XPERIA X1 specs get further detailed in new white paper

Sony Ericsson's white papers have already provided plenty of details on its much-anticipated XPERIA X1 handset, and it looks like its latest one is no exception, with it shedding yet more light on the device's specs. Most notably, Sony Ericsson has now confirmed that the device will ship with 256MB of SDRAM, in addition to 512MB of NAND Flash, and it's gotten specific about the device's battery life, which it says will clock in at 10 hours talk time using GSM or 6.5 hours using UMTS. That'll take a further dip to 3.1 hours if you're making video calls all the time, with 3.5 hours required to recharge the 1500 mAh lithium polymer battery once its drained. Hit up the link below if you're looking for some more reading material to bide your time until the device's supposed September release.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

[Alexander @ May 27th 2008 2:25PM]

Is it ever coming out???

[Frankenstein Black @ May 27th 2008 4:26PM]

By Q4 08. Oh, and SE hit me on the cell! I got a killer app/function for that thing. It will be the hottest thing since, well, (woops, almost slipped ;^). Anyways, all the youngsters will love it and to not have it (cause its soooo cool) will automatically label those (not fortunate enough to own an X1) a "Herb"...

[Itsuru @ May 27th 2008 2:26PM]

I smell a RAM war.

[Flashpoint @ May 27th 2008 2:29PM]

I smell vaporware.

This thing's battery won't live long enough for you to enjoy it.

[Itsuru @ May 27th 2008 2:34PM]

I think it's too late to call vapourware, I just expect its release to be pushed back,

[Notung @ May 28th 2008 6:07AM]

@Flashpoint

I agree with you, I have trouble believing a Windows Mobile HTC-built phone will have a long battery life.

Let's wait and see

[T-Bone @ May 28th 2008 1:23PM]

@Itsuru: That's what vaporware is. A product that is definitely real until the release date either comes and goes or gets pushed back indefinitely.

[jalapeno @ May 27th 2008 2:27PM]

Did the spell check break down at Engadget HQ..? expection??

[Vidit Bhargava @ May 27th 2008 2:30PM]

"UTMS"

[Engadgetluvsappl @ May 27th 2008 2:34PM]

The 'e' at the end of release is also not linked.

[JJV @ May 27th 2008 2:46PM]

Do you guys just read the articles to find mistakes? I mean really every once in a while cut them some slack they write about 50 articles a day, I suppose you've never made a mistake in your life right?

They are only human.

[phanbouy @ May 27th 2008 2:55PM]

JJV, i got a little choked up reading your heartfelt defense i did

[JJV @ May 27th 2008 2:59PM]

awww haha.

[phanbouy @ May 27th 2008 3:09PM]

hmm... sarcasm detection is weak in this one

[JJV @ May 27th 2008 3:14PM]

-.- i thought you were being serious. pfffff so much for that. thanks haha.

[Vidit Bhargava @ May 27th 2008 4:42PM]

ok ok...they have corrected all the errors in the post :)

[Urbalist @ May 27th 2008 2:41PM]

Will it have a touch screen like previous ericssons?

[Fletch7 @ May 27th 2008 3:03PM]

My guess is that it will come with a mouse.

[Nomi @ May 27th 2008 3:27PM]

it has...a touchscreen, the QWERTY keyboard, a 4-direction navigation key, and an "optical joystick."

[rock99rock @ May 27th 2008 2:41PM]

Everytime i see that phone, i make mess in pants. No, not that mess.

[phanbouy @ May 27th 2008 2:43PM]

this fails on so many different levels

[riggs @ May 27th 2008 2:57PM]

I think he came to that conclusion.

[ethana2 @ May 27th 2008 3:45PM]

It's hilarious because the number of permutations is potentially huge.
How many pairs of pants does he have access to? Does he employ any means of mess making beyond the obvious? What about combinations of bod--

I'm done.

[rock99rock @ May 27th 2008 4:21PM]

Wow.

@phanbouy :
I failed my pants.

@ riggs :
My conclusion was the climax of my comment.

@ ethana2 :
Slow comment day?

[El Taco @ May 27th 2008 5:41PM]

what? you spilled spaghetti inside your pants?

[Sam Zebian @ May 27th 2008 2:43PM]

MUST HAVE AN XPERIA! I soo badly want this phone, I'm getting a little sick of my tilt because of *COUGH* *COUGH* Drivers! *Cough*!! This phone is so nice, the creen is even a 800x480 3.5"!!! I SMELL AN IPHONE KILLER!

[JJV @ May 27th 2008 2:48PM]

WHy can't they coexist? Why is there always a need to have an iphone-killer or a zune-killer (lol) etc. Can't you just choose which phone you want to have and not need all this unnecessary rivalry, I mean I know its competition but the user base doesnt need fanboys or anything like that. We need peace.

