If I recall, didn't they say it was going to be out September 30th? >_> I WANT MY CELL!! Sprint sucks, katana sucks... arrgh

vgerik1234

I really doubt that the Xperia is going to make much of a splash at this point. In this age of the iPhone 3G, iPhone wannabes, and Android, it's just too little too late.

DisposableInterloper

...after those shifty Europeans.

Yeah, funny how a European-based company might decide to focus it's effort on Europe, what with it's 730 million population (give or take), that's all running on GSM, as opposed to focusing on the US, with a mere ~300 million people, weak currency and a ridiculous GSM/CDMA split amongst networks.

Step666

@DisposableInterloper: yeah, you're right - some other companies have released phones, so Sony Ericsson should just give up now.
In fact, every phone that isn't the iPhone or running Android should be scrapped.

This phone has a huge number of features the iPhone lacks and quite a few that the G1 won't be able to compete with either.

Not to mention, as utube has covered, Android is yet to reach the market.
It's an unknown quantity and could conceivably fail to make an impact on the market, so the automatic assumption that it's somehow superior to some or all other phone OSs is nothing short of ridiculous.

Step666

@DisposableInterloper: The whole idea of panels is interesting. The Xperia line is meant for the long haul so even if the X1 doesn't do so good I can see SE doing something great in the future.

I am however, worried about the OS choice... WM...? Really?

strang

@DisposableInterloper: how do you know what it will do can you predict the future, as i recall its not the age of andriod because andriod is not even out yet on a phone after its out it may be the age of iphone, iphone3g, iphone wannabes and andriod.

utube2007

I've seen worse. I like the iPhone better but at least this phone has it's own half way decent user interface. At first glance anyway, but Windows Mobile??? I can't wait for the day when the collective affect of RIM, iPhone, and Android euthanize that sorry mobile OS.

AllegraSternwah

I really, really wanted this phone...but Sony Ericsson is taking way to long to get this out here in the US. Sorry SE...

12-Inch Idongivafuck Sandwich

I didn't realize people still gave a crap abou Ericssons. The last time I saw one was about 5 years ago. Honestly, I just thought they were there in cell phone stores to make the other phones look less crappy.

alexmg2420

@Step666: We have 3g here GSM is a bit old school we have it all over, when I heard America were only just getting 3g I laughed so hard my let a bit of piss out

ichi1

@ichi1: well, yeah, of course there's 3G now but the point still stands that the X1 won't work on non-GSM networks, meaning that SE's potential customer-base for it is much smaller in the US than Europe.
So my point was that Dan shouldn't be having a go at SE, as it's just smarter business sense to ignore America in favour of Europe.

Step666

@alexmg2420: Interesting...I have a large number of friends that have Sony Ericsson phones, so...I don't know what you're talking about.

KarinLovesYou

@DisposableInterloper: I don't know if I should agree with you on that one. I work at a Sony store and I have honestly had more people ask about the Experia than any other product. So...yeah.

KarinLovesYou

@AllegraSternwah: hopefully you'll be waiting a very long time.

Sure, WinMo may not be perfect but it beats the iPhone OS in terms of flexibility and not needing iTunes to make it work, it beats Blackberry OS because, well, if you've ever used a Blackberry you'll know why and it beats Android because it's a more complete OS with a solid base of existing support.
Add onto that, the varying front-ends being implemented by the likes of SE, HTC, Samsung etc and you suddenly have an extremely flexible OS allowing huge amounts of customisation whilst, at the same time, having a common core allowing the inter-operability of applications.

Were it not for the 65k limitation, I'd probably already be on a WinMo handset.

Step666

SE needs to hurry up and get Android on this phone.

Brandson

@KarinLovesYou: But you also work at a Sony store.

schmere

@alexmg2420: I have had two SE phones and they have been great. And who's phones make SE 's look crappy?

schmere

@alexmg2420:
Actually, many people I know own Sony Ericssons (myself included). Those guys are the most satisfied with their phones.

