SE Xperia launched in India today !

I do not have a link to the source. I read it on another forum (the source could be trusted though

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Yeah.... the SE Xperia, that many of us were waiting for... was officially launched in Delhi today by SE.....

Its a wonderful device.... and its wonderfully idiotically priced at Rs 44,500...

Btw.. it comes with a 4GB card and no TV-out cable will be provided.....

Enjoy guys! So now lets wait for a month as some people believe the price will go down to 25k. Lets wait and watch

^^^Btw, its launched at 38k, and I have the pricing hanging in front of me. :lol:

In Chennai,XPeria is '41K'.....expensive!

dreamcatcher said:
^^^Btw, its launched at 38k, and I have the pricing hanging in front of me.

yesterday i asked its 44000/- around , the dealer said

i was buying only tne sony' phones for last 3 years , i was expecting this X1 but too costly but a powerfull phone than blackberry right

?

super style i really love this phone , i was saving money to get this phone should reduce the price

but now iam going to buy nokia 5800 xpress music great phone like Xperia 1 , but not powerful than X1!!

*www.gadgetsguru.in/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-price-specification-buy-india-5152.aspx

I am getting the phone at 38k here.Dealer price.

44k in tvm though....

...too damn expensive..

Damn this recession.now I doubt the 5800 will be anything less than 25k.

The 5800 will be launched in the price range of 18-20k

Have my doubts.Most websites have removed their preorder price.

lolucrazy.. $800 O.O

gazillion times Better than the iphone at 36k

boohoo! too expensive, why not buy a laptop instead?

dreamcatcher said:
gazillion times Better than the iphone at 36k

"Resistive touchscreen"---> FAIL!

Insane

amitava82 said:
"Resistive touchscreen"---> FAIL!

+qwerty+vga screen+support for more than million tracks+registry tweaking+insanley moddable+load spb shell and touchflo in the same phone+panels=superhit

X1 is awesome. Too bad it is so expensive.

Here are some awesome videos of the X1:

Unboxing: *www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsOHpkm5wmE

Hardware: *www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlJ6IzuqZKo

Software (Part 1): *www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF5Bq7A4ysY

Software (Part 2): *www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyU4CAAzqvg

hmm..Sony Ericsson is in the League now...

Damn, Too Expensive

It is the Magic of HTC you see...

Its $800 in the US, should be 40k+ here.

MRP Rs.44500 ... Damn Expensive !

.... Waiting For BlackBerry Storm 9500

amitava82 said:
"Resistive touchscreen"---> FAIL!

Windows Mobile ----> FAIL

Ah well and even Nokia has done the same thing. The preorder price of 5800 has changed from 279 Euros to 429 Euros. Guess it would be no less than 25k when launched.

hmm nice.. /me waiting for Andriod

Windows mobile osnt fail for everyone, in fact, if you get the hold of it, its one of the best OS's out there.Watch out for Window's Mobile 7.

The m.r.p is 44k, the phone does not cost a cent over 29k, I dunno what the fuss is all about. Even, the N96 costs 35k as of now.It will drop prices in the near future.its an utra high-end smartphone for goodness sake.The E90 is also in the same price range, but lacks a touchscreen.

dreamcatcher said:
The m.r.p is 44k, the phone does not cost a cent over 29k, I dunno what the fuss is all about.

Please explain what you mean.

Pat said:
Please explain what you mean.

He actually meant 39k.

krazzy said:
He actually meant 39k.

Lol! Like 39k is damn cheap

Yea, thanx krazzy. After the iphone, even the vertu and Sirocco are cheap.

What I want to say is that, its quite natural that the price is so steep owing to the "cheap" competition.Its not only SE, all the manufacturers are to blame for this.

SE-Xperia ? SEXY DUDE!
But damn expensive

I hope the same does not happen to Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. From 20K, it may shoot to 30K.

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SE Xperia X1 - the MOST powerful mobile on planet earth at this time!....atleast on paper!
(528Mhz processor,qwerty pad,3.2MP cam,good display)

44K is expected!

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amitava82 said:
"Resistive touchscreen"---> FAIL!

i am with you.What makes iphone's interface so impressive is capacitive+multitouch touchscreen.Xperia lacks in that department.
Anyway Xperia is still impressive with brilliant design and feature set.

The Xperia is damn expensive....Why not buy a high end laptop instead of this...

