Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1: The Return to the Mystique !!!

As many of you already know about the tie up of SE and M$ announced earlier at MWC at Barcelona, here comes Sony Ericsson's extremely cool looking XPERIA series of handsets with Windows Mobile 6 loaded on them. This time, there is no denying that the features look really good and we might have to wait till its release to actually find out how good they are. With that gorgeous screen/TS panel, it is enough to make many people drool.

I think the only thing lacking here would have been a 5 MP cam.... rest is quite flawless...

*www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/02/se-x1x1_see_the_product_large_224jan08.jpg *www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/02/se-x1picture-10241jan08.jpg
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Features at a Glance:
* 3” touch display 800x480 pixels.
* QWERTY keyboard
* GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 + HSDPA/HSUPA (3G)
* WiFi.
* Windows Mobile 6.
* Touch screen (65 K)
* 3.2 megapixel camera with Auto-focus (with Photo Light and Video Recording)
* Joystick navigation (4-way key and Optical)
* Assisted GPS
* Bluetooth (Stereo A2DP)
* 110 x 53 x 16.7 mm, 145g

The Sony Ericsson XPERIA™ X1 will be available in “selected markets” from the second half of 2008. You can find the extended feature set listed in the following links.

Links:
Sony Ericsson Press Release

XPERIA at Engadget

Video of the TouchScreen Panel Intereface.

Sexy

too cool!though without wm and use linux or symbian will be a must!

waaaah!!! i will buy this instead of iPhone

totally rocked it...XPERIA...

did u include video recording and the super cool acceleormeter with it??

its the nokia+apple+htc killer...
SE is back..

Live photos here.

*www.phonemag.com/sony-ericsson-launch-xperia-x1-smartphone-02867.php#entrycontent

Seems good.
The things lacking are a good camera (5 MP or more) & a good music player.
I might dispose of my Nokia N95 to buy this if it gains momentum!!

amd64_man2005 said:
its the nokia+apple+htc killer...
SE is back..

Nowz the time for revelations.... :lol:

the device is "supposedly" manufactured by HTC, SE would only manufacture the software interface and customizations. And again, if this RUMOR is true, it is still a gorgeous device. My only gripe is the camera which should have been 5 MP AF with VGA 30 fps video recording + Xenon Flash. Then it would have been the PERFECT ONE !!!!!

SOURCE: READ HERE

XPeria seems damn good.

Looks good

Guess I was wrong in the thred nokia and MS that SE may not go WM way!

praka123 said:
too cool!though without wm and use linux or symbian will be a must!

Symbian??!! No way!! Never.. and Linux is good for general purpose PDA but for phones like these Linux still needs to mature a lot on the PDA/Mobile platform. No doubt the kernel is solid!

Its ok.I found it average.Not that cool.

Q

*www.ubergizmo.com/photos/2008/2/X1-sony-ericsson-468.jpg

The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 is one of the most exciting Windows Mobile phones since the Blackjack 2 and the (phantom) i-mate 9502. With a 800x480 pixel display, it is probably going to be the new reference in terms of productivity and entertainment. Users can control it the way they want: Touch screen, joystick or via the elegant Arc slider QWERTY keyboard. Finally, it has WiFi, 3.5G and assisted-GPS – features that will make a big difference, given that web browsing and location based are popular apps these days.

Highlights

3” touch display 800x480 pixels
QWERTY keyboard
GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 + HSDPA (3G)
WiFi, Bluetooth
Windows Mobile
Touch screen
3.2 megapixel camera with Auto-focus
Joystick navigation
Assisted GPS
Bluetooth, WiFi
110 x 53 x 16.7 mm, 145g
The Sony Ericsson XPERIA™ X1 will be available in “selected markets” from the second half of 2008.

Source : ubergizmo

Pics

*www.ubergizmo.com/photos/2008/2/xperia-x1/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1_02.jpg

*www.ubergizmo.com/photos/2008/2/xperia-x1/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1_04.jpg

*www.ubergizmo.com/photos/2008/2/xperia-x1/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1_03.jpg

Sony-Ericsson intros XPERIA X1 'iPhone killer'

*images.macnn.com/esta/content/0802/sony-ericssonxperiax1-lg3.jpg

Sony-Ericsson opened the Mobile World Congress today by unveiling the XPERIA X1, its first true touchscreen-focused cellphone. Following a deal with Microsoft, the handset is Sony-Ericsson's first device to use Windows Mobile for its OS but also uses a custom interface of "XPERIA panels" rather than the default Microsoft front-end: users simply tap panels with their fingers to access calling, media, and other functions, according to the phone designer. Though dominated by its 3-inch, 800x480 touchscreen, the device also includes both optical and physical navigation pads at the bottom as well as a unique arc-slider QWERTY keyboard that tilts outward for more comfortable typing. The X1 is also the most Internet-connected Sony-Ericsson device in history, the company boasts: unlike even most advanced 3G phones, it offers HSUPA (High Speed Upload Packet Access) that sends video and other media almost as quickly as it comes downstream. Wi-Fi is onboard for short-range networking and is backed by assisted GPS for route finding. A 3.2-megapixel camera with autofocus and a microSD slot (versus Sony-Ericsson's favorite Memory Stick Micro format) round out its key features.

