Sony Ericsson goes Windows Mobile!

[g101]

just saw this a minute ago. looks interesting.


http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/10/sonyericsson-xperia-x1-qwerty-with-windows-mobile/

[Cavey.co.uk]

Wonder how the screen will cope being VGA at such a small size (size is akin to the Kaiser).

And it's impressively light - hope it feels good too.

Wonder what "XPERIA" panels are.

Photo light is the feature I most miss from my Hermes.

Sounds nice. Might have to postpone my next upgrade until it comes out... Just hope the hardware isn't crippled.

[Da9L]

You might allready have seen this (or even posted it?)

It looks so great!

http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/10/sonyericsson-xperia-x1-qwerty-with-windows-mobile/

Small device, VGA screen (yay! Finally!), aGPS, Great camera! and more.. But take a look .. :)

~D

[trublu]

http://www.sonyericsson.com/x1/default.aspx?cc=GB&lc=en&lc=en&cc=US

[fisha21]

Cavey:

"Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur"

"Anything said in Latin, seems profound"

How about this then?

"Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari?"

[Club3d]

I thought that this will look great on the Kaiser

http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/10/sonyericsson-xperia-x1-qwerty-with-windows-mobile/

[Smaniac]

This is the probably the best phone I have seen in a few years. Hope it is really as good as it promises, and if it is HTC will be in really serious trouble. By the way finally a decent screen, only HTC doesn't seem to notice that QVGA is way too little for a 2.8" screen.

[kdskamal]

800 x 480 on 3"? OMG!

Otherwise, great looks

[RemE]

Looks nice, quick question, is aGPS on the X1 like the Kaiser's GPS in that it operates with "free standing" nav software but does get "quick start" data from the network?? I wouldn't want to take a step back on the GPS front.

[Radeon123]

Here is a small video of it :)

http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/10/video-sony-ericssons-xperia-x1-panel-interface/

[Jibreil]

2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network: HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Announced: 2008, February
Status: Coming soon
Size Dimensions: 110 x 53 x 16.7 mm
Weight: 145 g
Display Type: TFT touchscreen, 65K colors
Size: 800 x 480 pixels, 3 inches
- Full QWERTY keyboard
- Optical joystick navigation
Ringtones Type: Polyphonic (72 channels), MP3
Customization: Composer, download
Vibration: Yes
Memory Phonebook: 1000 x 20 fields, Photo call
Call records: 30 received, dialed and missed calls
Card slot: microSD (TransFlash)
- 400 MB internal memory

Data: GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
HSCSD: No
EDGE: Yes
3G: HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth: Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port: No
USB: Yes, v2.0
Features OS: Microsoft Windows Mobile
Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser: WAP 2.0/HTML (IE), RSS reader
Games: Yes + downloadable
Colors: Solid Black, Steel Silver
Camera: 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus, video, flash; secondary video call camera
- Built-in GPS receiver
- A-GPS function
- Java MIDP 2.0
- FM radio with RDS
- MP3/AAC/MPEG4 player
- Motion sensor (with UI auto-rotate)
- TrackID music recognition
- Picture editor/blogging
- Organiser
- Built-in handsfree
- Voice memo/dial

[Bronx31]

SOLD :D. I will be getting 1. Take that htc:cool:

[petsampress]

1. which processor?
2. might there also be a driver problem like we all have it?
3. ram?

[NguyenHuu]

looks real slick. i have a feeling that it wont come to the US, so sad!

[Bronx31]

looks real slick. i have a feeling that it wont come to the US, so sad!

It's got US frequencies:D.. Though it might cost some mula

[GaRudra]

wow!! looks nice!!

[schulzj]

I have to admit I'm sold too. . . check out the specs on the product home page. They look really really good. I've learned from my "mistake" with the Kaiser to try the software (drivers) within the 30 days and return it if they aren't up to par with what's expected.

[burnes]

hmmmm... tempting

I never thought I would leave the HTC's!!!

The one area HTC may want to work on is the cosmetics. That Sony Ericsson looks a hell lot sexier than an HTC!

[Melkor]

Don't forget:

Release is in the second half of 2008...in the worst case SE will release it before christmas ;-)

[gnagis]

wasent it a cooperation with HTC? so in other words this phone is made by htc.. but branded by se ?

[triplehtown]

No infrared port?! Thats a deal breaker :mad:

[efexor]

wasent it a cooperation with HTC? so in other words this phone is made by htc.. but branded by se ?

i dont think (hope) so...

[cp_kirkley]

If this device runs like its advertised, (ehem...) This will be replacing my Tilt.

[Blowfish64]

My God, depending on the processor, this phone could OWN!

[gullum]

Last month I read in a mag that Sony Eriksson had ordered 1.000.000 WM6 phones from HTC is this the one? Maybe we can't get some of these things on our phone

[beret9987]

This is the part where I start hitting my head against the wall for buying my Tilt. I mean, by the looks of the UI, the thing has proper graphics drivers! :D

[rjefferis]

No infrared port?! Thats a deal breaker :mad:

That is an interesting comment considering this is a Kaiser forum, where is the ir port on the Kaiser ?

