Sony Ericsson's XPERIA X1 delayed until next year? We think (hope) not

A table of release dates dug up on Sony Ericsson's own site suggests something powerfully depressing, which is that the XPERIA X1 has been pushed all the way out to February 10, 2009 (notice that the date is in European format -- we'd just give up now if it were actually October 2, 2009). While the presence of the page on the company's very own domain is pretty damning evidence, we're still holding out hope that it's a typo or an oversight; late Q2 of '08 was mentioned at MWC, and we really don't see how it's possible to push out a phone nearly three-quarters of a year just weeks after its initial announcement. Please tell us we're right on this one, Sony Ericsson. Please.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

[Saad Rabia @ Mar 2nd 2008 3:48PM]

lol, If this was the case, this would be the funniest thing Sony have ever done to screw up its fans! But I bit this is all just an internal numbering code thingy and the X1 will be out as soon as we can expect; the date seems like a "Not" joke. :)

[Beata Yamin @ Mar 2nd 2008 4:44PM]

this would be perfect for me because thats exactly when my contract expires.

[NineT9 @ Mar 2nd 2008 4:54PM]

SAD DAY!!! With almost all delays, I'm pretty patient, as I can understand that delays only mean a better product as more time is spent on it...

but with phones, my patience is very thin :( Just when I thought the w960i was the ultimate cellphone to have for the next 3-4 years, this phone comes out...and now its delayed :( Please Sony, I hope this isn't really delayed and its some type of typo or something

Anyone else think this is just the release date for EUROPE? And the US will still get theres in time?

[Saad Rabia @ Mar 2nd 2008 5:01PM]

@ NineT9: Check out the link Engadget has provided, it includes all release dates for nearly every country. http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/common/handyinfo?cc=us&lc=en&sortorder=0

[NineT9 @ Mar 2nd 2008 5:37PM]

WOW! Thanks for the link! Didn't see that

[Doze @ Mar 2nd 2008 6:10PM]

Wouldnt make sense when biggest market for SE is europe and wouldnt they be same phone anyways? Aye hopefully it's just typo.

[Will Static @ Mar 2nd 2008 9:14PM]

This device is the next best thing now! Every day wasted is a day closer to yesterday's news!

[E71 @ Mar 2nd 2008 10:22PM]

Great. I guess I'll be using my two tin cans over the next year.

[maveric101 @ Mar 2nd 2008 3:52PM]

my wallet may have just dodged a bullet.

but i still hope it's released soon.

[Jamma @ Mar 2nd 2008 5:08PM]

It will be soon. There have been videos of a working prototype, which looks nigh on perfect apart from a few lags. They don't need a year to sort out the firmware, and they hardware spec is confirmed already.

Moreover, SE will not delay the phone by a year, because, especially with phones, it is v.likely to be "outdated" by feb 2009.

[Mark @ Mar 2nd 2008 3:55PM]

I really hope that is a typo. The x1 is my next phone. Please don't screw me Sony.

[ijyt @ Mar 2nd 2008 4:04PM]

Yeah, I was going to get that phone for a friend. Pity if ti is delayed.

[jakem @ Mar 2nd 2008 5:27PM]

I agree. If this thing is released in the next few months it will be the first phone I fork out money for rather than just getting on contract.

If it is delayed until next year (which I doubt - people on other forums have questioned the reliability of this information, even if it does appear on an internal site) I would expect it to be old tech by then.

[Abuzar @ Mar 2nd 2008 9:01PM]

Can I be your friend?

[matt @ Mar 2nd 2008 3:56PM]

it says February 10th, Not October 2nd. Look at the other dates to see how they set it up Day/Month/Year

[Saad Rabia @ Mar 2nd 2008 4:18PM]

Oh yeah!!! Engadget, change it to February!

Thank you man!

But having you saying that, it still seems like a hard kick on the nuts for me and others who are anticipating the X1.

[Chris Ziegler @ Mar 2nd 2008 5:05PM]

Did you actually read the post?

Chris

[Mike @ Mar 2nd 2008 3:58PM]

my girlfriend is going to be mighty disappointed
i told her to hold out and see what kind of phones come out with the android platform. hopefully there will be a phone that can compete with the x1 and iphone

[Jesse S @ Mar 2nd 2008 4:22PM]

Anything can compete with an iPhone, as long as it has a nice screen and plays movies and music.

[Sam Winter @ Mar 2nd 2008 7:06PM]

@Jesse

I hate all the stupid uber-geek "Im coolz cuz I hate aPPLE" fanboys on this site. You are worse than the Apple zealots. You are a damn moron if you think the iPhone is just a nice screen and an mp3 player or "all show and no go". The iPhone has one of the most powerful ARM processors and graphics chips in any available smartphone, at least in America, and it runs OSX for god sakes. You can install a BSD subsystem and have all the *nix utils right at hand. Just wait till the SDK is out for awhile and all the powerful apps devs will be making. Nothing will compare until Android matures and gets some kick-a hardware.

[xbit @ Mar 2nd 2008 4:07PM]

Given Sony Ericsson's track record on smartphones, I'm not surprised.

[Droo @ Mar 2nd 2008 4:09PM]

I don't know why they'd 'Coming Soon' a full year before release. SE does announce ahead of time but that's a long way ahead.

[CUBSWILLWIN @ Mar 2nd 2008 4:09PM]

Please come to me!!!!!!! I'll die without this phone!!!!!!

