Hi Sam,
Thanks for the video and a good job.
I had one burning question that so far no one has answered.
The media panel from SE does it support the bluetooth stereo headset controls?
I know Media player does by default but the panel would be the best place for this.
If you have one to test I would appriciate it.

Russ

It’s not too easy doing a video, is it! But you did really well, congrats! Been a long time coming, glad to see it! Is that the same software we’ll see on a network-specific handset, or are they customised?

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Awesome Video! Now we all know that it’s possible to answer a call whaile watching a movie

I noticed one thing from the video that I’ve been wondering about for awhile. When you press a button how silent/loud are they when pressed? If that makes sense.

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@Russ - I use the X1 with a HBH-DS205 headset and I am able to use it without issue in the media panel.

@Chris - The navigation keys below the screen are quite loud, this was something I noticed when I first received mine, but you get used to it (unless someone brings it up again!). The QWERTY keyboard is virtually silent.

is it a prototype or final pruduct?

Camera looks awesome… Thanks!!!

When the panel button is pressed while running an application, does the app remain running in the background or is it closed? Obvisouly things like the WM Today Screen and SPB Shell would always remain active, but let’s say you’re using Google Maps, Skype, the picture viewer, etc, and you press the panel button. In the video, you tap the X button with the stylus to close Skype and Google Maps. If you don’t do this, will you eventually have a multitude of apps continuing to run and therefore a slower device and shorter battery life?

Hey, great video thanks. Quick question, will it let you map the volume up/down as something else? I am used to having several buttons on my Kaiser mapped to Voice Command, voice recorder, etc. and the Xperia does not seem to have any buttons except for power, camera, and volume (soft keys don’t count as they reflect what is on the screen above and I wouldn’t want to change that). Thanks!

Does anyone know how much the X1 will be on contract, preferably o2?

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Does the Xperia support the SE Bluetooth-Watch MBW-150?

Can you show us how you configure a soft-key so it can be used to switch from portrait-mode to landscape-mode and visa versa. And which key a Xperia user can miss to configure this? Which Xperia functionality you have to sacrifice for this configuration?

Hi,
Gr8 demo Sam

I’ve been a SE/Ericsson user for more than 10 years now so I was wondering if i can have the same experience/function that I had with my (S700i/K800i/W880)…
* listen to music while writing email/surfing the net or listen to my music while checking/doing something else on another panel. In other words, can u mutitask on more than two panels at the same time or just one panel/desktop at a time.

& what do u think about the cam. Picture Quality? I have a cybershot K800i which still rules till today though it’s over 2 years old
& why is the phone only available in Solid black not steel silver in Sweden at release?(according to SE Sverige website)

I’ve no doubt that this will be a great phone and only two days to go

Cheers

Hello. I have several issues with the information going around on Sony’s official websites concerning the three versions of the XPERIA: X1i, X1a, X1c. I know that X1i is UK version, (a) is American Version and (c) is China version, but what are the differences. On the official websites:
http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/products/mobilephones/specifications/x1?cc=us&lc=en (US Website saying the dimensions are 110 x 53 x 17 mm)http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/products/mobilephones/specifications/x1?cc=u (UK Website saying dimensions are 110.5 x 52.6 x 17mm)

So are the dimensions different? What else is different about the 3 versions (network wise?, processor wise?, memory (ram, rom) wise?
Also the video recording: which has 30fps at VGA which doesn’t?

Lastly, being new to the WM OS I was wondering if you could change the wallpaper of the desktop or clock views as well as if there are custom themes that are downloadable or preset.

A thorough runthrough the differences would be greatly appreciated.

pliss … tell me … whene this xperia will be to mexico?

Great demo thanks, any chance we can have a demo of the hand writing recognition.
Top work

I’m not sure if I heard this correctly but I’m pretty sure you accidentally said T-Mobile. I sure hope that T-Mobile is not the service carrying this phone. I would give my left hand to have this phone but I have to stick with AT&T.

Great job on the video demo!

