Sony Ericsson Xperia X1

[fasternyou929]

Anybody planning on buying this on Black Friday? I heard that's when the announcement and release will be, but it appears to be available online already.

http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/products/mobilephones/overview/x1?cc=us&lc=en#howtobuy

[fasternyou929]

*Opens up word to work on resume*. :( :lol:

[JoJoYZF]

Is that the same phone bond was messing with in the quantum of solace?

[Homeslice]

Looks pretty good, although I'd like to know what they mean by "Turbo" 3G :confused:

[Curb]

This a selfless plug, Dan?

[Dragonpaco]

Looks pretty good, although I'd like to know what they mean by "Turbo" 3G :confused:

well the theory of micro forced air induction to speed up electronics has been widely debated between morons and retards respectively. in my theory, once the air is forced into the circuit board, it awakens the mystical dragon, who sends a sign to the gnome people that it is time to make everything fast.

[fasternyou929]

Is that the same phone bond was messing with in the quantum of solace?Not sure, haven't seen the movie.

Looks pretty good, although I'd like to know what they mean by "Turbo" 3G :confused:Just that, Turbo 3G. Available in the UK and some of Europe now.

This a selfless plug, Dan?Just checking the interest. People can't say enough about the iPhone when they release a new model, but Sony Ericsson doesn't advertise much in the US, so I doubt most people even know about the X1.

[shmike]

Just checking the interest. People can't say enough about the iPhone when they release a new model, but Sony Ericsson doesn't advertise much in the US, so I doubt most people even know about the X1.

The Apple of the last few years has been more a marketing machine than anything else.

They have done a good job of creating a buzz even before the products are released.

I am in the category of not having heard of the X1 prior to this thread but I know that's not much of a surprise.

What do you think of it?

What providers are going to offer it?

[fasternyou929]

The Apple of the last few years has been more a marketing machine than anything else.

They have done a good job of creating a buzz even before the products are released.

I am in the category of not having heard of the X1 prior to this thread but I know that's not much of a surprise.

What do you think of it?

What providers are going to offer it?
You aren't kidding, Apple's got advertising in the US figured out pretty well. :lol:

I've been using an X1 for a couple months now. It took me a while to adjust to using Windows Mobile, but now I really like it. Internet access is fast, the optical mouse is easy to use, and some of the panels (home screens) give you a huge amount of information at a glance.

The camera takes decent pictures, but it's only 3.2MP. Need to improve that.

Oh, and it makes pretty good phone calls too. Not that anybody cares about that part of cell phones anymore. :lol:

[Homeslice]

"Only" 3.2 MP? Not too many phones are higher than that....

Does it have stereo bluetooth? The older Ericsson I have doesn't (but then it was already outdated when I bought it)

[fasternyou929]

"Only" 3.2 MP? Not too many phones are higher than that....

Does it have stereo bluetooth? The older Ericsson I have doesn't (but then it was already outdated when I bought it)
Most phones have 5-8MP cameras now. The one I carried before this one had 10MP.

The X1 does have stereo bluetooth though. It also lets you choose 5 audio quality settings for power consumption, but I haven't done a good comparison between them yet.

[Homeslice]

Most phones have 5-8MP cameras now. The one I carried before this one had 10MP.


You must mean "most high-dollar phones".

MOST phones only have 2 MP cameras. Hell, the Nokia N96, which is probably a better phone than this Sony, only has 5 MP.

Never heard of a phone with 10 MP. Samsung maybe?

[fasternyou929]

You must mean "most high-dollar phones".

MOST phones only have 2 MP cameras. Hell, the Nokia N96, which is probably a better phone than this Sony, only has 5 MP.

Never heard of a phone with 10 MP. Samsung maybe?
No, mid-tier phones. But many of the phones I've worked on never make it to the US. :idk:

Sony Ericsson has a line of Cybershot phones that are very popular in Europe, China, and Japan. More than one is available with a 10MP camera.

[Amber Lamps]

um...has anyone noticed the $800 pricetag?

[Avatard]

No, mid-tier phones. But many of the phones I've worked on never make it to the US. :idk:

Sony Ericsson has a line of Cybershot phones that are very popular in Europe, China, and Japan. More than one is available with a 10MP camera.

We're always the last to get good phones, and often, when we do, they're fucking crippled in some way, or Verizon has chosen to charge for EVERY FUCKING FEATURE a la carte.

I was just in Brazil, and they have a new Samsung 820 that gets streaming HDTV...free, OTA.

Of course, we'll NEVER see that, because our TV standard doesn't have part of the bandwidth allocated for portables like Brazil and Japan do with their HD standard.

I remember for years Europeans had H4 lights on their cars, and we had to suffer with sealed beams.

We always get the shit end of the stick.

[fasternyou929]

^:lol: You aren't kidding. If you bring the latest and greatest US phone overseas, expect to get questions like "what is that?" and "that still works?!".

[Amber Lamps]

^:lol: You aren't kidding. If you bring the latest and greatest US phone overseas, expect to get questions like "what is that?" and "that still works?!".


Totally agree with that! Heck,in Japan every jr high school kid has a better cell phone than I do!

[smileyman]

So which phone gives you the best web surfing $ to $. I am shopping and I am sure that certain media plans only go with certain phones...

[fasternyou929]

So which phone gives you the best web surfing $ to $. I am shopping and I am sure that certain media plans only go with certain phones...

Between which phones? All of them? :panic:

Verizon, AT&T, or TMO?

