Sony Ericsson's XPERIA X1a available for pre-order at Best Buy
By Joseph L. Flatley 
posted Nov 15th 2008 2:06PM
posted Nov 15th 2008 2:06PM
As one astute tipster's pointed out, the XPERIA X1a is now available for pre-order on the Best Buy site. Now that the phone's really, finally, almost here are you totally psyched? Or have you been too busy playing with your G1 to notice? Like we saw last week, the phone will retail for $799.99 in its unlocked form, and there's no word yet on pricing with a plan. Order now and they claim you'll receive the phone as soon as November 28th. So... what are you waiting for?
[Thanks, Ian]
[Thanks, Ian]
That price makes this phone destined to failure.
I know, in this economy, it's easy to see this won't go far.
Or the A8000i clone more of a deal.... http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/keepin-it-real-fake-part-clxvi-the-sany-ericssan-x1-with-wynd/
$800 for a phone which is just similar to T-Mobile G1???? G1 is even more capable and has a lot more apps.
That's funny. Seems to be doing just fine in the other 99% of the world.
http://wmpoweruser.com/?tag=sony-ericsson-xperia-x1&paged=2
And compared to "at release" and "unsubsidized pricing" it is competitive to most high end phones. People are comparing this to phones that have been out for years. Wait two years and I'm sure the price for this will drop as well. Wait for a US carrier to pick it up (if they ever do, since US carrier selection is a joke compared to what's available to the rest of the world) and I'm sure the price will be competitive as well. Did everyone already forget what the unlocked iPhone was selling at during it's release?
http://www.latest-mobile.com/articles/apple/t-mobile-to-offer-unlocked-iphone-for-999-euro_4288
http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/28/orange-to-sell-unlocked-iphone-for-649-euro-100-euro-unlocking/
The US market simply isn't worth the effort for a lot of manufacturers largely due to people like the jobless fanboys crying on this site, who are only willing to buy carrier locked subsidized phones. Be happy they're even bothering to release a US version of this phone. Many of the other top manufacturers like Samsung aren't releasing US versions of their high end phones for this very reason. People who complain are just shooting themselves in the foot. Take a look at gsmarena.com and filter by US 3g bands. The selection drops to almost nothing. Sad.
can someone explain why it's 800 dollars? how is that competitive pricing?
That is the average price of Windows mobile pda in todays market. The HTC Touch Pro came out around 800+ when it first came out earlier this year. The phones are usually sold unlocked with no contract tied in or minimum service of yrs. Thats why when the phones get branded under carriers like AT&T they sell for a much lower cost because they lock you into staying for at least 2 years so they recoup about $1,900+ in your two year service plus the cost of the phone when signing up at like $200-$300 upfront.
Ofcourse to the average customer its still gonna look insane regardless.
As opposed to what? Buying then unlocked, then buying a Sim locking you into a contract?
It's not competitive pricing; The AT&T Tilt was only $500-600 retail when it first came out, *without* a new/renewed contract.
Also, to reply to the other reply, if you are in the middle of a contract, or are paying on a month-to-month basis after your contract is up, you can buy an unlocked (or locked @ retail price) phone, use your old SIM card or buy a new one, and not have to renew your contract.
@Danny F
Now matter how you try to justify the price, it certainly is not a compettive price. Many Windows Mobile phones DO NOT come with just a hefty price tag even though they arent subsidized. Usual price tags for Windows Mobile phones are simply 600 bucks. Touch Pro was only 800 bucks because of all the hype and glam that came with the phone initially, now its just under 600 bucks. Usually HTC releases their phones around 500-600 bucks.
Hopefully Sony will have the brains to lower the price within a month or two after the release. The price tag is honestly ridiculous, and only makes me want to buy a n85 instead
@wako: Are you serious? I guess you can also say that a Mercedes should only cost $6000 because there are other gas powered cars that only cost $6000. At least you gave one decent comparison about the Touch Pro "at release". Guess what? This phone is "at release".