[phanbouy @ May 27th 2008 2:52PM]

there can be only one shiny Gizmo to worship!

so said the wise someone or other

[Sam Zebian @ May 27th 2008 2:55PM]

Hey, c'mon now what's wrong with some friendly competition? Obviously, many (not most) people have the perception that the Iphone is the greatest phone in the world, but that is not true for most people, and people did (and still do) have the same perception about the ipod, which for most of us who actually know anything about tech know that's not exactly true (depending on your opinion), so I'm just saying that from what it sounds like, this is a better product than the iphone (at least in my opinion, and I bet most other people's opinions). This is similar to my belief that the Zune is a better product than the Ipod, which obviously not everyone agrees with, but more and more people are agreeing with that statement, and why is that? Because people (like me) like to tell their friends how great the product is, and then they may get one and also recommend it, which is why I think it's an iphone killer, to get my friends/more people to buy the better product than the iphone. Why do I do this?? Because there are better products for better prices than what Apple sells (in terms of mp3 players and phones), and I like to get my friends deals, so why the hell not?

[Sam Zebian @ May 27th 2008 2:57PM]

Oh btw JJV, you say you want peace? My full name (Salam) (sam is my nick-name) actually means peace or peacemaker in Arabic. So why don't you let the peacemaker make a decision?

[JJV @ May 27th 2008 2:58PM]

Because its not a one person decision. lol. I understand friendly competition but this is getting pretty damn aggressive.

[Sam Zebian @ May 27th 2008 3:01PM]

I was joking about the "I'm the peacemaker, let me make the decision" jeez lol

[JJV @ May 27th 2008 3:01PM]

Ohhh and btw My name (Justin) means fair and just. So i should also be part of the decision making ;)

[JJV @ May 27th 2008 3:03PM]

lol i know, thats why i added the lol to the endd. sorry about the confusion ;)

[Jesse S @ May 27th 2008 3:06PM]

WinMo phones already dominate the iPhone.

[Sam Zebian @ May 27th 2008 3:08PM]

@Jeese- true, but this is pretty much the best winmo phone.

[phanbouy @ May 27th 2008 3:08PM]

jesse, stop playing "domination" in your mother's basement already

[MacVicta @ May 27th 2008 3:15PM]

"This is similar to my belief that the Zune is a better product than the Ipod, which obviously not everyone agrees with, but more and more people are agreeing with that statement"

I guess "more and more people" doesn't include the shoppers at GameStop.

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/23/deathwatch-gamestop-dumps-the-zune-because-nobody-wants-it/

The Zune Social may be winding down. One big retailer, GameStop, has decided to stop selling Microsoft’s digital music players because of a lack of demand.

Why is this not a surprise? Microsoft has sold only 2 million Zune’s since it launched the device in November, 2006. Apple, in contrast, sold 10.6 million iPods last quarter.

[Sam Zebian @ May 27th 2008 3:22PM]

Yeah, well what do you expect from Gamestops Zune sales??? It's called GAMEStop for a reason! DUH! Anyways, Apple has had their ipod line out since 2001, Zune's only been out since 2006, so of course there will be more ipod sales last quarter, it's because of brand-awareness. And besides, for now, Microsoft has stated that their plans for Zune (in terms of sales numbers) is to be number 2, and that is because they obviously can't destroy Apple's sales number right off the bat, no matter how good of a player they would make, because right now, people are using ipods. But the more people hear about Zune, and the more people need to go replace their dead (or obsolete) ipods, the more of an opportunity the Zune has to gain more marketshare. I personally believe more people will be using Zunes in 10 years than the amount of people using ipods then.

[Steffen Jobbs @ May 27th 2008 3:43PM]

Too little, too late. By September, the smartphone market will already be dominated by....

If you don't know by now, then what's the point.

[Sam Zebian @ May 27th 2008 3:52PM]

What you think it'll be the Iphone dominating the smartphone market??? I doubt that, since it's not really a smartphone, more of a media-phone, since it doesn't run 3rd party apps officially (yet) and it's not exactly running a smartphone OS. Unless you meant the new blackberry, then maybe your right about that one.

[Matt @ May 27th 2008 4:04PM]

pssshh... got you all beat. My name means gift of god.

[phanbouy @ May 27th 2008 4:13PM]

Matt, you have really clever parents to have such a deep understanding of irony

[Darkest Daze @ May 28th 2008 2:24AM]

So, MacVicta...how many iPods did you say Gamestop sold last quarter?

[rdude @ May 27th 2008 2:56PM]

Looks like neither the X1a or X1i will work with T-Mobile's 3G.

[Nando @ May 27th 2008 7:19PM]

T-Mobile has definitely got to get with the program. Every other carrier's phones are really nice and T-Mobile's phone selection both blows and sucks. Ugh!!

[Homeboy @ May 27th 2008 2:56PM]

512MB?? What is this 2005? Or is Sony basically on a mission to gauge customers with their overpriced memory sticks.

SD FTW!!

[James Cameron @ May 27th 2008 3:09PM]

You sir are a retard. I preferred a memory stick over a 8 or 16GB internal drive. Kiss all your data goodbye or have all your sensitive data be sent to get it fix and have someone sniffing your private data if something does go wrong with your phone.

If you end up getting a replacement phone, all you have to do is stick back in your memory card without having to recopy over on 8 to 16GB internal drive.

[Kamokazi @ May 27th 2008 3:11PM]

Most WM phones have just ram and ample memory for applications, and leave the big storage (media, GPS) to expandable memory. I personally prefer it that way....I'd rather shell out for a big memory card that I can upgrade or swap out than pay extra for non-removable memory up front.

[Vidit Bhargava @ May 27th 2008 3:13PM]

dude...that is the ROM in the device...it is not user accessible