Updated 15 Feb, 2012, 10:20 am IST

REVIEWS / SMARTPHONES / SONY ERICSSON

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1

08 Jan, 2009, 12:47 pm IST | Shayne Rana | Smartphones

Battery
The battery life of the Xperia X1 was average at best - with a day and half of average use for music, browsing, a few calls and messages and a little gaming thrown in. Talktime clocked in at about 4 hours and 05 minutes but I expected much more. All of these results were with the battery saving mode active so it was quite a disappointment.

The Bottom Line
With a price tag of Rs. 40,000 I think you won’t miss much if you give the Xperia a pass. The Panels, although I will admit are handy, are just a gimmick to jazz up an otherwise average Windows mobile handset. The Keyboard is the absolute highlight of the handset as well as the overall design, but i was not particularly happy with the performance. It is still my belief that it could possibly be an issue with this one handset and no other, then again, why would the company provide a reviewer with a handset that wasn’t functioning at optimum capacity.� �

Specs

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1
Network	GSM 850/900/1800/1900, 3G, EDGE
Physical	110.5 x 52.6 x 17 mm, 145g
Display	800 x 480, 65k colors, TFT Touchscreen, 03-inches
Memory	512MB internal, microSD external
Media	MP3, AAC, WMA, 3GP, MPEG4, Voice Recorder, FM radio
Camera	3.2 megapixel AF, LED flash
Connectivity	USB v2.0, Bluetooth with A2DP, Wi-Fi, GPS (A-GPS support)
Battery	450 hrs standby, 4 hrs 05 mins talktime
Street	Rs. 40,000

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Tags: Windows Mobile 6.1 , Xperia

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