Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 to hit US for beneath than $300 unlocked. Last time we heard of Sony Ericsson's Xperia X8 it was ample about the FCC, but aftermost night we begin the little affair in a added welcoming, admitting appropriately as judgmental abode -- our hands. Formerly codenamed the "Shakira," we were acquisitive the Android buzz would be a bit added avant-garde and slim, but acutely that's aloof not the absoluteness of the rather beefy smartphone. Aloof like its X10 Mini and Mini Pro siblings, the 3-inch handset runs Android 1.6 with Sony's rather-deep custom bark -- a Sony rep on duke told us there would be an advancement to 2.1 ancient in Q4. That seems a bit late, but there's no agnosticism that the X8 is a lower-end buzz with its 3.2 megapixel cam and 600MHz CPU. The X8 we saw was cutting a white cover, admitting were additionally told there would be added changeable awning options accessible back it hits the bazaar soon. Added than that we begin the ancestor (it was acutely apparent that!) to be rather acknowledging and the UI to be absolutely intuitive, about the onscreen keyboard was acutely awkward for accounting a URL into the browser. In allegory to the hoards of able Android smartphones we've apparent in the aftermost ages or so, the X8 is absolutely lackluster, but the little affair may aloof be an affordable apart best back it hits the US for beneath than $300 soon.