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I live in Toronto, Canada and I'm thinking about buying an unlocked x1a for to use with Rogers.
I'm about to drop some serious green on this phone and I'm wondering if there's anyone who has one that regrets buying it, and wishes that they got something else instead.
(x1a should work on Canadian 3g bands right?)
well,if you like to modify your phone (flashing roms,doing various performance tweaking etc), then X1 would be good for you. Its not that good straight out of the box,but after some modifications then it'll be a beast (performance wise)
unfortunately i dont know anything about 3g in canada,so i cant help u on that...
any regret on buying X1? well no...because after about 4 months this phone has been working beautifully on me, apart from that slight keyboard sensitivity problem. Everything else is fine though...although i might want to check out touch pro 2 when its out
after looking at the touch pro 2, there is definitely some regret.
No regrets at all. On the contrary, this device is a perfect mean between size, battery life, performance and stability. The keyboard takes some getting used to and I personally only use the SPB panel; I think the whole panel concept is useless, but the device is very good.
No regrets at all after dropping $1200cdn on it. If I were to buy a phone today I would still get the X1a. X1a works on Rogers here no problems.
I might if I had given 650€ (1100 CAD), but I bought it slightly used from a friend for 290€ (470 CAD) and I got his original receipt and warranty for the rest 22 months. So, for me it was a cheap phone and I can't really regret buying it.
Other than that, if I had given the full price, I would really expect the battery to last as promised, meaning at least 5 days and not 24-40 hours! (Maybe it will last for 5-7 days if you never use it).
No regrets. Maybe next time I could've bought the HTC Touch HD. Thinner, bigger screen, but no qwerty. HD is also slightly cheaper. However, for me it's perfect. Windows Mobile is awesome btw.
nope i wouldnt hv gotten anything else. i did consider the TouchHD and the Innov8.
but i wanted something that looks cool, fits perfectly in my palm and a qwerty keyboard.
its not a perfect phone but its awesome and i hv no regrets.
the only thing I dislike on my xperia is the embossed screen, as it make difficult to press X button... but remember that we have an hw key for that
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the only thing I dislike on my xperia is the embossed screen, as it make difficult to press X button... but remember that we have an hw key for that
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I don't really regret it.
Although it isn't a cheap phone.
I was planning to buy a Touch HD, but I need a hardware keyboard.
Xperia is still in "in an early stage". I think SE is still busy with giving lots of support to developers and planning to make it a better product. This is just a matter of time.
if you need a new phone (i mean right now), it isn't bad to buy a Xperia
i absolutely have no regrets. About battery power, this is excellent. 9he people that dont get enough battery time are because they have tons of things installed and running, like pointui, s2u2, touchflow etc, etc. i can honestly tell you that from the 27+ phones i have had in the last 2 years, including iphone, n95, htc diamond, moto q9, n71, BB pearl, curve and countless others, that the experia beats all of them hands down in terms of battery life. The only thing i regret was how sony didnt think of the xperia earlier before i wasted my money on so many lesser pieces of hardware. I woukd buy the xperia again no hassles. I admit, no phones perfect, but to me, the xperia is pretty darn close.
PRK
Having a Symbian UIQ phone for over 5 years i was very reluctant to give in to the whole Windows Mobile idea. Sony Ericsson then dumped the UIQ platform and the X1i seemed like the ideal replacement for my old P990i.
I have to say i was impressed with the build quality of the X1i compared with the quality of P990 and P910i that i had previously the X1 is very solid and its form factor is great.
As for regrets, none at all. The only regret i have is that i have so many cooked ROMs to choose from on here that i flash my phone every other month just for the fun of it! haha
Thanks for all the responses. This is a really tough decision for me because I'm a super indecisive person. I do love modding and flashing my phone so that won't be a problem, reading a lot of reviews I find that reviewers can't really find anything wrong with the phone, whatever they say is bad with it is usually something trivial: cnet says the panel buttons are weird to press, mobilepower says the top row of the keyboard isn't laid out that great, etc.
My main concern is watching those "vs" videos on youtube like touch pro vs xperia, xperia usually doesn't come out on top, but people in the videos seem biased, and the comments usually point that out and say why the xperia is still a great phone.
