I am really excited for the X10
I’m using Sony Ericsson’s first code drop into the Android Open Source Project, and their addition of a Radio Interface Layer repo (even if neither are exactly fresh) as an excuse to talk a little bit more about the XPERIA X10 because, well… I’m excited about it. That’s a given, right? Who isn’t excited? But while I was in bed coughing up a lung on November 3rd, the rest of the Android world was wallowing in the good news and writing about how important the phone is. I missed out, and I just want an opportunity to join in on the fun. So here it is: My X10 pseudo-announcement post.
Sony Ericsson’s first Android is no slouch, packing a 1 GHz Snapdragon processor; a 4″, 480 x 854 pixel (WVGA), scratch-resistant touch screen; an 8.1 MP cam with auto-focus, geo-tagging, stabilization, smile detection and video recording; Exchange support; an accelerometer enabling auto-rotation; A-GPS; 3.5mm audio jack; 3D games; Wi-Fi; this clock thingy; what seem to be two very cool features called Timescape and Mediascape; an perhaps most importantly, the UI known as Rachael.
Rachael has been driving us nuts for months with her sexy sheen – much like Rosie did a while back. But unlike Rosie, I don’t suspect many bloggers will complaining that she is slow to respond, or laggy. If you ask me, Sense was the biggest thing to happen to Android in it’s first year of public life. I wouldn’t be surprized if Rachael has the same mass appeal. I can’t wait to see so see her running as smoothly as can be seen in the mock-ups we’ve been offered thus far, and not the way she moves in the video below.
X10 will ship to selected markets in the first quarter of 2010 in Sensuous Black or Luster White. It comes with Android 1.6, but as the Sony Ericsson product blog states, it will get 2.0 eventually. DroidDog is waiting – rather impatiently – for a review unit.
I am not impressed, that interface looks nauseatingly slow. All that power, and it was skipping, when the guy was changing screens? Are you kidding me? I am sure just vanilla android would do fine, but that “sense like” ui sucks.
This isn’t the final product “Champz”.
They have 3 months to uptimaze the UX (OS) to launch.
This OS is a 1.6 with some functions of the 2.0 (like the OpenGl ES 2.0 suport). After the phone releases, will be severaus updates to implement the full 2.0 Eclair.
Do me a favor … read this first : http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/products/
Then you talk :)
I am not impressed, that interface looks nauseatingly slow. All that power, and it was skipping, when the guy was changing screens? Are you kidding me? I am sure just vanilla android would do fine, but that “sense like” ui sucks.
This isn’t the final product “Champz”.
They have 3 months to uptimaze the UX (OS) to launch.
This OS is a 1.6 with some functions of the 2.0 (like the OpenGl ES 2.0 suport). After the phone releases, will be severaus updates to implement the full 2.0 Eclair.
Do me a favor … read this first : http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/products/
Then you talk :)
it looks like windows mobile to me
it looks like windows mobile to me
I want this phone with the stock Android 2.0 interface. It would be smooth as butter and get updates much easier/sooner.
I want this phone with the stock Android 2.0 interface. It would be smooth as butter and get updates much easier/sooner.
here’s an 8 minute video of the xperia x10 in action. i saw the link in the esato.com forums.
http://www.vimeo.com/7422001
note: it’s in spanish.
here’s an 8 minute video of the xperia x10 in action. i saw the link in the esato.com forums.
http://www.vimeo.com/7422001
note: it’s in spanish.
I really like the interface but I only get phones with a QWERTY keyboard.
So it does not interest me anyway
I really like the interface but I only get phones with a QWERTY keyboard.
So it does not interest me anyway
Let’s hope one can disable custom UI effects and update Android with stock version as soon as they come out (it should be 2.0 based aleready).
I tought Sony (leader in OLED screens – remember the Sony clie PDA) would use an OLED screen in this phone.
I hope they’re not skipping an OLED screen because of brigh backgrounded UI !!!
Because OLED just require power for lighted on pixels, and I prefer dark backgrounds anyway.
Let’s hope one can disable custom UI effects and update Android with stock version as soon as they come out (it should be 2.0 based aleready).
I tought Sony (leader in OLED screens – remember the Sony clie PDA) would use an OLED screen in this phone.
I hope they’re not skipping an OLED screen because of brigh backgrounded UI !!!
Because OLED just require power for lighted on pixels, and I prefer dark backgrounds anyway.