OR Netbook/Low end Laptop + Any Symbian Phone (15-20k) = Xperia X1

If you are the kind of person that thinks of getting a laptop in the price of an X1, then the X1 is not for you. It is a high end phone whose potential customers will already have a laptop and won't be confused whether to pick up a high end phone or a low-end phone.

Plus X1 is smaller than even the smallest of laptops. So it has a considerable size advantage. The way I see it, X1 already is a laptop, just way too small.

The Xperia is anyday better than the N96/E90. Its the best smartphone out there, and it comes at a price. those who can afford it, will buy it, Those who cant,will droll over it. Simple.

Laptops ? Technically, laptops are supposed to be above 14" in size while notebooks are between 10" and 14" and subnotebooks below 10" size. Please don't mix up the names.

Anyway, X1 is more like a high end mobile phone for the uber rich. But as I have always maintained, you can never replace laptops with mobile phones, though the other way round it may be true. A laptop is a full fledged computer, while a mobile phone is always a mobile phone, and will remain one, with perhaps a PDA attached.

LOL you have no idea what we can do with our smartphones now a days. There is hardly any thing left that mobile phones can't do. Even Nokia calls it's N-Series phones as Multimedia Computers.

but the fact remains its not worth it buying a mobile at 45k.....simple.people who are saying buy a laptop or may i say a bike instead...........do not literally mean that laptop could be replaced by a [phone or vice-versa....
its value of money here.............and spending 45k on a laptop,bike,fridge etc etc is more value for money than just a phone......
spending it on a phone is useless.......

krazzy said:
LOL you have no idea what we can do with our smartphones now a days. There is hardly any thing left that mobile phones can't do. Even Nokia calls it's N-Series phones as Multimedia Computers.

Can I play Crysis ? Can I watch high defination movies ? Can I run virtual desktops ? Can I do hardware virtualisation ? Can I be able to play every single type of media file ?

Don't give me the rubbish statements that Nokia gives. The most powerful mobile phone is only as powerful as the weakest subnotebook.

Buying a mobile over 20k is not justified. Still i cant resist n85 which i got for 23.4k. Though it will be my last purchase over 20k as far as mobiles are concerned.

xperia or touch hd or innov8 etc are fantastic devices but paying over 30k for these is simply not justified.

Resistive or capacitive, even if i was blind i would still have got xperia over hype phone anyday

MetalheadGautham said:
Can I play Crysis ? Can I watch high defination movies ? Can I run virtual desktops ? Can I do hardware virtualisation ? Can I be able to play every single type of media file ?

Don't give me the rubbish statements that Nokia gives. The most powerful mobile phone is only as powerful as the weakest subnotebook.

Please Try crysis on a sub 30k laptop. :lol:

As a matter of fact you can play any media file you want.WM has a klite pack of its own.

What about GIMP,Carbide Theme Studio, Inkscape?

Is X1 powerful to run them :razz:

X1 is no doubt a great piece of hardware, but won't find many takers. Even the few rich one's who get it will sure be ignorant about the device capabilities. I have seen many users who own a high end symbian/window mobile, but they hardly know what can their device accomplish.

To be frank, how many amongst us are going to get X1 asap? Now don't utter, uhh... I will get it in 2009, when it becomes manageable. :))

dreamcatcher said:
Please Try crysis on a sub 30k laptop.

As a matter of fact you can play any media file you want.WM has a klite pack of its own.

FYKI, crysis DOES run on a Sub 30K laptop. The laptop is the Acer 4530. And it DOES run at playable framerates at low settings. The GPU is nVidia GeForce 9100.

*blog.se-nse.net/reviews/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-review/

The ultimate XPERIA review.

No doubt its the best phone out there.

The X1 comes with a total of 384 megabytes of RAM memory. Only 256 megabytes is visible in the system, but this is because these 256 megabytes is strictly for applications. At boot there’s about 152 megabytes free.

The remaining 128 megabytes of RAM memory is used for both the video graphics and CPU. According to the MSM7200A datasheet, the graphics part of the chipset (presumably the ATI Imageon 2300 or 2700G chip) is capable of delivering up to 4 million 3D triangles per second, and 133 million 3D textured pixels per second fill rate. Furthermore, it supports OpenGL ES - link that up with the large amount of dedicated video memory, and you’ve got an awesome power horse or gaming machine.