I realize you guys are probably a little biased since you're all xperia owners, but I'm glad to see the majority of people are happy with it =)
I just hope the modding community can get android working for the x1a in the near future =)
I regret totally
after the first couple days or weeks of trying to figure it out...you will love it. if your brand new to WM it will consume your life trying to get it up to your needs then,your set.
She said, Is that all? Ive seen bigger.
Do I regret it? Humm... two words for Ya
hell no.
imho the best winmo device at the moment. first qwerty PDA which actually doesn't look like a massive soap bar.
no regrets.. it is a awesome phone.. i love it.. SE rules
MichaelWalker said:
Thanks for all the responses. This is a really tough decision for me because I'm a super indecisive person. I do love modding and flashing my phone so that won't be a problem, reading a lot of reviews I find that reviewers can't really find anything wrong with the phone, whatever they say is bad with it is usually something trivial: cnet says the panel buttons are weird to press, mobilepower says the top row of the keyboard isn't laid out that great, etc.
My main concern is watching those "vs" videos on youtube like touch pro vs xperia, xperia usually doesn't come out on top, but people in the videos seem biased, and the comments usually point that out and say why the xperia is still a great phone.
I realize you guys are probably a little biased since you're all xperia owners, but I'm glad to see the majority of people are happy with it =)
I just hope the modding community can get android working for the x1a in the near future =)
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ok mate a few things if i review the phone on cnet my self and show the real potential of what this phone can do it will blow your mind away. but i dnt have a cam neither alot of time.
i was just like you thinking of buying and reading mixed reviews and confused,but finaly one day i stabbed my wallet in the butt and bought this.
hardware wise the build quality is good,and overall it feels like a very solid device and exotic sort of device in hand.
as far as software goes ur in for a ride my first impression of it i was realy bad,it realy dissapointed me.
but as soon as you start flashing ur gona fell in love with your phone manila,tf3d,6.1,6.5 and ur gona start hating every phone except x1.
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The only regret i have is that i have so many cooked ROMs to choose from on here that i flash my phone every other month just for the fun of it! haha
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so true...
No regrets at all also.Even my wife is considering to drop her diamond and get x1 instead.( i really hope she do it asap)
I'm glad that I got an X1 to see how SE would go about making a WM phone, but I do regret getting one now. The cracks in the casing as well as backlight bleed on the screen corners spoil it for me.
It doesn't help that the Touch Pro2 (Rhodium) is almost exactly what I'm looking for.
Large WVGA screen
"Full" keyboard
Accelerometer
I'm sorely tempted to swap the X1 for a Touch Pro, buy a Touch Pro2 SIM-free and sell the Touch Pro to offset the cost.
Im really starting to consider the X1, but i want to know if the X2 (or whatever it will be called) has plenty of new parts in the interface will this be able to be ported to the X1, so that in a sense when the X2 comes out you could literally tailor make your X1 into the X2. As touch flo has been ported i would of guessed the X2 would be the same, with whatever new feats would be added??
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Im really starting to consider the X1, but i want to know if the X2 (or whatever it will be called) has plenty of new parts in the interface will this be able to be ported to the X1, so that in a sense when the X2 comes out you could literally tailor make your X1 into the X2. As touch flo has been ported i would of guessed the X2 would be the same, with whatever new feats would be added??
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TC,
Have you seen and felt the X1 in person and played with it for more than 15 minutes? The X1 looks much smaller in person, just be sure t oknow what you're getting yourself into. Also, there might be newer HTC devices coming with more powerful processors later this year. It might be worth waiting.
Just give it a thought. Whatever it is, just be sure to make sure you've seen the X1 in person before buying it.
Cheers.
I would say wait for an xperia like device with snapdragon cpu or tegra or cortexA8
oh and if you would take xperia. take also an insurance because this phone has alot of weird issues that appear after 2-6 months.. like cracks or a phone that goes off when sliding out.
Make the X1 into X2? It seems almost impossible, not with cellphones.
