Xperia Q and A part 2
// October 6th, 2008 // X1 NEWS, XPERIA X1
The last Q and A we did sparked off loads of new questions so, over the weekend I caught up with Magnus and we’ve gone through the main themes. The answers are as follows:
X1a / X1i differences: The X1a will be sold in the US, Latin America and Australia it differs from the X1i in its network configuration and the video support (it is 24 fps instead of 30). Contrary to some rumors, both versions have a front facing camera.
Keyboard layouts: A few people picked up on the fact that the X1 product site features two different keyboard layouts – this is due to regional differences. England uses Qwerty – EN, France uses Azerty, Germany uses Qwertz etc…
Screen Orientation: there is no button officially assigned to change the screen orientation but it is possible to assign one of the soft keys to do this is you want to.
SAR value: Venus max SAR value (of use case of UMTS+ BT turned on) is 1.47w/kg.
US release date: This will be announced by Sony Ericsson US on Nov 3rd
Most of the other questions can be answered by downloading Sony Ericsson’s white paper on the X1
Thanks,
Sam and Magnus
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A picture of T-mobile’s USA 3g 1700 MHz UMTS on the Xperia X1, the ROM date on this Xperia X1 is 9/17/08, the picture was posted yesterday. Go to http://www.bengalboy.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=1107&viewmode=flat&order=ASC&start=370 and go down to the picture, just before the last picture, which is the bluetooth support profiles picture, there you will find the picture of T-Mobile’s USA 3g 1700 MHz UMTS band on the Xperia X1. You recall MobileBurns saying last week, no 1700 MHz UMTS was on the Xperia X1…….!
Does it support USB hub?
If i attach an USB stick, or card reader, does it rocognize it as a drive?
when does experia 1 launch in guam?
Does the X1 provide the “full internet”? For example if I were to visit CNN or BBC’s website, would I only get text or the full webpage as if I was on a regular desktop computer? I ask because I went and looked at a HTC Diamond the other day and it does not provide the full internet. However, I remember my old HP iPAQ 4700 providing the full internet and found it strange that the majority of these new devices cannot provide what I want. So hence, why I ask if the X1 provides the full internet?
Sigh.
I am so worn out from waiting for this device to reach the US. SE, what’s wrong with you people? You’ve got a phone that TONS of people want and you keep delaying it. Those delays have resulted in the release of the G1 and now the HTC Touch Pro in which many people waiting will now jump ship to those platforms. Talk about a SE blunder. I’m a marketing professional and i’m telling you, this is not good with the core SE fans.
Not trying to be difficult. Just venting my frustration after almost a year of waiting.
@ Jim
The phone will because it has Opera. My friend has a touchscreen smart phone and it only had the text internet with IE. He downloaded Opera Mobile and it showed a full screen internet.
Also if you take a look at the official Xperia website it says that the sites come up “Just as they would on my PC” :>
Hope that helped.
Hello,
I have a query…I live in the UK…and and am due to receive my X1 sometime early next week.
I have got 1200 Mins + 500 Txt + Free Unlimited Data…
I was wondering if i could connect it to my Laptop and use the internet from my phone…
Thank-You
Indeed I agree with Rob. I need a new phone, was waiting for the X1, but now that the G1 is available and I am still on t-mobile, I might get that one. I ignored the I phone due to it’s lack of keyboard and I am a lunix/open source fan so I am getting very tempted by the G1 (that and it automatically syncs to gmail etc). The xperia is pretty but I do not care much about the panels and I need a fast internet phone with a good keyboard.
I agree with Joe, the SAR rating sounds horrendous. What a great device – that I won’t be getting thanks to SAR like that
Now that the retail units of X1 are beginning to appear in UK and Sweden, it seems from all the posted comments and reviews in forums that the abount of RAM is 256MB, and not 384MB as stated by Magnus Andersson.
What happened to the missing 128MB of RAM that has been stated many times by Magnus during the launch?
An official statement from Sony Ericsson would be good to clear the air over this matter. I think we should expect no less.
