There is no bargaining.
I can send it by mail.
Call, I don’t correspond, I don’t read SMS.

Rare touchscreen phone-smartphone-GPS communicator Sony Ericsson XPERIA X-1 Sony-Ericsson XPERIA X-1 in the form of a side slider with a QWERTY keyboard. (Russified).
ATTENTION: if you are looking for “ideal” condition, there is no point in reading further - this is not for you.

There are three such devices:
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1) Sony-Ericsson Xperia X1 Black in excellent condition, included - box, battery, USB cable, network charger, headset, spare stylus, English. printed tools and software on CD, price - 3500 rub.

2) Sony-Ericsson Xperia X1 Black, fully operational, no problems, no repairs, good external condition, included - working battery, stylus, charger and USB cable, gift - leather case, price - 2500 rubles.

3) Sony-Ericsson Xperia X1 Silver, fully operational, no problems, no repairs, external condition - 4 (there are small micro-scratches on the body and screen), includes a working battery, stylus, charger and USB cable. There is nothing else, the price is 2500 rubles.

Unique appearance, you can’t confuse it with any other - in my opinion, it’s a great, solid design
Convenient control – combination of a sensor with a stylus and a keyboard
A good process - all the programs, applications work as they should, even if it freezes. So if you reveal a lot of things at once
Wide multimedia capabilities (music, video, photo) – the camera itself is good
It holds a charge for a long time, if you use it as a phone, it will definitely be 5 days
The connector is for standard SD, and not as Sony usually likes to do in its models.

CAMERA The quality of the pictures is excellent, the quality is better on a mobile phone, and the Sony has 3.2 megapixels, and the Canon camera has 12 megapixels,
beautiful)) stylish, a lot of metal,
holds a charge perfectly (1 day with headphones and on the Internet, if you only “be in touch” - you can go without charging for a week),
catches the net of norms,
the touch screen is easy to follow on my fingernails (I rarely even take out the stylus),
many available applications,
Microsoft Office package (Word, Excel, even Power Point - can be used without problems! very convenient)

Arc design
Smartphone with Windows Mobile 6.1
Horizontal slider housing, steel and plastic
QWERTY keyboard
Weight 158 ​​g.
Dimensions (WxHxD) 53x110x17 mm
Touch screen 3 inches, 480x800
Auto-rotate screen
Polyphony, MP3 ringtones
Vibration alert
Light indication of events
Camera 3 MP, 2048x1536, LED flash, autofocus, digital Zoom 3x
Video recording MPEG4, H263, H264, WMV
Audio MP3, AAC, WMA, FM radio
3.5mm headphone jack
Communication GSM 900/1800/1900, 3G
Internet access GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0, USB
Satellite navigation GPS, A-GPS
Synchronization with PC
Use as a USB storage device
Processor Qualcomm MSM7200A, 528 MHz
Built-in memory 400 MB
RAM 256 MB
MicroSD card support.

Here is an excerpt from the press release: “The XPERIA X1 mobile communicator is distinguished by its unusual design and powerful functionality. A unique arc-shaped slider with a horizontal QWERTY layout and a 3-inch diagonal touch screen made entirely of stainless steel...”

Indeed, the design of the XPERIA X1 is very unusual: a large number of decorative and functional elements, the triangular shape of the keys of the external unit, the edges on the QWERTY keyboard keys, the metal body - all this creates a very pleasant, attractive, expensive look. The only thing that is not entirely true in the quote is that the body is completely metal. Yes, the front panel is entirely metal, with a characteristic “steel” texture, the silver edging on the sides of the slider is also metal, and only the back side of the case, divided into three parts, is not entirely steel. Only the battery compartment cover is made of metal, although this “only” steel occupies about two-thirds of the surface. But the edges of the rear part are still made of plastic, although of very good quality. The steel is also quite good, does not bend, and, most importantly, practically does not get dirty with fingerprints. On plastic, by the way, fingerprints and other body parts are not visible at all. Yes, looking ahead, I will say that the buttons are also made of plastic - both the black block under the screen and all the keys on the QWERTY keyboard.

The slider mechanism is excellent - it opens without any significant effort, the auto-close does everything itself, all you need is a desire to open the device and an initial push with your finger. When opened, the upper part of the case moves away and is fixed with a slight inclination towards the keyboard. The lower inner part (also metal, by the way), on which the QWERTY keyboard is located, has a slightly concave shape. Plus, the design of the end with a silver edging emphasizes this concavity. Due to this, the effect of a “unique arc-shaped slider” is achieved. In addition to the beauty of this effect, the concavity of the keyboard and the elevation of the upper half make typing more comfortable; when the device is open, it fits perfectly in the hands and rests on the index fingers.

