Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 Review Analysis | All Features Rated & Tested

price

0.5

the Xperia X1 has an exorbitant price tag
Without U.S.-carrier backing, the Xperia X1 has an exorbitant price tag
fragmented and expensive implementation of legitimately good ideas
Essentially a lazy, fragmented and expensive implementation of legitimately good ideas
Very expensive

High end device with a high end price tag = exclusivity
EXCEPT PRICE AND DODGYNESS
an affordable price
Price Is Good

high price
Expensive
Insanely expensive
Expensive, even for an unlocked phone
and price
Lag, and price
the only one i saw was the price
PRICE
Very expensive toy
It is expensive
It is expensive, but you get what you pay for
bag it cause they can't afford one :D
People with no idea, who have never used it before, bag it cause they can't afford one :D
PRICE IS A RIPOFF
: $1500 + quite pricey
Don't know about the price yet
i stumbled tat its very expensive
i stumbled tat its very expensive, but u get wat u paid......google maps, GPRS
maybe high price
no, maybe high price
Likely to be pricy
not enough developments in new panels, price
bt its still COOL & Price is steep w'out contract
It can get alittle laggy at tms bt ain't dt bad bt its nt reali a big deal,Battery life could b betta,bt its still COOL & Price is steep w'out contract
not worth the price
has a very high price and the internet is not so good
and of course it's very expensive without a contract
who can afford the price of this phone at the economy we are in
until Sony finds a way to lower the price
until Sony finds a way to lower the price, there is no way this phone should be rated high
High price tag
Price it very very high
Price, and layout of buttons on the front
It would be a shame to find such a loudpeaker even on a cheap FM receiver
what joe consumer can afford the quality of this phone
Price Difference
much expensive
price still expensive
The featured is still standard compare with other PDA, price still expensive
more expensive
Price, Responsibility of Ownership
prices are still expensive
low battry,high price
expensive handset
a bit expensive
too expensive
feels a bit expensive for me
and both are practically identical in terms of hard specs
They are both fabulous phones, both are manufactured by HTC, and both are practically identical in terms of hard specs
and Sony didn't do much in terms of customizing the OS
Navigation on the XPERIA is just the regular Windows Mobile stuff, though, and Sony didn't do much in terms of customizing the OS
At least in terms of connectivity
Then there's the $800 price tag which will certainly push a huge segment of the target market away
and that combined with the price really makes this a winner
The Fuze offers a much more complete experience than the X1, and that combined with the price really makes this a winner
If we eliminated price altogether
If we eliminated price altogether, which one would we choose
Bit Expensive
The price is expensive
in terms of name sonny Ericsson still less than the Nokia or iPhone
prices out expensive
Xperia X1 has an exorbitant price tag
Bad price
pricey
words in menus alittle small, pricey
worth the money or not $799.00 for a phone is kinda expansive

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LCD

4

Recessed screen traps debris
No case/screen protector included
probably a multitouch screen would have been nice
not much , probably a multitouch screen would have been nice , but it's not a big deal for me
The screen is too small

Great screen
Near instant screen rotation
large screen
Well made / Media functions and UI / Customisable home screen panels
Well made / Media functions and UI / Customisable home screen panels, in particular 3D Fish

Can anyone pls advise me whether touching the touch screen with slightly damp hands will spoil the screen
The bend screen is awkward and the QWERTY keys are miniscule
Wish the screen were a little bit wider
the screen is dark when the sun is used
and the screen barely requires any pressure to register input
it's more than big enough to cram whatever you want into the screen
The only downside about the Fuze's screen is that while it's very
The X1's screen
The screen isn't flush with the casing
and while it's cool that you can get away with lightly touching the screen to wipe it clean
and while that might be a pipe dream (there's too many damn tiny check boxes in the OS to make a capacitive screen effective at this point)
the entire OS is cohesive in terms of what HTC has done (everything from the volume up/down screen
It's much more streamlined, the entire OS is cohesive in terms of what HTC has done (everything from the volume up/down screen, to the Connection Manager, to TouchFLO, to well, you get the point

fantastic screen
Screen
high res screen
beautiful, it will be my fourth SE in a row, high res screen
Excellent Screen
WVGA screen
Good WVGA screen
Sharp screen and bright colours
Screen Quality/Clarity
Screen Quality/Clarity, Slide out keyboad, arch slim design
wide screen
large screen, windows operating system
and Screen
Screen Gorgeous
The size of the screen
love the high res screen and it looks nice
Great size, love the high res screen and it looks nice

