Vodafone, O2 to launch the XPERIA X1 in UK and Germany

by Nilay Patel, posted Sep 10th 2008 at 4:32PM

Sony Ericsson finally came clean with that September 30 launch date for the XPERIA X1 this morning, and now the carrier situation is starting to resolve itself -- as previously hinted, Vodafone will launch the sleek WinMo slider in the UK, and both Voda and O2 will have it in Germany. O2 UK hasn't confirmed anything yet, and we still haven't heard from any carriers in the third launch country of Sweden, but we'll keep you posted over on Engadget Mobile as soon as we hear anything.

Filed under: Handsets, Sony Ericsson, O2, Vodafone

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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NONO @ Sep 10th 2008 10:13PM

My brother got a job at Sony Ericsson this monday and they gave him the fone today! It's freakin sweet!

The resolution is as they say. Screen size is non-standard 2.6"x1.6" (3" Diagonal) Looks animorphic. (I don't know how to figure out the ratio thing :-P)

Anybody have any questions or interest? He had to sign a NDA so I can't give up to much information.

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COPYRIGHT @ Sep 12th 2008 2:04AM

Any idea which networks will be selling this baby at launch? I'm in the UK :)

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COPYRIGHT @ Sep 12th 2008 2:09AM

@ NONO, how well does the operating system cope when using the xperia panel feature?

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NONO @ Sep 13th 2008 2:04AM

I think they have to work on it a lot.

It's a panel that are actually pictures. You select the one you want and the picture gets zoom'd in and looks blury for about 3-4 seconds and the real panel takes over.

All the ones it comes with do the same, they're not seamless IMHO.

But the concept is "okay." They have the PSP/PS3 type of menu as one of the panels and that seems pretty cool... they also have one with three fishes that change color depending on the type of message you recieve.

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Koko @ Sep 20th 2008 1:20PM

Hey NONO,

Will it be in the stores on the 30th sep in uk , and will it be available in both the colors.. tht info would be helpful.

thanks mate

cheers