I guess Sony Ericsson decided it was best to come out with two models of the XPERIA X1 to accommodate different markets.

As far as North America is concerned, the X1a will be released in the region including Latin America and Australia. The other model, the X1i, will most likely be the one debuting in the rest of the world. Anyway, the main difference between the two models, aside from the network configuration, is that the X1a will only be able to record at 24fps as opposed to 30fps which I find a bit odd.

The release date will be announced by Sony Ericsson US on November 3, and hopefully this time they’ll be able to stick to their word. There may be more differences between the two models, but for now we have to wait.

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