[Hondahugger]

So which phone gives you the best web surfing $ to $. I am shopping and I am sure that certain media plans only go with certain phones...
I've got the Blackberry Pearl with AT&T. I love the phone but I've had a lot of problems with AT&T. My friend Cathy just got the new Blackberry that just came out and she LOVES it!

[OneSickPsycho]

I've got the Blackberry Pearl with AT&T. I love the phone but I've had a lot of problems with AT&T. My friend Cathy just got the new Blackberry that just came out and she LOVES it!

I just saw the silver one of those for the first time and fucking love it... Of course next time I am due for a new phone there will surely be something way cooler out...

[Hondahugger]

I just saw the silver one of those for the first time and fucking love it... Of course next time I am due for a new phone there will surely be something way cooler out...that's usually what happens. I know that I just got my blackberry in August and now here's the new one.

[Corey]

I picked up the Blackberry Storm on Monday and I friggin love it. I had the Curve and Pearl previously, so I'm biased as fuck, but it's a great phone and I really like the screen-as-button setup.

Edited to add: I had problems with ATT as well. For about the past month most of my calls were getting sent straight to voice mail, regardless of the phone I used and I've had damn near no signal. After talking to customer service for about an hour, it was decided that I was in a low service area. Fuck that shit. I'm paying damn near 100 a month and I can't use my phone half the time because of a "low service area". Thanks but no thanks. Goodbye ATT.

[JoJoYZF]

I picked up the Blackberry Storm on Monday and I friggin love it. I had the Curve and Pearl previously, so I'm biased as fuck, but it's a great phone and I really like the screen-as-button setup.

Edited to add: I had problems with ATT as well. For about the past month most of my calls were getting sent straight to voice mail, regardless of the phone I used and I've had damn near no signal. After talking to customer service for about an hour, it was decided that I was in a low service area. Fuck that shit. I'm paying damn near 100 a month and I can't use my phone half the time because of a "low service area". Thanks but no thanks. Goodbye ATT.

My buddy just got the storm too and that thing is bad ass. Unless something better comes out for verizon in the next few months, itll be my next phone.

[Amber Lamps]

My buddy just got the storm too and that thing is bad ass. Unless something better comes out for verizon in the next few months, itll be my next phone.

Yea,I need a phone BAD and I'm with Alltel which is merging with Verizon in Jan. I'm considering either waiting to see what happens or going over to T-Mobile. They have that "G" phone that looks really cool or even the Motorola Zine would work for me. I don't really do a lot of Mobile Web stuff and the Zine has a 5 meg camera which appeals to me. Oh and it's WiFi so I DON'T have to pay for their fucking web browsing if I don't want to!

[Avatard]

About MegaPixels:

Anything above about 1.3 MP is gravy, unless it's your intent to blow shit up to fucking poster size. The real difference between a good and bad camera above 1.3MP is in the optics.

Don't go by the numbers. This is true for dedicated cameras too...again, technology has jacked up all of the pixel counts nice and high - what really varies is the optics...the quality of the lenses used, and that's why it's important to compare the output, not the numbers...if the camera feature on your phone is really important to you.

[Homeslice]

Biggest thing I look for is, does it actually have a focusing mechanism......Fortunately in the last couple of years most of them have finally started providing that.

[fasternyou929]

About MegaPixels:

Anything above about 1.3 MP is gravy, unless it's your intent to blow shit up to fucking poster size. The real difference between a good and bad camera above 1.3MP is in the optics.

Don't go by the numbers. This is true for dedicated cameras too...again, technology has jacked up all of the pixel counts nice and high - what really varies is the optics...the quality of the lenses used, and that's why it's important to compare the output, not the numbers...if the camera feature on your phone is really important to you.

Bingo. People don't realize that MegaPixels is the equivalent of film in old cameras. They're on the CCD, behind the lens, right where you used to find film.

Nobody would expect to get fantastic pictures out of a disposable/cheap camera if they simply put high-end film in it. Hopefully. And the same applies to digital cams now.

[fasternyou929]

Yea,I need a phone BAD and I'm with Alltel which is merging with Verizon in Jan. I'm considering either waiting to see what happens or going over to T-Mobile. They have that "G" phone that looks really cool or even the Motorola Zine would work for me. I don't really do a lot of Mobile Web stuff and the Zine has a 5 meg camera which appeals to me. Oh and it's WiFi so I DON'T have to pay for their fucking web browsing if I don't want to!

The X-1 has Wi-Fi/WiMax and WLAN. Just sayin'... :lol:

[Amber Lamps]

The X-1 has Wi-Fi/WiMax and WLAN. Just sayin'... :lol:

Yea but the Zine is free and the camera portion is made by Kodak which isn't necessarily the best but it's got to better than what's "normal".:idk:

[Amber Lamps]

Done deal! Got the Zine and I'm super happy! I'll post some pics tomorrow. Here's the link...

http://promo.motorola.com/Trainer-ZN5/index.html

I got it thru T-Mobile for free after the rebate and I get 3000 minutes for $50! There aren't any N&W or MtM but I figured I give it a ride and see. I get tired of waiting for 7/9pm to make calls or worrying about what carrier someone has! Shit that averages to 100 min a day,plus I have a phone at work and a home phone so....I should be good! Oh best feature,the screen is lit when you are in phone mode! Big deal? I have an expensive Sony camera that doesn't do that so taking pics in a dimly lit place (like a bar) SUCKS cause you can't see your subjects!