Sony Ericsson's XPERIA X2 demoed on video

You know what frustrates us? Someone with their hands on a totally sweet piece of gadgetry who clearly doesn't know what to do with it. Such is the case in the video below, which seems to depict a gentlemen fondling Sony Ericsson's next XPERIA installment, the X2. While there's not much to see of the device itself, the phone is apparently running a fairly recent version of Windows Mobile 6.5, and the company has clearly taken its skinning team to parts of the OS, as the user in the video manages to stumble past some pretty magnificent looking UI trickery. It doesn't seem as dressed up as the X1's Panel interface does, though this likely isn't the final product. Truck on after the break to see the X2 in action, and try to quell your anger as the phone is repeatedly put to sleep during the demo.

[Thanks, David]

[Jordan Posted Jul 27th 2009 9:29AM]

iPhone

Flameware begin. Nothing like a good flamewar in the morning.

[One Love Posted Jul 27th 2009 9:38AM]

Ok then, I will stab you with a $99 Pre...oh wait?

[trevr Posted Jul 27th 2009 10:22AM]

please leave.

[simbadogg Posted Jul 27th 2009 6:59PM]

you're useless...

anyways, i'm seriously getting sick of "Reviewers" who are getting first dibs on cell phones, who honestly have no idea what they're reviewing or some of the features/important stuff to cover. kinda like the guy that seriously schmoozed over the 3.5mm mini jack on the telus touch pro 2, as if it wasn't a big deal or anything. if that phone could talk, it'd def be saying "i'm kinda a big deal, and i have many leather bound books". if you dont know what you have, tell someone @ engadget or pocketnow, or anyother site so they can do a much better review.

[Jordan Posted Jul 27th 2009 8:21PM]

I guess no one can detect sarcasm anymore without the "/sarcasm!!!" tag line anymore, huh?

[thefourthheat Posted Jul 27th 2009 9:30AM]

That main screen reminds me of Zune..

[Jorvay Posted Jul 27th 2009 9:42AM]

If there's one thing I've learned about Engadget, it's that everything reminds everyone of everything else.

[electron Posted Jul 27th 2009 10:00AM]

@ Jorvay
true dat!

anyway, very nice looking! I might actually look into gettin me one of those!

[y3knik Posted Jul 27th 2009 10:12AM]

Windows 6.5 is taking design cue from Zune. The home screen is one of them.

[Pontro Posted Jul 27th 2009 11:32AM]

Actually, the new homescreen is from the 6.1 standard "Titanium", I believe that it's before Zune era.
But Zune design team has been merge with Windows Mobile team since 2008.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 27th 2009 9:38AM]

fail!
lol @ startup time+funny backlight management!

UI is sweet tho, i still think they really have to redesign status icons top right of the display: they are way too big/bulky

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 27th 2009 9:38AM]

Yeah ditto that screen DOES remind me of the zune.

Zune lovers united we can now say somebody copied the zune.

[Jorvay Posted Jul 27th 2009 9:46AM]

So you're saying that the Microsoft WinMo-based OS copied the Microsoft zune OS? Scandalous!

[Bk7 Posted Jul 27th 2009 9:49AM]

someone being the people that designed the zune in the first place? i.e. microsoft? god forbid they copy their own style!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 27th 2009 9:40AM]

There seems to be on real change from the 1st Xperia. Animations are still choppy, screen is still small and is it just me or has the quality/look gone downhill as well...Hopefully this one will cost around 4-500 instead of 800 like the X1.

I have 6.5 running on my X1 right now and all I have to say is: nothing to see here...move along.

[HOT LIKE FIRE Posted Jul 27th 2009 6:10PM]

Definitely doesnt look interesting. The transitions are pretty slow and WTH does the phone keep cutting off?

My touchpro runs 6.5 better than this (custom rom)... but im also assuming this is still with that crappy 528mhz processor that my pro has. Unless sony changes the chip, i cant take this thing seriously. Give me tegra and a decent dpad, and sony, you have your first customer.

[Khav Posted Jul 27th 2009 9:46AM]

The whole time I watched the video I was thinking "Plug in the damn charger, moron!" There was a battery alert at the bottom of the screen; of course the thing's gonna turn off its screen, it's trying not to die.

[Templarian Posted Jul 27th 2009 10:09AM]

Computers wanting to live... hmm so that's where that robot hate comes from.

[deinfinityx Posted Jul 27th 2009 9:48AM]

Man just the number of times the screen timed out was hilarious.