CNET Review:
*reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/sony-...33351304.html?subj=re&tag=centerColumnArea1.2

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 is a well-designed and fully stocked smartphone that offers great customization through the interactive panel interface. However, with its high price tag, the X1 will be a hard sell for most customers and will be a purely luxury item.

Thats hardshell by Cnet.In Europe and the US, the X1 is highly subsidized, and with an 18 month plan you can get it totaly free.

But here it won't be subsidized. We'll have to pay the full price. Hence the review applies well to Indian condition.

It looks that Apple guys are not the only stupid ones out there. Let's wait and watch if the price of X1 reduces or remains steady at 41k...[

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dreamcatcher said:
*blog.se-nse.net/reviews/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-review/

The ultimate XPERIA review.

No doubt its the best phone out there.

Thanx for the link,

Gr8 review,no doubt!

Whooping RAM of 384MB!!!!!Future ROM updates will make it Rocket FAst!?

Surprised by the presence of two Media Players eventhough "Walkman Player 3.0" is missing!

Only 'MONO' speaker?????!!...surprised again!

Hope..absence of 'Accelerometer' won't affect much!

480 x 800 Display resolution will make Xperia something SPECIAL!

................................Seriously thinking of exchanging my TyTnII for this "Giant"..needs some more analysis!

Wlakman 3 player is present dude.

I have an N95, much better than the xeperia, i prefer a micro pc over that thing

*www.safeinvest.110mb.com/redirect.php

Considering what it is offering , the price should have been between 25-30k but what the hell even n96 is over 35k!! , i wont be surprised to see its price drop within few months due to lack of sell .

montsa007 said:
I have an N95, much better than the xeperia

Are you auditioning for the great indian laughter challenge??

Xperia is the best smartphone in the market as yet, and the price of 39k is totally justified. Its has a full metal casing guys, and has the best quality in the market. It has everything that a phone can wish for and is faster than any symbian phone out there. Guess what, it can even play PS games.

$800 for a Winmo! Whats wrong with SE guys!!!!! Are they smoking crack?

The hardware is impressive. But why Winmo? why? why? why?

Whats wrong with Winmo?? Its technically the best OS out there.Its just that their UI is a bit cluttery, and the OS hogs a lot of memory. It has 10 times the number of apps as all OS's plugged together. It is as customizable as your pc and nowadays, almost as fast.

If only it had 5 MP camera

The phone is otherwise really good.

dreamcatcher said:
Whats wrong with Winmo?? Its technically the best OS out there.Its just that their UI is a bit cluttery, and the OS hogs a lot of memory.

Winmo sucks man! Among other things, it gives gives a task manager on a mobile device

! It looks ugly! Probably thats why SE wants to hide it under layer and layer of its own customizations. It carries MS legacy of creating memory hogging softwares. I have used Minmo before switching to E61i I know the frustation and agony. Last thing I expected was SE using Winmo that too on $800 device!

S

i doubt that the price will come down.with such a massive resolution,n 96,85 r no comparison to xperia...the demand for the phone is huge too....sellin like hot cakes...
screw nokia,get xperia if possible.

amitabhishek said:
Winmo sucks man! Among other things, it gives gives a task manager on a mobile device! It looks ugly! Probably thats why SE wants to hide it under layer and layer of its own customizations. It carries MS legacy of creating memory hogging softwares. I have used Minmo before switching to E61i I know the frustation and agony. Last thing I expected was SE using Winmo that too on $800 device!

Which phone did you use dude?? Did it have a 550 mhz proccy?? 256 mb of ram?128 mb of graphics memory?? ati graphics chip??

SE customized the phone so that it come up to the level that the market is currently in.Winmo as i said, is the most customizable OS in the market. You can hack the registry and tweak it to the extreme. The panels are there to bring work at your fingertips. Just press a panel and you are excorted to the page.

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dreamcatcher said:
Winmo as i said, is the most customizable OS in the market. You can hack the registry and tweak it to the extreme. The panels are there to bring work at your fingertips. Just press a panel and you are excorted to the page.

yup Winmo is the most customizable os available in the market now.u can make the os look and do watever u want.though without proper hardware it suxs.
so all the ppl who r blaming winmo,plz hav a look at the hardware on which ur running it.

if only X1 came loaded with Winmo 7 (i know Winmo 7 hasnt been released yet).