Is there any inside news on the types of pannels in production?
I’m quite exited about the Panel idea with WM which I think could turn WM into a success but Sony must release some good panels/apps to keep pace with RIM/Apple. Any news?
Let me just inform you guys in the US that I will pick up my silver-colored X1 this week. They had the black one in the shop but I thought the silver could be worth waiting a couple of days for.
It will come to you one day Rob!!!
Tom,
Did you get an answer to this “Why does Australia have to get everything the US does? 24 FPS QVGA – 30 FPS VGA”
I too like you find it hard to understand why???????
On another point, I’ve been following the development/release of Xperia since February this year, and really don’t understand why SE appears to have so many difficulties in releasing this product. Even after the release date/s is announced, there seem to be no urgency on their part to be pushing for the product to be released globally prior to Christmas. From what I can see, there seems to be a lot of confusion when the actual physical device will be available in varies markets….
I’m too in Australia, and it’s very difficult if not impossible to obtain/find any information regarding Australian release. I find more information from the SE UK site then Australia’s.
I haven’t had an SE phone in the pass, but really like the look and concept of this phone. However by SE continually delaying its release combined with the apparent lack of communication to both existing and potential new customers, it’s making it very difficult and less likely for others and me to hold on and wait and wait and wait endlessly.
Wayne
No email or comment has answered that question yet. I think PAL which is our video format over here works at 25 FPS. That may be wrong, but if it’s right, why would the camera work at 24 and not 25? And VGA to QVGA seems unneccessary.
I would very much like to see the price of this phone pushed down as most I’ve heard is easily $500+ US. I read the Google G1 is set to retail at $179US, but that could be wrong too.
Please remember I dont claim to be a technical wizard.
Ok I was wrong
The G1 is set to retails at $399US
But thats still much less than we are looking at for the X1
I couldn’t wait any longer and ended up getting a Touch Pro. Mainly because the X1 seems like it’s going to end up on ATT (yuck) and it going to be very expensive. The Touch Pro was $239 with Best Buy coupon and i’m now enjoying EVDO Rev A on sprint. I don’t have panels and a super high res screen, but Touch FLO is pretty cool and hte device is small. There still is a chance for SE though. Depending on how good the X1 is in person I may have to return the Touch Pro (as long as it’s within 30 days of my new sprint contract!). Hurry!
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So what is the deal with the non-existent Nov 3 announcement ? It makes me lose confidence in what is normally a very reliable and high quality company. I am positive that I am not alone in this sentiment.
What happened to the November 3rd announcement of the X1a release that Sony promised? It’s Nov 4th now and I haven’t seen even a hint at it
November 3, 2008 X1 SE announcement? I am pretty sure I didn’t miss it but any news or any update would be greatly appreciated.
I’m with the previous posters, where is the announcement for US plans? I’ve been waiting for months, and now…nothing?!?
I’m just curious about certain features of the xperia and I was hopin somebody could help me out with a few questions….
1.) what is the internal memory space in the xperia?
2.) is there an sd slot in which we can expand memory?
3.) does it support wma and wmv files seeing as it’s operating with windows mobile?
4.) does it have a word processor, since it has windows mobile?
any help would be greatly appreciated…..
OK – seriously. Does anyone have ANY news on this release date for the X1a version of the Xperia? I check every day and have scoured the net to no avail. Don’t tease me like this SE. I’m starting to look at other options because this is becoming frustrating!
Also, I’ve come to the conclusion that the X1i wouldn’t be worth it for me here in Chicago. Yes the voice will be fine. But I’ll only have 1900 HSPA without the 850, so that means I’ll have 3G half as much as the X1a. With a phone like this, you’re going to want the most 3G coverage.
