January will see the launch of a new year and also a new look for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 on Virgin Mobile, as the carrier will see two new colours: red and black.

Available fresh on January 1st, the limited editions of red and black will be available for £10 a month on contract:

Sony Ericsson’s latest Android powered handset the X8 is available exclusively to Virgin Media customers in a striking red and black variant from January. With instant access to the Android Marketplace with over 100,000 apps and Sony Ericsson’s integrated social networking system TimeScape that allows users to keep up to date with all of the their friends social interactions, the X8 is an attractive handset for busy tweeters and Facebookers on the move.

Available free on a £10 a month tariff with 50 minutes, 250 texts and 500MB mobile web from New Year’s day.

Will you be taking up the offer?

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