Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 Comes to India

Samir Makwana, Nov 13, 2008 2137 hrs IST

'iPhone' killer at killer price

The much anticipated Sony Ericsson Xperia X1, touted as iPhone killer, has finally been launched in India and that too at a whooping price of Rs. 44500 -- only (pun intended)!

The Xperia X1 sports 3-inch VGA display, full QWERTY keyboard, arc-slider design and metal-finish body. Featuring nine customizable panel interface, the phone sports Windows Mobile platform, offers higher data services with HSDPA/HSUPA and WiFi support. The expandable memory support allows adding more storage.

For more dope you can check out our Xperia X1 experience straight from the labs and also the unboxing tour.

Xperia X1's exorbitant price tag is likely to turn off many mobile fans, but it would be interesting to know how will it fair against iPhone, Samsung Omnia, Nokia 5800 and other competitors in the touchscreen arena. At such a high price one can easily buy a full form factor desktop or a good entry-level laptop. So, are you guys ready to shell out around 45,000 for a phone? Do let us know.

USER COMMENTS

I m not a fool to spend 45,000 on the phone.

by Sunil, Mumbai, on Aug 31, 2009 03:57 AM, Report abuse Reply

Dear Indians, Please buy mobiles based on your requirement. Don't buy to compite with your friends and relatives, who may having higher version. No one will help you when you are in need!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Shiva, Hyderabad, on Jan 27, 2009 04:07 PM, Report abuse Reply

Nice said shiva.... I am agreeing with you. All of you please observe this.

by Madhu sudhan, HYDERABAD, on Jul 12, 2009 06:21 AM, Report abuse

They needn't have bothered to launch it at all... They could have directly sold off 10k pieces to those who were interested, why make another loss by actually marketing it.

by diabloroxx, Chennai, on Nov 14, 2008 07:44 AM, Report abuse Reply

u all fools . iphone is a shit around this fone . iphone cannot send music files via bluetooth,iphone cant record video , iphone dosnt have 3.2 mp camera , iphone does'nt have the universal compatibility of apps, iphone doesnt have stylus which is must for a touch screen gizmo,iphone doesnt hav flash , auto focus touch focus ,iphone doent have optical joystik, iphone doesnt have qwerty keyboard, iphone doesnt have WINDOWS. Now can any one tell me u iphone fans wat the hell iphone got which the xperia misses. ah ah ah iphone doent hav GPS though

by robin, jallandhar, on May 25, 2009 12:10 AM, Report abuse

@robin - I do not think you ever used iPhone!! LOL! Try using it first rather than comlining like iPhone doesnt have xxxx... :D

by Jinto, Indianapolis, on Jun 03, 2009 01:31 AM, Report abuse

shall i go for the X1 it is good or bad

by ramaraju, bangalore, on Mar 05, 2009 04:52 PM, Report abuse Reply

hey iphone s much better than xperia

by joshua, mumbai, on Feb 10, 2009 02:33 PM, Report abuse Reply

what is the price?????? defnitely a toll faliure @ dis price

by vineeth, bangalore, on Nov 13, 2008 10:00 PM, Report abuse Reply

iPhone is much better than X1. X1 feels like crappy piece of cheap plastic.

by Virendra, Baroda, on Jan 27, 2009 03:07 PM, Report abuse

I WANT TO BUY THIS MOBILE PHONE AND I AM LIVING IN JAIPUR

by VINEET YADAV, JAIUR, on Jan 21, 2009 12:20 PM, Report abuse Reply

The phone looks good and I spent a good amount of time reading various international reviews of it .. Brought me almost 95% towards buying it... The lo and behold, an audacious (and seriously stupid) price tag of 44,500 hard earned rupees in recession time .. Now I am definetely not buying it unless they drop the prices... Only shocker that remains is what will be the price of the X-2 (when that is launched)?

by Krishna, Mumbai, on Dec 22, 2008 12:19 AM, Report abuse Reply

Wrong price @ wrong time..Market survey????

