Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 review: A new experience
There’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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To all those ppl commenting about the high price: It's supposed to be a *PREMIUM* phone like the TOuch HD, of course it's going to be expensive!
As a lucky owner of an X1, it definitely *looks* and *feels* like it is worth the price - the use of brushed metal and weight gives it a solid feel vs the Touch (HD / Pro).
I've checked out the Touch Pro in store and it feels bulkier even if it's supposed to be similar to the X1. Being shorter, the Touch Pro's keyboard also feels too cramped so I don't like it.
Did wish the X1 had a accelerometer though... yes it's a gimmick but a cool one!
As a first time Windows MObile user the default setup is quite un-finger friendly, but the beauty of Windows Mobile phones is that there is a massive friendly dev community churning out quality (free!) software for those phones which fixes a lot of the issues, and in this respect I feel it beats the iPhone hands down (since the AppStore is really just another way to squeeze more money out of your wallet)
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- 2008-12-24 01:34
- Ec2y
- Anonymous
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I don't understand one thing. In the review they said HTC Touch Pro is larger than Xperia. But HTC size is 102 x 51 x 18.1 mm, whereas Xperia size is 110.5 x 52.6 x 17 mm. So Xperia is indeed taller and larger and only 1mm thinner. So Xperia has a much bigger size than HTC. I don't know why they wrote it the other way around in the review.
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- 2008-12-23 23:33
- npv5
- Halfordkesho
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well, its a great phone, but i'm dissapoited with the bad VGA resolution video recording... The sound is very weak... Maybe i'll get one, let's see how will be the W970i
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- 2008-12-23 22:40
- PnM%
- AGC
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All I have to say is WOW. I haven't spent that much time reading reviews of it yet because a) I won't be able to afford it for probably a year and b)I really only read GSMarena's reviews. That being said, excellent review guys, one of the best in a while. And honestly, all those close up shots sold me on it. Definitely one of the best looking phones I have ever seen. Simply gorgeous
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- 2008-12-23 22:19
- 0amx
- Ray
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I'm glad they pointed out what i have been saying.poor screen under the sun light.HTC got an Average,lol restult anyways.
to the guy who told me 1 month ago when i told him i have the i900 to live in a box to use its screen clearly!,now i can tell u the same & i told u i used them both the x1 & i900 but u wouldn't listened to a word fan of SE.i hope ur happy reading it with ur eyes now....
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- 2008-12-23 21:58
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- Henrique
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Great review for starters, but for me (attention please, personal opinion) currently the Touch Pro has the advantage because of the price gap in favor of HTC. If you take away the larger screen and it's resolution, you'll see that spec wise they are the same. As for the panels, it's only software, meaning that if you can run TouchFlo3D on the X1 it's only a matter of time before someone does the panels on HTC devices.
For me and since I'm looking for a device with these features and triband UMTS (including the 850 MHz band) it was (and still is) a battle between the Xperia X1a and the HTC Fuze...
As a conclusion, if I could have the X1 screen on the Touch Pro body, I would be a happy buyer! But since I can't have them both, I'll go for the Touch Pro (the Fuze version)!
Happy holidays to you all and thank you GSM Arena!
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- 2008-12-23 21:34
- ncE1
- kitch
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This is a very good phone which will keep sony err afloat for some time but at the same time this won't bring even a moderate sell because of high price tag. Its competitor HTC (Pro, HD, 3G) are already in market which offer more functionality for less price.
And Nokia's new touch phone 5800 is already in market, I have great sympathy for xPERIA & xPERIA USERS.
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- 2008-12-23 21:27
- PESd
- SE + Nokia Fan
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> In reply to land line @ 2008-12-23 20:34 from q{XCNow calm down there... No need to panic... You'd be able to afford this in a couple of years...
For GSMArena: Sweet Loving Phone and Awesome Review!!
Now, if you'll excuse me, I just stop drolling and go back to work...
Merry Christmas & Happy New year!!
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- 2008-12-23 21:04
- i}dR
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