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keyboard

4

Lackluster keyboard
We would have liked to see a dedicated Back key
thumb keyboard too flat and closely spaced
Keyboard could have more travel and tactile feedback
Touchscreen keyboard too small even for touchpen

Sliding mechanism and keyboard feel great
The Windows Mobile device also has an attractive design and a full QWERTY keyboard
Qwerty keypad
We liked the keyboard
QWERTY keyboard

and while it's ok to use if you're banging away on the soft key buttons on the front of the device
The X1 makes use of a 3-row QWERTY keyboard (the fourth row being the spacebar
The X1 makes use of a 3-row QWERTY keyboard (the fourth row being the spacebar, extra buttons like "OK", etc
but we're actually loving the keyboard now
We said some pretty harsh words about it in our mini-review back in the day, but we're actually loving the keyboard now
The keyboard by no means protrudes
The keyboard by no means protrudes, it's still very flush, but it's a lot better than the unit we toyed with previously and we have no problem banging out emails or IMs on here
We would have loved a tiny bit more space in between the key and the front sliding mechanism
We would have loved a tiny bit more space in between the key and the front sliding mechanism, but once you get used to it, you're pretty much good to go
but the lighting is very dim unless you are in total darkness and it doesn't even fully light up key like it should
Once you have the layout sort of memorized you'll make out alright, but the lighting is very dim unless you are in total darkness and it doesn't even fully light up key like it should
The Fuze uses a 4-row QWERTY keyboard and is pretty much what you'd expect from HTC
If you're not typing in perfect daylight this can kind of get annoying because when you go to hit a letter to type
you actually hit the very edge of the key and not the middle of it since the letters are pushed over
If you're not typing in perfect daylight this can kind of get annoying because when you go to hit a letter to type, you actually hit the very edge of the key and not the middle of it since the letters are pushed over
it's a very good keyboard
All in all, it's a very good keyboard
Instead of having to slide the phone open like the XPERIA to enter text (unless you want to use the atrocious standard Windows Mobile keyboard
For a longer typing engagement
just slide out the keyboard
For a longer typing engagement, just slide out the keyboard
the sexy-crafted angled aluminum keyboard
The triangle front navigation keys, the sexy-crafted angled aluminum keyboard, and the very sleek polished aluminum bezel around the handset
hit the up/down/left/right key and select with the optical joystick (yes
There are no arrow keys on the keyboard however
There are no arrow keys on the keyboard however, and at first this is pretty annoying
You just keep one hand on the joystick instead of on the non-existent arrow keys on the keyboard
Absence of dedicated number row on QWERTY keyboard

Build quality and design, excellent display, QWERTY keyboard, range of the latest features
Full slide-out QWERTY keyboard
Four-row full QWERTY slide-out keyboard
Arc Slider and QWERTY keyboard
Sharp, business-like design, Arc Slider and QWERTY keyboard, Full range of connectivity, Hi-res display
The slide-out tilting keyboard is a step up from onscreen typing
The slide-out tilting keyboard is a step up from onscreen typing, although think twice before attempting that Star Wars meets King Arthur novel you’ve been considering
Love the keyboard
Slide out keyboard
Best screen i've seen on a PDA/Phone with the keyboard out its a very capable web surfer 3
Full Qwerty keyboard
WVGA screen, Full Qwerty keyboard, Slim, Customizable, 256mb ram
hardware keyboard
Stylish look, hardware keyboard, panels
Keyboard
HSDPA,Keyboard,mutitasking by 9 Panels,Great perfomance in processing
Cool Qwerty keyboard
full keyboard writing
keyboard, super build quality, lovely feel
Nice neat keypad for ease of use
One of the most sexiest wm out there with it slide out qwerty keyboard
visuals, keyboard, storage, ease of use
excellent qwerty keyboard
tons of features and has avery sleek and spacious keyboard
Nice enriched keyboard
QWERTY keyboard(although not the best)
as this automatically if the slope in front of the keyboard to
do not need a tilt position, as this automatically if the slope in front of the keyboard to
keyboard qwerty
keyboard qwerty, smartphone
Slide-out screen reveals QWERTY keyboard
QWERTY keyboard make easy to write
cool keyboard