Are there actually people in the world (other than technology journalists) who get the newest phone that's out all the time? I know if I wanted to get a new phone ahead of my contract renewal (every 18 months) it would cost an incredible amount!
People who live outside the United States. But we generally pay less for service per month, and it's nice to have it unlocked, so it balances out in the end.
Last month I built this computer as a gift with the following specs:
Antec 300 Case
Intel C2D E8400 3.0GHz
Gigabyte GA-945GCM-SC2 LGA 775 Micro ATX Intel
eVGA 9800 GT 512 MB GDDR3 PCI-E 2.0 VGA
G-Skill 2 GB DDR2 800 RAM
Western Digital 640 GB HDD
Windows Vista 32 Premium
TRENDnet USB 2.0 Wireless Adapter
Antec Earthwatts EA430 ATX 12v 80 Plus
Samsung Touch of Color T220 22" 2MS Monitor
...For about $760.
Or I could have gotten an unlocked phone without a plan.
You would have been $39.99 short...
So, I could have bought this awesome leather jacket from Diesel, made in Italy, Black Gold collection. Looks really good.
What's your point?
I'm calling shenanigans on that rig of yours.
Cheapest Prices from Newegg based on your claim finding the exact parts you mentioned:
Monitor - $300
Operating System (assuming Home Basic) - $90
9800 - $125
E8400 - $165
2GB DDR2 800 - $20
Case - $55
Power Supply: $70
Motherboard: $35
I'm not even going to look up the Hard drive or the wireless adapter, because these online prices (newegg is cheaper than brick and mortar stores) already total $860, (shipping and tax not included), and that's not including the mouse and keyboard and speakers (which, even if recycled from an older machine, you have to account for when pulling inventory cost on your computer).
You can't say that two completely unrelated products are inherently comparable and that yours is better because you found someplace that was willing to sell it to you at cost. And if you got a combo deal, or bought open-box products, that negates your argument even further because you have an unfair advantage of options. That's almost like me saying my PS3 is better than your Xbox solely because my PS3 came with a copy of Uncharted.
Also, I can't believe how bored I must be to have replied in this fashion to this comment. I'm going outside.
well then dave
so my 360 is better because
i got forza 2 and marvel ult allaince with it ???
Dave,
I said:
"Last month I built this computer"
You said:
"Cheapest Prices from Newegg"
Did you use the wayback machine?
Also, "You can't say that two completely unrelated products are inherently comparable and that yours is better because you found someplace that was willing to sell it to you at cost." Sure I can -- spending money on "x" rather than "y" presumably draws money from the same source of personal funds, affecting my overall purchasing power. There are a boatload of other criteria that can be applied. I'm not trying to argue about the comparative value of versions of the "good," only practical items people use daily.
It should be obvious / uncontroversial that for people who make millions of dollars a year, bargain comparisons like these become more irrelevant. Hopefully you know how to interpret things non-literally.
@ Dave
He bought them from my cousin Skinny Vinny, who runs a "business" out of his Econoline on a side street in Little Italy. Hence the mighty discount. He MIGHT be able to get you one of these there phones for under 5 bills. Let's talk.
There is nothing wrong with that price. I just built one for a friend and for the system minus the monitor, it came out to be under $450 with speakers and keyboard and everything
Q8200 Quad Core
4GB DDR2 ram
500GB Samsung F1
8800gs super clocked
You just have to know how to find the deals. Q8200 with mobo was $129 at Fry's
I got mine for free, so I can spend my $799 on coke and hookers!
@ Dave
May I suggest another site that is price competitive?
http://computers.pricegrabber.com/flat-panel-lcd-monitors/samsung+t220/p/37/form_keyword=Samsung%20T220/rd=1/st=query/
I agonized about getting an iphone with this in the near future, that price makes me not feel so bad I didn't wait.
Hoo Hoo Hee Hee ha Ha!
