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Sony Ericsson rolls out Xperia X2
WITH MINIMAL FANFARE Sony Ericsson unveiled its latest addition to its Xperia range with the launch of the X2 at an event in London this week.
We had a chance to have a quick play with the device and here are our very first impressions.
The phone is the successor to the X1, which pioneered the Xperia range and is aimed at high-end business users.
Weighing in at 115g, the device is solidly built but, as with all phones using a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, it might be a bit bulky for some.
The X2 features a 3.2-inch resistive touchscreen with 480x800 resolution. There is just 110MB of onboard storage available internally, but it ships with a 4GB microSD card.
The X2 runs Windows Mobile 6.5 with Sony Ericsson's Panel interface overlaid. First impressions suggest that this is where the X2 really falls short of the mark, being unresponsive, slow and clunky.
That said, Sony Ericsson's PR spinners did stress that we were handling a pre-release version of the software, so we'll reserve judgement until we get our hands on a proper review unit running the final release. µ
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personally I prefer the x1 over the iphone that my wife and brother have, and here is why
1.) qwerty keyboard. I can take quick notes with my fast little thumbs
2.) full MS office. Similar to above
3.) Lack of Games. Its a serious honest to goodness business phone. I dont really need games, nor do i need to find how level my TV is with my phone
4.) removable battery.
5.) Power button that works every time.
I was also one of the unfortunates who fell for the hype and bought the X1. Having promised to limit myself to one phone pr year, I have kept the X1. However, the X1 is so useless in every way, that I decided to let myself buy a new phone once the X2 was released. So now I have ordered an iPhone..
It will be a long time before I consider an Ericsson phone again. The X1 is slow, unresponsive, and thoroughly Windows. The panels are neither here nor there, only giving a superficial skin that is of no help whatsoever.
I consider myself an above-average user, and this being my third windows-phone, I am amazed at being unable to find the radio or the panels via windows (the panels-button died a few months ago).
The mediaplayer is absolutely unable to play more than one song before requiring more user input. If it plays the chosen song at all.
It launches Opera Mini or Explorer randomly.
The map/GPS function uses Google, which is fine, until one needs to use it in, say, Japan, where the data-traffic-costs causes one to spend over 100 quid to find an address in Osaka.
The special characters I need to write in my native language, Norwegian, are inserted randomly in the message or mail, unless I wait until the unit has caught up with my typing. Which usually takes quite a long time, and defeats the purpose of a QWERTY keyboard.
The update function never works, neither for Windows or Ericsson-related software. It is not possible to download additional panels either.
These are just a small selection of faults on the X1 that has exasperated me these last few months. Ever since I bought the X1 in early may, I have regretted the decision. Now, I just look forward to my iPhone arriving in the mail.
Does anyone really know when the X2 will be release. Becuase there is so many storie of when the real date is and everyone is waiting months for it.
And when do you think will it be released here in South Africa??
The X1 had the same preview excuses rolled out, and I was one of the unfortunates who bought that dog. The X2 could print its own fivers, but I wouldn't buy SonyEricsson again. Will be swapping to the Nokia N900 at the first opportunity, Jobs can forget about my cash as well...
Sony's phone UIs are always really slow.
They're normally pretty nice to use, but their devs haven't learnt the word "optimisation".
On 9 September, there were some news reports that said the Xperia X2 will be the last Windows Mobile phone made by Sony Ericsson. From now on they'll be making Android phones.