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I would say wait for an xperia like device with snapdragon cpu or tegra or cortexA8
oh and if you would take xperia. take also an insurance because this phone has alot of weird issues that appear after 2-6 months.. like cracks or a phone that goes off when sliding out.
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Whats Snapdragon and tegra and cortex, what does this do??
Wouldnt the warranty cover the cracks, for a phone this expensive i wouldnt expect any cracks.
I have an X1i with no cracks or physical issues. I purchased mine in November, shortly after it hit the market (I had to return my first one becasue the FM radio didn't work).
It will most likely be possible to upgrade X1 to WM6.5 when it comes out. Of course, you can upgrade it to the WM6.5 beta right now if you'd like, but of course it isn't 100% complete or bug-free yet. I don't think any phone is obsolence-proof though. Enjoy the X1 now, since who knows when the X2 will actually hit the market? They're both WM based phones, so the software will be compatible.
The price on unlocked an X1i continues to fall, with the cheapest I've seen lately at $449 US. That's also a consideration.
So, I recently purchased a virtually new Xperia for $270... and now I'm beginning to wonder if the Touch Diamond 2 or the Touch Pro 2 were a better deal? What do you guys think--considering for how much I spent on an Xperia.
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So, I recently purchased a virtually new Xperia for $270... and now I'm beginning to wonder if the Touch Diamond 2 or the Touch Pro 2 were a better deal? What do you guys think--considering for how much I spent on an Xperia.
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i'd still buy my xperia again at 750 or whatever I spent today even though I could get a touch diamond 2 or touch pro 2.
and for that price? I'd MURDER for that price haha.
I'd rather have the Verizon Touch Pro2 than the Xperia X1a.
But......for 500 dollars and above vs a 270 Xperia X1a....I'd pick Xperia anyday.
There is no better than Xperia in my opinion.
I had the diamond2 and the TP2 and bottom line I still use my xperia for everdy day use.
Woa, thanks for the reassurance guys. Yeah, Xperia seems a much better phone.
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Woa, thanks for the reassurance guys. Yeah, Xperia seems a much better phone.
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not to mention that it is the best looking phone ever built, in my opinion.
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i'd still buy my xperia again at 750 or whatever I spent today even though I could get a touch diamond 2 or touch pro 2.
and for that price? I'd MURDER for that price haha.
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palmbluetooth said:
There is no better than Xperia in my opinion.
I had the diamond2 and the TP2 and bottom line I still use my xperia for everdy day use.
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not to mention that it is the best looking phone ever built, in my opinion.
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Agreed 100%.
Man, Xperia simply rules. You'll find details as the alarms and sounds that can be fixed. But i'm so happy with my phone. It's the best.
and of course you can make fun of iphone users with a simple xperia skin.
Xperia's Design Make Me Feel Like Heaven
The Phone Built & Design Is So Sexy ...
Yeah the design should have won an award. It set a new level for phone and design. Make it slightly bigger in scale and it would have been a ****ing amazing phone.
Not sure! It is lush but the TP2 has a better keyboard, no doubt! Better hardware (other than lack of 3.5mm jack) but the xperia has extensive rom community which TP2 doesnt!
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i'd still buy my xperia again at 750 or whatever I spent today even though I could get a touch diamond 2 or touch pro 2.
and for that price? I'd MURDER for that price haha.
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£260 over here brand new
m1le5 said:
TP2 has a better keyboard
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yes
Better hardware
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Better hardware
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The TP2 has a 3.6" display vs a 3.0", an accelerometer and slightly more RAM at 288MB. TP2 is missing the flash and the 3.5mm headphone jack the X1 does have. Other than that and the design differences, the hardware is the same, so it's up to each person to decide which hardware setup they prefer.
x1 is betterer
X1 metal finish made me unable to sleep
the 2.8 inchs fits the 800x480 resolution.. It is much neat than desktop monitor!
Now the sound volumn can be hacked, no missed call anymore.
and the battery, 1500ma stored in a thin flim, incredible!
I have the X1. the 3" screen is rather small. I'd appreciate the extra .6" of the TP2. Accelerometer is a better benefit, IMO, compared to the LED flash.