Bet you all wished you picked up a $199 1st gen iPhone refurb or a fresh $299 4GB when they were out!
Now you all have to pay this price for a sub par iPhone imitator...
This thing will top 1 Grand when you factor in and insurance... This is car money! I'd rather get a 72 pontiac ventura... more fun.
I'm so glad I didn't waste money on the iPhone + 2 year contract! Because you see, I really have no need for an imitation of a smartphone and I bet more then half of iphone users don't either.
Oh please, stop using the CONTRACT word... we all know anyone with 1/4 a brain could unlock an iPhone... $199 out the door.
iEye, you get ranked down for being a fanboy on every single comment you leave....
Should I bother? Well, I hate people like you, and I never do this, so here it goes.
I have a 1st gen 4gb iPhone, which I got refurbished (brand new condition, no problems with it) for $200. The data plan is the cheapest on any carrier for unlimited data + 200 messages. Comparitively, an unlimited data plan + 200 messages for a Windows Mobile phone on AT&T would cost $35/mo, whereas the 1st gen data plan is $20. I understand the iPhone lacks in some areas, but I love it. I even purchased an AT&T Tilt recently to try it out, and kept my iPhone so I would have the option of returning the Tilt if I didn't like it more. I'm returning the Tilt today or tomorrow.
Though, I'm not an idiot; NONE of these phones are iPhone competitors. Windows Mobile came farrrrr before iPhone, and it is not sub-par either. It can do everything the iPhone can do and more, save for a multitouch interface. The only things the iPhone has over a top-notch WinMo phone like this is an easier interface and a better web browser (the newest beta of Opera Mobile 9.5 comes really close, but still not quite as good IMO).
Please stop being a fucking idiot fanboy. It's ok if you like your iPhone more than an overpriced Windows Mobile phone, but if you go around making stupid comments like "sub-par iPhone imitator," then you should really just disconnect the ethernet from the back of your computer (and cancel your AT&T plan so you can't post with your damn precious iPhone).
Last, but not least, I know none of us are perfect, but I hate you, so: "This thing will top 1 Grand when you factor in and insurance... " When you factor WHAT in and insurance? Maybe, if you're going to post stupid fucking comments like that, you should at least read them over once before you click Add Comment and feel superior in your tard-hole Apple dream land
It's dumbass comments like the ones you leave that make me ashamed to have an Apple product.
Now I'm going to re-read this so I'm not a hypocrite XD
Levi, if you're words were a gun, iEye's brains would be on the pavement. Unfortunately they aren't. :(
@Levi: good dressing-down but trolls just want to rile you up. Also, there is no way that is the cheapest data plan out there. Sprint has offered unlimited 3G for a while now at $15/month. I think another $5 gets you 500 texts but don't quote me on that. It may be like 400 or something. Their data plans have kept me a Sprint customer for years now because I have yet to see any other carrier offer unlimited data on a smartphone for under $30-45 while voice plans are all about the same.
Not everyone wants an iPhone...
I'll wait while your head blows up over this fact.
@Saboini
Actually, they probably are. One hemisphere at least.
What would you know about having a quarter of a brain iEye?
@ iEye
"This thing will top 1 Grand when you factor in and insurance..."
"Oh please, stop using the CONTRACT word... we all know anyone with 1/4 a brain could unlock an iPhone..."
Both quotes, from you... So you're allowed to factor in the cost of owning a phone to make the competition seem worse but I'm not allowed to factor in the cost of owning an iPhone because that would make it look bad?
I will say this one last time, You are a freaking idiot who should really unplug your PC and stick it in a cupboard because it's obvious you're too dumb to own one (even if it is a mac).
Hey Levi, if you want a better browser than Opera Mini, try Skyfire.
No, seriously. The ability to stream flash videos, extremely quick, even compared to the iPhone.
Unfortunately U.S. only, and it has some weird problems downloading/ opening files (pdf, doc, etc.), but other than that, beats every competitor by far.
