Rumours suggesting that multi-touch was coming or not coming to the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 have been floating around for some time. It now appears that any hopes have been dashed once and for all. According to Harold de Kort, Communications Manager for Sony Ericsson:
“Multi-touch will not be a feature in future updates for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 because the device does not support multi-touch due to her software and hardware configuration. The operation and user experience of the phone will be further improved and Sony Ericsson will come with her own intuitive way of, for example, zooming in and out.”
But there is better news. Sony Ericsson confirmed that, ahead of the promised Android 2.1 upgrade (expected in November), it will release some updates to improve functionality and the user experience of the XPERIA X10.