Sony Ericsson Xperia X1

A few things readers need to remember.  The slowness of the iPhones keypad at times was not reported by reviewers and was then fixed in a software upgrade.  The same will be true for the X1's Panels.  The X1's 3.2mp camera is better then the top-notch iPhone Smartphone and unlike the iPhone the X1 can record videos at 30 fps at a good resolution.  Finally the X1 has a mature Bluetooth implementation so it supports stereo BT (unlike ...) and allows sharing of contacts with car BT hands-free systems.  It is shame that so many reviews (not just here) focus on the 'wow' factor and not on the true real-life usability (e.g. with the X1 the battery can be replaced unlike other phones which need to sent back away for repair if there is a fault with the battery) .  I am not a fan of WM6.1 but we should look at all the features of the X1 not just the Panels.  

I too feel that Xperia has got a great QWERTY keyboard with an excellent arch slider design. Infact it looks wonderful and stylish with decent camera and other features. The touchscreen is impressive too. I had it from here http://www.blueunplugged.com/p.aspx?p=135606

I cannot believe you have rated the HTC TyTn II above the X1!  I have both and there is 'clear blue water' between these devices in terms of capability and performance.  The X1 has a 800x480 screen compared to the TyTn's 240x320, the X1 has 256 MB of RAM (and a romoured additional 128 MB of video RAM)compared with the TyTn's 128 MB and the X1 uses a 528Mhz CPU asopposed to a 400 Mhz CPU of the TyTn.  The AGPS of the X1 is also faster in my view.  Finally, the X1 looks a lot more sexy and cool.  

I've had an X1 for around 2 months now. It is a very impressive phone but it relies far to heavily on the stlus.

     I have had to install software from other HTC phones to make the menu finger friendly and to make a T9 Alphanumeric keypad available.

    Now I have this software it is far better but it is still flawed. Allot of people are hoping the new updates will fix the niggles but there are allot (bluetooth problems, weak signal strength, freezing).

     All in all I would say this phone is very impressive and great fun to use however it is not a phone i'd recommend to someone who doesn't want to ''play'' with 3rd party software and shareware. It has allot of problems that may be fixed with an update.

I'm loving this phone! I wanted to do a little video review, but this does it a lot more justice than I ever could

http://htcsource.com/index.php/HTC/Sony-Ericsson-webcast-demo-of-XPERIA-X1.html

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 - 1 Of The Best Phones Ever..

Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)

Pros: looks, solid build, 3.5mm jack, fully loaded like gps, wifi etc, good battery life, amazing display, panel interface is interesting, excellent qwerty keyboard, good camera, messaging is very easy, 32gb expandable, it is very good as a business phone as well as a multimedia phone... all in 1..

Cons: it will take you 2-3 days to understand the full features as winmob is a bit tricky, not as fast as the iphone, User interface is not very thumb-optimized, want more panels, want more accessories, want good applications and games from windows mobile & sony in 1 place..

Opinion:

The best thing i like about the phone is that it is good in both multimedia and business.. it is all in one phone.. it is not as fast as the iphone but it is not very slow it is acceptable.. you have to tweak the interface by downloading spb mobile shell or use sony ericsson panel or touchflow to make it thumb optimized.. the only real complain is i want more panels and accessories and finding good applications and games is a bit confusing but microsoft is launching windows marketplace so i hope that would make it easy to find applications and games in 1 place.. in the end i recommend this phone to everyone as it will solve all your purpose.. i find it better than the iphone which is also a very good phone..