XPERIA X1 white paper reveals yet more details
By Donald Melanson 
posted Mar 19th 2008 5:13PM
posted Mar 19th 2008 5:13PM
There certainly hasn't been any shortage of XPERIA X1 details to emerge since the desirable device was first announced back in February, but those still looking for something to whet their appetite until they can actually get their hands on one can now get their fix courtesy of a new white paper released by Sony Ericsson, which packs a bundle of interesting new tidbits. That includes details on the pre-loaded XPERIA panels, along with word of DLNA-compatible media sharing via ActiveSync or WiFi, details on the video recording options (30fps MPEG-4 and 30fps H.263, both VGA), and confirmation that the only browser included will be Internet Explorer. Also according to the white paper, you can expect Google Maps and Java ME to be installed by default, and you'll get Exchange Direct Push email built-in, with setup wizards provided for Gmail, Yahoo, and Live Hotmail. What's more, as Inxperia points out, there is also a noticeable lack of 1700MHz support, although we doubt that'll be a deal-breaker for too many folks.
I say that's DAM hot. HTC and SE make a good combo! man..
It is DAMN hot.
So? That still makes it hot :)
But DAMN hot is hotter than DAM hot - there is one more letter. ;)
No one wants to be damming hotness either, I rather it flow freely and preferably in my direction.
Yes, but will it blend?
i hate you, Chuckles McGee.
All you seem to say is "i welcome our ____ overlords" and "does it blend?"
is that all you do? repeat mindless internet memes?
does it make you feel like you're part of a movement or culture or something?
This smartphone will released at 2009.
So we will get better alternatives until it be released.
BTW it is a nice smartphone
Alan
Agreed. I get a new phone every 3-4 months. I could see holding onto this one for at least 6.
I've got dibs when you're done with it.
You do realize that they can be recharged, right?
Six month battery life ftw!
:o And I thought I was bad!
http://www.textually.org/textually/archives/images/set1/cell_phones.gif
Any word on a GPU?
It says "HW 3D Graphics" but it's doesn't mention that drivers will be provided :P
who's it by?
and it really makes no sense why companies like HTC don't give drivers, I mean I understand if it was like a closed system and they only put in the GPU for their own stuff, but its a WinMo devices and they'd be locking performance at no gain
I know that Sony has used Neomagic graphics chips in the past, maybe them again?
http://www.neomagic.com/
It has a Qualcomm 7200A CPU, which has a built-in ATI Imageon chip.
Most ironic part of this is that this exact same chip is in HTC's own models, but it doesn't provide drivers for built-in ATI GPU (which is what the whole controversy is over). The same thing, with drivers, gives you an Xperia X1.
http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/index.php?blog=3&title=mwc_more_s_e_xperia_x1_info_aamp_photos&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
Yes, it will have the msm7200A chip, but I haven't seen S-E confirm anywhere that 3D hardware acceleration will be enabled with drivers. The device will be manufactured for S-E by HTC...
When when when? How much how much how much? That's all I need next.
This is the one device I would pay to get out of my contract with VZW and go with any carrier who has it!
DAM HOT.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice shame on you again. Let there be drivers this time.
All I know is, if I had to choose to have sexual intercourse with a mobile phone, it would be this one.
It is of the upmost importance to note that the above sentence was based purely on the assumption that I too would be a mobile phone as opposed to the species homosapien. Ultimately though, if this were the case then said phone and myself would be mere tangeable objects and not sentient beings, therefore rendering any acts of intercourse 100% improbable.
If you were a mobile phone, which one would you be? I hear the female phones have bigger memories (read:mammories/iPhone), but the male phones are quicker (read: whatever you want/Tilt). It seems like there is actually little differnce between our kind and hum...er i mean cell phone kind.
Good question.
I suppose I would be a nokia 1620 (http://homepages.at/nokiamann/nokia/nokia1/elements/photos/2-%201620%20Energy%20Handy.jpg)
Sure i lack technology, and I have a stubby antenna, but my sheer size would dominate any current gen phone.
The iphone would be mince meet after one pummel of my arial.
I also speak from experience. My dad had this phone and dropped it whilst crossing a road. The arial pinged off and was then run over by a taxi before he could pick it up. He stuck it back on with chewing gum, and was greeted with full signal strength.
They just don't make em like that anymore....
Esat,
glad you managed to post in the right place this time :P, ranked up
I'm staying a virgin until nVidia's APX 2500 is released!! now THAT phone is DAMN HOT!!