Let's talk about the keyboard right away: there are only 42 keys, separated from each other by a fairly large distance, each of which has a diagonal edge (and the “big” keys: Tab, Enter and spacebar have two whole edges!). The direction of the edges is from the edge to the center of the keyboard block, from top to bottom. On two standard keys (F and J) there is a no less standard tactile designation of the center of the letter part of the keyboard - corner protrusions. It's really difficult to find them, but they look beautiful.

Switching the language is convenient: you need to hold down the Fn key (the leftmost one in the bottom row, with a blue rectangle) and the Sym button adjacent to it (that’s what it says on it). The only bad thing: you can't see what language is currently enabled.

There was no room for navigation buttons in the full layout, so moving the cursor will have to be done using the joystick on the external key block.

The keyboard backlight is quite bright and uniform, all characters are perfectly readable in the dark.

There are no complaints about the convenience of typing: the keys have a small, clear stroke, accompanied by a soft click, and due to the spaces between the keys, there are practically no erroneous presses. Working with the keys of the top row is also comfortable, since when typing with your thumbs, the latter (fingers, not keys) are located almost parallel to the sliding part of the body, and your fingers do not rest against it.

Now about the external keyboard: firstly, it is plastic, and secondly, the keys are triangular in shape, which, however, does not impair their ease of use. Two narrow silver soft keys are raised high above the surface, making them very comfortable to press, although the first impression of their shape and size evokes exactly the opposite thought. In the center there is a large black rectangle - if you click on it, it will be the confirmation key. And if you run your finger over it, it turns out to be a touch panel. Although it is small in area and recessed quite deeply into the body, holding your finger over it will scroll through four items in the menu if you move along the long side, and three if you follow the short side. If you swipe your finger more slowly, the points already passed will be five and four, respectively. It’s quite a convenient replacement for scrolling on the screen, especially if the scroll bar is narrow but long, and you only need to scroll through anything. For example, in the phone book. The scroll bar will help you find the first letter of the contact name, and the touch panel will help you scroll the list to the desired entry. Don't need a touchpad? It can be disabled.

Around the touch key there is a rectangular frame with sort of triangular “wings” on the sides. These are navigation keys. The navigation block is slightly raised above the surface, and there are no problems with keystrokes: the “winged” ones already have a large area, and the narrow ones stand out clearly against the background of the flat touch panel and are easy to find blindly.

Screen. The screen here is a TFT touch matrix, which has a widescreen resolution of 480 by 800 pixels, its physical dimensions are: 39 x 65 mm, diagonal 3 inches (75 mm). It is possible to display up to 65,000 colors, which won’t surprise anyone now, but this is quite enough: the picture is bright, viewing angles are quite wide, grain is practically not noticeable at all. The only bad thing is that the screen is very dirty. This is not visible when it is turned on, but in standby mode all traces of its use appear. When you open the case, the screen turns to a horizontal position - it slows down a little, though.

Above the screen there is a silver insert, under which a slot for the earpiece is hidden. To the right of it is the front camera peephole for video calls, and to the left is a light sensor that regulates the brightness of the screen backlight. The microphone hole is hidden at the junction of the front metal panel and the side edge at the bottom end of the device. It’s a small hole, and it’s made not round, but in a corner. It might seem like a small thing, but even here they thought about how to make it beautiful. At the same end there is a mount for a strap - only those about to drown themselves would hang such a device on their neck, but on their hand, so as not to drop it, it would do just fine. The top end is notable for its 3.5 mm jack - a first for SonyEricsson! (in this case, the device is not positioned as a music model, please note) – and the device’s power key.

There is a stylus socket in the upper corner of the device. The stylus can be removed from its slot with some effort, but it is rarely needed. But it won't get lost.

On the back side, in addition to the metal cover, there are two plastic sections. On the cover there are only engraved the names of the manufacturer (Sony Ericsson), the line (XPERIA) and a small insert with the name of the model (X1). The plastic parts are also not without built-in elements - closer to the bottom of the device there is a green Sonerik logo and an incomprehensible protrusion. On the opposite plastic side there is a 3.2 megapixel camera module with a flash, all this is slightly raised above the surface of the body, but slightly recessed relative to the edging that frames the whole thing, so the camera window can get scratched (it certainly can, how could it not be) ), then not immediately and not much.

