So you jumped on board the 1.6 rocking X10 bandwagon early and have been sitting idle, waiting on that 2.1 upgrade so you can feel a bit less inadequate? Well, this news ain’t going to please you one bit; your upgrade has been delayed, yet again. Whether you like it or not it’ll be another month or so before 2.1 (Eclair) hits your beloved device.

Sony Ericsson took to their blog this morning and had this to say:

The plan for the added features and Android 2.1 step-up still holds but unfortunately we need a couple of more weeks before we are ready to start the roll-out.

The revised plan is to start the roll-out from end of October and onwards.

We are of course not happy about the change of launch timing but we have had to spend some additional time on the software to really makes sure we roll-out with the right quality and user experience.

Although it isn’t the best news, better to push out some sort of update than just leave users wondering, right?

On a more positive note here is a list of some of the key updates 2.1 will bring to the Xperia X10, X10 mini, and X10 mini pro respectively :

Xperia X10:

• HD video recording with continuous auto-focus for high quality videos
• Upgrade of the Android platform to Android 2.1
• New back up and restore application, with extended content back up
• 5 homescreens for apps, widgets, shortcuts and folders
• Social phonebook which automatically syncs contact pictures from Facebook and shows when your friends are online

Xperia X10 mini and X10 mini pro:

• Improved Bluetooth functionality with support for sending and receiving pictures, contacts and more
• New backup and restore application with extended content back up
• Automatic synchronization of your contact pictures between Facebook and your phonebook
• Improved ways of handling pictures, audio, text and numbers in your messages
• Upgrade of the Android platform to Android platform 2.1

[via IntoMobile, Source Sony Ericsson]