[over2land]

Looks like it has an accelerometer ala iPhone.

From the video on Sony's website, that is.

[Broken]

Now that is going to be my next phone. Finally a decent sized phone with a high resolution.

[o2neouzr]

judging by the panels performance from the video, it looks like it has some 3d acceleration chip workin' therr

[ramontrotman]

we need that interface!!!

[Sane]

My phone! Anyone know how much ram?

[TorxT3D]

im interested in the software thats gonna be on the phone, maybe we'll be able to move that software over to our qvga wm phones.

[mikeycollins13]

I' m a buyer for me. Long live Ebay!

[lkw]

I'm sold, When can I have one

[jas_pik]

According to SE website about 400 MB :
Check spec: http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/products/mobilephones/overview/x1?lc=en,en&cc=GB,US

[doctajay]

I'm interested in exactly what kind of Windows Mobile OS they are running. Those multiple screens look very different.

[rljetsetradio]

No infrared port?! Thats a deal breaker :mad:
wtf do you use the ir port for? the only thing ive ever use it for on my devices was a univarsal tv remote.

[4Site]

I was about to say R.I.P. HTC, then i heard this was made by HTC

:-(

[gogol]

Yes, I am sold!

The things that interest me :

- What kind of chip? I bet it should not be Qualcomm!
- MicroSDHC support? I guess (hope) so, because it only mention MicroSDHC
- USB2.0? Shame if it has USB mass-storage on USB1
- Battery life?
- Runs TomTom? :)

And, yeah, hardware graphics acceleration drivers!!! We need this! :) However, seeing the video, it should has one ...

[gogol]

Found it :)

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2258979,00.asp

The X1's specs include, basically, everything. Quad-band EDGE plus quad-band HSDPA 7.2 with HSUPA? Check. Wi-Fi and GPS? Check. A 3.2-megapixel camera with DVD quality video playback and capture? Check. FM radio, Bluetooth stereo, and GPS? You bet. It's all powered by a 520-MHz ARM11 processor running Windows Mobile 6. In short, this thing screams.

[neilson]

AND HTC MAKES IT!!!

BAAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Evil Grin)

[neilson]

i dont think (hope) so...
OH BUT IT IS!!!!!!!!!

HTC will always win!

[TorxT3D]

i think its time for me to switch to a gsm carrier..

[galaxys]

520-MHz ARM11 processor running Windows Mobile 6, this is going to be one fast machine. This could be what 'the best future ppc' will be!!!

[Blowfish64]

HTC might make it, but it's going to be Sony-Ericsson who tells them not to f@ck the customers. Same with the Treo 750. Ever notice how much better the screen is on that phone than HTC brand ones? That's because other companies know how to design phones. The only thing HTC is good at is doing what they're told.

[gogol]

Yeah :( Too bad ... HTC makes it :(

http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/10/no-wonder-sony-ericssons-xperia-x1-is-so-good-htc-makes-it/

God Lord ... please hear my prayer ... please dont let HTC make this without hardware graphics acceleration drivers!

I think we should start asking and emailing SonyEricsson and ask about that driver :D

New campaign "Save the XPeria!" .... lol ... but seriously, it could be a good move.

[jasonktse]

We Kaiser Users Are Screwed

They Will Not Release The Video Driver Until This Phone Is Released......do U Guys See What I Mean......

If They Release It, Then There's Nothing Incredibly Unique About This Xperia X1 Phone.............the Kaiser Is Nearly As Capable As The Xperia With The Drivers.........

With The Xda Forum, We Can Pretty Much Port Anything On Similar Devices, And Pretty Soon We'll Have Xperia Wannabe's In Our Pockets............................

Yea Yea, 1700mhz, Big Deal..........800pixels.....also Great, But Not Good Enough To Shell Out Another Slice Of My Paycheck For Those Two Things.......fm Reciever......cheap As Heck Peice Of Hardware.......and I Don't Know The Ram Size Of Xperia So That Worries Me....

Just My 2 Cents......

[gogol]

The VGA ... 800x480 ... slick user interface ... 520MHz CPU ... 400 MB Phone Memory (RAM?) ...

Those enough for me to ditch the Kaiser and welcome the new SE WinMo :P

PS: And I also hope, by that time ... Opera Mobile 9.5 released ...

We Kaiser Users Are Screwed

They Will Not Release The Video Driver Until This Phone Is Released......do U Guys See What I Mean......

If They Release It, Then There's Nothing Incredibly Unique About This Xperia X1 Phone.............the Kaiser Is Nearly As Capable As The Xperia With The Drivers.........

With The Xda Forum, We Can Pretty Much Port Anything On Similar Devices, And Pretty Soon We'll Have Xperia Wannabe's In Our Pockets............................

Yea Yea, 1700mhz, Big Deal..........800pixels.....also Great, But Not Good Enough To Shell Out Another Slice Of My Paycheck For Those Two Things.......fm Reciever......cheap As Heck Peice Of Hardware.......and I Don't Know The Ram Size Of Xperia So That Worries Me....