Under the steel cover you can find a BST-41 lithium-polymer battery with a capacity of 1500 mAh, and already under it there is a connector for a SIM card. Also under the cover on the side on the right (if you look at the device from the back) there is a slot for MicroSD memory cards; hot-swapping of cards is supported (without turning off the device).

The sides are also not devoid of any buttons: on the left side there is a miniUSB connector and a polyphonic speaker hole, and on the right side there is a volume rocker at the top and a camera power button at the bottom. If you look closely, you can also notice black narrow stripes on both sides of the device. Light indicators are hidden there - with any action from the list specified in the backlight settings (the user can choose which actions should be “highlighted”), two indicators on each side begin to blink, and in different colors: the spectrum contains not only pure green or pure red color; the device, for example, notifies about recharging using a three-color signal: orange, violet and green. He is just captured below in the photograph. If flashing lights annoy you, you can turn them off completely.

We’re done with the exterior, we’ve looked at it from all sides, now let’s move on to the “insides” of the device.

Hardware and software components, communications

SonyEricsson XPERIA X1 is built on a Qualcomm 7200 processor (528 MHz), has 256 MB of RAM, of which about 200 MB remains for the user after turning on the phone - this is quite enough for simultaneous operation of several “heavy” applications. Of the 512 MB of memory for storing data, about half is initially available to the user, this is not much, but given the support for memory cards, there should be no problems with free space (though, alas, a memory card is not included in the package).

SonyEricsson XPERIA X1 runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional with the proprietary X-panel shell. There is nothing unusual in the software: there is a contact manager on the SIM card, Adobe Reader, QuickGPS for updating satellite data, Google Maps for navigation, a Java application manager, the Handandgo InHand application - something in the spirit of a program catalog, where they are all paid.

GPS is represented by a built-in gpsOne chip on the Qualcomm 7200 platform, there are no surprises here. To work with navigation, the manufacturer offers only Google Maps, but you can install the program to your own taste, if you wish. Google Maps is good for everyone, except for downloading the map via GPRS, you can use navigation only if you have Internet access. A-GPS finds the location quickly, but not entirely accurately, and finding satellites took about five minutes during a cold start. Subsequently, the launch was carried out faster - 1-2 minutes.

The OperaMobile 9.5 browser is installed as an alternative to the standard IE; it is familiar to us from HTC communicators. The browser supports bookmarks, history, screen settings (fit to width, mobile view, disable pictures, change font sizes), cookies, CACHE, and simultaneous use of several windows (up to three tabs), which is not the case in Internet Explorer by default.

For ease of use and activation of supported wireless networks, a wireless connection manager is provided, which, like Opera, is illustrated in the style of the Touch Flo 3D shell from HTC.

Wi-Fi works flawlessly, connected access points and settings for them are remembered for repeated connections. It is possible to adjust the module power to save energy.

Bluetooth version 2.0 + EDR, all modern services are supported from the profiles, including the transmission of stereo sound to Bluetooth headphones (A2DP), and the module itself works quite correctly.

When the device is connected via USB, it is possible to synchronize all information with Outlook and work with the built-in memory using ActiveSync, or work in removable disk mode (this is for a memory card).

SonyEricsson XPERIA X1:: Review:: X-Panel

X-panel is a proprietary interface for working with the communicator; one of the soft keys on the external keyboard unit is specially dedicated to it. Each panel is a kind of desktop, which can be changed using the Panel key.

Let's press this key. In total, up to 9 panels can be installed simultaneously. If you don’t like one of the panels, you can delete it and load another one in its place; a link to the available panels is in the first line. The only exception is the first panel - it is completely standard and cannot be removed. Let's start the description with it.

Today panel– a standard desktop that can be found in any WindowsMobile communicator. All its capabilities and settings are standard and are carried out through the Settings menu.

Sony Ericsson Panel 1 And SoyEricsson Panel 2– functionally identical panels, two of them were made so that they could be configured differently. Here everything gets more interesting: let's start with the fact that the Panel Settings item is assigned to the right soft key. I quite rarely change the settings of my phones, be it the interface theme or adding/removing application shortcuts on the desktop, but I use the contact book every day and many times. The developers of this panel apparently change settings more often than use the phone book, so here we have the Settings key assigned to the right soft key instead of Contacts. In principle, it is very clear - after activating the panel, the user immediately sees that the panel settings are there, no need to go to the Start menu and look for where to change something on the desktop. But it is impossible to remove these Settings from the soft key, even after making all possible settings until you are completely satisfied with the functionality of the desktop; instead of the usual access to Contacts, the user is asked to change the panel settings again and again. Why not make a Settings Wizard that would turn on every time the panel is activated again? Or turn on the touch button in the corner of the desktop, and put all the settings on it? Of course, you can display Contacts on the desktop as a button - at least in the list of recently opened applications. But the right soft key is more familiar.