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interface

4

Panel interface can be slow
Panels interface leaves us wanting much
Panels interface leaves us wanting much, much more
It is slow and the user experience is poor
Interface lags at times

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 features an interactive panel interface that lets you customize the smartphone to your wants and needs
Panel interface is interesting and holds potential
Innovative user interface
Beautiful industrial design, Innovative user interface, Clear call quality, Good camera
The phone has an innovative design and user interface and is packed with functionality

Interface still needs work
User interface is hardly thumb-optimized
I am lucky I am a high end user on Telstra
Slow interface
Interface only switch to landscape with keyboard slideout
User interface is not very thumb-optimized
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
If its supposed to be the ultimate user experience
For an expert WinMo user this is obviously not a problem
For an expert WinMo user this is obviously not a problem, in fact, you might even prefer this, yet we can't help but think how many additional sales Sony would have gotten if they had done a little more
but the whole purpose of it is to minimize the actual user interaction with Windows Mobile as a whole
If you're not familiar with TouchFLO, you could sort of think it as a very complex skin, but the whole purpose of it is to minimize the actual user interaction with Windows Mobile as a whole
but for the average user that just buys a phone and keeps it stock
That's fine with us, but for the average user that just buys a phone and keeps it stock, that won't work so well
This makes it more prone to user error if you aren't careful
This makes it more prone to user error if you aren't careful, but once you get used to the thresholds, it's very nice to use

Panel interface is useful
Interactive customisable panel interface Attractive design Full slide-out QWERTY keyboard
Interactive customisable panel interface
Interactive customisable panel interface, Attractive design, Full slide-out QWERTY keyboard
X-Panels interface
Sony’s ‘panel’ interface does a decent (if unhurried
Xperia Panel Interface
Nice Design, Xperia Panel Interface, Beautiful widescreen
The XPERIA panels interface
The XPERIA panels interface, full keyboard writing, and internet connectivity options
Top of the line specs
user interface
camera, user interface
panel interface is interesting
Interface and Sleek Size
user - friendly
excellent features, user - friendly, stylish
Panel interface is intuitive
nice interface
New look, fast touch screen, nice interface

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appearance

3

and the very sleek polished aluminum bezel around the handset
The Fuze isn't an ugly duckling
With the general appearance of the phone is somewhat different

sleek look
Beautiful Look
New look

sound

0.5

LOW BATTERY LIFE LOW LOW SPEAKER OUT SOUND
Speaker sound is ordinary
keys are very delicate ,Expensive,Speaker sound is ordinary, not for rugged use
speakers are located where your pinky finger can easily cover and mute the sound
this phone is bad in sound quality

battery

0.5

average battery life
Must remove battery cover to access reset button and microSD slot
microSD slot is under battery cover
Frequent lag spikes, Average battery life, Most available Xperia Panels are poorly designed
Terrible battery life

Rockstar battery life for calls
Rockstar battery life for calls, standby and even web use
Outstanding battery life
Battery life is so far better than expected
Good Battery

Battery life is fairly important and a second battery may be required especially in more remote places where charging is limited
Battery life
Long hours of charging battery for subsequent suage
Battery life could b betta
battery is average
Laggy at times,battery is average
Batteries get drain heavily when browsing internet, but which phone doesn't
very consumtive battery in HSDPA
low battery life
low volume, low battery life, less talk time on full charge
Battery life, fonts too small
bad battery
Battery
The X1 makes use of a 1500mAh battery while the Fuze uses a 1350mAh battery
We'd say they are practically equal in terms of battery life
We'd say they are practically equal in terms of battery life, and if they aren't exactly equal, the Fuze beats the X1 by a tiny bit
you'll want to pickup a second battery or car charger for either device
If you're a power user, you'll want to pickup a second battery or car charger for either device
battery autonomy a bit short
Battery Backup is bad
Battery Backup is bad, So far Insignifant presence

good battery life
Design, Speed, Battery Life, and Screen
EXCELLENT BATTERY

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reception

0.5

Poor reception
We noticed that the Fuze holds onto a 3G signal a tad bit better than the X1 but this wasn't really a concern as both units 99% of the time mirrored each other in the signal department
We noticed that the Fuze holds onto a 3G signal a tad bit better than the X1 but this wasn't really a concern as both units 99% of the time mirrored each other in the signal department, and both would hold onto low signals in fringe areas very well
But even standing 5ft away from one of our wireless routers wouldn't yield better than a 1-2 bar signal

connectivity

5

But does it have Wi-Fi
no wifi
3G is not compatible in USA and CA
The bluetooth
Both handsets are practically identical in this regard - quad-band GSM/EDGE, tri-band HSDPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, IrDA, etc