An honest comparison of Asus P565(a) and Xperia X1(b), both were launched recently

NETWORK
a)HSDPA 3.6Mbps, UMTS 2100, EDGE/GPRS/GSM 900/1800/1900, Class 10
b)GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900,HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100

OS
a)Microsoft Windows® Mobile 6.1™ Professional
b)Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional

Dimension and weight
a) 102 mm x 60.5 mm x 16 mm,120 g (with battery)
b)110.5 x 52.6 x 17 mm,145 g

Standby time/Talktime
a) 250-300 hrs with 3G and 200-250 hrs with 2G**/3 hrs with 3G and 4 hrs with 2G**
b)Up to 833 h/Up to 10 h

Display:
a)2.8" TFT, 65K-color Touchscreen, VGA (480 x 640 pixels)
b)TFT touchscreen, 65K colors,800 x 480 pixels, 3.0 inches,Full QWERTY keyboard,Optical trackpad

Processor/memory
a)Marvell TavorP 800 MHz/256 MB Flash + 128 MB DDR SDRAM,MicroSD with SDHC support
b) Qualcomm MSM7200 528MHz processor
microSD (TransFlash), buy memory
- 400 MB internal memory
- 256 MB RAM, 512 MB storage memory
-

Connectivity:
a) WLAN 802.11b+g , USB v1.1(FS), Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
GPS ::SiRF Star III with InstantFix
b) GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
HSCSD No
EDGE Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, v2.0 miniUSB
- Built-in GPS receiver
- A-GPS function

Camera:
a)3 M Pixel Auto Focus (Main)
300 K Pixel for Video Telephony (Sub)
b)3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus, video(VGA@30fps), flash; secondary videocall camera

Office:
a)Word (editor), Excel (editor), PowerPoint (viewer), Windows® Live, MSN, Voice Commander* and Push Email (Exchange Server).Anytime Launcher, ASUS Today, EziMusic, EziPhoto, Business Card Recognition and PDF viewer*.

b) Pocket Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, PDF viewer)

Price:
a)Please add. No words yet from asus.
b)44k

Even I was of the opinion that Win Mo sucked before I saw Xperia's videos. The hardware of Xperia is extremely powerful compared to older Win Mo phones and in all the reviews and videos I have noted that the phone is very snappy. Plus SE also has made some good changes to the UI. For example the close button in the top right corner usually just minimizes the app by default in Win Mo, but in the Xperia, SE has made the close button actually terminate the app instead of just minimizing. The reason for that is that first of all the apps don't pile up in the RAM. Secondly the phone is so fast that there is no time difference between launching a closed app and launching an app which was just minimized. So there was no point in minimizing the apps.

Plus the Panel interface works really well. I think with Xperia Sony Ericsson has not only made Win Mo bearable but also a bit fun to use. Plus the usual Win Mo advantages like huge list of supported apps and customizability and hack-ability are still there.

In my opinion the only thing stopping the X1 from being truly successful is the high price. If it would come down to 30k or less, it would be awesome.

dreamcatcher said:
*www.gadgetsguru.in/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-price-specification-buy-india-5152.aspx

I am getting the phone at 38k here.Dealer price.

Stock Expected??!!??!!

Dont buy it from here.it is atleast 3k more than the price found in retail stores.

I am totally disappointed with the 'screen' size eventhough display is ok,

I went prepared for purchasing Xperia and examined one handset thoroughly,..

Features are really good...but screen looks very small with awkward dimensions,

Absoultely not worth the huge price...I have even purchased 'Dopod U1000' for 52,000 which has more powerful processor and good UI.

Somehow,Xperia X1 failed to appeal,atleast me.

What is more surprising is this shop in Adyar,Chennai has 2 Xperia sets returned within 1 day and quoted 34.5K ??!!!!

Now,only expectation is "HTC Touch HD"...we'll have to wait & watch!

Wait for the HTC Touch HD. It has a 3.8" display compared to X1's 3.0".

*farm4.static.flickr.com/3030/3024312051_ed3a433211.jpg?v=0

*www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/sign/sign0200.gif

looks cool....Have u any details abt its pricing?

The touch HD is huge. Well, good luck on that one.

Btw, 34.5k for the X1?? Are you sure?? Its a complete steal then.

The touch HD will be operator locked as the other HTC high ends, such as the Touch Pro and hence.

