Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 delayed until January 2010
By Vlad Savov 
posted December 15th 2009 4:58AM
posted December 15th 2009 4:58AM
Sony Ericsson giveth, and Sony Ericsson taketh away. Just as the Xperia Pureness -- that wildly mainstream device with absolutely universal appeal (and concierge service) -- makes its way to commercial availability, we're hearing that the Xperia X2 will not be finding store shelves for at least another month. Made official way back in September, the Windows Mobile 6.5 QWERTY slider had already used up most of its Q4 release window, and this latest setback will do its chances of success little good. In the time since its announcement, SE itself has shown off the X10, HTC has leaked an entire roadmap all over itself, the Google phone has emerged from secrecy and, of course, the Droid has come out to a deafening roar of approval. Sony Ericsson explains that it is still optimizing the software and battery life, but all that could be irrelevant to a January 2010 world looking forward to Maemo this and Android that.
Deja-vu.
Xperia X2 = terrible. I don't know how anyone in the year 2010 could justify buying a 600+ euro phone with 2007 hardware.
@Dudeman
Name ONE phone that you think is better than this one, and I will point out a flaw, and a reason the X2 is better.
@Guybrush Threepwood Touch Pro2
It's cheaper, it has a better keyboard, it's out now, and all of the X2's software has already been ripped and runs just fine on it
@Guybrush Threepwood touch pro2 ?
@EGOvoruhk No HALF of the software has not been ported to any device... i.e. SlideView. And no, the ported software does not run well on any device (TP2 included), as the dialer doesn't work in landscape, links to SlideView are broken, Day-Light Savings time doesn't work properly, and the ported panel manager causes battery usage issues. So what are you talking about???
Furthermore, the OP is right, the TP2 does not match the X2 blow for blow. He asked what phone has every spec better than the X2. The X2 wins over the ToucPro2 in the camera department with 8MPs and a flash. The X2 also wins in the size compartment being much more pocket-friendly than the TP2.
@Luxury Guy
Touch pro 2 looks ugly...
Better in statistics yes, but for a kid my age, I don't actually want a business phone. I just want a really cool phone.
Can you say X1? Well it's that all over again.
why do they do this to themselves...
@(Unverified)
LOL
This is like reporting, "The sun will rise tomorrow morning..."
Hopefully this means they're putting more effort for the X10 release. :)
Haha, Sony.
This is like a head-fake/juke that no one bought: as Sony runs straight into the defensive line, and gets pounded. When the dust settles, Sony emerges, a few broken ribs later, with a phone that no one wants.
*slow applause
WinMo is getting no joy at all. With news that WinMo7 is delayed yet again and no worthy phones other that HD2 (a bit too big for me) out there at present and in the foreseeable future it is not looking good for the platform.
I will still stick with it for now as I am developing for it but they better have some leaks for WM7 or at least announcements that are worth waiting for.
All the news upon news about Android releases (couldn't care less about iPhone) is swaying me. They have until May to show me something otherwise my upgrade will be towards a Google variety.
Bad news! Android xperia may also further delayed. Take your own time, Sony, and release the phones in best condition. No hurry!
@linuxman
Wrong!
Xperia X10's original release date was Feb 10th, now it's Jan 18th. I have pre-ordered mine.
http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/4-/12495808/Sony-Ericsson-Xperia-X10-Sim-Free-Unlocked-8-Megapixel-Mobile-Phone/Product.html
@zenomatic Oh, thats good indeed!
This delay is not new at all. I had the opportunity to hold it in my hand (powered off :( ) and is a great phone. Loved the keyboard. But missing Christmas and a price tag of around 700EUR will not help at all.
Having used the HTC Touch Pro2 for two weeks after switching out of AT&T, I have to say that HTC's hardware and hacked skinning of WinMo 6.1 is surprisingly good -as long as you don't get disappointed by the inconvenience of finding, downloading, transferring and tweaking apps that sometimes cost more that $0.99. The only hardship is the phone not easily dealing with 3G to Wifi handoffs -it can't. The only was to fix this and occasional freezes is the remove battery to reset feature which I'm use to from prior WinMo devices.
Sony usually makes really good looking hardware that passes muster with committees of technophobic MBA's, but don't really work when you go deep with it. Combine this with an OS that kinda, sorta works but requires additional skin work to make it palatable, and you have a big nothing.
Apps and free range access to lots of bandwidth is what I want and I don't see it with Sony anything. My phone has to be "mission critical." A multiband iPhone with CDMA, GSM, WiMAX, 3G, and 802.11n with a keyboard is what I dream about with an unlimited data plan with APPLE that covers roaming on multiple networks. I'd pay 120bucks a month for that, maybe 150.
Maybe Google phone will do just that -you get a google phone account with google that covers planet wide roaming -you just pay into your Google meter.
Old news and it's delayed only on Vodafone.
I really wish the "Journos" here would spend 5 minutes on Bing (Yeah, BING) before they post "News". People over at XDA have got themselves retail copies of the X2 weeks ago.
it would be an awesome phone if:
1- it cost 150 bux
2- it had a 800+mhz cpu
Otherwise its still awesome but considering the X1 is basically the same thing... il have to pass. I would buy it the day it came out of it had an 800mhz processor.
Wow SE, for a company trying to get itself out of hot water, u sure know how to keep digging yourself a grave. Fail much?
Ha. Maemo. That's cute.
But seriously though, for the WinMo guys out there, the Xperia X2 is gonna give HTC a run for its money. Let's not count this thing out just yet shall we?
See this is the kind of thing I hate to see, I just bought my Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 and now X2 is coming... I am so sad!