XPERIA X1 - The Ultimate Flagship
Posted by Michell | February 10th, 2008 
XPERIA X1 is a somewhat a wonder! First thing you notice is the great touch screen on the front. It’s a 3 inch large display, and the resolution is an incredible 800 x 480 pixels! This gives an extremely sharp picture. The display can show up to 65.536 colours, due to Windows Mobile restrictions.
As just said, the platform in X1 is Windows Mobile. This means the program and games offering is a lot larger than with UIQ. This seems quite reasonable, especially because the UIQ market isn’t that large. Even though it’s Windows Mobile, Sony Ericsson has put its own touch to the user interface - one being the new XPERIA system with no less than 9 beautiful home screens.
- XPERIA™ represents the first brand that is truly borne from within Sony Ericsson. It represents our vision for a premium, energised communication experience, says Dee Dutta, Head of Marketing at Sony Ericsson.
X1 is a multimedia device with focus on fast communication, web use and GPS navigation. Therefore, the device is equipped with a full sliding QWERTY keyboard, WLAN b/g, HSDPA, HSUPA and of course a GPS.
- Our vision for the XPERIA™ X1 is to deliver a seamless blend of mobile Web communication and multimedia entertainment within a distinctive design, says Rikko Sakaguchi, Head of Portfolio and Propositions at Sony Ericsson.
With X1 you can navigate how you want. You can either use the large touch screen, the QWERTY keyboard, the 4-way navigation key or the optical joystick. The phone is 11 centimetres long, so there should be enough room for a nice QWERTY keyboard.
- XPERIA™ is our promise to think foremost of user experience and to deliver the premium experience – anytime, anywhere, anything, with anyone, Sakaguchi continues.
X1 is released in the 2nd half of 2008, we’re guessing some time around October. The price is unknown, but it’s going to be high.
Official features at a glance after the break.
Camera
* Auto focus
* 3.2 megapixel camera
* Photo light
* Video recording
Music
* Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
* Media player
* Music tones
* PlayNow™
* Windows Media Player Mobile
* 3D games
* FM radio
* Java
* Video streaming
* Video viewing
Internet
* Internet Explorer® Mobile
* RSS feeds
Communication and Messaging
* Polyphonic ringtones
* Speakerphone
* Vibrating alert
* Video calling
* Email
* Picture messaging (MMS)
* Predictive text input
* Text messaging (SMS)
Design
* XPERIA™ panels
* Optical joystick navigation
* Navigation key
* Picture wallpaper
* Touch navigation
Organiser
* Alarm clock
* Calculator
* Calendar
* Document editors
* Document readers
* Flight mode
* Handwriting recognition
* Notes
* Phone book
* Tasks
* Touchscreen
Connectivity
* aGPS
* Bluetooth™ technology
* Modem
* Synchronization
* USB support
* WLAN
Windows® Mobile® Operating System
* Microsoft® Outlook Mobile: email, contacts, calendar, tasks
* Microsoft® Office Mobile: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
* Internet Explorer® Mobile
* Windows Media™ Player Mobile
* Windows Live™
* Exchange ActiveSync®
* Voice control
* Utility Applications: file explorer, calculator, pictures & video, notes
Facts and Figures
* Size: 110 x 53 x 16.7 mm
* Weight: 145 grams
Available colours
* Black
* Silver
* Main screen: 65,536 color TFT
* Resolution: 800 X 480 pixels
* Size: 3 inches
Memory
* Phone memory: up to 400 MB
* microSD™ memory card support
Availability and versions
Networks
* GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
* UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA 900/1700/1900/2100 MHz
* UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA 850/1700/1900/2100 MHz
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“The display can show up to 65.536 colours, due to Windows Mobile restrictions.”
Wrong! WM allows for 18bit/260k screens, manufacturers didn’t use it because of the limited CPU and RAM on these mobile devices.
9:48 pm on 2/10/08no multitouch display
windows mobile os
no isync support
…nothing new at all
but crap.
WILL NOT KILL IPHONE
7:40 pm on 2/13/08That must be the funniest and most ridiculous comment ever!
9:43 pm on 2/13/08…There’s no need to kill what was never alive in the first place.
12:02 am on 2/14/08I agree. With Mizzle of course
WTF do most people care if it doesn’t work with isync? I don’t use a mac.
“Windows Mobile” - So. better than that mac os s*** they use on their iphone which wont by default run 3rd party apps (thats how much apple suck)
Multitouch - OMG! I’m missing out on so much :O. get me a f***in iphone NOW!
7:13 pm on 2/14/08I hope that is does sync with a mac, or atleast some 3rd party develops a way to do it.
I am interested in this phone BUT honestly with apple releaseing the iphone SKD, and i already have a mac….
12:24 pm on 3/13/08Doesn’t a Mac solution already exist?
3:41 am on 4/21/08Google: “The Missing Sync for Windows Mobile”
There are a few mac apps that allow you to sync with Windows.
This phone is looking quite promising. I’m looking forward to having a play.
12:18 pm on 6/10/08Missing Sync is fine, but would be nice to have it confirmed by Sony as a solution.
8:14 am on 7/10/08BTW, Faheem, go fornicate yourself with voltaire’s angry glove, you ignorant simian. seriously.
I dont know that this is huge xperia x1 news to be concerned about. There are so many users in the microsoft world who had to settle for iphone plug-ins if they wanted a Smartphone, I still think this fact alone is going to sell the xperia x1
11:04 pm on 8/24/08