Hmm. Google Maps is on there by default?
Not to say that Gmaps Mobile sucks, but many people have already found Live Maps Mobile works best for a mobile mapping solution.
It's not just me, but these other sites that reviewed it:
http://www.pocketnow.com/mobile.php?a=portal_detail&t=reviews&id=1000
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/smartphones/windows-live-search-for-mobile-vs-google-maps-mobile-218467.php (sorry for Gizmodo link)
http://www.momathome.com/2006/12/windows_live_search_for_mobile/
http://blogs.chron.com/techblog/archives/2007/08/handheld_shootout_google_maps_vs_windows_live.html
I'm just saying. People don't usually try new other services once they adopt one, so I thought somebody might want to hear.
Actually, live maps is very nice. You have to give props to MS for it. It even has voice recognition so you can just say what you are looking for and it is DAMN accurate...(or is that dam?)
That's what I meant. All the links I showed had reviewers say that Live Maps is far better than Google Maps being installed by default.
Did I not make myself clear enough?
I'm going to have to agree.
Live Maps Mobile is amazingly awesome.
yup, used both, both on mobile nad pc and i can say that Live Maps kicks the shit out of Google Maps. Too bad the Live package isn't as popular as Google but good job Microsoft on this one!
I will have to fiddle with it again, but one thing I didn't like about Live maps was the need to save your current position before you could kick off a search for something nearby. So, I use the map to take me somewhere, and then I want to go to a new place. For some reason, I had to save that location before I could try a search. That was lame.
Yeah,I need a price too.If it's more than a ps3,I'll have to decline.
Come to think of it,I wonder if it will have any special ps3 connectivity.
That would be a welcome feature.
It's a concept phone. Will all the features be good? Never. I waited and waited for the SE p800, and even when it was released it was the best in all categories. But that still doesn't mean very good. Unless you are just buying a style/brand phone for the image (without substance), figure out what you need out of it (good app selection, games, good music player, camera, mail synchronization, etc). Of course, even doing that is near impossible, when sites like Engadget publishes reviews that play along with the corporate image, it's difficult to distinguishe the real features from the hype - how fast are its USB transfers, will the camera work quickly and with good quality in different scenarios, etc.
You're asking these questions too soon, especially the hardware performance. Wait till someone reviews it.
From the software side, it'll have the same apps/games/players/capabilities/etc that any WinMo6.1 phone has, and will perform like them too (i.e works ok most of the time, fails spectacularly a little too often). Should be prettier though. If it's this popular, we might see some new apps taking better advantage of it.
Damn Qualcomm lawsuits. The U.S. version, from the whitepaper, only records at max QVGA. So much for the VGA record I greatly anticipated.
That Xperia blog post says it records at VGA, but only 24 frames per second (fps) in U.S. and not 30fps or 15fps. 24fps is what is typically shown in movie theaters, while TV and DVDs usually show 30 fps. Not sure why they went 24fps for the U.S. does anyone else know why?
I haven't looked at the white paper yet, so if what the blog says is wrong please let us know.
Nevermind, the blog is wrong. The whitepaper says:
*US model supports MPEG4, H.263 24fps encoding @QVGA only and not H.264
WTF? Crippling technology, that sucks. I wonder why? Fear of people using camera to record films in theaters? Other piracy fears? RIAA/MPAA breathing down their throats?
Sadly, the white paper clearly states that the US model is limited to a QVGA@24FPS while recording. Bummer. Another phone being gimped (current Tilt user). I'm sure it has to do with the lawsuit on Qualcomm. If I were HTC, I'd dump the Qualcomm chipsets and put in a processor that the US doesn't go all lawsuit-crazy about.
iPhone power button is broken. I shall be waiting for the X1 now. Well... that or the JCB phone.
Since there are no mention of price yet, I guess that this baby isn't ready to walk out the door?? During the latest years my interest for cellphones has dropped but this phone is certainly one very interesting one and could be my very next phone.
I said it before - LOT of features like the late lamented UX50 Sony Clie PDA. With all features on (alternate between WiFi, BT, browsing, record a video, etc.) battery life was 1-2 hours. And it was not a phone.
I had one too. I just hope this device lasts the whole day. The UX50 was definitely unique.\
The X1 is just simply amazing.
JAmerican
More features include
Touch focusing in the camera app.