Now let's move on to the panel settings themselves: the desktop can simultaneously include a certain number of blocks, in both panels - 10 pieces maximum. The number of required blocks for each type of data can be different: a clock, for example, can take up as many as 5 blocks (two analog clocks and a calendar), or maybe just one (a simple digital clock). You can display only 10 or fewer blocks on the desktop. There is even a special counter for this at the top right; it shows how many blocks are activated. If the limit is reached, the system will not allow you to save the panel settings, you will have to remove something.

You can display tasks and calendar entries, you want one entry at a time, you want any number you need (but don’t forget about blocks!), RSS feeds, recently launched applications, necessary program shortcuts, quick access to any contacts, communication buttons (turning on Bluetooth modules , Wi-Fi, volume, etc.). Alas, you can’t select only the buttons you need: if you want to display only the Bluetooth button, you will get four more buttons along with it - in general, an almost complete set of Comm Manager.

The nice thing is that there are two inactive buttons: they become active when you receive a new message or there is a missed call. This is very convenient.

See for yourself what kind of desks you can get.

Here you have access to all game, photo, video and music files, as well as contacts. The gallery is made according to the same principle as in SonyEricsson photo-musical devices.

You can customize its appearance: select a comfortable font size and disable or change the background animation.

Contacts are a basically useless thing here, although they are nice. When you come to listen to music or watch a movie, the last thing you will probably need is contacts.

You can make a slide show from the photos or scroll through them with your finger one at a time, you can expand them if they are in the wrong orientation, you can delete them, and you can zoom in using the “Magnifier” button and the zoom bar.

The video is shown only in horizontal orientation, photos can be shown in any orientation.

Games - there is Sudoku, Bejeweled 2 (like Tetris) and two standard ones - gorgeous Bubbles and just Klondike.

The music player is not very functional; there are no sound settings except volume. The screen displays information about the track name, album, artist, rewind bar, a standard set of player control keys and two buttons: shuffle and cyclic playback. Through the Menu button you can only add a song to the list and view full information about the track. No equalizers or other sound enhancers for you. But there is a 3.5 mm jack. The sound quality and volume with the included headset are quite good.

Google Panel– here popular Google services are simply displayed on the desktop: Search, Maps, Mail, Calendar and Photos. All.

3D Fish panel– splash panel. I'm tired of all? Turn on and enjoy the white screen with a gray clock and three fish: two orange, one purple, swimming across the screen. If you click on a fish, it swims away. No settings, contacts instead. Although this is where you could make the settings: change the fish, their number, gender, color.

XPERIARadio Panel- this is a radio. We connect the headphones, adjust the frequency manually or automatically, and save the stations you like by holding down the number key. The keys to which waves are already assigned have a small circle in the corner, but there is nowhere to see the name of the saved station, fortunately RDS is supported. You can output sound to the built-in speakers - there is also a special button for this.

There is another interesting panel in “Downloads” - SPB Mobile Shell. Its functionality is exactly the same as if it were on any other communicator. Quite comfortable, but “ordinary”.

SonyEricsson XPERIA X1:: Review:: Camera

The communicator has a 3.2 megapixel camera with flash, the settings are the usual:

What can we say about the quality: outdoors in good lighting the pictures turn out quite well, indoors noise appears and color is distorted with automatic settings. Macro photography is not sharp as often as we would like, however, the text in the Document shooting mode can then be read. Such a camera will be quite enough for a spy tourist to shoot a secret A4 document and click a few sights for cover.

Video recording is carried out in VGA resolution (QVGA is also possible) at a speed of 15 frames per second. There are fewer settings than for a camera, but they are also available. In terms of quality, everything is quite good, the footage does not slow down.

SonyEricsson XPERIA X1:: Review:: Impressions and conclusions

The quality of communication is at a good level, the network did not disappear, but it was not found where it did not exist. The vibration and ringer volume are rather weak, and if the device is in a bag, it’s easy to miss a call. The device showed good operating time: under an average load (20-30 minutes of calls per day, Internet via Wi-Fi for about an hour, listening to music for 40 minutes, very frequent changes and adjustments of panels) the device lasted two days and in the evening it began to ask for recharging, threatening to lose all unsaved data.

