Sony Ericsson Xperia X1
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- Anonymous
- Bw@
- 25 Jan 2009
Anonymous, 01 Jan 1970 Obama switches to Windows Mobile
January 16, 2009 [Pocket PC phone] | By Edward J. R.
Transfer of power takes place in USA next week: Barack Obama will take over from George W. Bush and will become the 44th president of USA. Obama said about USA this: "in a country that invented Internet", what is wrong: Internet was invented by Englishman (Tim Berners-Lee) in Europe (at Europe-located scientific organization financed by several European countries)... so Obama can be wrong in some issues, including his preference of Mac over Windows.
But what mobile phone will the new president use? Windows Mobile phone! For example this one:
... but why? Read on!
Because now only 2 phones are certified by National Security Agency of USA and both of the are Windows Mobile powered! More info about Sectera phone:
Similar in form and function to a commercial cell phone/personal digital assistant (PDA), the Sectéra Edge is capable of synchronizing information with a user’s computer, enabling access to calendar, address book, calculator, notepad and other PDA capabilities. The smartphone operates on existing Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) and Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) commercial cellular networks. Planned enhancements will provide interoperability with wireless fidelity (WiFi) local area networks. The smartphone interfaces with the U.S. Department of Defense Public Key Infrastructure using the government’s standard Common Access Card. Information stored in the Sectéra Edge is protected using data-at-rest encryption.
More information: Obama switching to Windows Mobile.
Credit: Sherwin Zadeh (submitted through news submission form).
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- indra
- wra
- 25 Jan 2009
hi guys...
i have been using this phone for 2 months, this phone is great and flexible...
now iam using Touch floo 3d, iphone and G1 user interface on x1 as a panel..iam very satisfied...
also i can watch a video and pictures 4 times better than others phone because x1 has VGA video quality on WVGA resolusion screen quality..wow it is amazing
resolution of WVGA is 5 times higher than QVGA...
it is like a pc..it has microsoft office, you can edit the text...
x1 is the best...
if you say x1 has a problem. yes of course because no phone is perfect on the earth
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- Anonymous
- BNW
- 25 Jan 2009
Sony Ericsson announced a free SDK (software development kit) for its first Windows Mobile-based smartphone, the Xperia X1. The "Sony Ericsson Beta SDK for Windows Mobile 6.1" includes a device emulator, and tools for creating "Xperia panels," the company says.
(Click here for a larger view of Sony Ericsson's Xperia X1)
Sony Ericsson's first Windows Mobile device, the Xperia X1, was first announced in February. Shown above and below, it features an 800 x 480 display, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and an optical joystick.
Sony's Xperia X1 has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard
The Xperia X1 is based on Qualcomm's MSM7201A chipset, with a CPU clocked at 528MHz. Other features include WiFi, GPS, and a 3.2 megapixel camera. For more details, see our earlier coverage, here.
Originally said to be available "during the second half of 2008," the X1 is apparently experiencing something of a protracted gestation period. One reason -- potentially addressed by this week's announcement -- may be that Sony Ericsson wants to ensure third-party support for the phone's "Xperia panels" feature.
Xperia panels are described by the company as "Windows Mobile applications that extend the Today Screen API [application programming interface] in order to provide a full-screen immersive experience." The finger-operable panels can be arranged by a phone's user at will. Reportedly, as many as nine of them can be placed on the X1's screen simultaneously, allowing their contents to be viewed via live thumbnails.
The Xperia X1 panels are full-screen applications that can also be displayed via live thumbnails
The default Xperia panels supplied with the X1 are said to include:
Sony Ericsson -- provides news, weather, finance, world clock, and shortcuts to communication and applications
Media Experience -- allows playing multimedia files
Slideshow -- delivers a slideshow of recently taken videos and photos
Microsoft Today -- the actual Microsoft Today screen
3D Fish -- a fish tank with 3D fishes, intended to showcase the 3D features of the phone
FM Radio -- for accessing the device's FM radio
Google -- provides access to Google services
The "Sony Ericsson Beta SDK for Windows Mobile 6.1" released this week is a set of tools, Visual Studio plug-ins, and documentation that will let developers create, test, and debug their own Xperia panels, according to the company. Permitting development of both "native" panels and those written in HTML, the SDK supports C, C++, HTML, and CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), says Sony Ericsson.