3.5mm audio jack
full set of connectivity features
Decent data speeds over 3G and WiFi
Has a 3.5mm headphone jack
aGPS/WiFi/HSDPA/FM Radio

The only part where we can see these two differing in the connectivity department would be Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi just plain sucks on the X1
It might be the placement of the Wi-Fi antenna
It might be the placement of the Wi-Fi antenna, it might be the semi-metal casing - we're just not sure
Wi-Fi dropped every so often
Wi-Fi dropped every so often, and it just wasn't a pleasant experience in general

Wi-Fi
3.5mm headphone jack
Wi-Fi and built-in GPS receiver with A-GPS
Standard miniUSB port and Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
3.5mm standard audio jack
Superb audio quality
Full range of connectivity
Bluetooth
USB connectivity
Full complement of Bluetooth profiles
Good 3G speeds on AT&T's network in the US
and there's WiFi to fall back on
Good 3G speeds on AT&T's network in the US, and there's WiFi to fall back on
but alas not on T-Mobile's US 3G network (there are only so many wireless radios and bands that manufacturers can cram into a phone)
3G also works in Europe, but alas not on T-Mobile's US 3G network (there are only so many wireless radios and bands that manufacturers can cram into a phone)
wifi
Audio quality is fantastic 5
3.5mm jack
Mini USB Charge & Sync
Nice to see SE adopting universal standards, 3.5mm jack, Mini USB Charge & Sync, Micro SD upto 16gb 6
3.5mm audio jack =D
Better specs than HTC Touch Pro , 3.5mm audio jack =D
and internet connectivity options
3.5mm audio jack, 3.2mp ,keyboard
wifi etc
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
Connectivity
a step up from 3G
It supports HSDPA, a step up from 3G
gps,wifi,win mobile
and turbo 3G access
3g etc
Wi - Fi
Bluetooth 2
Connectivity HSDPA/3G to meet the need of high - speed data transfer, Wi - Fi, Bluetooth 2
Wi - Fi
Connectivity HSDPA/3G to meet the need of high - speed data transfer, Wi - Fi, Bluetooth 2
features full touch scrn also have wifi, the internet where, 3g

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portability

0.5

Some might find it a bit heavy
but others will like the weight
Some might find it a bit heavy, but others will like the weight, We would have liked to see a dedicated Back key, Video player needs a bit of work
could have been a bit more slim like the HTC pro
heavy

Slim
Super portable
Super portable, with plenty of space

very heavy
Very,very heavy
a little heavy but understandable
Large, heavy, expensive, complicated management of the unstable

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size

0.5

but it's not a big deal for me
might be a little chunky
It can get alittle laggy at tms bt ain't dt bad bt its nt reali a big deal
a little bit expensive
The size of the body is very large

Large
but those with big fingers may disagree
Large, high resolution screen, slide out keyboard, big RAM
large touchscreen
Connectivity, large touchscreen, coming to America

The size of the body is very large, not akselerometer, the screen is dark when the sun is used
A little thicker compared to other touchscreen mobiles
Expensive, A little thicker compared to other touchscreen mobiles
We put them head-to-head in a bunch of tests and categories just so we could help make your decision a little bit easier
we couldn't help but feel as if it might be a little too big
The XPERIA uses a WVGA resolution for it's 800-480 display, and while it's absolutely gorgeous, we couldn't help but feel as if it might be a little too big
it's a little grainy if you want to get nitpicky
The only downside about the Fuze's screen is that while it's very, very nice, it's a little grainy if you want to get nitpicky, and the pressure required to register a touch can get a little annoying
Our gripes were that the keys were a little too flush with the case
Our gripes were that the keys were a little too flush with the case, but it seems as if that has been cleared up now
yet we can't help but think how many additional sales Sony would have gotten if they had done a little more
and it's actually one of the big complaints we had with the T-Mobile G1
The Fuze is a little more understated from the front
The Fuze is a little more understated from the front, but we love the diamond back, though some people would have preferred the flat one that didn't pickup an ant's fingerprints, we dig it
The X1's backside is a little too "Sonyish" for out tastes
The X1's backside is a little too "Sonyish" for out tastes, it reeks of the P-series, and while that might not be a bad thing, it sort of takes away from the beautiful aspects of the phone
or increase text size in emails
we think it requires a little too much force
Body is to large
for those of you who have little money

