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Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 review: A new experience

23 December 2008 | Read the review | Post your comment
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 review: A new experience - read the full textThere’s a lot to fall for in Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1. Possibly the hottest looker of a PocketPC is also heavy on skill. Heavy enough to not just scratch out a living as a one-hit-wonder but aim for the WinMo top. The extra solid metal looks, gorgeous screen and the right pinch of novelty called XPERIA panels look to us as good enough reasons for the X1 to be hyped and romanticized...

 

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> In reply to adam skitt @ 2009-01-11 16:47 from M3s@how can that be when it's more expensive?

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  • 2009-10-15 09:36
  • Tm4j

ok. here's the thing. the xperia x1 is pretty good. i did a lot of research and dig a lot of reviews before getting one for myself. tat was like almost a month ago. where is it now? i sold it off within 2 weeks! why? have u guys check the product's build quality?! if u have the black version, then u'll know wat i'm talking about. the paint peels off within a week! n i didn't even take it out from my house! despite my extra care and attention to keeping it safe and scratch free, the paint issue really annoyed me. if i paid so much for the phone, i expect the build quality to be top notch. i m now checking out the htc touch pro2. hopefully it's better than my xperia experience.

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  • 2009-09-15 15:54
  • uCp}

> In reply to Mel @ 2009-07-23 09:56 from Pv99I also forgot to mention: Quad-Band [GSM] is a COMPLETE, DEFINITE, AND UNQUESTIONABLE MUST!!

by the way, I'm going to be using the new cellphone (whichever I am recommended to get) on AT&T [in the States], "prepay" as opposed to "contract". And, I'm going to make sure that I buy the darn cellphone UNLOCKED (like maybe from Amazon.com or some other place where I can find the cellphone chosen, unlocked).

Good call-quality, good cellphone-reception, I can hear the person on the other line well, the person on the other line can hear ME well (and also, "loud and clear", obviously).


Another thing I noticed: Look at Episode 12 (ie. "Knight To King's Pawn") of the new "Knight Rider [2008]" tv-show. Sarah Graiman, in the beginning of the episode, when she hangs up on Michael Knight's phone-call, she's using an XPERIA!!! (this IS NOT affecting my decision to buy one though, by the way)

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  • 2009-07-23 10:05
  • Pv99

I currently have (and am still using) the Nokia 5300, and I'm shopping for a possible replacement. I'm currently looking at these 3: Nokia N97, Nokia 5800 Xpress-Music, and the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 (my first cellphone was a "Ericsson GA 628" (this one: http://www.gsmarena.com/ericss..._628-105.php ), and I really have no problem going back to [Sony] Ericsson cellphones, if really it turns out that the best of the 3 I'm currently looking at, is the XPERIA X1.

Yes, I know, "there's a new model of XPERIA coming out", "the Nokia N97's got 32GB of memory", and "the Nokia 5800 Xpress-Music came out before the N97, so, supposedly -- at least in gsmarena.com -- SOME (not all) of the kinks of the Symbian OS for touch-screen cellphones, have been worked out".

But I'm really looking for a cellphone that's:

1. user-friendly,

2. easy-to-use,

3. has durable battery life (I'm not big on having Bluetooth on 24-7, or always browsing the Internet, or any of those battery-draining activities. I use them when I'm in the mood and/or "urgent need" to use them, but otherwise, I just leave them off. Period.),

4. you can easily organize and manage your contacts
(in the 2 Nokia cellphones I've had so far -- the 5300 Xpress-Music and the 'Nokia 8210', this one> http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_8210-19.php -- I've always liked how I can very easily organize multiple phone-numbers, e-mail addresses, website addresses, street addresses, birthdays, nicknames, etc etc, and other things, into one contact, and all that information would just appear under ONE name, instead of HAVING EACH-PIECE of contact information appear "SEPARATELY" and/or like a "separate contact", like my Motorola V220 did; it made the darn address-book be WAY MORE CLUTTERED, and i DESPISED that!!)

5. Bluetooth, integrated camera, 3G, not 'complicated' to learn (and/or "too hard a learning-curve, that makes the cellphone just not be worth the hassle of learning how to use it" -- yes, I always read the manual on my cellphone though, by the way)

6. The Bluetooth capabilities DEFINITELY DO need to have the ability to transfer files from cellphone to cellphone (not just sending files, but also RECEIVING files), including (but not limited to): MP3 files (for ringtones, listening to music, etc), photos, video-clips, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. (Ahh, the magic of having Bluetooth on my Nokia 5300, especially when before that my cell-phone was the Motorola V220).

