{"id":96,"date":"2008-02-10T23:15:47","date_gmt":"2008-02-11T05:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zeroxr.com\/?p=96"},"modified":"2008-02-11T03:46:50","modified_gmt":"2008-02-11T09:46:50","slug":"technology-preview-sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-smartphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zeroxr.com\/?p=96","title":{"rendered":"Technology Preview: Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 Smartphone"},"content":{"rendered":"

So I think I may have found the phone that I’ll be chasing after… No, it’s not the “Jesus Phone” or iPhone depending on who you talk to. Oddly it’s not an HTC device either.<\/strike> It seems Sony Ericsson have formed an alliance with Microsoft to use the Windows Mobile platform on their next PDA phone. The thing that struck me as odd was the device has a shape much like the one of the P5i concept images<\/a>… The only thing that didn’t compute was that device was powered by Windows Mobile. I had remembered all of the hype saying that the new P-series phone was going to be using the next iteration of the UIQ Symbian interface. As far as a release date…<\/p>\n

The Sony Ericsson XPERIA\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 X1 will be available in selected markets from the second half of 2008.
\nSource<\/strong>: Sony Ericsson Corporate Press Release for the Xperia X1, 2\/10\/2008<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The release date makes it seem like it could hit the Asian and European markets by late summer or early fall. That could lead to a domestic American release by late fall or Christmas this year. (Take my estimates with a grain of salt – Zero<\/em>)The device has some rather impressive specifications… It is thinner than the HTC TyTN II\/Kaiser and has a screen just a little bigger. Here’s the specs courtesy of the official Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 product page.<\/p>\n

Size
\n* 110 x 17 x 53 mm
\n* 4.3 x 0.7 x 2.1 inches<\/p>\n

Weight
\n* 145 g
\n* 5.1 oz<\/p>\n

Available colours
\n* Solid Black<\/p>\n

Screen
\n* 800 X 480
\n* 65,536-colour TFT<\/p>\n

Memory
\n* Up to 400 MB Phone Memory
\n* Memory Stick SanDisk Micro\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 support
\nActual free memory may vary due to phone pre-configuration<\/p>\n

Networks
\n* GSM 850
\n* GSM 900
\n* GSM 1800
\n* GSM 1900
\n* EDGE
\n* HSDPA
\n* HSUPA
\n* UMTS 850
\n* UMTS 900
\n* UMTS 1700
\n* UMTS 1900
\n* UMTS 2100<\/p>\n

Camera
\n* Auto focus
\n* 3.2 megapixel camera
\n* Photo light
\n* Video recording<\/p>\n

Music
\n* Bluetooth\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 stereo (A2DP)
\n* Media player
\n* Music tones
\n* PlayNow\u00e2\u201e\u00a2
\n* Windows Media Player Mobile
\n* 3D games
\n* FM radio
\n* Java
\n* Video streaming
\n* Video viewing<\/p>\n

Internet
\n* Internet Explorer\u00c2\u00ae Mobile
\n* RSS feeds<\/p>\n

Communication and Messaging
\n* Polyphonic ringtones
\n* Speakerphone
\n* Vibrating alert
\n* Video calling
\n* Email
\n* Picture messaging (MMS)
\n* Predictive text input
\n* Text messaging (SMS)<\/p>\n

Design
\n* XPERIA\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 panels
\n* Optical joystick navigation
\n* Navigation key
\n* Picture wallpaper
\n* Touch navigation<\/p>\n

Organizer
\n* Alarm clock
\n* Calculator
\n* Calendar
\n* Document editors
\n* Document readers
\n* Flight mode
\n* Handwriting recognition
\n* Notes
\n* Phone book
\n* Tasks
\n* Touchscreen<\/p>\n

Connectivity
\n* aGPS
\n* Bluetooth\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 technology
\n* Modem
\n* Synchronization
\n* USB support
\n* WLAN<\/p>\n

Windows\u00c2\u00ae Mobile\u00c2\u00ae Operating System
\n* Microsoft\u00c2\u00ae Outlook Mobile: email, contacts, calendar, tasks
\n* Microsoft\u00c2\u00ae Office Mobile: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
\n* Internet Explorer\u00c2\u00ae Mobile
\n* Windows Media\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 Player Mobile
\n* Windows Live\u00e2\u201e\u00a2
\n* Exchange ActiveSync\u00c2\u00ae
\n* Voice control
\n* Utility Applications: file explorer, calculator, pictures & video, notes
\nSource: Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 Product Site<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s got a rather good specifications and when compared to the size specifications of HTC’s TyTN II, it’s very well compacted! I am really looking forward to the release and with Sony Ericsson not playing by exclusivity rules (ahem Apple), I will be picking one up once they hit the States.<\/p>\n

Wonder why the Xperia X1 looks so familiar in style or design? According to Engadget, it’s made by (no surprise here) ODM company HTC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Enough with my word porn… I’ll make with the pictures! Credit goes to Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X1 product mini-site<\/a> for the images.<\/p>\n

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Here’s a YouTube that I found on Engadget of the advertisement for the Xperia X1: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/O0z8F6jUzVc<\/a>
\n(Embedded clip removed, it borked my layout)<\/p>\n

Enjoy the media folks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So I think I may have found the phone that I’ll be chasing after… No, it’s not the “Jesus Phone” or iPhone depending on who you talk to. Oddly it’s not an HTC device either. It seems Sony Ericsson have formed an alliance with Microsoft to use the Windows Mobile platform on their next PDA … Continue reading Technology Preview: Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 Smartphone<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8,4],"tags":[108,107,110,109,101,111,112,585],"class_list":["post-96","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-personal","category-technology","tag-cellphone","tag-future","tag-pda-phone","tag-pocket-pc","tag-preview","tag-smartphone","tag-sony-ericsson","tag-technology"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pdVBT-1y","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zeroxr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zeroxr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zeroxr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeroxr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeroxr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=96"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeroxr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zeroxr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=96"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeroxr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=96"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeroxr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=96"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}