I am coming from E90. Screen of E90 is larger - 4", about the same resolution (352 vs 480 vertical). Nokia's screen is also much more readable especially at direct sunlight. Haven't seen TP2's though.
So, the Xperia is a better choice... but
which one is better out of these two?
Touch Diamond 2, or Touch Pro 2?
To me, the Touch Diamond 2 looks a lot sleeker/cooler, and the diamond finish on the back is to kill for... but what about hardware?
what about the screen ? 3 inch is enough ? dont you prefer a bigger screen ?
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So, the Xperia is a better choice... but
which one is better out of these two?
Touch Diamond 2, or Touch Pro 2?
To me, the Touch Diamond 2 looks a lot sleeker/cooler, and the diamond finish on the back is to kill for... but what about hardware?
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TP2 is far better.
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what about the screen ? 3 inch is enough ? dont you prefer a bigger screen ?
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I would like a 4 inch screen thank you.
Thinking of Buying a Xperia X1 what do you guys think of it? In terms of build quality and durability as well as everything else.
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Thinking of Buying a Xperia X1 what do you guys think of it? In terms of build quality and durability as well as everything else.
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Its good, but had i been in ur place, i wud reconsider X1 for X2..X2 is better actually..but u take the pic..
The X2 does look good...but the X1 is a fantastic machine. Plus the price now is a lot cheaper than when first launched. The only problem I can foresee is trying to find a new one...I could be wrong of course
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The X2 does look good...but the X1 is a fantastic machine. Plus the price now is a lot cheaper than when first launched. The only problem I can foresee is trying to find a new one...I could be wrong of course
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You can buy one here in Poland.
If I were in your shoes i wouldnt bother. Im on my 4th Xperia in 13 months!
I cannot comment on the X2 but personally would wait for the X10 or choose the new nokia.
My own opinion
To give advice i would suggest to stay away from SE until they get their act together.
If i'd buy a phone today, it'd be the HD2... sure no hardware QWERTY, but with that 4.3" screen you get one hell of a on screen keyboard.. =)
Other than that it's so much more powerful and has more features..
I've had my Xperia X1 since February, and the only problem I've had with it was the slight wearing out of most-used keys on the keyboard. And even that was replaced when I sent it in to SE Repair.
If you want an Xperia, and you'd rather go with a device that has a lot of support and is much, much cheaper, I'd say the X1 is a good idea for you. I plan on selling my black X1i (lightly used, I figure 300ish isn't bad) and getting the X2a when it comes out, for US 3G support, because I absolutely love the new keyboard and design. Plus I just like keeping up on mobile phones
well, since you've asked about build quality and durability - stay away! i own this phone 11 months and it's been in repair for 2 months and 1 week...
you can read in this forum about it:
- hw-keyb deteriorates over time (buttons either don't work or act like pressed 3 times)
- cracks in case
- battery cover (black) scratches very easy
- buttons under the screen lose their shiny finish through usage
- in my case a part of the touch-monitors most upper layer faded (no scratch!)
- monitor cable inside also seems prown to be faulty
also it doesn't get any software-updates anymore. "final" firmware dates from march 2009. and there are still bugs left, especially in performance (lag when playing it's own videos...) i've read somewhere that the new x2-panels don't work on x1 officially. x1-panels are too few to make good use of them.
and if you want to use custom roms (with manila) or the goodies from x2 be prepared for a neverending story of flashing, bug-fixing and waiting for new releases by the cooks. cooking yourself is even more time-consuming.
at the moment stay away from SE. and if you don't want to spend the money for something like a hd2, i'd recommend an htc touch pro 2. same hardware as x1, but a better software-foundation than the x1. plus manila and official update to winmo 6.5.
Well, buy it if you like it.
My Xperia works since Dec 2008 and it's the best SE phone I ever had.
The crack appeared when device hit the floor hard.
So for me build quality is good.
As for HTC TPro 2 - well, as for "software foundation" there's no difference between this and X1.
Some people love TF3D, some - like me - don't and I just love panels.
In reverse HTC has ****ty hardware buttons while SE gives you all the options.
So in the end it's all about subtle differences.