The first XPERIA phone is expected sometime in the second half of 2008; with quad-band GSM and an unprecedented five-band HSPA/UMTS connection, the device should be available both in North America as well as Europe and includes the key 1,700MHz band needed for T-Mobile USA's upcoming 3G service.

*images.macnn.com/esta/content/0802/sony-ericssonxperiax1-lg2.jpg

Source : Electronista

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA Video

The first official video of the new Sony Ericsson XPERIA windows mobile smartphone showed up on the web. The phone features a QWERTY keyboard, a superb 800x480 touch display and assisted-GPS.

YouTube - Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 - New Sony Ericsson

Source : ubergizmo

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Guys its really time consuming to post so many threads on multiple forums so giving my blog links , interested ppl can view the info there.

Gota start saving money for this baby.

and btw guys who r wondering..it has VGA recording at 30 fps...WVGA screen..nokia???...3 mp scrrenn and fuull qwerty..just chk out the vids...

WVGA screen??!! awesome! it gives comptt. to EEE pc and cloudbook in this regard!

Arrey Wah!! SE back in the game!!!

awesome, its quite similar to lamborghini Revention

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praka123 said:
too cool!though without wm and use linux or symbian will be a must!

ya right now some guy from south india is gonna tell sony what to use on their handsets :lol:

well if se has agreed to put win mo on their fones nokia will follow suit if not with win mo 6 then 7 which is due anytime next year

damn just saw xperia's hands on its so damn slick im getting nerdgasms just looking at it

this 1s on my to buy list - a definite

T

Cooooooool.

iMav said:
im getting nerdgasms just looking at it

haha....

coool slangs.. aajkal ke nerds use!!!!

Sony Ericsson always makes great phones, like my 1 1/2 yr old W810i.

It is better than Nokia.

win mo simply rox - htc touch and now this; the interface is damn amazing

Would be expensive though, around 30k. Also I feel it would've been better with Symbian OS. I feel even UIQ is better than WM.

its gonna be damn expensive for sure :-(

. . but it looks too too cool

iMav said:
damn just saw xperia's hands on its so damn slick im getting nerdgasms just looking at it

really kewl word.. iMav ...

did u made this up ??? its just the exact word for the exact feeling that I have whenever I see a kewlllll gadget with tons of voluptuousness in it !!!!

i'm surprised no one asked this but.....how much will this baby cost????

Maybe 35k

krazyfrog. said:
Also I feel it would've been better with Symbian OS.

please man.......symbian will ruin this baby

^^ Yeah sure. It'll be more stable, will be very user friendly, have huge number of apps and will generally improve the experience. This will be all very undesirable, isn't it. Then you're right, Symbian would've ruined it.

^^not really..HTC proved it how intuitive WM can be...but HTC lacks the software base whch SE has..and mind u..it wil cum with WM 6.1 or higher coz SE during a press conference has stated that the version has not been decided yet...Xperia runs a 520 Mhz omap processor which is enuf to run windows at its best...the other providers havnt really been upto the mark hardware wise to run WM fully...

and as far as apps go..its microsoft...that should be unuf..

krazyfrog. said:
It'll be more stable

haha.....ask anyone on this forum......which phones hang the most SE java Run the nokia's Symbian run?

will be very user friendly

it takes less time for a new user to get acquainted with SE than the nokia.....this a known fact......such a pitty that you don't know this

have huge number of apps

for now Yes, but the apps for Java based mobiles is on the Boom so it won't be long when apps will be launched for both at the same time.

will generally improve the experience.

Experience of what??? 1.)imaging? ohh....wait....i think the SE's k series was known for its camera quality.(or am i just dreaming like million other ppl?)

or is it 2.)Music?(since you've shown that you like sarcasm)ohh.....wait is the SE's walkman series just to look at??? i kinda have a feeling they have good sound quality....don't you??

This will be all very undesirable

You've got my point Bro!!!! :lol:

Then you're right, Symbian would've ruined it.

Well atleast now you know!!! :lol:

^^ Man what sort of a noob are you? You think XPERIA is a java based phone. Its a Windows Mobile phone for Pete's sake! You are comparing a smartphone with a non smartphone? Any non smartphone will be faster than a smartphone. And the learning curve of smartphones is also a steeper. But they offer the functionality to make up. Man there is no use talking to you guys. You are just blind SE fans who don't even know the facts of their favourite company right. Such is your sorry state.

J

^^+1

@krazy..whom are u calling a blind SE fan when u r a blind Nokia fan urself...

The afaste the better tht nokia understds tht the XPERIA has kicked them where it hurts most..

Long live SE..and it is scheduled to ship in April where as the revamped N81(N96) is to be reeased in Q3...

im not sure which model but i read on engadget or gizmodo that nokia's symbian based touch fone is a piece of sh1t

B

Guess price. 35K. OK?