[unknown159 Posted Jul 27th 2009 9:53AM]

The biggest competition for the X2 is really going to be the X3,
who is going to buy an X2 phone, when you can wait for the next model with android with badass UI.

[R V Posted Jul 27th 2009 11:15AM]

Exactly. This thing running donut w/multitouch( perhaps?) would be awesome.

[Shon Posted Jul 27th 2009 6:48PM]

The X2 will be upgrading to winmo 7 as soon as it comes out that will be awesome.

[ekauq Posted Jul 27th 2009 10:01AM]

the screen black outs were because the battery was low...if the dumbass charged the battery or used a power adapter it would have been better

[PhineasJW Posted Jul 27th 2009 10:02AM]

Why would the OS even allow you to set the screen timeout to 5 seconds (or less)??

Generally I'm all for choice, but someone in Redmond has got to consider that one of these devices could fall into the hands of an clever idiot who someday decides to make a silent YouTube video ... and then the phone/OS/and idiot all just look stupid.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 27th 2009 10:13AM]

Listen idiots. Don't be so quick to judge. It goes off all the time, because it is an early prototype, not because it lacks battery power and definitely not the operator's fault.

Shame on you Joshua Topolsky for being so ignorant. Do your research first next time.

Shame on Engadget for posting something that was not meant for any other sites than XDA, as explicitly said by the author of the vid.

[Jorvay Posted Jul 27th 2009 10:18AM]

Someone needs a lesson in how the Internet works...

[ekauq Posted Jul 27th 2009 10:22AM]

so the low battery message @ 0:48 is just for show?

[BluechipJ Posted Jul 27th 2009 10:31AM]

What??? The phone turns off when the battery depletes? *cue the it's not an i... if it was, it'd recharge itself! :p*

[br4nd0nh347 Posted Jul 27th 2009 1:29PM]

the phone didn't turn off, just the screen.

[shukero Posted Jul 27th 2009 10:52AM]

Good god does this person FAIL at using a touch screen.... How the hell did they even get it in the first place? "Hello there can you touch a screen? Yes?!? Well then sir test this out for us!"

...Just makes me sad :(

[hq Posted Jul 28th 2009 3:52AM]

that was clearly the crappiest demo video i've seen for a long time.
i just wanted to smack the phone in that guys had all the time ;)

[Pontro Posted Jul 27th 2009 11:33AM]

I think the iPhone interface looks really like one in the iPod Touch.

[Pontro Posted Jul 27th 2009 11:37AM]

I think the iPhone interface looks really like one in the iPod Touch.

[Pontro Posted Jul 27th 2009 11:37AM]

How do I delete this???

[jtsnyc47 Posted Jul 27th 2009 11:41AM]

The best part will be when Microsoft releases Pink. Then cue the bowm-chikka-bowm music as they bend over all their development partners and takes their butt cherries. PlaysforSure? Anyone?

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 27th 2009 12:40PM]

Wow, that video made me raeg so hard.

[eViL D Posted Jul 27th 2009 1:10PM]

Battery low = charge me please! That 5 second time needs to go. This guy sure isn't earning WM6.5 any points.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 27th 2009 1:24PM]

Color me unimpressed, the iPhone is still better than this crappy Sony. Sony has no talent in the smartphone business, as evidenced by their use of Windows.

[victorstuber Posted Jul 27th 2009 1:36PM]

winmo = automatic fail

[Quikboy Posted Jul 27th 2009 5:58PM]

How so, Victor?

[mnotme Posted Jul 27th 2009 3:20PM]

No it is a SE, not a iphone.

[mnotme Posted Jul 27th 2009 3:20PM]

argh...crap commenting system...sigh...

[MAS Posted Jul 27th 2009 3:54PM]

So, was the XPERIA X2 prototype completed before the charger prototype?

[Quikboy Posted Jul 27th 2009 6:01PM]

Their use of Windows Mobile is at least better than Symbian in my opinion.

[Quikboy Posted Jul 27th 2009 6:03PM]

I wish Microsoft would hurry up and finish and release Windows Mobile 6.5, so they can start working or releasing Windows Mobile 7.

[StHalcyon Posted Jul 27th 2009 6:48PM]

It frustrates me just as it frustrates you when one of your editors didn't know how to freaking use the N97 in the video. Like trying to open the Facebook widget while in the home screen edit mode, then subsequently throwing down the N97 in desperation. Just as frustrating...