The Xperia X1 SDK includes the following, according to the company:
An Xperia X1 device emulator that runs on Windows desktop PCs
Visual Studio templates, for both native and HTML panels, that create basic project containers and preliminary items
Developers' guidelines, with overviews, setup information, and walk throughs
An API reference guide
Tutorials
Sample projects
Further information
According to Sony Ericsson, the Xperia X1 is now set for release during the fourth quarter of 2008. Meanwhile, the Russian website Smape.com recently obtained a sample of the device for testing. Claiming that the X1 is actually manufactured by HTC, reviewer Dmitry Ryabinin criticizes its keyboard and anticipated high price, but calls it "a balanced solution, one of the best in its class." To read his review, visit the Smape.com website, here.
The Sony Ericsson Beta SDK for Windows Mobile 6.1 is available now from the company's developer website, here. A 9.1MB download, it is said to require the Windows Mobile 6 Professional SDK and Visual Studio 2005, Service Pack 1.
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- Anonymous
- BNW
- 25 Jan 2009
Now that we’ve had some time to spend with the XPERIA X1, we’re going to break down the various features and give you our in-depth review. We’ll continue to update this post as we use the device more, but it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand what’s at hand — a brand new Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1! Full review is after the jump. Pictures will be added shortly.
Screen:
With a 800×480 VGA screen, you can’t really go wrong right? Right. We’ve got to say off the top that this is the best-looking screen we’ve ever seen on a Windows Mobile device. It puts all the others to shame. It’s not just that the screen has an amazing resolution, it’s that the screen is vibrant and clear as day. If your vision isn’t top notch you might have to increase the font size in settings because it gets a little small with that super high-res. Sunlight couldn’t phase it either as we had no problem using it on the go outside.
Audio quality
We didn’t put the speakers through our normal tests just yet to be honest. We tried a couple MP3s and they sounded good, not great. The speaker volume in general could have been a little louder and the sound could have sounded a little fuller. Speakerphone was the same. We’ll report back with more detailed findings.
Notification lights
If you’ve seen the Sidekick LX, you’ll know what we’re talking about. There are 4 independant notification lights on the four corners of the X1. These are LED lights that change through various colors. Unlike the Sidekick, you have complete control over the notification settings. Only want people to think you’ve got a UFO in your pocket when you’re getting a text message? No problem. There’s a lot to choose from to suit your own needs. The lights offer a nice touch and weren’t too over-powering and bright which we were afraid of. The kids will love it.
Call quality
Calls came in and out with crystal clear quality. The ear speaker was plently loud and the party on the other end said we sounded like we were on a land line.
Data Connectivity
Name something you’d like to see in a mobile device… HSDPA? Wi-Fi? GPS? The X1 has all of it. T-Mobile USA lovers will also be overjoyed at the fact that an AWS 1700MHz version is coming. Our unit had the 850MHz/1900MHz US 3G bands so we were rockin’ over HSDPA just fine. In fact, web browsing was abnormally fast. We didn’t find much of a difference between browsing over Wi-Fi or HSDPA. That’s probably due to the bottleneck of the phone in general, but it was a pleasant surprise.
Build quality
Another winner for Sony Ericsson. While the device isn’t the lightest phone on the market, we think it’s build quality is almost second-to-none. Maybe even iPhone status. It’s just so sturdy and well put together. We have to give HTC some mad props on this one. Could you please try and incorporate some of this newfound metal addition into some of your devices HTC? Please. The sliding mechanism was fantastic even though the device isn’t a normal “flat” slider. Major points for build quality.
