Sony Ericsson Xperia X1

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Adiel
u1v
11 Dec 2008

I've been asked the same question many times, and that is 'Which next-gen device'? Sitting in front of me now I have the Omnia, the Diamond, the Touch Pro, the X1 and i've also spent some time with the Treo Pro. For me, it's a choice between the Omnia and the X1... yes - i'd take the X1 over the Touch Pro. Wo without realising it, I guess i've declared that the X1 is at least the new king of the keyboarded device tree, even if I am having trouble choosing between it and the Omnia for the overall crown!

I think the X1 will do well both here and over the pond. Having another big name on board the WinMo train is certainly a good thing.
Hats off then to Sony Ericsson...

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Adiel
u1v
11 Dec 2008

DESIGN:
Extremely good construction with very fine materials. Clever combination of metal and plastic in the right place (they say aluminum, specs say steel). The slider mechanism glides like “Soft butter”. Screen resolution only found on Touch HD and Toshiba Portege. Razor-sharp burn display. Keyboard keys somewhat slippery, but the size of the keys and the arrangement is very good for writing. Keyboard illumination is very bright.

CAMERA
3.2 Mpx is average but is the best of other 3.2 mpx cameras. Pictures are sharp and colors are intense. Selective focus sharpen the objects and diffuse the background in “almost artistic blur”. True full VGA resolution at 30 frames/s completely smooth and without streaks.The media gallery slides as smooth and fast as the iPhone.

MENUS and OPERATION.
Most applications are quick and smooth to respond. Switching between applications is faster than Diamond and Pro. Panels can create personalized environments. More Panels can be downloaded or develop. Some Panels durig certain operations are sluggish. Maybe an updated ROM will improve them.

VOICE QUALITY
Is OK but much more pleasant than the shriek frequency of other models. Reception is excellent. No dropouts.

BATTERY
The strongest among touch-phones. Using various functions it may last up to two days. Talk time 6 hours. In GSM even more. Casual user can last a whole week.

CONCLUSION
Impressive with many superlatives. Very responsive highest resolution touch screen at par with iphone and better than all the other competitors. Good camera with many features. Battery ensure long use. Panels not yet mature but updates will help. Lack of autorotation. The Sony-Ericcson Xperia X1 without a doubt is a new reference by which other must be measured.

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Adiel
u1v
11 Dec 2008

Picture quality was pretty good. Colors looked almost true to life and while we thought there was a bit of softness to the image, we were still able to clearly identify objects in the photo. Video quality was also good.
The battery life is, for me, the best I have used in a long time. Being a Diamond user, this has been a refreshing change, going a fully day with normal use ie. 2 hours of calls, a bit of web, 20 texts or so etc.etc. would result in half battery left at the end of a 14 -16 hour day. If only the diamond......
The 3.5mm jack is a welcome addition and allows personal choices of headset / headphones connection.

I have been using this phone on a daily basis for about 2 weeks or so, and I find it very easy to live with, the speed, clear screen (albeit recessed) and quality of the device makes it very enjoyable. The battery life for me was the best bit; the ability to switch about in and out of the different panels was fun. I am sure that given time out in the wild, development in these areas, will prove that this is probably one of the all time classic devices.

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Anonymous
mst
11 Dec 2008

Anonymous, 11 Dec 2008400usd for 5800?! What for? You can get a lot of children t... morewhere did you get this?

February? SE better cancel it?

It seem they do not know whar they are doing _

kept delay release, then announced the delay until January then in spite they release early, than stopped production, then...

But what to expect when they hired guys like....

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Anonymous
mst
11 Dec 2008

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Anonymous
0Cb
11 Dec 2008

400usd for 5800?! What for? You can get a lot of children toys for that money.

Unfortunately Xperia is out of stock for this year as. Available on preorder, estimated delivery febr. 2009. Dam!

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Anonymous
mst
11 Dec 2008

Anonymous, 11 Dec 2008phone is not worth usd 700 when nokia is selling 5800 for 4... moreyes, You are CORRECT! :)

That is my point.

and the 5800 was released later.
It has been out and no major problems with it while X1 seems (someone said) already canceled.

But the same (like 5800) good feedback about Omnia and HTC HD.

Any of the three models outsell X1 big time!

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Bing
nrL
11 Dec 2008

I have owned my X1 for 3 weeks now. I purchased for 299 euro with first month service free(75Euro)in France with one year unlimited G3+/mail/tv/internet. I had several issues with software at first. Not just with getting to know WM, but mostly with 3rd party software that had not caught up to the X1's advanced tech, such as vodafone.

After flashing rom with generic uk and changing keyboard back to azerty so it matched layout all of my technical issues begain to vanish.

I gave myself crash lessons in WM. Plus I added a few items like Wayfinder(europe),MASPware GuardMobile, patch for pop-up notification,xperia tweek 2.0, GB-SOFT GPRS & Audio Tweak, and 16gb microsd (I will upgrade to 32gb max) and my X1 is now a superstar.

