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[PaulOBrien]

We've posted about smape.com before (last time when they scooped a Touch Dual review!), and they seem to have done it again by posting a very extensive review of the hotly anticipated Sony Ericsson XPeria X1!

Featuring a very informative review and a whole host of images, the review is a must-read if you're one of the many awaiting the arrival of Sony Ericsson's first foray into the Windows Mobile market.

Taking into account the fact that Smape are obviously reviewing a device that will be a number of software-builds shy of release quality, they seem to come away might impressed! Sadly the reservations raised previously about the keyboard remain...

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What we didn’t really like about X1 was the main keyboard. The buttons feel loose and you can’t always feel if a button was pressed or not. We hope this will get fixed by the release day. The backlight is perfect though: bright enough to eliminate any possible inconvenience when you work in the dark. A brightly colored LED light works as the best reminder so you won’t ever miss a message. Talking in advance, we’d mention that Touch Pro still has a much better keyboard, which is the biggest advantage over the Swedish-Japanese competitor.

but...well... i'll let you read through for yourself to get the rest of their impressions! :et us know what you think!

The curved slider still looks slick, a 3.5mm is great and that 800x480 screen DOES look glorious...

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[Via: Engadget Mobile]

[richair]

Mixed feelings... Smape states that apart from the keyboard, the X1 is superior to Touch Pro, but apart from the screen resolution, i am not too sure.
If you don't use the device as a mediaplayer, the 3.5 mm jack is not an issue, and the X1 does not offer a tilt sensor (admittedly, that is more of a gimmick). Furthermore, it is somewhat larger and bound to be more expensive.

But still, it's a nice device...

[Syphon Filter]

Yeah I'm not really seeing the appeal of this device any more. I have a Touch Pro and am very happy with it. The higher screen res of the Xperia is all I consider to be an advantage of this phone.

[richair]

Syphon Filter, on Aug 27 2008, 23:20, said:

Yeah I'm not really seeing the appeal of this device any more. I have a Touch Pro and am very happy with it. The higher screen res of the Xperia is all I consider to be an advantage of this phone.

And even then... the non-standard 800x480 ratio might prevent some software from running. I am not too sure all software developers will make the effort to make sw WVGA-compatible.

[tjex]

richair, on Aug 28 2008, 09:06, said:

And even then... the non-standard 800x480 ratio might prevent some software from running. I am not too sure all software developers will make the effort to make sw WVGA-compatible.

Most VGA apps I've tried work fine. Not too many problems to report. I also suspect that we'll be seeing more WVGA phones in the future.

[ad3]

* Non-canon screen resolution
* No TV-out
* No hardware 3D acceleration

So i go for the Diamond Pro

[richair]

ad3, on Aug 29 2008, 12:34, said:

* No hardware 3D acceleration

So i go for the Diamond Pro

I can hardly imagine this is true. The Panels require serious power.
I have not read prove but the general consensus in a Dutch forum I follow is that thsi should be taken with a grain of salt for now.

[wanders]

ad3, on Aug 29 2008, 04:34, said:

* Non-canon screen resolution
* No TV-out
* No hardware 3D acceleration

So i go for the Diamond Pro

Smape is entirely mistaken here -  the Qualcomm website says:

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Up to 4 million triangles per second, and 133 million depth-tested, textured 3D pixels per second fill rate.

It has the same 3D hardware accelerator as the Touch Pro.

[PaulOBrien]

Magnus confirmed to me that the device is using 3D acceleration!

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[Tekk]

Very studpid that Andersson decided to not put in TV-Out. Lots of people will not buy it due to that. No chance to use it for a video-player, for making presenations at work or simply for watching pictures and videos from holidays with the family on the tv. Today every high-end phone has this feature (HTC TouchPro, Nokia N96, Samsung Omnia etc.). Really silly.