BBThumbHealer said:
MRP Rs.44500 ... Damn Expensive ! .... Waiting For BlackBerry Storm 9500

hee hee....

first everyone waited for the Iphone, it turned out to be expensive, then we waited for samsung Omnia, it turned out to be expensive too...then we waited for Xperia, it turned out to be expensive too.........NeXt Is SToRm lets see what happens now...

I feel that Omnia and Xperia are just riding on the ridiculous pricing of the iphone. most of the buyers will be those who would like to say that they have a phone costlier than the Iphone...

nd now all of a sudden Iphone feels cheaper....

HTC's been doing a gr8 job and INDIA is respnding well

damn too expensive .....my only hope now is touch hd

never buy a phone just wait.....!!!!! lol

If you think the Touch HD will be cheaper then fuh-get-it. It won't be below 30k.

Offcourse Touch HD won't come cheap.
These are the phones on which common man(like me) will just drool over but knows very well he won't be able to afford it. I am content with my one year old 5700Xm

R

any idea where i can find this phone in mumbai

Even i was thinking abt samsung innov8 after selling my n95 8gb, but it was damn too costly, hence settled for n85.

O

Hi all,

You have one more reason to buy "Xperia X1"...............after all,this is created by an Indian!............

source: *www.livemint.com/2008/11/14004157/Will-this-be-the-iPhone-killer.html

Be proud...get one!

omg missed this news.if the price comes down to around 30k (near iphones price) people may prefer this over the iphone.

I dunno why people are so hyped up about the 44k price tag,Its the MRP dudes.its available for 39k everywhere. 39k is reasonable enough. The E90 costs 36k.Dont people buy the E90?? The xperia is thousand times better than the Hyped Nokia.

xperia is 39k? that's great then .and whats the price of c905?

C905 is 29k.

i heard its available for 26k in Mumbai,alfa.

oval_man said:
Hi all,

You have one more reason to buy "Xperia X1"...............after all,this is created by an Indian!............

source: *www.livemint.com/2008/11/14004157/Will-this-be-the-iPhone-killer.html

Be proud...get one!

But the pricing is so non-indian.

Almost 1-2 year since its launch, iPhone remains largely unchallenged.

amitabhishek said:
Almost 3 year since its launch, iPhone remains largely unchallenged.

Err... 3 years? It was only announced last year in January.

My dealer quoted me 35k for xperia x1 and 39k for innov8 .

yogi7272 said:
My dealer quoted me 35k for xperia x1 and 39k for innov8 .

Does your dealer smuggle them??? 9k less than the mrp?? Where is it? What does he quote the C905 as??

Finally I made up my mind to go for 'Xperia X1'.....Free Memory...146MB! just unbelievable!

Jus faaast..& .gooood! You have a feeling of something really special!!

Unboxing:

*i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr199/dhan_shh/xpr11.jpg *i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr199/dhan_shh/xpr12.jpg *i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr199/dhan_shh/xpr13.jpg

*i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr199/dhan_shh/xpr14.jpg *i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr199/dhan_shh/xpr16.jpg *i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr199/dhan_shh/xpr17.jpg

^^ Congrats buddy!

Awesome man. And remember, you also have 128 mb of dedicated video memory.

Great buy... the first XPERIA in the forum... How is the initial impressions??

dhan_shh said:
Finally I made up my mind to go for 'Xperia X1'.....Free Memory...146MB! just unbelievable!

Jus faaast..& .gooood! You have a feeling of something really special!!

Unboxing:

Congrats dude , for how much did u get it for , and dont forget to mention its performance soon .

dreamcatcher said:
Does your dealer smuggle them??? 9k less than the mrp?? Where is it? What does he quote the C905 as??

Dont know whether its general price or special one for me , but if he said 35k then i can get it for that price. Dont have any idea abt c905 though.

@dhan_shh..Many many congrats on ur purchase....

Do post ur experiences...

yogi7272 said:
Dont know whether its general price or special one for me , but if he said 35k then i can get it for that price. Dont have any idea abt c905 though.

Dude, m sending you the money, get it for me.

Please ask him about the C905.

dhan_shh said:
Finally I made up my mind to go for 'Xperia X1'.....Free Memory...146MB! just unbelievable!

Jus faaast..& .gooood! You have a feeling of something really special!!

Unboxing:

*i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr199/dhan_shh/xpr11.jpg *i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr199/dhan_shh/xpr12.jpg *i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr199/dhan_shh/xpr13.jpg

*i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr199/dhan_shh/xpr14.jpg *i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr199/dhan_shh/xpr16.jpg *i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr199/dhan_shh/xpr17.jpg

Whoa.. Congrats man. How much did it cost?