@ neo - I guess I'm not very familiar with Sprint :( I'm not going to switch carriers or anything, but $15/mo for unlimited data is a flippin fantastic price. And yeah, I know it's kinda dumb to respond to a troll, but I had to give it to iEye at least once. I'll just rank him down from now on.
@ Mike - I think I heard about Skyfire a while ago.. doesn't it use servers to buffer websites or something? I would totally give it a shot, but I think I'm actually returning the WinMo phone today and reactivating the iPhone. I think I like them about equally; the Tilt is a sick phone, but if I like them about the same, I might as well keep my monies I guess.
I can get the Xperia X1 with a one year renewal of my current contract for 14,95 euro.. but still I'm not thinking about it. If you look at the preview/review video's you can see how slow the screen animations and transistion are.. that's going to irritate you fast! Trust me had a HTC S710 with Windows Mobile for half a year.. think made me crazy. And next to that.. nice going all those animations and skinning but still below all of that glamour there's still that Windows 3.1 look-a-like Windows Mobile interface which just doesn't hold on to the 2008 standard.
Storm gets released on Monday overhere.. waiting on that.
Storm = no Wifi = No Buy
Surely the firmware updates will fix this in the future..
Yeah, the screen transition does suck. However if I ever did get the Xperia, I dont think I would ever even use the stupid panels. Hell, I would goto XDA forums and find a better firmware to turn that crap off AND just install a bunch of SPB software on it...
The panels in my opinion is a huge joke. It just looks like a slower and gimmicky way of switching between programs
I've had 2 X1s and the Panel switching is not that slow at all. SPB Panel if free!
Didn't know that SPB Panel software. Visually looks a lot like HTC's 3D Flo. But just saw a Youtube clip.. looks good idd.
But what I mean is SE, like HTC is trying to disguise Windows Mobile by skinning it but when you eventually for instance check your mail -> same ol' crappy Windows Mobile. Just doensn't fit. Looks like a VW Beetle with a Ferrari bodykit.
Android would have been a better choice I guess for the X1.
And yes I know the Storm doesn't have Wi-Fi it's a bummer but Vodafone has got 95% 3G coverage overhere so I'll survive. And anyways don't think if it would have Wi-Fi it would work. Had the Blackberry Bold for a day, great phone, but couldn't connect to two Wi-Fi routers (no mac filtering on, an 54G en 54N router).. would have had the same probs with the Storm I guess.
The SPB software that you say looks like HTC interface is actually the exact opposite. It is HTC interface looks like that of the SPB software. SPB's software came out before HTC did...
And quite honestly I really dont care about Android at this point. Mostly because it doesnt come close to having as much software as Windows Mobile does right now. Windows Mobile has almost 9 years worth of software that can be run! The OS is very adaptable despite its many flaws, which I can overlook.
However I wont disagree with you on that many companies are simply just trying to skin over Windows Mobile. But in my opinion that is the beauty of it. Its that flexiiblity that it gives you to make what your phone to look the way you want, anyway you want. Want it to look like an iPhone? Done. Like Symbian? Done. Like Vista? Done. Its really that customizability that attracts me. I dont believe you can really do that with Android. It seems pretty concrete...
I just ordered an Xperia with a new contract here in NL. A Mediamarkt in Germany had one, and it was indeed quite slow in the 2 minutes or so that I played with it. But more important: they didn't have the 3G eeepc 901 with linux. Well, first see how I like the Xperia then. I expect it within 2 weeks.
Here in the UK there are shortages of the X1 because of its popularity. My X1 was free on a UKP40 per month (18 months with ability to reduce to UKP25 after 9 months) which includes unlimited data. The problem is that US networks don't want to carry the X1, don't blame SE for that.
After owning both the AT&T Tilt and the iPhone, I can't go back to a resistive touch screen. Sorry Sony. :(
"WORD TO THE G!"
http://www.t-mobileg1.com/?WT.srch=1&WT.mc_id=273m1&WT.z=p148490733
Wow! Nice phone but at that price, a lot people gonna stay away from it specially in this recession period that we are in.