7. durable. "good quality" construction. "solid"-feeling. (i don't harass and/or "brutalize" my cellphone -- I do try to take good care of my things -- but I don't like for my cellphone to feel as if it was a 1-milimeter-thick piece of glass that could break at the slightest touch).


Any recommendations on which of these 3 cellphones to get? ie. Nokia 5800 Xpress-Music, Nokia N97, Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1?

(overall, in general, which is the best option??

and, then again: which is the best option, for ME???)

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  • 2009-07-23 09:56
  • Pv99

> In reply to patrick @ 2009-03-23 14:21 from M}1D128mb of Graphics ram? thats ridiculous... almost unbeleiveable but the system does have 256mb of on board ram...

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  • 2009-07-21 05:20
  • 4xmm

> In reply to apt.pupil @ 2009-04-30 09:15 from PP$8you can get an app called "second today" look it up, i seen a youtube vid that talked about it. so that solves that Touch flo problem :)

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  • 2009-07-21 05:08
  • 4xmm

> In reply to lewis @ 2009-05-28 01:38 from nED%For now WinMobile isnt the fastest Phone OS, try an Android phone or something, but right now it all really depends where your connection wifi? = fast, 3G is fast as well. it all depends where u are.

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  • 2009-07-21 05:07
  • 4xmm

> In reply to john ricky @ 2009-06-10 02:07 from SY9xYou have to get the Phone unlocked.

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  • 2009-07-21 05:05
  • 4xmm

Make sure you get the Xperia x1i or X1a where ever its supposed to go, cuz thats the one thats made for the 3G networks of North America. Plus this review was in December, and everythings is alot better now, windows mobile 6.5 and stuff. With some carriers u have the buyers remorse which will allow up to one month for you to return phones and get a different. so give the SE Xperia a try and if u dont like it return it! or go check out the displays.

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  • 2009-07-21 05:04
  • 4xmm

i am in the market for a phone. what are your honest opinions?

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  • 2009-07-16 20:42
  • aanY

Hi i'm using xperia for two months.. my main problem is the reception of network coverage always gone .. why?

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  • 2009-06-25 08:49
  • RIJH

I got Sony Eercsson Xperia from united kingdown and it doesn't accept Sim card of my network provider please help.

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  • 2009-06-10 02:07
  • SY9x

which is better xperia or htc touch pro?plz help

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  • 2009-06-01 20:38
  • ut0x

i want 1 but does this phone have fast internet facebook, youtube, applications etc???

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  • 2009-05-28 01:38
  • nED%

Hi looking at the choice of colours for this phone, which one looks best - complete silver, silver/black or complete black?

GSM Arena have opted for Black but im not sure if thats silver/black or complete Black. Whats your advice on that?

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  • 2009-05-05 17:24
  • SpC{

> In reply to alakay @ 2009-05-02 18:56 from vCRPYou can not compare Xperia with Omnia. Xperia is a powerhouse, a minicomputer. So Xperia for sure !

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  • 2009-05-04 00:52
  • 33I5

should i get the omnia or the xperia?

please help me i cant decide

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  • 2009-05-02 18:56
  • vCRP

> In reply to ben @ 2009-04-10 10:25 from PIVMdon't bother.

touchflo3d replaces the today screen, and on my X1 the load time went from 45 seconds to 7 minutes on startup

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  • 2009-04-30 09:15
  • PP$8

I would like to thank all who are working n this sight ARENA GSM
they do so much efforts to give us every penny detail of phones through Q&A OR through opinions
I myself before going to buy any phone HAVE TO consult the EXPERTS working in this sight
THANK YOU VERY MUCH again hope you more progress

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  • 2009-04-11 05:41
  • fv8m

> In reply to Jimbo Jones @ 2009-01-30 21:18 from ppkiI`am afraid to tell my friend that most of the previous complains may be due to his first interact with W Mobiles

& I think all n all the XPERIA is an exclnt mobile

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  • 2009-04-11 05:28
  • fv8m
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