Thanks to all of you!

I got it for 40,800 (I gave my 8months old TyTn2 for 15K).

I've installed 2 panels and few applications,response is much quicker,I've used many WM devices.

Music player is not good,I think we need to install 3rd party s/w like 'Pocket Player' or Core Player.(iPhone's music quality is really gr8!)

I'm exploring gradually and very happy with the display....surprisingly 'reset' hole is missing?!

Thanking all of you once again!

Enjoy man

M

gr8 man...enjoy x1

congrats man

^^^ Thankyou 'sms' man!

I've funny & 'fishy' news about Xperia for all:

3D Fish Panel is really awesome & Fun packed: have a look:

*i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr199/dhan_shh/cap2.jpg

Now read about 'fish' from user guide:
3D Fish panel
This panel is an eye-catcher and provides some basic
information. By tapping the screen, you can influence the
behavior of the fish. There are three or four fish, depending on
the state of your phone. The time and date follow the default
Windows format setting. The fish will follow your finger and react
to screen taps.

1 Demekin. The fish turns red when the battery charge
remaining is below 10%

2 Ranchu. The fish turns gold when there is an unread
message

3 Wakin. The fish turns silver when the sound is off

4 Ryukin. The fish appears when there is a missed call

----------------------------------------------------------------------
When there is a 'missed call' 4th fish appears:

*i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr199/dhan_shh/cap3.jpg

When there is 'Message' fish turns 'Gold'!

*i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr199/dhan_shh/cap4.jpg

During sound off: (fish turns silver )

*i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr199/dhan_shh/cap7.jpg

Opera Browsing is Gr8 (with zoom by just tapping)
*i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr199/dhan_shh/cap5.jpg *i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr199/dhan_shh/cap6.jpg

Planning for Tweaks!

how is the screen response, is it slow?

I guess only the black coloured version is available in India and not the silver.

^Anyways Black looks better than the silver.

That fish panel is awesome, checked some videos about that.

dhan_shh said:
...surprisingly 'reset' hole is missing?!

Reset hole is under the battery cover?!...quite unusual to see....

*i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr199/dhan_shh/DSC01020p.jpg

Cool G5 said:
^Anyways Black looks better than the silver.

IMO silver looks better.

C

how much is this phone in India. In uk this is being sold since last week of october month.
Nintendo wii sword

Today Sony Ericsson announced the mid-March availability of 4 new original panels. So, we’ve got a CNN panel for news, sports and weather reports, a Skype panel, the function of which should be obvious; a rather gambling-oriented Mytopia panel and a “On the Road” panel, which gives you access to the music player, easy call handling and navi tools via conveniently-sized shortcuts. Here are the details (quoting SE’s press release):

A new CNN panel keeps you constantly updated with the latest news, sport, or weather and a host of CNN content including access to CNN’s popular citizen journalism tool, ‘i-Report’. Browse information by category, personalise your experience or plug in your location and get instant updates for wherever you are in the world.
A unique Skype panel brings quick access to Skype on the X1, telling you at a glance which of your friends are online. Browse easily through your contacts and call or instant message them in just a couple of clicks, or customise your handset using the evening, daylight or event based effects.
For those who just want to have fun, a new Mytopia panel lets you play bingo and poker games with people around the world. With millions of users there is always someone online to play against or you can play by yourself. You can even collect virtual coins and improve your rank by winning live matches.
For those always on the move, the specially developed ‘On the Road’ panel includes large touch icons and a simple layout. Offering direct access to your music playlists and tracks, navigation tools and easy to use call-handling, this panel will makes your driving convenient and entertaining wherever the road takes you.

So whats the current price of Xperia in India ?? Its been nearly three months now. I guess *MANY* people here were sure of getting it for 25k within a month after its launch.

Its 36k here.

@pat- I am sure you mistook a year for a month.

dreamcatcher said:
Its 36k here.

@pat- I am sure you mistook a year for a month.

Naah..I specifically remember someone saying "a month and it will be in my pocket for 25k from Alfa" and I had replied saying "we will see"

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=95451&highlight=pocket&page=9

Yea well..was just going through that thread. Who was the person who said it should be launched for around 31k

Also you can see whom I was talking about (from 40k to 25k in a month)!