Form factor / size
Great size

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resolution

5

The high resolution will make processing slower
The high resolution will make processing slower, while not adding to readability
the resolution colors too small for the screen
The XPERIA uses a WVGA resolution for it's 800-480 display
Most applications look great in this resolution

high resolution display
beautiful high-resolution screen
extremely high resolution display
Fantastic, extremely high resolution display
high resolution screen

Most applications look great in this resolution, and hey, even Skyfire works

high resolution screen,QWERTY keyboard(although not the best),design,WinMob OS
have a screen that has a resolution of the extraordinary and made by an strong material

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video

4

Video player needs a bit of work
Records low quality VGA@30fps video in 3GP format
Video playback in WMV is weak
Video playback in WMV is weak, Interface only switch to landscape with keyboard slideout
No voice recording

Takes solid pictures and captures passable video
3.15 MP auto focus camera with VGA video recording
Excellent video playback performance
dvd-like video feature
Video Telephony

I also read today that the american version drops the 30fps video to 24 fps
I also read today that the american version drops the 30fps video to 24 fps, WHY?????
Weak capacity of video playback
Weak capacity of video playback, games less

video recording
video calls
sturdy metallic construction, touch screen, multiple panels, great 3.2 MP camera, 3g, video recording, video calls, windows mobile 6.1, downloadable apps
users can make video calls
streaming audio / video
users can make video calls, streaming audio / video, internet surfing, multimedia messaging, and e

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performance

2

X Panels slow to load
Lag
Frequent lag spikes
Slow slow slow slow
ooooh my god so slow

Fast networking
Amazing performance
Snappy performance within Windows environment
Powerful processor
Beats the iPhone's processing speed

Slow slow slow slow, ooooh my god so slow
slow..and lagging
slow 520mhz processor
crap 3.2mp camera, slow 520mhz processor, laggy,
Panels are slow to start up
Slow and Unstable
Windows Mobile 6.1 is simply put very slow
Maybe slow
A few sceptics on the processing speed
I hope the processor will handle Windows Mobile 6.1
panels are over rated and a tad slow
expensive, panels are over rated and a tad slow
not as fast as the iphone
Slow response at times
Slow to respond at times Opera browser wouldn't work for me
operating system is still slow and less responsive
Although the operating system already use high-speed processor with Xperia this still feels a litt
not so fast
Well, not so fast
real fast
Like real, real fast
Slow
Slow, buggy and charging issues
Slow Processor
Reverb, Slow Processor, Incompatible with Car

AND THE CRAP PROCESSOR
Still no lag spikes that I would consider significant
fast for a WM6.1 device
High-speed CPU
Stylish n fast
Speed
Performance
High-performance
High-performance, multi-function
high performance
high performance, nice feature with windows mobile operating system
good performance
Connectivity HSDPA/3G to meet the need of high - speed data transfer
Connectivity HSDPA/3G to meet the need of high - speed data transfer
quick access

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memory

3

little internal memory
Lag, preloaded panels aren't great, little internal memory, still need to use stylus, high price
only 400mb of internal memory
No Tv-Out, only 400mb of internal memory
400MB memory

microSD memory expansion
and a higher ram
has windows, and a higher ram, will probably have no compatibility issues
256mb ram
big RAM

Qwerty, 400MB memory
insufficient memory
Needs more memory
512/384MB ROM/RAM
512/288MB ROM/RAM

storage
connectivity and memory is very good
Operating System, connectivity and memory is very good
520MHz processor 256M memory
large memory
quick access, large memory

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voice guidance

0.5

Not a great voice phone

menu

0.5

slowing down the action and putting everyone off their stride
As it is, Windows Mobile is lurking behind the scenes like an amateur photographer at a swinger’s party, slowing down the action and putting everyone off their stride
The phone is actually slippery so it is easy to drop
Which one are you going to drop a weeks pay on
The menu items are pretty small

the menu screen for h mp3 and multimendia provides familiarity with those with PSP or PS3

But that might come down to personal preference
include using the optical joystick to scroll in the browser in a page up / page down mode instead of selecting individual items
it does make it a little annoying when you can't seem to hit the start menu or "X" button just right because it's sunk in the corner of case
The screen isn't flush with the casing, and while it doesn't make or break the phone, it does make it a little annoying when you can't seem to hit the start menu or "X" button just right because it's sunk in the corner of case

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usability

3

The navigation controls are difficult to use
The navigation controls are difficult to use, and the Web browsing experience wasn't the greatest
Poor one-handed usability
still need to use stylus
Expensive Navigation controls are difficult to use Web browsing experience isn't the greatest

standby and even web use
Very easy navigational system
Easy to use
Easy to use, The Facebook/SPB panels are excellent 4
Supports all forms of manual input

Navigation controls are difficult to use
Expensive, Navigation controls are difficult to use, Web browsing experience isn't the greatest
not for rugged use
Highly customizable but your also going to need to do a high amount of customization in order to get the most use out of your phone
screen too small to use it without the stylist
Just a pain to navigate for me, screen too small to use it without the stylist
Hopefully no lack of application support
at Anyprice companies can use their imagination
slide make not simple to use
very dificult to use
it's kind of tricky to use your finger to select these most of the time
The menu items are pretty small, and while it's ok to use if you're banging away on the soft key buttons on the front of the device, it's kind of tricky to use your finger to select these most of the time
they have made great use of something called "Panels." There are about eight pre-loaded that range from the standard Windows Mobile homescreen
While Sony doesn't come close to offering anything like HTC's TouchFLO 3D, they have made great use of something called "Panels." There are about eight pre-loaded that range from the standard Windows Mobile homescreen, to a Google homescreen, to even a Facebook homescreen
so let's not kid ourselves there
Well, they probably would have got a lot more sales if the damn thing was shipping and wasn't $800, so let's not kid ourselves there
This as usual depends on your usage patterns
This as usual depends on your usage patterns, but we found both handsets lasting well into the late evening from an early morning full charge
But how do they fare in real world usage scenarios
it's very nice to use
The X1 does use a form of TouchFLO for scrolling
But the more we use it and evaluate it
But the more we use it and evaluate it, the more we think its target market shrinks
Not very easy to use
Not very easy to use, because of touchpanel

easy access to files (try it on iPhone)
Qwerty keyboards is easy 2 use as the keys r nt cramped up
Design wise is freakin sleek,cool,Qwerty keyboards is easy 2 use as the keys r nt cramped up,Lots of gd functions,Camera is clear too & Memory space nt bad, etc...Too much 2 list
ease of use
messaging is very easy
User interafce easy to use and has many applications
love how the screen tilts up when yu use the keyboard.you can make many things custom and to your liking
menu are tactile and simple to use
excellent build quality, menu are tactile and simple to use
unique design and easy to use features
Mobile like PC that can read Microsoft application
Easy to use,powerful,an affordable price,good quality
This product is very easy to use
This product is very easy to use, and sophisticated products including
easy to use, good desain
use optical joystick
good navigation, use optical joystick, good design
Very well made Easy to use
Windows Mobile application and speed of its Turbo 3G
Easy to use,powerful,an affordable price
high resolution screen and easy to use as well
easy to use, ergonomic design and completed

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build quality

5

Full featured yet surprisingly sturdy
Great build quality with use of real metal
solid construction
Build quality and design
looks exquisite and is sturdy

The device is beautifully crafted, looks exquisite and is sturdy
with joust-proof build quality and a regal 3-inch (800x400-pixel
The X1 certainly looks like a knight in rather fetching matt armour, with joust-proof build quality and a regal 3-inch (800x400-pixel
Build quality
Build quality, everyone comments on it
Good Build Quality
Stylish, high build quality
super build quality
solid build
great build quality
sturdy metallic construction
excellent build quality
Build
Build, style, functionality

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image quality

5

degraded picture quality when taking in a poor light condition

good call quality
Clear call quality
Great "solid" "quality" feel (hope I'm still saying that in 18 months
good quality
crisp picture

quality
It's still have a high quality pictures

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design

5

Hardware design lacking
im getting one on a plan for shizz
like OMG too much, im getting one on a plan for shizz
the design should be more interesting
must be good-looking

nice design
Beautiful industrial design
Sexy design
Attractive design
business-like design

If used Linux complete with Compiz Fusion, must be good-looking
and they don't plan on stopping
HTC has done wonders in this regard, and they don't plan on stopping
and the all polished device really looks professional yet sexy
The Fuze isn't an ugly duckling, and the all polished device really looks professional yet sexy
Looking at both of them from a consumer's perspective
Looking at both of them from a consumer's perspective, there really isn't any reason to not go with the Fuze

Slick Windows Mobile overlay
The X1 certainly looks like a knight in rather fetching matt armour
hip design
Arc-Slider design
good design
good design, good brand, good quality
Look very stylish and has everything i could want in a phone
ALL looks good
everythin sleek design
looks good
The slider looks for steady than HTC Pro
Killer looks n specs to match
Stylish look
Design is good
design
cool, design
Design wise is freakin sleek
Elegant design
stylish for guys
Elegant design,lots of apps,camera is fantastic,stylish for guys,the list goes on
nice design only
looks
Stylish handset
Stylish handset, mind blowing features, best navigation
sliding design
Stylish handset, sliding design, highly responsive touch screen panel, keyboard
nice looking
Stylish handset, nice looking, features was mind blowing, best navigation, large touchscreen, QWERTY keypad
looks very stylish
loaded with features, looks very stylish, great build quality
arch slim design
Arc Slider Design WOOOW It's Awsome
Great design and probably the best phone ive seen in a while
looks great
stylish handset, nice looking, features was mind blowing, best navigation , large touchscreen,QWERTY keypad
Great looks
Great looks, feels well made, great functions
has lots of features, nice design
stylish
Very stylish
Fashionable design
Fashionable design, comfortable to used, GPS equipped
design is sweet
cool design
sleek design
ravishing looks
sleek design, panels, ravishing looks
Geat look and design
Design & Looks
Performance, Design & Looks
Design for blogger
Design for blogger, Surfing, and functionality as the PC version
nice looking ,good performing
has amazing design outside and inside
has amazing design outside and inside, has a perfect feature
Good Design and features
very good design
so much features, very good design
stylish, full feature
QWERTY slide design make this mobile phone has its own advantages
Both in looks and functions
Both in looks and functions, this phone is very good
stylish design
stylish design, easy to use, and turbo 3G access
greatest smartphone design n technology
Beautiful design
ergonomic design and completed
very stylish,more facility,3g etc
Beautiful design, powerful features
very slim and nice design
design, technology
Features and design
Awesome looks

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energy efficiency

0.5

If you're a power user
more power to you
If you want to man up and get your hands dirty with customizing the X1 and making it suit your needs better, more power to you

glare

5

and brilliant colors
Good feel, and brilliant colors

color

0.5

65K COLOR
Xperia X1 technology using 65 thousand color TFT
Xperia X1 technology using 65 thousand color TFT,that is not the most powerful at this time
choise of color
you could sort of think it as a very complex skin

Balance of all models
Balance of all models, strategy

screen

3

Poor display sunlight legibility
is it porssible tht the sliding device may wear out over due time
Window Mobile is still will limitation which can't replace a notebook
What we love about the XPERIA's display is that there are no grainy artifacts
What we love about the XPERIA's display is that there are no grainy artifacts, and the screen barely requires any pressure to register input

excellent WVGA display
IE haters rejoice: Unit ships with Opera Mobile
Sexy design, solid construction, Large, high resolution display, Panel interface is useful, We liked the keyboard, but those with big fingers may disagree, Snappy performance within Windows environment
excellent display
New Panel interface is the best Windows Mobile home-screen hack so far

The Fuze rocks out with a 640-480 display
The Fuze rocks out with a 640-480 display, and while it's not as roomy as the Sony X1, it's more than big enough to cram whatever you want into the screen
but it's a lot better than the unit we toyed with previously and we have no problem banging out emails or IMs on here
one of the best keyboards on a Windows Mobile device
and customized homescreen ones where you can add in some RSS feeds and have them display right there
In addition to the aforementioned panels, there is also a music player panel, and customized homescreen ones where you can add in some RSS feeds and have them display right there
Neither device has crashed on us so far
Neither device has crashed on us so far, and that's very impressive seeing as how we've put both through the ringer
we'd say the X1 is simply the sexiest Windows Mobile device out there
This one's going to be tough to judge as y'all probably have more than your own opinions (anyone ever looked at our comment sections before?), but if we had to give you our take, we'd say the X1 is simply the sexiest Windows Mobile device out there
though some people would have preferred the flat one that didn't pickup an ant's fingerprints
Go on with your bad self and lust over whichever device you want to
The good news is that HTC's screen is flush with the front panel and this makes our problems with the X1 seem like much bigger problems - the layout is great here on the Fuze
I personally crowned the AT&T Fuze as the best Windows Mobile device out there
Not so much because the device is sub-par
Not so much because the device is sub-par, it's quite the opposite
paying $500 for an unlocked unit is still better than paying $800
Even if you're not on AT&T, paying $500 for an unlocked unit is still better than paying $800
Display pictures
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Hi-res display
The device is beautifully crafted
totally cool, hip design, touch screen, b-tooth, wifi, qwerty k-board, MAJOR sex appeal
Beautiful screen display
QWERTY keybord,dvd-like video feature,panels,ntegrated GPS, Video Telephony,High Resolution Display
great display and design
Good WVGA screen, good keyboards, fast for a WM6.1 device
amazing display
Good display
Good display, crisp picture
highly responsive touch screen panel
Highly customisable touchscreen display
Highly customisable touchscreen display, Slide-out screen reveals QWERTY keyboard
Style the panel display
Style the panel display to suit your needs
This device is al

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flash

0.5

No full Flash support for the browser (hence no full-featured YouTube)
No Flash

lens

2

optical joystick not particularly useful
Optical joypad is waaaay too recessed to be useful
Sony’s ‘optical joystick’ also left us limp: it’s difficult to stroke it into life and then activates randomly when you're trying to do something else
Talking of which, Sony’s ‘optical joystick’ also left us limp: it’s difficult to stroke it into life and then activates randomly when you're trying to do something else
System

Innovative four-way LED notification system
Optical trackpad
windows operating system
Operating System
nice feature with windows mobile operating system

optical joystick
but you will be able to do pretty much all your navigating with the optical joystick
You won't see an onscreen cursor here, but you will be able to do pretty much all your navigating with the optical joystick
Once you get used to navigating with the optical joystick though
Once you get used to navigating with the optical joystick though, it's really no problem

There are Windows Mobile operating system
equipped with optical joystick navigation

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sensor

2.5

Button positioning sensor is not accurate enough
We understand the keys are metal and everything
We understand the keys are metal and everything, but there is really no excuse
it might be the semi-metal casing - we're just not sure
Beauty is the eye of the beholder

Eye-catching ergonomic design
Metal case - less level of radiation
The Cell Phone has a very sexy look
stylish cell phone

Beauty is the eye of the beholder, right
And while the casing is metal on the Fuze
And while the casing is metal on the Fuze, we'd have to go with chrome/polished aluminum over gun-metal glossy black

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black level

0.5

paint on black model wears off easily even with the utmost care in handling
we'd have to go with chrome/polished aluminum over gun-metal glossy black

zoom

0.5

No opitical zoom
No optical zoom
No optical zoom,Windows OS on Most PDA Have Some Problem

control panel

5

Paltry amount of X Panel add-ins
Very expensive, X Panels slow to load, Paltry amount of X Panel add-ins, Lackluster keyboard
The Facebook panel is straight up addicting
there is also a music player panel

qwerty k-board
New YouTube Panel/Application from XDA Developers is excellent
Facebook Panel
Off the bat are the key board and the optical joystick and the Panels
Panel concept

It has Panel functions just like Vista and came with all the MS Office products for use

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maps

3

must have GPS
None so far - except the add-on "Wayfinder" GPS road map program doesn't recognise the GPS and so doesn't work - but the pre-loaded Google Maps works fine witht he GPS
Lacks GPS
but u get wat u paid......google maps
No bundled maps

GPS
though you'll have to sort out maps for yourself
3MP photos are fine and the GPs works well, though you'll have to sort out maps for yourself
A-GPS
ntegrated GPS

Google maps don't navigate

fully loaded like gps
GPS equipped

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product quality

5

The metal finish gives it a high class look

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