http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/keepin-it-real-fake-part-clxvi-the-sany-ericssan-x1-with-wynd/ Engadget Comments for Keepin' it real fake, part CLXVI: the Sany Ericssan X1 with Wyndowz Mobil http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/keepin-it-real-fake-part-clxvi-the-sany-ericssan-x1-with-wynd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/keepin-it-real-fake-part-clxvi-the-sany-ericssan-x1-with-wynd/Nov 14th 2008 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/keepin-it-real-fake-part-clxvi-the-sany-ericssan-x1-with-wynd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/keepin-it-real-fake-part-clxvi-the-sany-ericssan-x1-with-wynd/Nov 14th 2008 3:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/keepin-it-real-fake-part-clxvi-the-sany-ericssan-x1-with-wynd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/keepin-it-real-fake-part-clxvi-the-sany-ericssan-x1-with-wynd/Nov 14th 2008 3:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/keepin-it-real-fake-part-clxvi-the-sany-ericssan-x1-with-wynd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/keepin-it-real-fake-part-clxvi-the-sany-ericssan-x1-with-wynd/Nov 14th 2008 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/keepin-it-real-fake-part-clxvi-the-sany-ericssan-x1-with-wynd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/keepin-it-real-fake-part-clxvi-the-sany-ericssan-x1-with-wynd/Nov 14th 2008 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/keepin-it-real-fake-part-clxvi-the-sany-ericssan-x1-with-wynd/http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/keepin-it-real-fake-part-clxvi-the-sany-ericssan-x1-with-wynd/While that one looks a bit craptacular, I looked at their T580i (sort of an AT&T Tilt clone, but not as blatant a rip-off as some of their other phones), and with a little bit of reworking* it could be a decent cheap android phone.

(* some keyboard re-arranging, quad-band GSM, EDGE, 3G, wifi, 320x480 screen; though the 3G and wifi might come at the expense of the TV/FM tuners)

It has almost twice the battery capacity of the G1, dpad instead of trackball, and a tilt screen. Seems like a nice start to me.

If they started trying to cater to the Android market, and make a few modest advances in their designs, they could probably actually sell their phones in the US as unlocked, maybe even pre-paid, phones ... and might do well.
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