But at first sight it looks like yet another disastrous example of testing far too late.

“Over the last couple of weeks there has been a few, OK more than a few rumours that the X2 is going to be delayed until January and I’m sure it will not come as a surprise when we say that these are well founded. The software worked fine but when we started integrating it with some of the network specific apps it threw up a few issues which we’re working to fix. It’s all minor tweaks really (extending the battery life and speeding up aspects of the software), but we want to be sure that when we ship this it is as good as it should be and that you don’t have to constantly upgrade the software as we iron out these wrinkles. So…we’re launching first week of January. Really sorry if you were looking forward to getting hold of one before then but it will be worth it when we get there.”

- Sony Ericsson press release quoted on 15th December 2009 at nexus404.com/Blog/2009/12/15/sony-ericsson-xperia-x2-release-delayed-android-xperia-x2-1ghz-snapdragon-touting-smartphone-now-set-to-hit-2010 retrieved 9th January 2010

Sony Ericsson confirmed that Vodafone will not offer the new X2 smartphone in the UK. The handset's release was delayed from before Christmas due to continued software testing. A Sony Ericsson spokesman said that due to the delay in delivery, the handset no longer fit Vodafone's planned handset portfolio. Vodafone confirmed this.

- www.tradingmarkets.com/news/stock-alert/ericy,vod/-uk-operators-drop-nokia-n97-mini-sony-ericsson-x2--686698.html retrieved 7th January 2010