I have some questions:
- How much RAM is in the Xperia X1 and how much available after start-up?
- Can the font size be changed in the menus and screens?
- Which is the default web browser - PIE or Opera?

nice demo! i was just wondering whats the difference between this two xperia..

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Jeph, thanks for the reply. Can you confirm that the play/pause on the headset works in the media panel?
This is really my main need, I hate having to take it out my pocket to pause.

Thanks

Russ

@bloob RAM is 384 meg, this was upgraded from the white paper to keep the speed up. and IE is the default though it’s easy to replace it in the quick launch areas with opera, not sure about the font size, will check.

@christon, no I just mis-spoke, it has nothing to do with T-mobile

@aiman check out the q and a part 2

@X1 rules - I’ll be uploading the two photos I demoed in the vide later today, you can make you own mind up re: the camera

@KCmatt - you can have between 1 and 9 panels running if you want to save memory you just remove panels. re: layering of apps I’m really not sure. Will try and find out though. I know skype signs you out if you swap panels if that helps.

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Hi,

thanks for the video review - very good!

You asked if there was anything else anyone would like to see; please could you show it used as a phone.

I have a K850i and am keen to move to one of these but am sceptical about winmo as a phone. Non of the demos ever seem to demo the phone and SMS functionality.

So if you get a chance please show how capable it is for calls and SMS.

Thanks,

Chris.

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Sam, may I know what is the light sensor for?

Sam,

Great post, thanks for all the great info… Was wondering if you could give me some very important info that has a lot (I mean a LOT) of people confused.

What are the UTMS/HSDPA bands on the X1i (UK/Euro) version? Everyone is now saying that based on SE’s website, the X1i has 850/1900/2100 UTMS support

I, like many other’s in the States, would gladly buy the X1i, instead of waiting for the U.S. X1a, (850/1700/1900?) if it has support for 850/1900 UTMS…

Any insight on this?

Many thanks,

Jon

@ X1Rules

In Windows Mobile you can multitask all you want. You can have the media panel up playing music and use the start button to get into your messages/e-mail. However, I believe panels are suspended when you exit from one to the next. So you cannot have the media panel up play a song and then go to another panel to do something else. If they didn’t suspend your phone would get bogged down fairly quickly.

Does your CnJ-Version already have 384 MB RAM or does this device still have 256 MB like other beta handsets?

@ Kloc

Fair enough
Hoping for another video tomorrow before getting mine on Friday (hopefully)

thnx in advance

Hey great video thanks for showing us how the xperia works, i´ve been following ALL the news about this awesome gadget since february when it was announced, and let me tell you something I LOVE IT, I WANT IT!!!, i consider myself like a sony-ericsson boy since i have a cell phone and want to know when arrives to MEXICO, please if you can contact me so you can tell me more about this, i will preciate your time and your answer.

@sam oakley

Please double confirm that the RAM is indeed 384MB. I have been hearing about retail units showing 256MB RAM and would like to clear up this matter once and for all.

Can I have programs running in the background, like say Media Player playing MP3, while I do other tasks in the foreground, like say Web browser or google maps

Since PIE is the default browser as you said, it will always be launched when I run a URL in other applications (eg URL in an email, SMS or document). Can I change the default browser to Opera instead?

Will Flash Lite 3.0 be provided with X1?

What size microSD card comes with the X1?

Is there a full length movie bundled with the X1?

Carphone Warehouse are advertising the X1 in their shop in Southampton U.K. on Orange - free handset and web browsing £45 per month. it is also in their monthly magazine. however still not on their website???

What kind of speed does the internet work at compered to the i phone 3g.

can the xperia upload vids to youtube?

is it compatible with the SanDisk 16GB microSDHC Memory Card?

@Virgil - I hope its compatible as I have one on my desk for it!

@ALL - Xperia X1 delayed until end of October in the UK. Heard from my preorder with Mobilefun and also Clove that SE called and told of the delay.
Not sure about the carriers though.