Just My 2 Cents......

[jasonktse]

OH....maybe there's a slider where you can give the system more RAM, so 400MB of just pure RAM would be sweet, and I would upgrade even though the Kaiser is sitting happily in my pocket everyday.... HAHA........

I like Sony Ericsson phones, used it all when i was a student, but then one day the need for massive scheduling came, and SE didn't have a phone that i liked.....but now........looks like its back.

The phone looks as sexy as the Kaiser but I still hold up to HTC wanting to promote this phone, or other phones like Xperia with the EYE-candy interface, so they won't release the proper driver for the MISSING video driver..............what a crappy marketing technique if they were to do that delibrately...and I believe 99% right now, that they did it on PURPOSE, it was a planned act, that they released the Kaiser or similar what nots, with the ridiculous basic driver that just makes the phone just barely useable........................................... ...

freaking HTC is just like any Chinese company, "They know how to make good products, but they just lack a marketing team that can make them a self sufficient mobile headset maker like SE, Nokia"

They either sell it through phone carriers, or make phones for other companies. Microsoft is totally backing HTC up at lot.......I think i saw a MICROSOFT lady representative pulled out a HTC touch on the stage in Las vegas last month while talking about how integrated microsoft LIVE was......

I wouldn't even be surprised that Microsoft owns part of HTC.......

[jasonktse]

lets hope i'm wrong, but it seems like the GPS in the headset, but not in the phone.......check out the accessories for the phone on the official website.......

[AllTheWay]

already posted.

[foaf]

is aGPS on the X1 like the Kaiser's GPS in that it operates with "free standing" nav software but does get "quick start" data from the network?? I wouldn't want to take a step back on the GPS front.

Totally agree, could anyone confirm aGPS is the same as standalone GPS?

[manuelcalavera]

its kinda like toshiba g920/30 ...

same screen , same proccessor , and ofcourse it will have same ram/rom ! its a rebrand i think ! just thay have made it sliding keyboard

[jasonkruys]

Totally agree, could anyone confirm aGPS is the same as standalone GPS?

Yup, it is in most cases, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-GPS

[ICP-Fan]

This is DEFINITELY worth ditching my Wing.

Although, I may need to convince the wife I need a new one....

Wing meets floor! REPEATEDLY!

OR

Wing meets water! OOPS!

Hehe.:cool:

[galaxys]

This is DEFINITELY worth ditching my Wing.

Although, I may need to convince the wife I need a new one....
Wing meets floor! REPEATEDLY! OR Wing meets water! OOPS!
Hehe.:cool:

LOL...I was thinking the same thing!!:D

[Lemark]

This is what they have at pdadb.com
Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 Specs
Datasheet Views: 3605 views since upload of datasheet (February 11, 2008)
Datasheet State: Preliminary specifications
Release Date: May, 2008
Dimensions: 53 x 110 x 16.7 millimetres
Mass: 145 grams (battery included)
Software Environment
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional (Crossbow)
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Microprocessor
CPU: 32bit Philips Nexperia PNX4008
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Memory, Storage capacity
ROM capacity: 512 MB (accessible: 400MB)
RAM capacity: 128 MB
Hard Disk capacity: Not supported
Display
Display Type: color transflective TFT , 65536 scales
Display Resolution: 480 x 800
Display Diagonal: 3 "
Sound
Microphone: mono
Speaker: mono
Audio Output: 3.5mm plug
Cellular Phone
Cellular Networks: GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS850, UMTS1700, UMTS1900, UMTS2100
Cellular Data Link: CSD, HSCSD, GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA
Call Alert: 72 -chord melody
Vibrating Alert: Supported
Control Peripherals
Positioning Device: Touchscreen
Primary Keyboard: Slide-out QWERTY-type keyboard, 42 keys
Directional Pad: 4 -way block
Scroll Wheel: Not supported
Interfaces
Expansion Slots: microSD, microSDHC, TransFlash, SDIO
USB: USB 2.0 client, Full-Speed (12Mbit/s)
Proprietary connector
Infrared Gate: Not supported
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 2.0
Wireless LAN: 802.11b, 802.11g
Multimedia Telecommunication
Analog TV: Not supported
Analog Radio: FM radio reciever
Built-in Digital Camera
Main Camera: CMOS sensor, 3.1MP
Autofocus (AF): Supported
Optical Zoom: 1 x
Built-in Flash: Mobile light (LED)
Power Supply
Battery: Lithium-ion polymer , removable

[mariner_heart]

the display here is just exceptional. i wonder how crisp things will look on this device.
any idea about pricing somebody?

[papak.p]

hello! I have a question :
is it possible sony ericsson will construct a mobile windows phone 7?
Thank you

[souljaboy]

hello! I have a question :
is it possible sony ericsson will construct a mobile windows phone 7?
Thank you

wow ... no1 can tell this guy he didnt search first ...


about the question , SE has made symbian phones , wm6.5 phones , android phones , so theres a good chance they will make wp7 phones , i think they just checking out the market for the time being , to see if its gonna be a big platform or not