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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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This handset has major issues with the bluetooth connection for car kits so beware that the Wifi will deactivate the bluetooth connection when it puts the phone in power down mode to save battery life. SE are fully aware of this major issue yet still have not sorted the issue via software update so if you do a lot of talking on bluetooth then SWITCH OFF your wifi - Not Good Sony Ericsson

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  • 2009-02-13 17:12
  • mXm9

I had an offer of buying Xperia for 25,000 Rs
Is it a good deal ? The phone is just 4 days old.
Is the Phone worth the price??

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  • 2009-02-12 03:10
  • wdLT
  • Wouter (South Africa
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I've had the phone for a month and I think as a business tool, it's great, possibly one of the best! Having read the official review on the camera, I have to agree that it's definately not the best. (I had the K800i before this one and I think the 800i took much better pictures). However, I do not think that one will buy the X1 for it's camera but rather for it's functionality as a business tool and there I think it comes out tops.

Just wonder if somebody can give me some advice on the optimum settings for the camera?

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  • 2009-02-06 10:54
  • fu$$

Got it over a month back in New Delhi India for 42,000 in INR approx 950 USD. I also have an Nokia E90 and since last month i have diverted all my calls from my second sim which is in Xperia X1 to my sim in E90. X1 in simplest words is a pain in *ss. It's Userfriendliness is minimal if not negative and not becoz its a Windows based phone but due to its weird erogonomics and unresponsive interface.
I found the following flaws in the phone:
1. Making a call in emergency is impossible it takes several attempts to dial a number not fed in the contacts (I would rather prefer Nokia's Cheapest Phone of 1000 series in hostage like situation)

2. Battery backup is unworthy to even be mentioned in comparison with any of Nokia's phone.

3. Windows hangs and it does it quite often.

4. The phone box should have been printed with a tag (Beta Version) use it on your own risk and always keep a backup phone. (Network connection is Sluggish as well)

5. Can not see any display in sun.

6. Don't know what came to me so i bought this piece of buiscuit where i could have gone for an iphone (probably because i needed a second phone and i already have an ipod touch).

7. SE people have gone insanely maniacs to have priced this thing so high. But there are even greater maniacs like me who thought of getting a good deal even at this price tag.(Overhyped Fad Product)

Good Things in X1.

1.It's atleast a device you can flaunt but don't try to impress it in it's operative mode. Extravagant things are best when hidden.

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  • 2009-01-31 18:55
  • utm0

Got my Xperia yesterday and afew comments here:
- ergonomics are just terrible: the camera zoom in/out is hard to feel
- there is no big lag on the device, but still not iphone
- reception is worse then o my old N70 (coverage as well)
- Wifi connects, but sometimes it does not
- not thumb friendly (maybe main functions like turn off the wifi/ flight mode etc) but to write a sms with fingers really difficult
- alarm seems to be ok, but since I want to be woken up a few times in the morning like at 7 then change it to 7:30 an then finally get up at 8 is really impossible to set up, unlike on N70
- battery just died after 1 day of slight usage, I will keep an eye on her, but strongly dissapointed so far with it (and it takes ages to recharge her [as for now].

To sum up, it will go to ebay soon, unless some miracle happens.

Do not really recommend the phone, and will wait for N97 I guess

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  • 2009-01-30 21:18
  • ppki

at this stage, we have so many options available at lesser price tag from Samsung, Nokia, Blackberry..........difficult to decide

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  • 2009-01-28 09:21
  • 2S$F

> In reply to adam skitt @ 2009-01-11 16:47 from M3s@ - click to readLOL its a very good phone, its an iphone killer and those saying the htc is better, u can get the htc touch flo on the xperia, now that my friends is amazing, over and out

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  • 2009-01-26 17:56
  • n$ec

> In reply to JUlio Burnik @ 2009-01-24 21:27 from TfX2 - click to readN series have been using light sensors since quite a long time

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  • 2009-01-25 19:55
  • j019

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
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