Keepin' it real fake, part CLXVI: the Sany Ericssan X1 with Wyndowz Mobil
by Chris Ziegler 
posted Nov 14th 2008 at 2:20PM
- A quarterly sales volume measured in the hundreds is considered a rousing success.
- Neither Sany nor Ericssan have any intention of pulling out of the joint venture.
- "Outsourcing" of industrial design saves time, money, and staff.
- None of those pesky Windows Mobile licensing fees to worry about.
- GPRS data speed isn't a problem -- it's a way of life.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Khalil @ Nov 14th 2008 2:58PM
Best Sany Ever.
Victor @ Nov 14th 2008 3:04PM
Wow, it's an alpha DSLR, a VAIO all weather computer all on this phone! I agree, best Sany EVER!
RCC2k8 @ Nov 14th 2008 3:21PM
I'm about to puke...
Moe @ Nov 14th 2008 3:32PM
is it me or do u also with sony erricson would make a phone like this??
Moe @ Nov 14th 2008 3:42PM
ofcourse with a qwerty and wm6.5 and a real 8.0 Megapixel camera with the optical zoom lens and the TV-tuner
john @ Nov 14th 2008 6:53PM
While that one looks a bit craptacular, I looked at their T580i (sort of an AT&T Tilt clone, but not as blatant a rip-off as some of their other phones), and with a little bit of reworking* it could be a decent cheap android phone.
(* some keyboard re-arranging, quad-band GSM, EDGE, 3G, wifi, 320x480 screen; though the 3G and wifi might come at the expense of the TV/FM tuners)
It has almost twice the battery capacity of the G1, dpad instead of trackball, and a tilt screen. Seems like a nice start to me.
If they started trying to cater to the Android market, and make a few modest advances in their designs, they could probably actually sell their phones in the US as unlocked, maybe even pre-paid, phones ... and might do well.
Dan(o) @ Nov 14th 2008 10:05PM
It looks like something you win in the gumball machine things outside of the grocery store.