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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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that would be the "posible maximum Stanby time" if not being use much.. just is GSM mode not in 3g , lowered brightness , then thres a posbilty that it might reach that stand by time. SE phone very ingenious. it use also light detectors to save energy unlike other phones

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  • 2009-01-24 21:27
  • TfX2

In the review they reckon a battery life of 2 days while giving the handset some serious usage.
After my first full charge I am down to 40 percentcharge after about 2 hours of 3g HSDPA web brousing a few texts and the odd shifting through the menus.
I will clarify this after another charge overnight.

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  • 2009-01-21 15:09
  • mEke

whenever i will reach at India. I will surely buy this phone.. the price is Rs.42000 a bit costlier but better then iphone the fucking phone... no bluetooth, to put music it needs cable and all time fucking thing with cable...

This phone is hundred times better than the iphone and any other...

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  • 2009-01-20 01:53
  • QCg%

this phone is the best it has this nice look and this nice keyboard. this phone has the best thing

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  • 2009-01-18 06:47
  • Y2{x

what gps software will work with this phone. i have copilot 6, should this work?

also, what is the real world battery life like

thanks

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  • 2009-01-17 22:29
  • 3apB

I am really messed up with thiz pocketpc.....
there r soo many drawbacks ov thiz device.....a slow media ....

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  • 2009-01-14 21:28
  • PT2P

Hello everybody. I like this phone very much and i am interested in buying it in a few months. I have seen mostly all the comments and i don't know what to believe, is it good? or bad? Is the battery life long as said in the specs? Please be honest and write a true report in a comment. I don't know why some people write bad and i d i o t i c comments about this phone. X1 is
good looking and too good for some people to have

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  • 2009-01-14 16:59
  • Sjt8

HTC TOUCH HD IS THE BEST watch a video brows on the internet then the screen amazing

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  • 2009-01-13 11:02
  • 3Kea

i think sexperia is like ell classico jus amazing brillent and a real gem to sony ericcson coz the features plus colour screen!
buy this bda boy cum u ericsson lovers!

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  • 2009-01-11 16:54
  • M3s@

i had one got rid of it......its a poor persons iphone

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  • 2009-01-11 16:47
  • M3s@

The review is finally arrived :)

But, after several weeks being on the market - it is obvious that besides the nice specs there are some serious problems:
- battery problem widely reported
- reception problems
- quality of manufacturing also a big issue: like cracked cases etc.

If reliability, quality of manufacturing not considered according real life experiences - how valid the review?
Having a reviews on the specs? That could have been done 10 months ago - when the phone was announced.

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  • 2009-01-08 23:57
  • mstL

This looks like a good phone. But I just love my iphone so much =) If the iphone never existed, my choice would be between this one and the N97, with more for the N97 =)

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  • 2009-01-08 03:21
  • jgIF

this phone is looking good but i dont have money to buy for my father bigal madarchod i am also madarchod my brother is madarchod any other work with me they all madarchod.
kamlesh patel rashik patel ashvin patel pavan patel joyto patel bigal patelbigal bigal bigal bigal bigal bigal bigal bigal bigal

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  • 2009-01-08 01:11
  • 45dt

> In reply to [deleted post]Do you really expect someone to take your comment seriously when you talk like that? In my opinion this phone is functional and its decent in its styling. I would definitely get this phone once the price drops a bit.

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  • 2009-01-07 02:59
  • ysIU

I heared deffrent opinions, some said its one of the greatest phones ever made, others won't even think to buy it

I am confused what why should go through, buy it or leave it

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  • 2009-01-02 13:30
  • 0pWP

Thank you so much for putting yourselves through all this effort to make this review. Ill click all of your sponser screens! I hope it will help =)
Thank you again

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  • 2009-01-02 10:28
  • 04{V

> In reply to Chris @ 2008-12-29 03:12 from PU@PGSM arena didn't overlook the speaker performance on Xperia X1. They tested the speaker and the result was a ''Very Good'' one.

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  • 2008-12-30 20:32
  • P1U3

> In reply to sale987 @ 2008-12-28 20:48 from p@$Pyeah,xperia 0.9mb,n82 over3mb & wors quality

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  • 2008-12-29 18:59
  • n{x{

How 'loud' are the built-in speaker(s)? It's funny how the review team can overlook this .... It may not be the a priority for others but sure is for me.

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  • 2008-12-29 03:12
  • PU@P

Features
Behind all the flash of the panel interface lies another Windows Mobile smartphone. The Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional Edition, so you get the full Microsoft Office Mobile Suite and support for Microsoft's Direct Push Technology for real-time message delivery and automatic synchronization with your Outlook calendar, tasks, and contacts via Exchange Server. In addition, you can access any POP3 and IMAP e-mail accounts that you have; we configured our review unit to get our Yahoo Mail by simply entering our log-in ID and password and we were set up in just a couple of minutes. Other PIM tools include a task list, a notepad, a calculator, and a PDF reader. For added functionality, you can always download more applications, and there's even a shortcut included to the Handango store.

For Web browsing, the Xperia X1 ships with the Opera Mobile Web browser, in addition to the default Internet Explorer Mobile. There's also Windows Live integration and the aforementioned Google panel, which gives you quick access to search, Gmail, and Google Maps. On the Sony Ericsson panel, you can get Web feeds from up to 10 of your favorite sites, and you can choose how frequently you want to receive updates. As far as connecting to the Web, the smartphone offers integrated Wi-Fi and 3G. The X1 supports the 850/1900/2100 UMTS/HSDPA bands, which means to get the 3.5G speeds in the States, you'll need an AT&T SIM card. You'll still be able to make calls and surf the Web with a T-Mobile SIM, but it will only be on EDGE speeds since the carrier's 3G network runs on the 1700/2100MHz bands.

The Xperia X1's phone features include quad-band world roaming, a speakerphone, conference calling, and text and multimedia messaging. The phone book is limited only by the available memory (the SIM card holds an additional 250 contacts), and there's room in each entry for multiple numbers, e-mail addresses, instant-messaging handles, and birthdays. For caller ID purposes, you can assign a picture, one of 41 polyphonic ringtones, or a group ID. Bluetooth 2.0 is also onboard for use with mono and stereo Bluetooth headsets, hands-free kits, and dial-up networking.

The smartphone also comes equipped with assisted GPS. To speed up the process of determining your location, the X1 also includes a utility called QuickGPS that we've seen on a few GPS-equipped smartphones; it downloads the latest satellite information via an Internet connection. While Google Maps for Mobile comes preloaded on the X1, you will only get text-based driving directions from the app. For real-time tracking and voice-guided prompts, you'll need a location-based service or online application like Wayfinder Navigation, which is provided on the software CD.

Sony Ericsson makes a big deal about the Xperia X1 being an all-in one device for both work and play, so it's no surprise there are a number of multimedia goodies. The X1's media interface is built to resemble Sony's other consumer electronics, including the PlayStation, the PSP, and the Bravia TV line, so it may look familiar to any owners of those products. The media player supports MP3, MP4, M4A, AAC(+), WMA, WAV, MIDI, MPEG-4, WMV and other music and video formats. Other goodies include podcast support, a streaming media player, and an FM radio, though you have to use the included headset for the latter. The X1 has about 400MB of onboard memory, and the expansion slot can accept up to 16GB cards.


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  • 2008-12-28 21:50
  • BNV}
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