Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 / Reviews

We've been waiting since CTIA to get our mitts on a fully baked X1. As the full-featured flagship of Sony Ericsson's multimedia phones we had high hopes for the device. The spec sheet reads like a recipe for excellence: multiple high speed data options, customizable menus, YouTube support, with music and video apps bursting out the no-no place. But seven months later?

Meh.

This powerful phone may have gown fat with goodies, but here's the skinny — even when the X1 swings at full speed, it never truly knocks one out of the park.

There's still a lot to be admired. At just over five ounces it has a dense yet satisfying heft, and its brushed aluminum chassis stylishly frames a bright 3-inch touchscreen. The exterior also houses two softkeys, an "optical joypad" (really, it looks like a nipple), a D-pad and two recessed banks of shortcut keys. Sliding the screen horizontally reveals a QWERTY keyboard and a recessed stylus hidden in the body of the phone. There are two input modes available — we chose a touchscreen/QWERTY/D-pad combo — but at the very least the whole package is elegantly appointed.

Read original review at Wired.