http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/10/13/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-unboxed-played-with-on-video/ Engadget Mobile Comments for Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 unboxed, played with on video http://www.engadgetmobile.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadgetmobile.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/10/13/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-unboxed-played-with-on-video/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/10/13/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-unboxed-played-with-on-video/Oct 13th 2008 6:25AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/10/13/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-unboxed-played-with-on-video/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/10/13/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-unboxed-played-with-on-video/
The screen orientation there does take a while to switch though, but that video shows a prototype actually, some other reviews have actually said the switch is actually pretty fast.

Heres some other reviews:
http://translate.google.com/translate?sourceid=navclient&hl=en&u=http%3a%2f%2fwww.jouwmobiel.com%2ftoestellen%2freview%2fshow%2fSony%2bEricsson%2fX1%2f2aba950f-d17e-4b65-b310-cc1fecb3532b%2f

http://www.tracyandmatt.co.uk/blogs/index.php/2008/10/13/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-answers

The second one states the orientation switch takes approx. half a second. To me thats pretty good.]]>Oct 13th 2008 6:54AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/10/13/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-unboxed-played-with-on-video/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/10/13/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-unboxed-played-with-on-video/Oct 13th 2008 10:07AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/10/13/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-unboxed-played-with-on-video/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/10/13/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-unboxed-played-with-on-video/now say when win mo release 7.0 this might change and hopefully they address the issues people are unhappy with.

but as of right now, if i had the choice i would still take my not so pretty g1 over a very slow and clunky x1 with win mo. x1 wins the style award but g1 takes the cake with best performance and useability. ]]>Oct 13th 2008 1:12PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/10/13/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-unboxed-played-with-on-video/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/10/13/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-unboxed-played-with-on-video/
And as for the tiles being "jerky", those transitions were pretty smooth for phones nowadays. I doubt you can find a phone that has those types of transitions and execute them any more smoothly. I'm sure they'll perfect it in a few months or years but hey, that's where mobile technology is now.

And as much as I like the G1, that phone does look pretty outdated compared to the Xperia. The Xperia is far more stylish and creative. And I like the more refined animation the Xperia has compared to the simple UI of the current version of Android. I would compare it to TouchFlo3D. I like Android and all but it's not that big on style and detail. And sure, I will end up with an Android phone eventually, but it sure won't be the G1. Compared to phones like this (Xperia), the G1 pretty much sucks as far as physical appearance is concerned. Android? Awesome. G1? Not so much.]]>Oct 13th 2008 3:40PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/10/13/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-unboxed-played-with-on-video/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/10/13/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-unboxed-played-with-on-video/http://translate.google.se/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mobilmania.cz%2FTitulni-strana%2FXperia-X1-vesmirny-dlazdic-velke-preview%2FUvod-konstrukce-pristroje-displej-a-Iluminace%2Fsc-21-sr-1-a-1120389-ch-1041244%2Fdefault.aspx&sl=cs&tl=en&hl=sv&ie=UTF-8

Note that its actually still a prototype, probably the last prototype before final, but still a prototype. You can tell by the sticker in one of the pictures showing the battery compartment.
Also, the actual box looks a bit different. Just look at the other, newer, unboxing that was on engadget.

Still nice to watch, but I just wanted to point that out.]]>Oct 13th 2008 6:45AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/10/13/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-unboxed-played-with-on-video/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/10/13/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-unboxed-played-with-on-video/Oct 13th 2008 9:41AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/10/13/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-unboxed-played-with-on-video/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/10/13/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-unboxed-played-with-on-video/I'm going to pass this - HTC HD, here I come!!! :)]]>Oct 13th 2008 8:08AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/10/13/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-unboxed-played-with-on-video/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/10/13/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-unboxed-played-with-on-video/Oct 13th 2008 8:19AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/10/13/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-unboxed-played-with-on-video/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/10/13/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-unboxed-played-with-on-video/Oct 13th 2008 12:56PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/10/13/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-unboxed-played-with-on-video/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/10/13/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-unboxed-played-with-on-video/
For the user who felt the tiles animated 'just fine'; watch the video again, starting around 2:50 -- but -- this time wear your glasses :)
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www.xperiancers.com ]]>Oct 13th 2008 5:21PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/10/13/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-unboxed-played-with-on-video/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/10/13/sony-ericsson-xperia-x1-unboxed-played-with-on-video/
Thats the official X1 blog site.

Q&A2 says US has to wait till Nov. 3rd for an announcement.]]>Oct 13th 2008 5:21PM