http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/ Engadget Comments for Sony Ericsson answers your nagging X10 questions, 'newer version' of Android will come 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/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/Feb 6th 2010 7:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/Feb 6th 2010 7:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/Feb 6th 2010 7:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/
But it will be even cheaper in the US, no phone that sells for more than $200 out of contract for the base model will sell appreciably. This phone will be $250 w/ 2-yr at most.]]>Feb 6th 2010 8:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/lol this phone will be free in the UK for about £35 a month for an 18month contract..

Us UKers might be scammed when attempting to pay unsubsidized items (e.g. Apple products etc.), but when it comes to contracts, we're pretty much spoilt with any phone for free.... ]]>Feb 6th 2010 9:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/
This phone will probably be only available unlocked in the US. I would be shocked if someone picked it up.]]>Feb 6th 2010 12:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/
meaning I would be shocked if it got subsidized. ]]>Feb 6th 2010 12:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/
Yeah I love your system. In the US, people still pay a few hundred along with a ridiculous contract to get a phone. They also complain about the prices of unlocked phones too.]]>Feb 6th 2010 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/Ya, people in the US have proven pretty conclusively lately that they can't do basic math.]]>Feb 7th 2010 3:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/Feb 6th 2010 7:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/
@echoes IDK about your monthly phone bill but if you ask me people at US are the ones being scammed. Check out your monthly bill and check the ones that Verizon and AT&T offers... In Finland an iPhone is about 3 times cheaper to run for 2 years with almost identical plan all costs combined..]]>Feb 6th 2010 7:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/Feb 6th 2010 7:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/
Wouldn't it be easier if Sony Ericsson focused on making one really good smart phone and skip the middle segments? Cause it feels like today, either you buy a really capable smart phone (like nexus one or iPhone 3gs) or you buy a dumb phone just to make calls and sms.

And with "really good smart phone" I mean: Snapdragon 1ghz, 512meg ram, 32 gig internal memory for apps, capacitive oled. And of course a really nice solid hardware, think black brushed unibody aluminium or something along those lines. Then just release it with the latest vanilla Android. That way the users will be able to upgrade their handset for a long time directly from Google. And if SE wants to "brand" their phone, just send along a few widgets and apps. For example a really good music player with Walkman branding and a really nice photo app with their camera brand. And maybe some PS3 related stuff.

This way they don't have to support an entire UI system, just their apps, and the community can reap the fruit of Googles work much faster. Not what would be wrong with that? :) Or maybe I'm way off here....]]>Feb 6th 2010 8:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/Feb 6th 2010 8:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/I can totally agree, especially now that vanilla Android looks beautiful on the Nexus One. Literally, all it needs is a decent media player app, which you've suggested SE would release.

Before Android 2.0.2, I would have seen the wisdom behind Rachel UI, Sense UI...etc. But now, vanilla Android looks sharp (except for the media app), and anything with 1.6 is just inferior...]]>Feb 6th 2010 8:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/"Cause it feels like today, either you buy a really capable smart phone (like nexus one or iPhone 3gs) or you buy a dumb phone just to make calls and sms."

It's not that simple, IMO. What if you want a decent camera (you know, with a flash..)?
What if you want a smartphone but don't have the money for a Nexus or an iPhone? This is where those "mid-end" Symbian S60 phones come in play.

But I generally agree that they should focus on less phones and make those better. Same goes for Nokia, even more so.]]>Feb 6th 2010 8:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/+1]]>Feb 6th 2010 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/
I disagree. If you want that, get last generations phone. That's the way I think phone makers should work. You keep pushing the bar, making better and better phones, all the while pushing the "old" phone further and further down market.

Its an idealistic dream, and would take a while to happen, but I think everyone would win in this situation.]]>Feb 6th 2010 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/Feb 7th 2010 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/Feb 6th 2010 8:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/
Most people don't understand that most features of 2.1 like social network integration, bluetooth file sending and exchange support are all built into the X10's FW. The only things currently missing are multi-touch and 16M color support, both of which are possible hardware-wise AFAIK (Posts in SE developer's world and all that).

]]>Feb 6th 2010 8:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/But the enhanced Bluetooth support in newer Android versions also comes with a Java API to use it for other things than file sending. If Sony Ericsson implemented their own solution on top of 1.6, it's unlikely to have a compatible API (or even have one at all).]]>Feb 6th 2010 10:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/Feb 6th 2010 8:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/Feb 6th 2010 8:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/
So it will be "upgradeable"? As opposed to all the "non-upgradeable" phones???