I agree the total lack of info on the 3rd, not even an apology from SE, is totally turning me off the X1 and SE. You would have thought that a high-tech company like them would know how to deal with early adopters like us which makes or breaks any new device commercial future… Total comunication blackout after delays and delays does not inspire loyalty…
@maxxvoltage
1. Comes with 400 mb internal memory
2. Has a MicroSD slot
3. I belive it supports both wma and wmv, and with additional apps you can play alot of different codecs.
4. It includes: Pocket Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, PDF viewer)
It’s now 10 Nov 2008, without a word on why the promised 3 Nov 2008 announcement didn’t happen or, more importantly, WHY YOU HAVEN’T ANNOUNCED A DATE FOR THE US YET! Sloppy, unprofessional business practice… If you say you’re going to do something, do it – or explain why you couldn’t. Simple concept.
I truly think it is a sad state of affairs that an OFFICIAL PRODUCT SITE such as this doesnt have the news first that a product of thiers is shipping.
Now I may be reading the article wrong but Ill leave that up to other to see if SE didnt just screw themselves more.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10094132-1.html
again I think its VERY sad that you (SE, Sam and Gang) cant get your acts together. On this page represents the “faithful” so to speak with id say 80 to 90% of the people already deciding to purchase this phone… to treat them as second class no ones who are window shopping and couldn’t take 5 minutes to write a 5 line blog entry is inexcusable.
SE you failed your customers. I can only hope that somehow you make it up to them.
hope everyone enjoys the “New” from sites other than the “Official” one here as they seem to be more current and up to date.
Hi,
I have the Xperia and love it but have one really thick question: I used to have the W810i which i could answer and end phone calls by using my handsfree earphones attachment. Why can’t i do it with the Xperia? What am I doing wrong?
@Christopher – Cnet had an exclusive on the launch, we gave them 24 hours then linked to it.
@Shannon – drop me an email with the details (including which headset you’re using) and i’ll forward it on to one of the SE guys.
So, do we or will we ever have an offical Australian release date?
All we have to go on is rumours…..
Why is it soooo hard for SE to plan real release dates, stick by them, and to have carriers onside?.
I’m just about to start looking for an alternative, due to; SE poor communications, long lead times for releasing products, and anticaped Australain cost of the X1.
Hi,
I have read some x1 reviews.
Some say x1 supports 1700/2100 Mhz. Others say it doesn’t.
On the SE US web site, 1700 has been removed from the x1 specs.
Could anyone make this clear if x1a will support T-Mobile USA 3G?
Thanks a lot,
@db
no, it doesn’t support the 1700 mhz frequency, does have edge gprs though.
sam
Hi there,
Hi there,
i am pixking my X1 up tomorrow and I was wondering if it is possible to have your own picture as a standard background?
Cheers
What is the CPU & the speed use on XPERIA X1.
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There are 5 houses in five different colors
In each house lives a different nationality.
These 5 owners drink a certain beverage, smoke a certain brand of cigar and keep a certain pet.
No owners have the same pet, smoke the same brand of cigar, or drink the same beverage.
The CLUES:
The Brit lives in the Red house.
The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
The Dane Drinks tea.
The Green House is on the left of the White House.
The Green House’s owner drinks coffee.
The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.
The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill.
The man in the center house drinks milk.
The Norwegian lives in the first house.
The man who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps cats
The man who keeps horses lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.
The man who smokes Blue Master drinks beer.
The German smokes Prince.
The Norwegian lives next to the Blue House.
The man who smokes Blends has a neighbor who drinks water.
The QUESTION:
Who owns the fish?
Excuse me, i’m not sure if this is the place to post this but i have a few questions…
1) i have an 8 giga memory card, how can i make it the main memory coz 400 mega isnt enough at all?
2)how can i customise a ringtone for messages? – the main one is really low -
thank you
if anyone is looking for software suggest a visit to:
http://www.megamobilecontent.com/freeware/Sony-Ericsson-XPERIA%20X1/
Just picked up some handy pieces as well as a few show off ones!
S
Has anyone else had a problem with sound? My Xperia X1 seems to periodically lose sound completely, when calls come the phone doesnt ring. I then go to my music folder and play a file which doesnt play, if i then play another sometimes the sound comes back, other times I have to reboot the device, its getting very annoying now!