Russ

Just want to know why is it delayed for another 2 weeks ? ( called Sony store in london they informed me )

@ bloob the version I was using touts 256 meg of ram, but I’m reliably informed that the consumer versions are 384 meg, yes you can have programs running in the background, not sure about the default browser thing, its not immediately apparent if you can. Flash lite won’t be in it to begin with but it’s not ruled out for a future upgrade.

Now on carphone warehouse website to buy. £45 a month on O2. free handset

I’ve just seen the X1 (black and silver) in the flesh today:)))))))))
OMG, this phone looks SO good and feels great in ur hand.
I’ve played around with it … both were on and all I can see what a piece of ART this phone is. It really stands out of the crowd all other phones looked so cheap beside those two X1s. I live in Sweden so the phone will be delivered tomorrow or by Monday. Sony Ericsson gr8 work guys.

Guys u won’t regret this phone

Cheers

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I just saw the website of Xperia with the video demonstration. I just hope that this is a beta version of the site because the whole site is a mistake! The same video is beeing played couple times althought it should be a video story…. what are the different backgrounds for? And why choosing between 2 women when nothing is changing?? Beside the videos doesn’t show anything of the phone possibilities, everything i could see is the different panels…. sorry but i would never buy a phone just to play with changing between panels. SE, i was a big fan of you but your products just keep getting worse and worse. I hope it will change soon with the new models.

@Sam
Hi, whens the next video coming?
@Karen
Yes my supplier also confirmed SE contacted them and said end of October for UK release

I noticed in the video that it was said the final models will be next week

Hello

Thaks for the nice job on the video.
Im wondering just how easy is to pick a contact to call/sms without sliding out the kb.
The reason Im wondering this is because in the SE videos contact was picked using the absolutely miniscule virtual kb without using stylus when screen was in portrait mode.
Does it have TrackID and flashlight application?
Is the delivered headset one-piece model i.e. can u use ur own headphones with delivered hans-free mic?

keep up the good job

Hmm…A lot of questions answered here, but I have more of a comment. To the Sony Ericcson reps who may read through these, the bronze tint created by the wall looks great on the xperia x1. You may consider bronze for the American releases…hint hint!

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Can you please demonstrate/confirm whether a user is able to text message single-handedly? This is a basic function most of us do every day with a shopping bag/briefcase in the other hand but not clear to me how this would work with the experia given that, as far as i can see, it only has a (two handed) querty mode or (two handed) stylus mode.

Is one handed texting possible?

Does the GPS + camera work together to take location/geo tagged pictures?

Can I use the WIFI internet to browse the net in my house for free?

Can I SSH (secure shell) into my home server and copy files etc?

Can Windows mobile be scripted ? (e.g. auto upload a picture to somewhere?)

Can this succesfuully be used as a mini-laptop? I.e. web browsing/document creation? (like psion 5?)

Any issues with putting a 8GB microsd card in?

Doe sit have handwriting recognition?

@Jaffamuffin - I’m sure you could text with 1 hand, though given the orientation of the keyboard it might be difficult. You could install something like TouchPal or something to give you a better on screen keyboard making that possible as well.

Geo-tagging, afaik is not something featured out of the box. There is potential using 3rd party WM apps though as the process of geo-tagging isn’t that involved.

You can use Wifi in your home, for free.

There are applications for windows Mobile that allow you to connect to home server, not sure if SSH is supported via 3G or Edge though. I don’t see why it wouldn’t be.

Yes, you can surf the net, create documents, do your e-mail reading/writing and a lot more on this phone.

The phone has support for up to 16GB MicroSD cards (these were released just recently) so no problems with an 8GB.

Handwriting recognition is something built into WM anyway, so there is no reason why this phone wouldn’t support it.

can it play PocketNesterPlus Nes Emulator well ? Also, any word on the US release date and/or carrier ?

This is a very informative video review! Thx =)

Hi, I have got an xperia connected to my home wifi, but I do not know whether it uses that connection for internet browsing, or whether it uses the HSPA network of my service provider. How can I find out?

Thanks