The Xperia looks nice, but what I want to know is why carriers in the States charge so much for their phones or charge for them at all when they're locking you into two year contracts with data plans!
AT&T is a freaking fortune - $110/mo. for 900 anytime minutes and unlimited data & messaging, or $90/mo. for the same thing, but with only 450 anytime minutes (which is a complete joke). Plus another $10-15 in taxes on top of that. Who's going to pay $100-125/mo. for that? That pricing is extortionate! And they're still charging us $300 for an HTC Fuze? Then I hear oversees they charge the equivalent of around $20-40 USD for these phones when signing up for a plan. Why don't we do that here in the States? These stupid carriers need to get with it over here.
AT&T charges WAY TOO MUCH for phones and services. For what you're paying, we should be getting our phones for FREE.
I hate carriers here. None of them are good. The only one with decent pricing is T-Mobile (but their network stinks here), the rest have good network coverage, but are nothing more than loan sharks.
Then again, there's always paying $800 USD for an unlocked phone - which is also a joke.
If you think carriers in the States are bad, you should see how much Bell and Rodgers charge up in Canada...they charge as much or more than the carriers here, and IIRC, you can't even get unlimited data plans.
I just recently switched from At&t to Verizon, primarily for the free mobile-to-mobile minutes between Verizon users, as everyone I know is with Verizon, but outside of that, I really don't like them, as I don't care for CDMA phones, and Verizon locks their phones down pretty tight (resulting in me using pitpim to add even something as basic as ringtones to my LG Dare).
Even the Dare cost me a fair chunk of change for what it is. They've got everyone by the balls, either you pay a fortune for an unlocked phone, or you're locked into a plan.
The reason they charge so much is that for the same potential number of customers, they have to invest much more in their infrastructure. The UK is about the size of California. CA has a population of about 36M and UK of about 60M. If AT&T only had to build out towers in California and didn't have to allow for roaming (without a SIM change) outside of CA, they could probably charge a lot less, but when you have to allow roaming in a state the size of Nevada, with only about 3M people, the costs go up.
We all might be better off in the US (at least the more populous states) if the carriers offered state plans and we just bought short term SIMs for when we traveled to another state.
Some of us in Canada get better prices than you'd think.
450 anytime minutes
Unlimited Incoming
Unlimited Top 5
500 text messages / free incoming
Unlimited data ($15)
Caller ID
Voice Mail 5
$50!
Sprint is slightly less expensive at $89.99 before taxes for unlimited data, messaging, and 900 anytime minutes. Their nights start at 7 so that helps a bit...but shit for $99 you get unlimited calling too, so that's a pretty easy upsell. It's still a lot of money per month, but at the very least it's reliable since the only way for your bill to fluctuate is if you use the music store or pay-for apps, cause you shouldn't be charged for anything else besides taxes. Sprint's changes are a step in the right direction (as far as simplifying things goes), but I know they and the rest of the carriers can, and will, do better as consumers are becoming more savvy and less tolerant of the old ways.
All in all, I agree with the lack of cool phones, but I think it's more complicated than simply the carriers wanting to charge more. I can't say I know anything about import laws, but I was under the impression finished goods imported are generally taxed more heavily than parts imported and then assembled in the states, but of course that's just a generalization that could be completely wrong.
But SE did say that you would be paying a premium price for a premium phone.
$800 cell phone?
better say "MADE IN JAPAN" on the back...
are you telling me "Made in Japan" is better than "Made in apple"
are you sure you are iEye ??
730$ cell phone?
http://www.expansys-usa.com/p.aspx?i=174019
better be UNLOCKED...
SIM free new 3G iPhone is about $1000 here in the UK (on ebay - as you can't really the iPhone SIM free!) and most WM6.1 Smartphones are $800 SIM free. Don't but if you don't one. www.expansys.com keep selling out of SIM free X1s as do www.clove.co.uk so $800 obviously is not too much for those that know what they are buying.
