Video: Sony Ericsson's XPERIA X1 "Panel Interface"
By Thomas Ricker 
posted February 10th 2008 3:34PM
posted February 10th 2008 3:34PM
posted February 10th 2008 3:34PM
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That is my next phone.
rediculo-hot. i'll take one please, in army green, thank you.
Bye bye iphone, meizu, LG, Nokia touchscreen ect. My dream phone is here!!
Army green and orange!
but but nuviphone?
I want to see the web browser in action first, if it's zoomable then I'm sold.
my god .. this thing is pretty damn nice!
In one of the picture, I saw that it also uses the stylus touch pen.
This is a really neat phone. I think it's going to replace my iPhone when it comes.
I've taken a real liking to the openness of the WinMo platform lately. I saw my bud's phone with it, and I love how it's pretty extensible, and how well it could work with content from your computer.
This brand new SE phone really puts the icing on the cake!
Anyone got any idea when this phone will be coming out? I hope it won't be longer than the 7 months I waited for the w960!
@Johan S
It runs Windows Mobile, Opera Mobile 9.5 is almost out, so, yes it does has zoom.
Although there are other win mobile browsers with zoom, Opera's the best, IMO better than Safari since it provides more functionality than it, like download manager, password manager, opera link, Kestrel-based(Opera Desktop 9.5) rendering engine: Presto which is quick as hell even on ajax-intensive pages, flash lite 3.0 support and others.
Opera Mobile 9.5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cmbdu-YLZsM
Geeze, that thing looks so much better than my practically-a-reference-design Apache...
Abuzar: make that army green and safety orange, I don't want to get shot
@michael
I don't believe for a second you own an iPhone. You are most likely a fanboy trying to to look cool. Fact is, if you did own an iPhone, YOU WOULD BE OUT OF YOUR MIND TO "take a liking" to Windows Mobile. It's really the worst piece of shit I've used. I'm currently using a Palm Treo 700P with a 7 year old OS that still kicks the crap out of WinMo. Recently I received an iPod Touch, and I am now definitely planning to get a 3G iPhone later this year. The mobile OSX is freakin amazing. I've never seen such a quick and responsive handheld device. I now find it very hard to have to use the Treo.
I was pissed too about Job's control of everything on the iPhone at first, but now that the SDK is coming out in 2 weeks I can't wait. I know that the platform will take off and developers will really make it shine.
But you go ahead with your windows mobile. I'll buy your iPhone from you.
Let's just hope they supply the right drivers....*coughs* HTC *coughs*
I definitely want to see some quick rotation going on on this device.
i hear ya man!
if it performs like the ad shows then all looks good, otherwise look forward to SONYERICSSONCLASSACTION.ORG.
it seems to have have some motion sensing too, judging by the rotation of the screen when tilted...interesting.
I work at AT&T and I have gone from being an advocate of HTC devices to a salesperson who always recommends an alternative with better performing software (for the average user, that's normally the iPhone). This phone might finally give me something in the WM universe to recommend as a all-in-one device. *crosses fingers and prays this is actually a carried device and doesn't go the way of the N95*
that looks pretty sweet.
windows mobile too. i may get one when my contract runs out in dec ;)
I agree the phone looks sweet but the windows mobile part freezes me right off, symbian, linux or anything else would be a great alternative
This can't be WM!!!
Even on the high end devices (Tilt) screen rotation is slow and jerky.
I hope this new UI will also come to my HTC Touch. But my guess is anything with the likes of an Omap processor is out of the question.
Well, the video does not show much but from whatever it DOES show, it looks cool. I just cant wait to see that 800X480 pixel screen!
Have a look at this real-life video of the phone in action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY4ay99Xc9w
It really DOES look like its supposed to from the promo video! Incredible
fades are inefficient. They could just make the screen instantly go horizontal/vertical but no. They have to 1 up the iPhone. Rubbish.
And if it didn't do that, would you call it rubbish for not being as good?
Hypocrite.
Do you hate iPhone competition that much?
It runs windows how can it be competition?
Yes of course trying to be better than the competition is rubbish. Idiot.
My god that interface is sexy and thank god there not ripping of another certain companies interface.
This phone equals me wanting it
Good job Sony Ericsson, you've been making good phones, but this is something else awesome, then again, maybe im speaking to soon, lets wait and hope for some good real world reviews
So hot... I really do hope O2 will carry this or it will be one expensive simfree purchase for me. Not that I care, it will probably be worth it!
Color me impressed (well as much as one can be by such a short video). :)
Why? I love the form factor, but in terms of software, it looks to me like they've just added a glorified app launcher. You know what your calendar and e-mail program looks like - I think clearly designed icons and labels would do the job a lot more clearly, especially on a 3 inch screen.
I'm a fan of many Sony products, like my PS3, but in terms of software, Sony seems to always focus on attention-seeking, flashy features instead of solidly programmed, sensible core features. Yeah, features like Linux-readiness, folding@home and the (mediocre) internet browser on the PS3 and Skype on the PSP are cool, but I always get the feeling that they're vain attempts to offer some competing features for the quality core functionality of their competition (like MS's Xbox Live and the excellent Media Center integration in their 360). So I'm skeptical that this will add much to the typical WiMo6 experience. If you pair this hardware, with what we've seen of WiMo7, though, I think it would be sweet.
Woo Hoo! An iPhone alternative!!! Now Microsoft just needs to put out the ZunePhone with 3D touch interface and trump this. :-P
3D touch sounds awesome, but I think someone would have to invent a volumetric display of some kind that you can actually touch first.
Oh you meant a 3D GUI that uses a touch interface? My bad.
pretty darn impressive!
how many gigs of storage does it have again?
400 megs + whatever micro sd card you put in...
if you guys want the full video it's on www.xperia.com
Meh, it's just a whole bunch of a paper plane flying around besides what you see here.
Uh...so what exactly does it DO besides have panels fly around the screen and look pretty?
Well it's a Windows Mobile device, so I am guessing that panel interface is either a shortcut launcher or task switcher.
What a stupid question. For starters it will allow you to do a whole lot of stuff you can't do with the iphone like:
Install 3rd party software.
Transfer content over bluetooth.
Choose what ever file you want to use a ringtone.
Expend your memory.
Film with the camera.
Homeboy:
You forgot MMS, 3G and that little thing called tactile feedback
@Homie
Wow, really? Those flying, spinning panels manage to do all that?? That truly is revolutionary! To think that a little panel can install 3rd party software, expand your memory, AND let you use any file as a ringtone! Amazing!
Oh yeah, this is what I was waiting for, no let's hope it doesn't take to long to release it. As than I have to get an other phone betweene my current one and this one.
so, things that move make people clap? I feel like I'm in a room with 3 yr olds all giddy because something shiny.
maybe it was the man beast woman that set me on edge, but a few movign icons are not enough to impress me.
Have you ever used a smartphone? Low powered handheld devices generally don't respond that quickly, If this video is real and not a mock up it's pretty impressive.
the fact that I'm not blown away by shiny blinky does not mean I do not own a smart phone.
I dunno, I guess as a programmer I know it really doesn't take that much cpu power to do a few simple xy tweens. xscale cpu or not.
it's less a matter of sony doing micracles, and more a matter of for ONCE someone, somewhere hired a programmer that knew a thing or two.
Fair enough, but there is something to be said for "shiny blinky" particulary on new phones.
Spyvie
handheld devices don't respond/transition that fast? Have you used an iPhone? And no, I don't own one.