The hotly anticipated Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 smartphone (originally made public at the MWC back in Feb) will be making its debut in Germany, the UK and the US as soon as the clock strikes midnight on 30th September - of course you won't be able to get your hands on it till around 8.30-9ish, but you'll be getting it a hell of a lot earlier than planned. Initially due for release in November, Sony Ericsson thought they would bring its release forward so eager beavers would think Christmas came early before the actual day hits in exactly 112 days.
Dan over at Tech Digest is a bit miffed with the 25fps rather than 30fps originally promised to feature on the handset, but he's not letting that get him down - "25fps would be fine by me".
Now let's talk design. It features a full sliding QWERTY keyboard, 3-inch WVGA touchscreen and breaks away from the norm with triangular buttons (similar to the Nokia Prism). It runs Windows Mobile 6.1, which might annoy some people (namely Dan), provides 3G HSDPA and HSUPA connectivity as well as the standard Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity. A 3.2 megapixel camera and Micro SD slot are also thrown in too.
Now for the bit that will determine whether or not you'll be taking one of these babies home - the price. The expected price is £590, sim free.
Now put your tongues away.
[via Tech Digest]
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Arghhhh!!!! So many choices, I put myself through this mobile choosing hell every year IPHONE, Tocco, Omina, Prada 2 etc
This year I’m suck between two, on one hand I’d love the luxury of an 8MP camera (Ericsson C905) on my phone and on the other hand I love a QWERTY keyboard (Ericsson X1) cos lets face it … it’s cool!
If only the guys at Sony Ericsson had had a chat with each other over lunch / the watercooler
X1 Developer “So what you working on”
C905 Developer ” 8MP camera phone
X1 Developer “Oh cool!
C905 Developer “What you working on?”
X1 Developer ”A QWERTY keyboard fancy pants phone”
C905 Developer “Cool! Hey what if we combine the 2?”
Now doesn’t that sound like a dream conversation????? But obviously they chuck in an iphone like touch screen.
Oh and I just read the leaked gossip about the new Ericsson 10MP phone codenamed the Kokura, but I haven’t the patience to wait for that.