Sony you never seize to amaze me on how fucking stupid you are. Who in there right mine in this economy would buy this phone instead making it affordable for everyone to buy you charge 800 dollars for ugly some what bulkier version of the Iphone. No one should buy this phone when it comes out.Give them a month or two and the price will drop. Sony get a new marketing team in this day in time who buys a phone for 800 bucks
Same price as other WM6.1 SIM free devices. Nearly sold out in the UK so perhaps not everyone has you view and can see there is a lot to the design (great build quality, fantastic screen and very high res, Panels software, etc).
"Sony you never SEIZE to amaze me on how fucking stupid you are."
"in there right mine"
Pot...kettle? Your rant is full of mistakes. I counted 14.
Yea, but in UK...its cheaper than here...You can get it on Vodafone for practically nothing on a contract.
I hope all the people that were bit***ng about the price of the iPhone see this!
And the expression "bitching" has become vulgar when?
@ Levi: that IS competitive pricing. your AT&T tilt was $500-600 CARRIER LOCKED. it was $800 UNLOCKED. "carrier locked" and "unlocked" are 2 very diff things. the touch pro (fuze) is STILL $800+ unlocked. $500 carrier locked and $300 with 2yr contract. same for just about every other winmo phone out in the market. the iPhone is also at around $900 "officially unlocked". heck even the nokia n-series phones come out at $800 unlocked. the problem isnt SE's price point. the prob is that some people just LOOK for any reason to hate sony and will complain about anything they do regardless of wether or not other people are doing the same thing. to each his own, i guess. but for an unlocked winmo phone, that price is normal. if you have a prob with wanting it cheaper, than you need to complain about the carriers not getting it.
Oh enough with all these douchebaggery, you could have bought the unlocked known as the...tara...HTC Tytn, rather than the *carrier branded version* known as the ATT Tilt for less than $500.
Even if you were that desperate enough to buy the Tilt through ATT locked at full price, you could have unlocked it for free or next to nothing. Ever heard of xda-developers.com..hmm..hmmm. I have a Sprint Touch Pro and even though it's a damm great phone i would never pay full price to but it outright at $579..not worth it.
Even the original iPhone at $499 and $599 were not worth it and i was telling all my iSheep iHerd douchbag friends not to pay such stupid price, but they wouldn't listen. it must have been mating season and Steve Jobs' alpha piss was too pungent for them not to get a woodie towards. Few months later, it drops to a more reasonable $399.
Point is that the iPhone pricing has ruined it for these uber pricey PDA phones of late. I kinda wish they'd go back to the $399 iPhone (w/or without contract) period. i made a living on those, unlocking them for nothing and *cough* *cough* sending them abroad.
@shakapool: which is it? "enough with all these douchebaggery" or pick it up a notch like you just did?
