Rumors suggest that the upcoming Xperia X3 handset will set to be released early next year.

According to information leaked by two Sony Ericsson employees, the new handset Xperia X3 will be announced in November and the phone will have a name change from the X3 to X10 for reasons yet undisclosed.

The X3/X10 will come with the latest version of the Android operating system. The handset comes with a 4 inch WVGA touchscreen and will most probably come with an 8 megapixel camera. The phone will be powered by a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU.