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Sony Ericsson Xperia X1
Critics have hailed the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 as the closest rival to Apple’s iPhone, as far as design and features are concerned. Nevertheless, the Xperia X1 has a lot of features that are previously unseen in earlier Sony Ericsson models making this model a perfect product of sheer innovation.
The Experia X1 has a dimension of 53 x 110 x 16.7 millimeters and a weight of 146 grams. This is the first phone in Sony Ericsson history that has been employed with a 3.5mm plug for earphones, a feature which is also unique for a Windows Mobile phone. It also includes navigation cross with central button which is very much emphasized in the mobile phone’s facade. It also features a QWERTY keyboard which is comfortable to press. This keyboard will be revealed when the 3-inch WVGA (800 by 480 pixel) touch screen is slid aside.
Atop the Xperia X is the 85mm stylus holder, the 3.5mm headset and the Power/Standby Button. On the left side is the miniUSB sync/charge connector, and one of the back release clips while the volume up/down rocker, camera button and the second back release clip are on the right side. On the back side is the 3.2-Megapixel camera and LED flash.
The graphical user interface in Xperia X1 is called the X-Panel which consists of a number of different start screens divided into grids. All of the screens are customizable except for the main Today screen. Sample applications include a media file drawer, calendar screen, Google search and radio. An interesting screen is an adaptation of the SPB Mobile Shell, which appears as a regular Windows interface, only that the size is enough for the screen to be controlled by the index finger instead of the stylus.
A major problem associated with the X-Panel is speed. A few seconds are allotted to open the X-Panel and media library separately. Most of the screens will start out in low resolution before kicking into high-resolution. There are also a number of glitches in the graphics which are at least, bearable to casual users.
The multimedia aspect of the Xperia is commendable as it maintained the music player that has always been associated with the Walkman phones, although the mobile version of the Windows Media Player is still up for use for formats that cannot be recognized to the former. The 3.2-Megapixel camera has also retained in the Xperia, although the picture quality has remained in the mobile phone level, so nothing bigger should be expected in this area.
Xperia runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 professional and it contains programs like Google maps, messenger, windows live, eJava, QuickGPS, Adobe reader LE and Handango In Hand. The transfer to the Opera 9.5 from Internet Explorer is also an improvement. Other highlights of the Xperia X1 include 512MB ROM and 256RAM, support for HSDPA,