What can you say about the communicator as a whole? Externally, everything is great: a high-quality case, pleasant heaviness, a good display with a good response to pressure. Internally, there is an unusual X-panel shell; for those who are unfamiliar and inconvenient with their functionality, there is the SPB Mobile Shell panel, the Start menu and a sea of ​​applications on the Web; for users who do not need the SPB Mobile Shell, there is 3D Fish and the regular Today screen.

By the way, if we ignore the idea that all WM communicators are created only for the business segment of users, even the most beautiful ones, then you can notice the same HTC Touch Diamond in the hands of many girls and men who are far from belonging to the business segment. They are not so interested in the bells and whistles of the system, synchronization with Outlook, the amount of RAM and ROM, and the functionality of SPB Mobile Shell. They are much more interested in a beautiful, unusual design and a beautiful, unusual interface where they can scroll through photos with their finger and find out the weather for tomorrow in a very beautiful design.

For such a user, the SonyEricsson XPERIA X1 is a godsend. Not only is it expensive, and therefore not widespread, it is also beautiful in appearance, with still decent functionality. X-panels may not be the most convenient for those whom we mean by the concept of “user of the business segment of devices,” but for the user of the fashion segment everything is quite good and quite convenient. The XPERIA X1 is unlikely to be chosen for its advanced functionality or for the “optimal price-to-anything ratio”; it will be chosen for its design. And the design is top notch. By the way, do you still think that a QWERTY keyboard is only needed by business users who write a lot of emails on their PDA during the day? Not true. For ICQ, such a keyboard is just right.

The continuation of XA turned out to be interesting: the MediaTek Helio P20 chipset and 3 GB of RAM, they didn’t forget about the oleophobic coating, a 23 MP camera is used, like in the Sony Xperia Z5, there are also design nuances...

The most important

As for the Sony Xperia XA1, there are at least two important points. First, they added an oleophobic coating on the front panel. This is already progress compared to the first generation device. Secondly, Sony did not reinvent the budget line, but remade a model already existing on the market, taking into account the wishes of users and sellers.

It would be necessary to type the line above in caps, but I won’t do this - whoever needs it will understand that this is real progress.

It was like that before. Every year Sony reshuffled the entire line, and we just had to get used to the updated nomenclature. Okay, new letters, okay. New design, new everything. While Apple, Samsung and other companies have long been using successful designs for at least a couple of years, Sony has only just come to this. It's good that you came. Very happy.

I'm glad, because the XA, in general, was a good device. Reminds me of Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray and is suitable for both boys and girls.

By the way, the XA1, like almost all other announced Xperias, is all matte parts. Imagine the XA1 made of white matte plastic. It's nice to hold and looks great.

The main differences between the XA1 and the XA are a slightly different design, a different processor, a 23 megapixel camera, that is, now this budget device has moved into a different class. Almost middle segment.

Characteristics and Features

The smartphone will be presented in four colors: black, white, pink and gold, the last two look very cool and will appeal to girls. Black and white options are classic. The plastic is matte, although not all smartphones were able to be touched. The device feels nice in the hand, the size is small, I remember Ray every time I pick it up.

Specifications Sony Xperia XA:

• Case materials: plastic, metal, glass
• Operating system: Android 7.1
• Network: GSM/EDGE, WCDMA, LTE (nanoSIM)
• Screen: IPS LCD, 5”, capacitive, HD), 554 ppi, automatic backlight level adjustment
• MediaTek Helio P20 chipset
• Graphics system: mali t880
• RAM: 3 GB
• Storage memory: 32 GB, microSD card slot, supports cards up to 256 GB
• Main camera: 1/2.3"-inch 23 MP Sony Exmor RS camera, LED flash, fullHD video. The same camera used in the Sony Xperia Z5
• Front camera: 8 MP
• Interfaces: 3.5 mm headset, NFC, Bluetooth 4.2
• Navigation: GPS/GLONASS (A-GPS support)
• Additionally: FM radio, fast charging (Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0), sensors: accelerometer, spatial position sensor, light sensor, gyroscope, barometer
• Features: LTE supported, FM radio, 2 (two) SIM card slots and one separate microSD slot
• Battery: 2300 mAh, supports fast charging
• Dimensions: 143.6 x 66.8 x 7.9 mm
• Weight: 138.8 g

The USB Type-C connector is used here. Let me remind you that Type C is now found in all modern Sony devices, including inexpensive smartphones, flagships, and accessories. If we're going to cross, do it with all our might! I agree with this.

