten hold of the Android powered Xperia X3 and took some non blurry photos of the handset. Not just of the handset but of the unboxing as well. They’ve gotten hold of the white model and posted the pictures. Not only that, they’ve got many pictures of the handset from 3DExport, in both the white and black models, all of which you can view after the jump.

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While this photos are rather blurry, it does appear to be the Sony Ericsson Xperia X3 in these photos. The photos, while blurry are definitely better than nothing. The shots show off the operating system of the handset. The X3 moves away from Windows Mobile and uses Android instead. The UI is still in the early stages of development at the minute but, it’s a good insight into how the OS will look on the handset.

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While it isn’t officially confirmed by Sony Ericsson yet, rumour has it that the Xperia X3, previously known as Rachael could hit stores as soon as January 2010. Sound familiar? Expansys also have the Xperia X2 listed as shipping in January 2010. However it looks like we’ll be seeing the X2 in October in the UK and probably in the US.

It seems strange to launch two flagship handsets almost directly after each other but it could be very interesting. The Xperia X2 will launch with Windows Mobile 6.5 while the X3 will launch with Android, so could Sony Ericsson be giving us the choice of both handsets? Hopefully. We’ll keep you updated on any further information regarding the release date.

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Sorry folks but the pre-order page for Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Rachael has been removed from Expansys. With still no official confirmation from Sony Ericsson, it isn’t very surprising, but this has put a damper on hopes of the handset coming soon. We still haven’t heard when the X2 will be released, so hopefully we’ll be seeing that up for pre-order soon, but as a permanent pre-order, until the device is released.

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After the first picture of the Sony Ericsson Rachael in black, it wasn’t long before we saw the handset in white and in more angles. If white isn’t your color preference, we now have more photos of the Xperia in black, thanks to GSMArena. The handset is shown in the same positions we saw the white model in including from the front, back and sides like the original photo. These new photos provide a clearer and higher quality look.

After the first pictures we saw of the Android powered Xperia handset from Sony Ericsson, it was only a matter of time until more photos were leaked. Like the Xperia X2, the second lot of leaked photos show the Xperia X3/Rachael in a different color and angles.

The handset hasn’t been officially announced by Sony Ericsson yet, so correct specs are still currently unclear but rumor is that the screen is indeed bigger than that of the X1 and the X2 at 4 inches.

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