Usability factor
This could be subjective depending on your view of Windows Mobile, but we found the X1 to be on par or better than any Windows Mobile device we’ve used. Baring the keyboard issue, (see below) there wasn’t anything that hindered us from taking full advantage of the device. When closed, the device gives you access to all necessary shortcuts on the bottom front of the unit. Slide it open and you’ve got access to everything you could want. People have wrote us and asked about how it is to use the phone when the QWERTY keyboard doesn’t have directional keys, but they’ve overlooked something — the optical joystick. This works wonderfully well and doesn’t have a learning curve. It’s a natural extension of what we’ve been forced to use in the past. There was a “cursor” menu in settings but no cursor showed up on the screen. You also have full control over the sensitivity of the optical joystick. Making phone calls was comfortable and we didn’t have any issues with people hearing us or us hearing them.
Keyboard
The keyboard is a sensitive area for many people. Anyone who follows us know we take it very seriously — we put them all through the ringer! So, it pains us to report, that at least with our particular unit, the keyboard wasn’t great. It didn’t take time to get used to it, it just didnt perform like the way we had hoped. The reason is because the keys almost are completely flush with the case and don’t give good tactile feedback when pressed. Odly enough, the spacebar was actually ok. It faired the best out of all of them. We understand why there really is no travel in the keys — there is a huge sliding mechanism right over them — but we would have liked to see a little more feedback when typing. They have this triangular pattern on top which does make it easy to feel them, but you don’t get a good response when actually pressing them down. The backlight on the QWERTY ‘board successfully helped us find the keys when it was nightime, but that still didn’t help when typing. We said this before, but if we had to compare the keyboard to anything, it would be Sony’s UX-series computers. It’s the same exact thing.
Tags: GPS, HSDPA, review, Sony Ericsson, UMTS, Wi-Fi, Windows Mobile, X1, xperia
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/06/17/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-review/
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- Anonymous
- BNW
- 25 Jan 2009
Now that we’ve had some time to spend with the XPERIA X1, we’re going to break down the various features and give you our in-depth review. We’ll continue to update this post as we use the device more, but it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand what’s at hand — a brand new Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1! Full review is after the jump. Pictures will be added shortly.
Screen:
With a 800×480 VGA screen, you can’t really go wrong right? Right. We’ve got to say off the top that this is the best-looking screen we’ve ever seen on a Windows Mobile device. It puts all the others to shame. It’s not just that the screen has an amazing resolution, it’s that the screen is vibrant and clear as day. If your vision isn’t top notch you might have to increase the font size in settings because it gets a little small with that super high-res. Sunlight couldn’t phase it either as we had no problem using it on the go outside.
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- Pepsi
- v0g
- 25 Jan 2009
Anonymous, 01 Jan 1970Firstly, I'm 19. Secondly do they not teach grammar in school nowdays?
Also I have an iPhone with a Safari broswer, and I can still type properly.
Also web experience on an N96 is nothing compared to an iPhone.
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- Anonymous
- SbW
- 25 Jan 2009
Thor, 24 Jan 2009Well idealo.de tells you Omnia, Xperia and HTC Diamond cost... moreUnfortunately none of the handsets mentioned by u have been nominated by the experts for reasons beyond me.Xperia was not even mentioned.Pls read GSM arenas anguish, depicted below.
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"Actually, we are quite surprised that there is no handset by Samsung or HTC among the finalists. Samsung i900 Omnia, Samsung i8510 INNOV8, HTC Touch Diamond and HTC Touch HD are all among the hottest gadgets this year and are all quite fit for the attention of the spotlights".
