Code-named Rachael, Sony Ericsson's Android phone will be announced later this year, according to information obtained by the . The phone will part of SE's XPERIA series, which so far includes the .

And as in December last year, it was shaping out quite clearly that the Swedish company would join the Android-running smartphone army. Mobil says that the Android-loving SE Rachel is based on the (QSD8250), wich would give the phone processor speeds of up to 1GHz and 7.2Mbit per second HSPA downlink speeds.

The leaked pictures also show the SE's upcoming featuring an 8.1-megapixel camera with autofocus and flash. At the top of the phone a 3.5mm headphone jack and a miniUSB port are also present. No specific details on the phone's display size or resolution were released, but the Dutch magazine says it has a pressure-sensitive touchscreen.

Some of the specifications of SE's Android phone are looking very good in comparison to . An 8.1-megapixel camera would be most powerful on an Android handset yet, and remarkably better than the 3-megapixel camera on the latest . On the Android realm, the and the have only a 5-megapixel camera.

It's highly likely that SE's Rachel will run on the operating system, which is also expected to be released towards the end of this year. As for , it is yet unclear whether this phone will feature this capability.