@imav

do u mean *gizmodo.com/355044/nokias-touch-ui-hands+on-officially-way-behind-apple

@amd you got some guilty conscience! I wasn't even talking to you and you already started shouting. If you want to call me a Nokia fan, fine you can call me that (even though its far from the truth and I'm as much a Nokia fan as i'm a Motorola fan; I'm just S60 fan). Just so that you know i was talking to napster.

And about XPERIA kicking Nokia, we'll see when it actually launches. Making a great phone is one thing, selling it is another.

XPeria should launch directly with WM7.0
BTW 1 Xperia = 2*EEE PCs.

A

relax..its not gonna hit the stores before 6 months. till then who knows, there mighteven be an XPERIA X1 Killer....

Looks awesome!! The iPhone killer is here....

@apache-its due for release in april according to esato..

A

amd64_man2005 said:
@apache-its due for release in april according to esato..

No dude, its gonna come after 6 months minimum.
Well, the truth is Sony Ericsson's XPERIA X1 is a sleek gadget - compact, yet powerful. We didn't have a chance of giving it a test drive, since at this early production stage (release is due in more than 6 months) the showcased devices were rather limited in their functionality. No one but the Sony Ericsson folks was allowed to touch the units.
*www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_mwc_08-review-214.php

all SE lovers have gone mad or what !!

why people compare it with nokia .. this is a pda not general cellphone

awesome thing guys................damn cool thing to buy

^^ lolz.....they cud've used this phone in the last round of the greek games on the geeek in american pie 6-beta house....if u know what i am talking about

wish i had 30k now

^^won't do you any good till this baby is released.

Nokia just got pwned.

The very reason I am a SE fan .... GO SE

chill guys...we already hv a se vs nokia thread running on high on hot stream...

jst came 2 knw abt dis....wl b interesting to know more as it comes...no plans 2 buy as ts too far frm my budget but still expectin it 2 come down soon as all mobiles do nowadays

Enjoy~!

It must be said that this is the best product from SE since the last couple of years. Also the one to generate the most hype since P990i. Unfortunately for SE, the P990i flopped due to hardware and software issues. We'll have to wait and watch whats in store for X1. However i'm sure by the time it gets released it will have spawned several competitors from all manufacturers. Plus current high end champions like N95 duo, E90 communicator and phones from O2, IMate, etc. would've got cheaper. So the X1 definitely has work cut out for it.

well only time will tell :-l. . .

Nice phone.....damn, too many cool options to look out for.

W

great design

^^sleek look too

This is good when is it releasing in India

it sucks for me though .. i will go for iphone given a choice .. coz its so fat .

This can't even be compared to an iPhone. Both are very different fones.

right .. but it does not interest me as of now .. !! may be in future i will like them
for me currently the SE w880 is GOD

w890 design does not seem that good .. nokia 5310 is good but not that good in cam department without af

this xperian thing is overloaded

^^ You like W880i over X1? hahahahahahahahahaha.....

Maybe you'll like it more when it can be modded. ;-)

the droolsome thing!damn good

800x480 pixel resolution! Holy moly! Although 65k colours is a little low wouldn't you think?

3.2MP camera is more than enough. More than that, get a Digital Camera, those things rock.

Aplle iphone

Size Dimensions 115 x 61 x 11.6 mm
Weight 135 g

XPERIA

# Size: 110 x 53 x 17 mm
# Weight: 145g

and Xperia has a full qwerty..

fat??

^^ imagine this

Low waist tight flare Jeans + Cool low waist T.shirt + N95 in Jeans

Instead how about this

Low waist tight flare Jeans + Cool low waist T.shirt + w880 in Jeans

though i don't use tight flares .. and mine is not even too low waist ..

Oh common. The iPhone has a full qwerty keyboard + 3.5" screen. And there's a big difference between 11.6mm and 17mm.

Except for the thickness, this phone looks awesome...

IMO SE should have waiting and used the newer S60 MultiTouch UI on this. That would've given some novelty to this device. Theres nothing special Software wise other than those Grid things. Its still the same ol' WM6 based device

goobimama said:
800x480 pixel resolution! Holy moly! Although 65k colours is a little low wouldn't you think?

TouchScreen in Windows Mobile is always 65K colors....dunno why !!!

Does this phone have touch screen also??

yea..multi touch....and also has an ubercool accelerometer..

www.sonyericsson.com/x1

chk the vid out

nvidia8800 said:
Does this phone have touch screen also??

yup..........

damn.. its gonna be my 3rd windows phone..

simply awesome...

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If n only IF it cud've squeezed in N96 Features n dedicated music keys, n a xenon or photoflash, i wud've given it a thought...heheh!

Awesome !! damn hot gadget to buy :twisted:

apacheman said:
If n only IF it cud've squeezed in N96 Features n dedicated music keys, n a xenon or photoflash, i wud've given it a thought...heheh!

even without the above features.. its 210% better than the N96

@apache..wat features does the n96 have does this baby nt have..xcept the 5 mp cam...music keys?? this is supposed to be a busi-multi phn..

Touch screen. Qwerty Keyboard.