Hope it gets released sometimes october to dec this year

[Nathan @ Mar 2nd 2008 4:27PM]

If this phone is delayed CUBSWILLLOSE

[CUBSWILLWIN @ Mar 2nd 2008 5:03PM]

the xperia curse, sucessor of the billy goat.

[Sukhminder @ Mar 2nd 2008 4:10PM]

D'oh! That was my next phone

[N30 G30 @ Mar 2nd 2008 4:15PM]

This is my next phone also. I have a Cingular 8525 and even though it has speed issues, I love my phone. Thank the eyes of Apollo I didn't upgrade to the Tilt. (I was thinking of getting an iPhone but I'm addicted to my slide out keyboard.)

[Trey @ Mar 2nd 2008 4:17PM]

If it wasn't depressingly far away, it wouldn't be Sony Ericsson.

[alex @ Mar 2nd 2008 4:18PM]

thats too bad... then they'll have to redesign it to compete with iPhone2

[CUBSWILLWIN @ Mar 2nd 2008 4:21PM]

you and your crazy imagination, youngster! :P

[Saad Rabia @ Mar 2nd 2008 5:43PM]

As much as your comment sounds like fanboy talk, I can't but agree! I mean, I said this before, if iPhone 2 had all the things X1 has, I'm buying it for sure, it is not about companies, it's about good product, whoever makes it, and if Apple had good stuff with their next iPhone, I might ditch X1 big time, as many will do too!!

Don't hate me, I have to be honest here.

[MacVicta @ Mar 2nd 2008 7:45PM]

The 2nd Generation iPhone should be out months before the X1 sees release. We'll be speculating about the 3rd model by then.

SE jumped the gun and showed us what seems to be a woefully incomplete product just to say "Look what we're doing!" But it should come as no surprise seeing as how it runs Windows and all.

[Liam @ Mar 2nd 2008 4:24PM]

I have no idea why Americans put the dates the other way around. We have them from smallest, to largest. M/D/Y? Silly.

[Killian @ Mar 2nd 2008 6:50PM]

because when I'm saying a date, I don't say today is two march 2008, I say it's march 2nd 2008

[Ben @ Mar 2nd 2008 7:32PM]

Because saying "2nd of March 2008" would just be obscene now wouldn't it...

[Liam @ Mar 2nd 2008 7:07PM]

That's because you've been taught to say it that way, not because it logically makes sense. At any rate, it doesn't annoy me, I've just got no idea how the difference came into being as people emigrated from Europe to the US.

[CUBSWILLWIN @ Mar 2nd 2008 10:38PM]

well, other countries are used to saying " 2nd of March 2008". It's the way you're taught. I'm american though so I like our way better, but nonetheless, it's the way it is

[Drew @ Mar 3rd 2008 5:08AM]

Frankly, the American way is wrong, but the European way is MORE wrong. Completely backwards - a nightmare for sorting. Dates should always be YYYY/MM/DD.

[domjoli @ Mar 2nd 2008 4:25PM]

Umm yeah Eureopean format... is this like the thing where Europe is referenced to as one country, or..?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar_date#Usage_issues

if everybody could just use iso 8601 we would all be happier! ren and stimpy happy!

also, why not just use the metric system?

and drive on the right side of the street. I mean really.. wtf!

this has nothing to do with the xperia.

umm carry on

[Liam @ Mar 2nd 2008 4:56PM]

Almost all Mainland Europe drives on the right.

[Pdexter @ Mar 2nd 2008 4:59PM]

No they dont....

[zach @ Mar 2nd 2008 5:10PM]

yah they do

[Jon @ Mar 2nd 2008 5:53PM]

Yep - US doing it differently to virtually the rest of the world as usual. Believe me though, it causes endless confusion up here in Canada... US influence means lots of people write today as 3/2/08 while traditional, sensible and European influences mean lots of people write today as 2/3/08 - it's totally confusing and for 12 days a month you've no idea what someone's talking about!

And don't get me started about the crazy part-English/part-American spelling up here *LOL*

[trini868 @ Mar 2nd 2008 4:35PM]

does anybody know about how much it will cost? $$$$

[michael @ Mar 2nd 2008 4:49PM]

It looks like February 10, 2009. (D/M/Y) Even than, that's LONG.

I really want an X1, but a delay of a year might make me look else where. I wonder what was the point of showing of the X1 when it won't be ready for a year. It's like one of those horse drawn carriages, and the driver sticks a carrot on a pole in front of the horse, but the horse won't be getting that carrot for a long time.

[Amol @ Mar 2nd 2008 4:54PM]

Interesting how the lifespan is exactly three years for every single phone that SE releases/released.

[Pdexter @ Mar 2nd 2008 4:56PM]

This is the same that have happened to SE so many times. Hopefully they will get it in time because this is first time for a long time since they have have stealed some thunder from Nokia and Sams. Because if thats true there will be better device out from the other big guys. Even Nokia is rumored to have it's true flagship phone introduced in 2008 summer and TS device should be out Dec 2008.
Thought if it all sucks theres always X1 even if it comes out late.

[Maestro @ Mar 2nd 2008 5:09PM]

I agree that the X1 is pretty damn sweet but how the hell are people here declaring this is their next phone when all they have to go on is a Sony promotional video?

[tekdroid @ Mar 2nd 2008 8:58PM]

took the words outta my...

[Tony @ Mar 3rd 2008 12:56AM]

...foot?