USB Mass storage
Media library client for music, video and pictures
RSS reader
FM Radio
D-Pad (good news)
128 MB RAM, 512 MB flash
only 145g, 16.7 mm thick
The Opera Mobile browser 9.5, with the Flash Lite plug-in, plus hardware video acceleration and VGA screen is going to make this the best mobile browser yet! My next phone for sure!
thought som1 would mention but thats one ugly hand to be used for modeling
Do I see a little Windows Mobile button on there?
Decent hardware... crappy OS!
No GPS built in? GPS Enabler HGE-100
Also oddly enough 4 "standard" batteries BST-39, BST-40, BST-36, BST-37.
It certainly has GPS built-in
• 3.2-megapixel AF camera with touch focus
• Video capture and playback upto 30 fps
• Integrated WiFi
• Integrated A-GPS
Just listing the accessories on Sony's page
Seems odd there's be an optional "GPS Enabler HGE-100" if GPS was built in. Mayhaps the enabler is an antenna?!
A-GPS is for emergency positioning. Not for regular GPS usage. You will probably have to use TelNav on it through AT&T in the states.
With the ack of 1700MHz support, does that mean that T-Mobile's 3G won't work?! That sucks!!
*lack
I wouldn't worry about T-Mobile 3g, you would need T-Mobile signal to start with.
Whoops, i thought this we'll be my choice for T-Mo USA 3G!
this guys hands are wrinkled up... they couldnt have found a woman to hold this?
Its a rugged man's phone, not an iPhone :P
ill accept it but i don't have to like it!
I actually think it's a smart marketing move. The phone looks muck more sleek and styligh in contrast to that wrinkled hand. It looks fantastic and you also get that "real-feel", that the device is made for real people. That is something the Japanese women, often used in these type of ads, don't manage to do. At all. They are nicer to look at though.
I will agree that this phone is just plain amazing but I sure as hell don't want to know the price. I have a feeling it'll make me dizzy.
This phone will be a flop because it comes with IE Mobile for WM 6.
That would make browsing a pain. I do like the decent resolution though and the fact that I can download a better browser, so I will be buying this phone.
have you used opera mobile? mini?
Is IE Mobile supposed to give me a similar experience to what's on the iPhone? I don't think so.
Anyway, about this phone being a flop. I hope it isn't, it's got a lot going for it .. unless the browser is better than I expect I think its chances are diminished.
See, unlike the iPhone, on Windows mobile you have the option to install your own browser if you don't like the one that comes with it.
And PIE works pretty well on a VGA or bigger display. It's only when you get down to QVGA it is a pain to use.
You do know that you have other options to install when you get the phone right?
I'm saying it will be a flop based on what I speculate the browsing experience will be like. If they do that correct, it can be a hit.
I'm hoping I will be wrong.
But yeah, it's possible it could be a hit.
but can i play Doom on it?
So, what are the chances of us getting this phone on Verizon network?
YEAH! That'll be the day.
none
GSM does not equal CDMA!!!
HTC manufactured the phone by SE's specifications, thats all HTC is doing. SE handles the rest. HTC does take orders too not just make their own phones.
I really really need one =D
My SE P990i is getting old and tired =P
PS!
You're saying that 3G won't work in US (T-Mobile). Will it work in EU?
A-GPS is NOT just for emergency fixes. It can be used to augment the fix time in standard GPS. I have been testing AGPS all week, I've seen that it can allow for a fix in a ~12 second time frame..
People talking about tmo: Tmo hasn't really released any plans for 3G tethering yet, have they??
This thing better work with Tmo 3G, or it's f'n pointless... AT&T will have the standard iPhone, and the iPhone 3G; while Tmo would still be stuck with nothing. That doesnt make ANY sense... then again, nothing with Tmo makes any sense, so I shouldn't be surprised...
bah... if this thing doesnt work on Tmo 3G, then I'm done with their service next November.
pretty sure this'll be coming to at&t round june, julyish
I really like the big display, even the keyboard might be handy altough it adds to the phone thickness! :(
BUT what is it all good for without a decent GUI support?! We should be asking questions like: is there a support for touch navigation in all applicaitons (think iPhone or TouchFlo), do i have to use stylus to get to those tiny Windows menus etc.?
To me, the phone seems to be more about GUI than the hardware these days...
I called SonyEricsson and they informed me that the 1700Mhz will be intact. This white page is misspoken as Clinton would say. They said that it is due to be out this 3rd Quarter around 600 to 700 bucks. Enjoy T-MO customers!!!