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- Anonymous
- j{k
- 24 Jan 2009
eh da xperia is crap i sold mine coz it was sh!t case craked n call recepton was crap plus wifi didnt work n windows mobile is crap iv n96 bt my hommie hs 5800 n it very very gd fast n the ui is stunnin n the video craps al ova xperia wich has a rite p!ss video recorder 5800 n mayb ifone r da best touch fonez soon n97 wil b da dogs gonads n take da place of numba 1 fone no matta if its touch or nt touch
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- Thor
- MmU
- 24 Jan 2009
Well idealo.de tells you Omnia, Xperia and HTC Diamond cost the same, that is 400EUR. Toutch Pro 500EUR, well not a choice at all, will get an X1 next mont, if there is nothing better announced at Mobile World COngress 2009 at 16. feb.
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- ni1
- 24 Jan 2009
Anonymous, 24 Jan 2009SE XPERIA X1 sold 500 thousand pcs. which is equivalent to ... moredo you really compare these phones??!!!
nokia 5800 and se X1??!!! are you kidding me??
5800 in front of X1 is just the trash
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- Anonymous
- SY0
- 24 Jan 2009
Would it be possible to install "Real Player" into XPERIA? If possible, how and where we can download (freeware) the Real Player software.
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- Anonymous
- RbH
- 24 Jan 2009
I only read ridiculous comments of people with weak arguments about which phone is the best. Can't anyone here post an usefull comment?
Like.. I want to know if there's an other way to get track ID on my X1. I know it's possible to put the QVGA version of music ID on my phone. But is it true that Sony is developing a new panel containing Track Id?
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- Anonymous
- SY0
- 24 Jan 2009
SE XPERIA X1 sold 500 thousand pcs. which is equivalent to 1.5 million pcs. of Nokia 5800 because of price difference (XPERIA say 2,600 Saudi Riyals against 1,350 Saudi Riyals for Nokia 5800).
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- Anonymous
- mst
- 24 Jan 2009
GSMArena News:
Nokia sold 1 million 5800!!!!!
it was released after X1. Any SE fan knows how many x1 was sold?
I wonder why?
Actually I know :) it is too good for people.
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- Anonymous
- mst
- 24 Jan 2009
Sasko, 24 Jan 2009Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 + HTC Touch HD = The best solution ... moreI agree HD is probably the best hope for a decent WM unit is the future.
It is already much more reliable than X1.
(just like Omnia, which got really cheap recently)
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- Anonymous
- mst
- 24 Jan 2009
Ayman Melehy, 24 Jan 20091. Design is good. Prefer if it is 3.2"
2. Performance is ... moreSo you say the sound and toch screen s.uxs? :))
Well, that is more than enough for me to say the X1 isa failure!
But, actually the situation is much worst!
Three big (additional) and widely experienced problems:
1: Reception (GSM and Wifi) unreliable
2: software bugs (not only due to WM)
3: battery performance
Sony, as we know, is about style not performance or substance.
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- Ayman Melehy
- fuZ
- 24 Jan 2009
1. Design is good. Prefer if it is 3.2"
2. Performance is excellent. Experienced I-Mate JasJar
and HTC.Sony is better
3. Thanks for New Panels
4. Sony adds a good software.
5. Touch Screen is a weak point.
6. Sound is not as expected from Sony
5. Need Sony adds carry case with its pacakage
6. Battery life is good
7. Recommend this device for who like Sony Products
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- Drama
- v%a
- 24 Jan 2009
Ray UK, 23 Jan 2009Hi Direwolf, nice to know that I could be of some help.
... moreRay,
I have had a look at the Handango site in regards to the Microsoft Voice Command, but it states that the MVC software is not compatable with the X1?
But it works fine for you?
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- Sasko
- 04U
- 24 Jan 2009
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 + HTC Touch HD = The best solution for the future, for a new mobile by Sony Ericsson
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- sean
- q{0
- 24 Jan 2009
yes it has come to north america
this phone is exceptional i love but thier are two fualts two it it onl has a darn 3.15 camera and not alot of built in memory o well ima buy the Nokia N97