Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 Preview 2

[Ed Hardy]

When Sony Ericsson first unveiled the Xperia X1, the company was somewhat hampered by the fact that this upcoming device will run Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, an operating system that had not yet been officially announced at that time.

Fortunately for Sony Ericsson, the announcement it had been waiting for was made yesterday, so it is now allowed to show off this device in all its glory.

Kevin O'Brien and I are at the CTIA tradeshow in Las Vegas, and we got some hands-on time with the Xperia X1, and recorded some video of it in action.

Video Overview

 

An Overview of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1

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This smartphone will include a 3-inch WVGA (800 by 480 pixel) touchscreen that can slide aside to reveal a QWERTY keyboard. Other navigation options will be a four-way key and an optical joystick.

The X1 will be a quad-band GSM phone with support for the 3G frequencies used around the world. It will also have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

This Windows Mobile Professional device will include up to 400 MB of internal storage, and a Memory Stick Micro card slot for additional storage.

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In addition, this model will include aGPS, a 3.2 megapixel camera, and an FM receiver.

It will be 4.3 inches wide, 2.1 inches tall, and 0.66 inches thick (110 mm x 53 mm x 16.7 mm). It will weigh 5.1 oz. (145 g).

Sony Ericsson says the XPERIA X1 will debut in the U.S. in the second half of 2008. The company is not yet willing to say what this model will cost.

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[DJ Rome]

Wow, it's so slow. . .

[Sheltem]

Since HTC is building it, I'm hoping users can make custom roms. I have the Mogul and it is a billion times faster with custom roms.

[questionfear]

So....the "panels" are essentially not much more exciting than the iPhone's webapp shortcuts?

It's a cool design though.

[Ed Hardy]

Keep in mind,we're talking about a device that's still in development and is months away from release. For example, the beta that's being shown off is noticeably improved over the version that was demonstrated in February at MWC.

So don't lock your opinion on this device in now, based on a technology preview.
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[timepilot84]

So....the "panels" are essentially not much more exciting than the iPhone's webapp shortcuts?

Do webapp shortcuts display the site live? I thought they were just icons for sites? My impression is that web panels will be thumbnails of the live sites.

[questionfear]

Do webapp shortcuts display the site live? I thought they were just icons for sites? My impression is that web panels will be thumbnails of the live sites.

Oh, that's a definite difference. Nice touch, but it still seems a little gimmicky (which i think the webapp shortcuts are too.)

[Genjinaro]

mething tells me Im going to end up offering 2 legs and my left arm to expirience ownership. heh the M800 already demands as much.

[xconan]

does the video response on the xperia look slow? hopefully sony uses a faster processor like the nvidia apx 2500 to speed processing.

[cktlcmd]

very nice. anyone know what processor and speed is it using?