Sony Ericsson Joins Microsoft's Windows Mobile Camp

[Mike Temporale]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/10/sony-ericsson-ties-up-with-microsoft-for-windows-mobile-devices/' target='_blank'>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/10/...mobile-devices/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>&quot;Microsoft has now won a veritable superfecta of licensing, landing deals with four of the top five phone manufacturers in the world to provide handsets based on Windows Mobile. The latest, announced today at Barcelona's Mobile World Congress, is Sony Ericsson -- a company heavily vested in Symbian by way of its UIQ division, so it's unclear how the licensing deal will ultimately affect UIQ-based offerings.&quot;</em></p><br /><p>Hot off the press from Mobile World Congress - there's not much available in the way of information at this time, but keep your eye's open and I'm sure some pictures and details will start to flood out on the internet.&nbsp; It's great to see a company with the style and functionality of SE joining the Windows Mobile camp.&nbsp; I can't wait to see what they've got lined up for us. :-)</p><br /><p>On a semi related note - here's a <a href="http://forums.thoughtsmedia.com/showthread.php?t=13511">link to a post</a> I made for April Fools back in 2004.&nbsp; I never actually imagined that this day would come. </p>

[Kris Kumar]

Amazing news!

And the device even though it is a Pocket PC aka Professional device, is amazing. I want one. For the first time I am interested in a Professional series device. The VGA screen + 3G phone + WiFi + QWERTY. Deadly combination. I don't think it has the GPS, only AGPS.

Microsoft Press Release (http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/feb08/02-10SonyMWCPR.mspx)

Engadget Photos and More (http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/10/sonyericsson-xperia-x1-qwerty-with-windows-mobile/)

[Darius Wey]

And the device even though it is a Pocket PC aka Professional device, is amazing. I want one. For the first time I am interested in a Professional series device. The VGA screen + 3G phone + WiFi + QWERTY. Deadly combination. I don't think it has the GPS, only AGPS.

Definitely looking forward to this one. Some nice touches worth mentioning: (a) the vast number of bands it supports, (b) USB mass storage support out-of-the-box, and (c) a 3.2-megapixel auto-focus camera with flash. Sony Ericsson's phone cameras are usually very decent. Most past and present Windows Mobile phones can hardly boast the same quality. I'm really hoping the X1 raises the bar and encourages other manufacturers to do a better job.

I've posted more links (http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/index.php?action=expand,58370&/sony_ericsson%27s_xperia_x1_shows_its_face.htm) over at Pocket PC Thoughts.

[Kris Kumar]

The thing that is most impressive is that SE is not putting out a run of the mill QWERTY device. They have took the time to style it and think of the features. And they have definitely got the specs right. I believe it has insane amount of memory also(?).

Wonder what the price will be?

[Darius Wey]

I believe it has insane amount of memory also(?).

400MB, although it's still unclear how much of that is RAM and how much of that is ROM. There's also the Memory Stick Micro slot for expanded storage.

[Kris Kumar]

SE has been pretty busy. They have the product page up:
http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/products/mobilephones/overview/x1?cc=us&lc=en

[alese]

400MB, although it's still unclear how much of that is RAM and how much of that is ROM. There's also the Memory Stick Micro slot for expanded storage.

If it turns out to be as great in real life than it is on paper/screen, this could be my first device with Memory Stick...

[Stinger]

Aesthetically it looks great but I'm worried about how long it will take to come out. SE announces their phones way too early and usually they come in late.