For me the whole X1 concept works.
caliban is saying everything you´ll need to know..
nice phone,crappy quality
some Plastic will kill your Fun ,believe me
-a lot of problems....
save a little bit more of money and buy a touch pro 2....
oh...and forget to buy some other SE Devices...big company,big quality problems at the moment,dood !
If I were in your shoes I'd get the LG Expo or HD2. Caliban is accurate above but I actually think the X1 is a very good device - after tweaking my only big complaint is the sluggishness - it just can't be fixed. Pretty soon all software will be designed for Snapdragon or faster processors, so I would jump on that bandwagon.
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The X2 does look good...but the X1 is a fantastic machine. Plus the price now is a lot cheaper than when first launched. The only problem I can foresee is trying to find a new one...I could be wrong of course
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Do not get it. Just don't. It's a phone that comes to be luxurious and high-end. But it ages it quickly.
hi guys.i am x1 owner more than a year.i had good and bad experience with my x1.now this is the time to upgrade my phone.which phones you guys are recommeding?
3 things are essential for me.sliding keyboard(aka hardware keyboard) , fast cpu and large screen.what do you thing?which phone shoudl i get?thx in advance...
few i want recommend such as HD2 or X10 but they dont have sliding keyboard
I am pondering currently between the HD2 and much more simple HTC Snap.
HD2 is very expensive though...
And after what i've seen from Sony with the X1 - X2 is out of the question
I am thinking about buying X10 mini pro... Cheap enough and nice qwerty keyboard. and ANDROID!!!
get an lg expo 1ghz cpu nice screen and sliding keyboard.
I would also go for a LG Expo if I had to choose a phone now.
Overclocked milestone/droid
thx for all your comments and advice guys.you are very help full.lg expo looks very good.i review omniaII as well.looks not bad...is there any 1ghz one hand device guys?like htc snap?!htc snap screen looks small and cpu is same as x1...i must read and investigate more
I've made my decision....
X1 isnt that bad of a phone so i'm gonna stick with it until it breaks, for 18 a month i can get unlimited texts, unlimited data and 300 minutes for a sim only deal.
HD2 and Lg expo and that are just soo expensive! even with contract!
Its the same for me. I dont see a reason to replace my Xperia X1. It does everything I need just perfectly.
Samsung GT-B7610 OmniaPRO looks ok. But no D-pad
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hi guys.i am x1 owner more than a year.i had good and bad experience with my x1.now this is the time to upgrade my phone.which phones you guys are recommeding?
3 things are essential for me.sliding keyboard(aka hardware keyboard) , fast cpu and large screen.what do you thing?which phone shoudl i get?thx in advance...
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http://www.expansys.co.za/d.aspx?i=190234
I'm also staying with the X1 until it breaks. After that I'll probably get the Nexus 2, since WP7 is turning me off.
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http://www.expansys.co.za/d.aspx?i=190234
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thx for advice but i never like motorola product.i tried motorola 3 times and i always have proplem and i gave my promiseto dont buy motorola.but looks cool.
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I'm also staying with the X1 until it breaks. After that I'll probably get the Nexus 2, since WP7 is turning me off.
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I'm with you on this one. Too bad it won't have Sense UI, though. I can hope they do something better than default Android OS.
Since I am in U.S. I feel deprived of options since HD2, Omnia series phones, and even the Nexus One are not usable on AT&T 3G.
I had Xperia X1 - it was a great device. The only problem I had was the poor reception.
If I was you, I'd buy one of the following:
- HTC HD2
- Sony Ericsson X10 (Nexus One is to ugly for my taste, sorry)
... or hold your breath for a while... Windows Phone 7 will arrive soon
Good luck!
I'm using my x1 from 3 month...i have 2 reasons to change it: the slide is going damnly ko (i will go soon to service center...), and is missing video acceleration for divx....!!
I think the better wm phone now is lg gw820 expo....but i live in Italy and it is not available in europe....!
Another nice one can be samsung b7610!
If you like android try to consider the cheap lg gw620.
I think i will repair my x1 slide and may be i will wait Christmas to upgrade it, because when will be availabe wm7 phones, wm6.5 phone will be cheaper!
Sorry for my bugged english...!!