CeBit 08: Sony Ericsson Flurry of Phones
Techtree News Staff, Mar 07, 2008 2329 hrs IST
Sony Ericsson has unveiled a bagful of phones panning across different series. Here's what our correspondent has to say about them.
At CeBit 08, Sony Ericsson has showcased a bagful of phones panning across different series.
Here's the low-down from our correspondent at the electronics fair:
Most of the models that were announced at Barcelona a few weeks back were on display here, along with a few more. While some of the designs were very impressive, I was fairly disappointed with quite a few of them.
A lot of phones including some from the W series had an uninspiring plastic feel. The W380 and W980 belonged to that category. I can still pardon them for doing that to the W380, which is expected to be an entry-level option but the W980 is supposed to be higher up the price chain, and they could have certainly done a lot better with the piano finish there. On the brighter side, the W890 is very elegant and the W350 is sleek and light.
The G700 and the G900 phones seemed the most impressive of the lot, loaded with features and good looks. Though the pricing information is not available, they are expected to be 'not too expensive' as they claim to be mainstream business plus multimedia phones, and offer features like touch-screen and organizer, among others.
The new entry-level R (radio) series phones - R300 and R306 look better in the snaps than in reality, and the lesser I say about them the better. I will let the Reviews team tell you more about them sometime soon.
Last but by no means the least, SE also showcased the first of their much-talked about XPERIA series of phone, the XPERIA X1. It is very impressive to say the least. The series is a "convergence of communication and entertainment" as SE likes to put it, and it is precisely that. It has a large 3-inches screen with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, and for some reason, SE has opted for a 65K color display rather than a 262K one. The phone has all possible bells and whistles like a sliding QWERTY keypad (similar to the HTC), 3.2 mega pixels auto-focus camera, media player, Web browser, Bluetooth (A2DP), Edge, Wi-Fi, GPS, USB support, etc, and runs on Windows Mobile. One surprising aspect here is that, unlike other SE phones, this one supports MicroSD cards.
One thing missing though is a second camera for video conferencing. Wonder how they missed that. May be they will put it in the final release, which unfortunately isn't expected any time soon. The wait may be as long as 2009. The device is reasonably compact for all the features it packs, and way smaller than Nokia communicators. And just for your reference, the X1 measures 110 x 53 x 16.7mm and weighs 145 grams.
USER COMMENTS
cool & friendly phone always helps in our happy & bad day
by deepak radesh k, nagpur, on Oct 05, 2008 11:30 AM, Report abuse Reply
good mobile with very good features
by vishal, mysore, on Sep 23, 2008 10:29 PM, Report abuse Reply
this mobile has all features very good mobile
by vishal, mysore, on Sep 23, 2008 10:27 PM, Report abuse Reply
The x1 will definitely beat the p1i in all ways..the thing is people should wait before they buy a phone..and check if it is totally necessary..new technology comes up everyday and the prices of phones reduce drastically..so it is best to wait before you buy a phone.
by Sri Vaishnavi R, Coimbatore, on Sep 15, 2008 12:49 PM, Report abuse Reply
reduce the wait, need touch screen
by chezhian.j, madurai, on Sep 09, 2008 09:50 AM, Report abuse Reply
it is really good looks good future, but it to expensive so i cant purchase this.
by ajay kr manka, jamshedpur, on Sep 06, 2008 02:56 PM, Report abuse Reply
Sony Ericsson mobiles are the best phone which i have come across , sony i liked the picture ( display ) , sound the quailty and the clarity is excelent , the data transfer is user friendly . i love sony ericsson moblie. thanks to sony ericsson for execllent phones.
by chandra shekar, bangalore, on Aug 30, 2008 11:29 AM, Report abuse Reply
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by raaja, pondicherry, on Aug 29, 2008 02:22 PM, Report abuse Reply
u asso's jaldi launch karo phone ko.....i wana buy it as soon it launches......
by ralph, mumbai, on Aug 26, 2008 10:47 AM, Report abuse Reply
agreed u fucker.........how much does it take 2 launch a pfone
by kushal birla, jalgaon, on Aug 26, 2008 10:49 AM, Report abuse
by PRADEEP GUPTA, JAIPUR, on Aug 26, 2008 04:25 AM, Report abuse Reply
I really want thisssssssssssssssss!
by shrinidhi, mumbai, on Aug 24, 2008 08:47 PM, Report abuse Reply
by asad, delhi, on Aug 20, 2008 08:26 PM, Report abuse Reply
mmm............TRY SONY, U'LL LIKE IT....................