The main thing that I noticed was that the sore spots were consistently improved - the oleophobic coating, camera, processor and RAM. We did the same with the XA1 Ultra, but we’ll talk about that in another article.

Should I wait or not?

The device will appear in retail in the second quarter of 2017, the price will be about 25,000 rubles. The company says that the XA1 is a people's device for everyone. Considering that the Sony Xperia XA1 does not have any shells, add-ons, problems with working with the Google store, has a good design, a good camera for this segment and functions in general, the smartphone is worth waiting for. I understand everything you can tell me about Chinese devices for 25,000 rubles, but there are hundreds of “cons” in addition to a dozen reasons “for”.

I repeat - I’m glad that XA did not sink into oblivion and received a continuation.

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Additional Information

Smartphones are very popular among the masses of consumers today. This phenomenon may have been caused by Apple's first phone. Although the iPhone is not technologically flawless, the phone has an innovative interface, and some are proud of being an iPhone owner. In fact, all competitors have attempted to replicate the iPhone's success with varying degrees of success. HTC introduced the CoverFlow interface, LG released the Prada and Renoir smartphones, and Samsung released the WiTu Omnia SGH-i900. Now Sony Ericsson has caught up with the Xperia X1 model, which, however, was somewhat late.

Sony Ericsson has long been producing smartphones aimed mainly at professionals, which is evident from the price and complex interface. From the very beginning, the manufacturer began to rely on the Symbian operating system, developed by a consortium of Nokia, Motorola and Psion. In this regard, the Xperia X1 stands out as the new Sony Ericsson smartphone uses Windows Mobile.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 feature set:

• Networks: Quad band GSM, 3G+, EDGE, GPRS
• Dimensions and weight: 110.5 x 52.6 x 17 mm, 145 g
• Screen: 800 x 480 pixels, 65,000 colors
• Camera resolution: 3.15 megapixels
• Player: MP3, AAC, MPEG-4, FM tuner with RDS
• Connectivity: WiFi 802.11 b/g, A-GPS, Bluetooth 2.0 (A2DP), USB 2.0
• Memory: 400 MB built-in and MicroSD card reader
• Average retail price at the time of publication: 36.5 thousand rubles in Russia

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 | Design

Quite narrow, Sony Ericsson's Xperia X1 remains quite long and thick. This is due to the slide-out keyboard, which is much easier to enter text than the touch screen. Currently, only LG's Prada and HTC Touch Pro models combine a touchscreen with a full keyboard. The keys are small, but typing using the tip of your index finger is no problem, even if you have thick fingers. We tested this by asking an overweight colleague to type the text. He was able to do this without any problems, although slowly, but this is due to lack of habit.

The finishing is well thought out, the body combines plastic and textured metal. Unlike its competitors, the Xperia X1 did not get rid of the keys, on the contrary. There are as many as nine keys under the screen. On the right panel there are volume control and camera shutter keys, and on the left panel there is a standard USB socket. This is another difference from phones of this brand, so you don’t have to carry a cable with you to copy content or charge the battery. On the top panel there is an on/off button, a pen compartment and a standard headphone jack.

The key in the center of the navigation bar is analogous to a touchpad and allows you to work with the menu without a touch screen.

Finally, we note the presence of a main camera on the rear panel, which is complemented by a flash. There is also a small sensor on the front panel that allows video conferencing.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 | Screen

At first glance, the display of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 is not impressive due to its size. Indeed, the body is elongated in length, and the keys under the display further reduce the available space. The smartphone's screen diagonal is three inches, compared to 3.2" for the Samsung WiTu Omnia SGH-i900 and 3.5" for the iPhone. Therefore, operating the phone using the touch screen and fingers is not very easy. However, you just need to turn on the Xperia X1, after which “tasty” details begin to appear.

Indeed, the 800 x 480 pixel resolution is impressive. Photos are displayed in great detail, the text is also clear and easy to read. The phone has a built-in accelerometer that switches the screen to portrait or landscape mode, depending on the angle of inclination. However, we sometimes had difficulty confirming with a fingertip (or rather, even with a fingernail, given the size of the Windows Mobile menu). In other words, if you have thick fingers, then you can’t do without a stylus.