NightBlade

that's a rough saturday morning, man

MrBlahBlah

So that thing's running WinMo? The UI looks much sweeter than the crappy one on my Samsung i760 (which hardware wise isn't bad). Can I just have the front-end and put it on my phone?

lightningrob

@Step666:

Yeah, funny how a European-based company might decide to focus it's effort on Europe, with it's 730 million population (give or take) that's all running on GSM, as opposed to focusing on the US, with 300 million people, a generally weaker currency and a GSM/CDMA that is split amongst networks.

FIXED :)
BTW I agree with you, however population isn't really a deciding factor. I'm sure you know why.

br4nd0n

@schmere: and Sony are a different company to Sony Ericsson, so that doesn't really have any bearing.

Step666

I wanted this phone, but Verizon is still testing the two tin cans with a string between them, so I guess I have to wait for that.

gadjitfreek

@br4nd0n: what do you mean fixed?
You butchered the end of it, it doesn't read properly any more.

And I'm afraid I disagree, population is a deciding factor - the more people, the more potential customers.

Step666

@KarinLovesYou:
See, that's at a Sony store, and the people asking already follow this sort of thing. Is it really going to make a splash in the face of the iPhone, the upcomming Blackberries, and the coming tide of Android phones? I would bet on it selling, but not in dramatic numbers. It's really just another Windows Mobile phone withsome nifty features tacked on, and it doesn't have a cult of fans to fall back on if it comes up short, like the iPhone and Blackberry do. At the very least, I'll give it that it's not a generic iPhone wannabe, so it might sell by virtue of it looking reasonably distinct.

DisposableInterloper

@gadjitfreek: uh oh, don't encourage the "two tin cans with a string" fanboys...

burningsensation

@utube2007:
The Android emulator has been around for a good while now, dear.

Besides that, look on the horizon. See that massive screeching tsunami of freetards barreling towards us at an alarming rate? Yeah, that's the coming tide of Android phones.

DisposableInterloper

@Step666:
Arrgh. Twice has Gawker swallowed my reply to you Step666. Hopefully, the third time's a charm.

First, your sarcastic agreement with me totally misses the point. I never stated Sony Ericsson is in such a position to give up, nor did I say the iPhone did everything and that there's no room left for innovation. I stated that the Xperia is too little, too late, implying rather bluntly that Sony should up the ante.

Second, a list of features is ultimately meaningless if they're not implemented or presented well. This is just another Windows Mobile phone with extra features tacked on, much like HTC's phones. That's anything but a recipe for greatness. Saying that the Xperia has unique features is like say Japan has feature-rich phones. You could argue that, but it's meaningless in the end.

Third, I never stated Android is superior. Hell, I rag on it a lot. Android is very quickly becoming a new industry buzzword, and it's not the slightest stretch to expect the buzz of the coming tide to drown out anything like the Xperia for anyone but those already following its development and release.

DisposableInterloper

The thing that will hurt this the most is Windows Mobile. Its ugly in both aesthetics and functionality. It is also looking rather dated. SE are also very tardy with their software. The relevant departments must be rife with the kind of incompetent, self-preserving, leech-like middle management that Dilbert cartoons are made of. Crashes, random reboots, corrupted data, poor tech support...just wait...it will happen despite Microsoft having built most of the OS for them (not that it says much for the OS anyway).

I used to put up with it, being a former shout-it-from-the-hills fanboy of the P9xx series, but then I got a Nokia E61i and suddenly I realised what Symbian was supposed to be like.

I was wondering why SE abandoned Symbian when a couple months later I found out that Nokia had bought controlling sharehold on the Symbian Foundation. Sony quite naturally wants nothing to do with an OS "owned" by a key rival.

I was looking forward to this phone. Not now...its already out of date before its even been released.

Vastad

thats nice to hear, but why other website like engadget saying it will be picked up by AT&T cause their 3g frequency is 1900. People dont read the main sony ericsson xperia website specs before they post a topic. It clearly shows that phone supports 1700,1900,2100 frequency. So why cant Tmobile can get the phone and why can people get unlocked version of it and use it tmobile

LaceyGlocks

so, no 3G means the 'turbo 3G feature on the x1 website is bs? i'm not sure i want to shell out the price for a new laptop on the X1i only to feel like i bought an 2G iphone, cry, but still pay for the 3G one because i'm a fanboy

AdriaLizard