the at&t tilt or HTC KAISER ran for over $800 unlocked when it was first released. if AT&T didnt subsidize it (even carrier locked phones are subsidized) you couldnt have gotten it at the "full price" CARRIER LOCKED price of $500 and then gone to xda-developers (which i am a member of) and gotten a cooked rom for it. you woulda been stuck having to pay the REAL FULL PRICE of over $800. just like you're stuck having to pay full price for the X1. if it WAS carrier subsidized then you could by it cheap and gotten a cooked rom at "xda". but it isnt. so that's not the point. and has NO place in this discussion. it isnt SE problem. its the fact that unlike the HTC KAISER, or TyTN II, no carrier has been willing to foot part of the bill here in NA. your "sprint touch pro" is $600 CARRIER LOCKED. just because you didnt have to sign a contract it's still locked to a carrier. you cant use it with anyone other than Sprint unless you call and get them to UNLOCK it for you. like it was said before: getting one without having to sign a contract and getting one UNLOCKED are 2 VERY DIFFERENT things. i hope you can understand that. ive simplified it as much as i could since i dont know how to make handpuppets over the web.... as for your example of the iTurd. guess what? if a carrier hadnt subsidized it you wouldnt have been able to buy it for $5-600 then been able to unlock it for free using "pwnage". you woulda been forced to pay the FULL PRICE of $900+ for the officially unlocked one since it woulda been the only one available. like the $800 U-N-L-O-C-K-E-D x1a is the ONLY one available. or the U-N-L-O-C-K-E-D (NOT carrier locked but contract free)HTC touch pro. or the U-N-L-O-C-K-E-D n95/n96. are you understanding? im not saying the price is reasonable. not by a long shot. but it IS competitive and at the same price point as other high-end UN:LOCKED(NOT contract free but still carrier locked) smartphones. are you understanding? hmmm......hmmmmmm
@shakapool: just to reiterate: "contract-free" and "unlocked" are NOT, i repeat, "NOT" the same thing. and the AT&T "tilt" is the HTC TyTN II, AKA KAISER, which originally retailed for +$700 unlocked. but please. dont let petty things such as "facts" get in the way of your "douchebaggery".......
I get $200 rebate from AT and T for a 2 years contract.
Live search $200 cash back.
$800 - $200 - $200 = $400
I'm buying one.
People, the X1 has a 800x480 pixel screen, 256MB RAM and a keyboard in a phone form factor - NO OTHER WM has ALL these features! All the other WM devices may be a $100 cheaper but look at this hardware! Also look at the evidence, in UK/Europe SE don't have enough stocks to meet demand! This should tell you the SEX1 is overall a good value device for those in the market for such a device. But I suppose facts are not that important for some people here ;-)
It doesn't matter it has 256MB or 256GB. It runs under the same windows mobile OS that is available on a much cheaper phone. Another word, the same user interface with similar features.
Do they really think windows mobile fanboys would spend $800 for a phone? Too often, these fanboys complain how expensive Apple products are. :)
The evidence is YES. Uk/Europe have shortages of the X1 because of high sales. The effective cost is the same as $800 upfront when bought with a contract. But unlike the iPhone, the X1 is FREE on most £40 per month contracts. Sorry, I keeping forgetting evidence is not relevant :-) And yes the 800x480 screen and memory do make the X1 a more expensive product, again facts which I keep forgetting are not relevant for a lot of posters here :-)
I don't think these top of the lines were created for fans or for boys. For the first year R&D is recovered from guys with expense accounts. College boys need not apply.
I am waiting for a version with T-mobile 3g bands, which will probably never be made. =(
A quick reminder of what the X1 can do that the iPhone can't:
- A2DP
- real, yes real, Sat Nav not simple google maps
- edit office docs
- capture DVD quality video
- replace battery
- 800x480 screen res
- multi-task
- battery life over a day :-)
- etc
The X1 is well worth $800 for all the extras above
It seems nice, and I'd consider getting one if there were a CDMA version that'd work with Sprint (is there? I'm not the most informed when it comes to phones) simply because where I work (Radioshack) there's a killer deal for Sprint that isn't nearly matched by AT&T, yet. I picked up the Touch Pro a few days ago and it's a really nice phone, far and away the most powerful phone I've ever had (up from an LG VX8350...) and I don't have any complaints, but if this phone were an option...I'd have some more considering to do during the remaining return period.
The X1's price isn't bad for a high-end smartphone. I'd rather pay $800 for this instead of what they're asking for the iPhone. Deal with it or don't buy it. Plenty of other people will. :)
Perfect evidence that SNE = one of the stupidest companies. They always made a giant splash on announcement, then fail to execute at prime time six month later. Little hint to Sir Howard Stringer, next time, just launch the damn thing when you are ready, skip the hype.
i am waitting for the money to show up in the mail.
Xperia X1 now delayed until January 2009... We have been hoodwinked... Sony / Best Buy keep moving up the dates.. The latest date on SonyStyle is now January 12th, 2009...