by dev, vellore-2, on Aug 19, 2008 12:01 PM, Report abuse Reply
News is that SE XPERIA X1 will run on WINDOWS MOBILE 6.5 .Also have got killer looks. Battery backup and talk ime is good. Built in Memory has to be 8gb or more. Processor has to be in GHz with 512MB RAM or more.
by Sree Lakshmi, Bangalore, on Aug 11, 2008 10:55 PM, Report abuse Reply
it is a good device and communication systemand sound is super
by b.aravindan, coimbatore,india, on Aug 09, 2008 01:38 PM, Report abuse Reply
sony, the name is enough. unexpected is never meant for sony,,,,,,
by suman jha, patna, on Aug 09, 2008 11:45 AM, Report abuse Reply
by Ankit MADan, delhi, on Aug 07, 2008 03:04 PM, Report abuse Reply
hmm nice phoness...ut performance is yet be be checked
by ankit, jabalpur, India, on Jul 31, 2008 07:55 PM, Report abuse Reply
no hesitations should be dere on the success which these cells are going to achieve .. even i wanna have 1 of these ...
by Randeep Singh, new delhi, on Jul 25, 2008 10:33 PM, Report abuse Reply
well this is surely gonna b da phone of its kind in the respective category. i hope the response turns out to be rly good. i being an sony user would love to have one of it
by jignesh sanghra, mumbai, on Jul 25, 2008 01:06 AM, Report abuse Reply
by Anup Ranjan das, Bhubaneswar, on Jul 20, 2008 03:37 PM, Report abuse Reply
by chandrashekhar, new mumbai, on Jul 08, 2008 05:21 PM, Report abuse Reply
battery should remain for long period,
by santhoshkasi, bangalore, on Jul 05, 2008 02:04 PM, Report abuse Reply
sony give mony is true this is paisa vasul product
by sunil, mumbai, on Jul 05, 2008 06:18 AM, Report abuse Reply
it saves a lot of energy. very bulky. but its just classic.
by janmejay doshi, mumbai, on Jun 15, 2008 08:14 PM, Report abuse Reply
CeBit 08: Sony Ericsson is agr8 cell has touch-screen , large 3-inches screen with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, and for some reason, SE has opted for a 65K color display rather than a 262K one,3.2 mega pixels auto-focus camera, media player, Web browser, Bluetooth (A2DP), Edge, Wi-Fi, GPS, USB support, etc, and runs on Windows Mobile........
by kalpesh pandey, mumbai, on Jun 15, 2008 11:53 AM, Report abuse Reply
This thing is meant to be sen and tested, I guess. Just waiting for them in the market.
by raj, bhiwani, on Jun 14, 2008 07:59 AM, Report abuse Reply
Windows Mobile requires 32-bit processors to operate, and 32-bit processors can handle either a 65,000-color system or a 16M-color system. Since the latter is likely to consume more power, manufacturers of WM mobile devices tend to stick to 65,000-color displays. After all, for a business user, a longer battery life would be more valuable than a screen with twice or thrice the number of colors.
by Karunakar Rao S, Hyderabad, on Jun 13, 2008 05:07 PM, Report abuse Reply
Windows Mobile requires 32-bit processors to operate, and 32-bit processors can handle either a 65,000-color system or a 16M-color system. Since the latter is likely to consume more power, manufacturers of WM mobile devices tend to stick to 65,000-color displays. After all, for a business user, a longer battery life would be more valuable than a screen with twice or thrice the number of colors.
by Karunakar Rao S, Hyderabad, on Jun 13, 2008 04:52 PM, Report abuse Reply
Dude, the reason the XPERIA X1 has a 65K-color display is because it runs on Windows Mobile. In case you might not be knowing, and I'm sure would wouldn't be knowing, Windows Mobile requires 32-bit processors to operate, and 32-bit processors can handle either a 65,000-color system or a 16M-color system. Since the latter is likely to consume more power, manufacturers of WM mobile devices tend to stick to 65,000-color displays. After all, for a business user, a longer battery life would be more valuable than a screen with twice or thrice the number of colors.
by Lycanthrope, Mumbai, on Mar 22, 2008 11:23 PM, Report abuse Reply
The second camera is a add-on camera that connects externally
by Jason, Minneapolis, MN, on Mar 09, 2008 12:12 PM, Report abuse Reply
all these were announced in MWC...wats wrong with you guys!!
by steveatkoss, Bangalore, on Mar 08, 2008 05:12 AM, Report abuse Reply
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really very attractive phone, inorder to use for various purposes like entertainment, multimedia and infact stylish and hi fi.
by Saurav, Guwahati, on Oct 11, 2008 10:26 PM, Report abuse Reply