SE fails, fails, fails.... Way to screw up what seemed to be the best Android phone in the market when it was announced (ditto for the Xperia X1).]]>Feb 6th 2010 8:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/Feb 6th 2010 8:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/Feb 6th 2010 8:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/
Really? Complicated as compared to what? Perhaps you should try out a Jitterbug, it's as functional as an iphone, and even more simple.]]>Feb 6th 2010 9:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/Feb 6th 2010 8:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/
Why do people just say things like this?

Why do you think its a fail phone? I mean who knows, maybe you actually have good reasons, but if someone just walked up to you in a bar or at work were you were having a conversation with some people (im referencing the comments here) and some random person you didnt know just walked up and said something completely out of place with no justification whatsoever, like 'I hate cars', what would you do? You would all shoot awkwardly looks at each other hoping for that person to leave. Which is what im doing right now.

If you actually backed that comment up with some reasonable points people might actually talk to you, but really, what value do you feel you've added to this conversation?

Seriously. I want to know what was going through your head when you made a conscious mental decision to post 'fail phone', where did you think the value was in that post? Or was this just a knee-jerk reaction bc you just hate all things Android or SE unconditionally? In which case, again, thats fine, but why?

I understand fanboyism and loyalty n such, but that had to originate from somewhere and if you are incapable of verbalizing those thoughts and reasons people would actually take you seriously.

But as is, you are like a heckler at a sporting event. No one likes you, they all find you obnoxious and wish you would leave.

K, im done ranting now, i feel better]]>Feb 6th 2010 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/
It's so sexy, though, I'd dump my girlfriend for it..]]>Feb 6th 2010 9:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/Feb 6th 2010 9:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/
X10 vs Nexus One browser test.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yeT0ykVwac

And a neocore benchmark.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq1abHyHxRM]]>Feb 6th 2010 9:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/ I know their UI will make sure its 1.6 Android OS doesnt feel dated but thats today. April will have the Bravo and other high end devices running their own "Enhanced UI" and Android 2.1. If they cant do it before the phones released then dont expect Android updates very often over the life of the phone.
I think Android has reached a point now that it doesnt need this stuff anyway. Hence why I went nexus one, any improvements will come quick and easy. Just hope/ney PRAY that the media player update brings support for WMA ]]>Feb 6th 2010 9:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/Who wants to buy a new smartphone at that price with an obsolete OS and then hope for a future update?
Are they nuts?
Somehow I knew that SE would manage to F**K up even such a promising device with some inexcusable blunder.
They have always done it and I would be very surprised if this time would be different.
Moreover when will they learn that announcing a new device almost one year before release is not a good strategy?]]>Feb 6th 2010 9:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/too late]]>Feb 6th 2010 10:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/Feb 6th 2010 10:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/Feb 6th 2010 10:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/
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I'm looking for a compelling reason to switch from my iphone in april when my contract is up. Is DROID going to satisfy me, especially when web browsing is important?]]>Feb 6th 2010 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/Feb 6th 2010 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/Feb 6th 2010 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/Feb 6th 2010 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/Feb 6th 2010 11:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/Feb 6th 2010 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/
Please be available with att's 3g bands but do not get subsidized by att.

I refuse to pay a $30 data plan. I'm happy with my $10 data plan.]]>Feb 6th 2010 12:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/its coming out on rogers wireless which uses the same frequencies as at&t]]>Feb 6th 2010 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/
yeah, I'm aware of that. And I believe engadget had an article a month ago or so that revealed the x10 going through the fcc with the 850/1900 bands. So there won't be a problem getting it with the bands I need.

Maybe by the time the unlocked prices drop, 2.0 will be available.]]>Feb 6th 2010 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/
Yeah, engadget had an article about a month ago that showed the x10 passing the fcc with the 850/1900 bands shortly after tmobile's bands went through. So there's no doubt I'll be able to use a version on att... rogers or unlocked. I just don't want att to subsidize it. ]]>Feb 6th 2010 1:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/06/sony-ericsson-answers-your-nagging-x10-questions-newer-version/Feb 6th 2010 1:53PM