The main difference I found in experience before and after dumping all that Service provider cr*p. Most of all the SP software found the easiest point of access (or path of least resistance), instead of running on MY device the way I wanted it to. So I just dumped it all and manually entered what I needed to connect and left the rest out.

I basically turned my X1 from a phone with mp3 (like the ipod) back into a small portable computer which is what it was build for. By the way if you are just looking for a phone with mp3,mp4, email, and to check out a few web sites the X1 may not be the phone for you; as the X1 is so much more. You could just keep it simple and go for Iphone. The I stands for idiot proof!

I do not have any of the issues some people have written about here. I had my SE P910 for Five years and it was great. This X1 is an absolute ROCKSTAR and I would like to thank SE for going the extra mile and taking us to the next level. You SE guys complete me :)

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Anonymous
M{3
11 Dec 2008

phone is not worth usd 700 when nokia is selling 5800 for 400 usd.

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Rizwan
2S%
11 Dec 2008

Anonymous, 11 Dec 20085800 vs. X1 I already made this clear to everybody no c... moreyes you are right...
that means nokia 5800 music xpress is better than..
crapy smartphone xperia.
shame--shame--shame---shame on Adiel
i think Adiels brain is working like xperia.and we know
very well that xperia has a very ""SLOW CPU""

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Anonymous
mst
11 Dec 2008

I do my business on my Lenovo.

I need a phone for:
- music
- may be video playback

- making calls (with good reception!!!)
this is hard requirement for the X1 :)

I do not do PDF, Text editing on a phone.

I do not even surf the NET on the phone - 3-4 inch screen is just too small.

I think the best you can do is:
check emails.

the rest of the net stuff is just ridiculous.

There are several good tablets with 8.9-12" screen - and they are great!!

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Anonymous
mst
11 Dec 2008

5800 vs. X1
I already made this clear to everybody

no comparison :)

the current price

less than 500 USD vs. 750-800 USD

reliable vs. nothing but trouble

working OS (Symbian) vs. buggy Os (WinMo)

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I could go on but let mention the trigger point of the SE fans

16M color vs. 56K

and of course

can´t keep it on the shelves vs. low sales

5800 will be a big hit Worldwide.

It is sold many places for 350-400 USD!!!!!

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Rizwan
2S%
11 Dec 2008

Anonymous, 01 Jan 1970for kind your infomation 5800 is a music phone,
not a smartphone...ok. what a knowledge you have..?
if you want to compare, then compare with my..... great nokia e90.

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Dani
nGA
11 Dec 2008

Its still the best muahahahahaa

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Anonymous
mst
11 Dec 2008

Yes, it is pretty sad that X1 was just released and already canceled (?) Is it really true?

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Anonymous
mst
11 Dec 2008

Hey SE reps/staff:

Anyone knows the well SE sells smart phones?
2008 Q3 sales figures out?

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Anonymous
mst
11 Dec 2008

Unfortunately, X1 did not live up to all or some of the expectations. IT is and was a huge disappointment for many of us who waited almost a year to get it.
We paid for this and now we can wait for the next one.

Hopefully, SE will release the X2 or X5 soon (Hikaru).

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Anonymous
mst
11 Dec 2008

As soon as SE makes a great phone I will.... but lets see the phone first :))))

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Anonymous
mst
11 Dec 2008

Anonymous, 01 Jan 1970How can a rep on the net by trolling making good money - what is good money for you? 15-20-30 Euro(USD) /hour :)))

Did you read my messages?

Yes, we are the small timers :)))

We are here not because we promote Nokia etc. but we wanna be closer to you - the winners. The big timer who makes a full 100-200-300 Euro/USd a day :)

I can not even imagine how good is your life must be.

Girls/Boys, nice cars, boats, vacations every 2-3 months, houses different part of the World :)))

Please, be understanding with us, we do not work for SE - we can not even imagine your luxury lifestyle.

And of course, all the problems of X1 do not matter to you :)

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Janazz
3iK
11 Dec 2008

yasir, 10 Dec 2008Thanks Janazz first of all: iam sonyericssons fans, my ... moreHi..I have been all day with my new X1, i love it, i am handling it as a piece of jewel and it is. The ringing is not that bad, I had my phone in another room about 8mt away(no closed doors) the TV was on I still heard it ringing, please note I think it depends as well on the type of mp3, I put my favorite song and i heard it perfectly. The screen as I said before is just amazing, I have seen a couple of videos and they look fantastic. So far I did not have any problems with signal nor wi-fi issues. The phone opens applications easily and it is faster then my prevouis HTC Touch Cruise. The keyboad is very good I like it. I have the SPB panel at the moment and it work great. I love the fish panel it is a good one for the weekend. I am still not used to the optical mouse, but its more cause I forget it's there, the phone is so loaded that I tend to forget what to use, if touch, or mouse or keyboard....If you can afford it, go for it its definatly an XperiAnce....))

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