by Magesh, Chennai, on Dec 18, 2008 01:15 PM, Report abuse Reply

no way.. well i was dieng to buy this mobile but afer its price annousment i was shoked.. i thougth it would be around 28000-30000

by Saurabh Kumar, Ranchi, on Dec 15, 2008 01:12 PM, Report abuse Reply

Iphone killer? Nah don't see it doing that! At the price I would be surprised if it sells at all. Of course it will sell a dozen pieces to the ultra rich and dumb in the head. Like some big company's CEO's spoilt brat of a son. And thats no Pun! Hey I rhyme!!! :)

by Amit, New delhi, on Dec 10, 2008 03:36 PM, Report abuse Reply

NOT AT ALL !!!! these sony ppl are not aware of the fact that the world economy is in a recession and not a boom.

by dhruv, delhi, on Dec 07, 2008 10:58 AM, Report abuse Reply

NINTENDO WII.......$250USD NOKIA N95 8GB....$400USD IPHONE 16GB……$350USD iPHONE 8GB……..$300USD IPOD 32GB.........$350USD NOKIA N96.........$500USD PS3 60GB……....$300USD SAMSUNG SGH-U900...........$350USD SONY ERICSSON XPERIA X1.......$450USD

by charles, london, on Nov 30, 2008 04:35 AM, Report abuse Reply

Absolutely not, it sure is highway robbery. AM sure they will soon come to their senses and price it around 30 grand. Buyers would want to steer clear of this phone considering the way SE drops it prices after 3-4 months.

by Varun, Gurgaon, on Nov 19, 2008 10:36 PM, Report abuse Reply

It is only 22000 to 25000 in singapore and in canada it is only 15000

by Mayur, Mumbai, on Nov 19, 2008 02:41 AM, Report abuse Reply

So, are you guys ready to shell out around 45,000 for a phone? NO

by zach, bangalore, on Nov 16, 2008 06:44 PM, Report abuse Reply

I have always loved sony ericsson phones,and i always wanted to buy xperia X1....but at 44.5K, its a strict NO NO.... SE is either incredibably smart to price it so, or extremely insane.

by Eric, Gurgaon, on Nov 16, 2008 03:10 PM, Report abuse Reply

It sure won't have any takers but atleast they should have thought that India is not like USA or UK where the handset prices are subsidised by the mobile network providers like Vodafone, Orange etc. It would only make sense in India to get this if a network like airtel offers the phone with an initial payment of 10000Rs and monthly contract of 1500Rs for 2 years or so. Atleast the mobile network providers like Airtel should start considering this option for expensive phones

by Gokul, Visakhapatnam, on Nov 14, 2008 07:20 PM, Report abuse Reply

Well , I have awaited this phone since a long time, right now have a P1, looking at the price it seems the good old days where we purchased a P900 for 37k ! Seems outrageous now ! No way man , I love SE but the price is way too much !

by Pratyush, Ranchi, on Nov 14, 2008 04:44 PM, Report abuse Reply

Buy it at THAT price? Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

by Ash G, Kolhapur, on Nov 14, 2008 03:13 PM, Report abuse Reply

at an age when i would expect technology like this to get cheaper and more affordable, it just seems to cost more and more and more!!

by Vivek, Mumbai, on Nov 14, 2008 01:19 PM, Report abuse Reply

Only good thing about this launch is they launched first in India, bad thing is that they have done so without understanding the Indian market and Indian consumer

by Gaurav Kansal, Bangalore, on Nov 14, 2008 12:33 PM, Report abuse Reply

wht a ridiculous prices tag !!!! r thy out of their minds ?????

by tarlok, mumbai, on Nov 14, 2008 11:42 AM, Report abuse Reply

I can buy a good quality laptop for this price. Investing this much in phone is stupidity..

by Anonymous, hi, on Nov 14, 2008 10:26 AM, Report abuse Reply

Still, these guys arent learnin frm the iPhone debacle... dunno how they are gettin qualified as MBAs....

by Jitender, Chennai, on Nov 14, 2008 09:36 AM, Report abuse Reply

epic failure...

by Jitender, Chennai, on Nov 14, 2008 09:32 AM, Report abuse Reply

LOL 44500 ROTFL.

by Setu Garg, Noida, on Nov 14, 2008 12:21 AM, Report abuse Reply