Comments on: Sony Ericsson Xperia X3 Android With Specs & Pics!

By: hadooj

hadooj — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:12:44 +0000

To answer all of the questions regarding why it is difficult to find not just Android based phones, but any of the newer touch phones/pda phones mainly HTC’s product line. There are two issues currently going on, the first being that At&t has been throwing their weight around trying to control which devices will access their network. The prime example of this is how they only allow skype to work only in wifi mode and not over the HSDPA network. They control this by locking down their subsidy script on the phones they support.
The second reason is that with the Android platform, Google includes Google Voice as a service. AT&T has made it clear they do not want google voice on their core data network (only wifi) and google is fighting this in court. The reality is that AT&T is trying to control their profits by not allowing VOIP on their network which would obviously save the end-users (Us) money having the ability to use programs like google voice and skype. Aside from trying to make an extra buck while they can, the real underlying issue is that because HSDPA is the only truly converged 3G network in the US AT&T will be forced to upgrade their brand new network (via software upgrade to HSDA+) to increase the bandwidth to be able to support the massive amounts of data that will pass over the network.
The good news is that google and att are resolving their issues as we type and you will see the android platform on the att network both locked and unlocked within the next couple of weeks, the first one was just released yesterday, the HTC Magic. There was also a press release today which stated AT&T has backed down from trying to stop Skype and Google Voice and their voip solutions to run on the ATT network.
Sorry for the long answer but it’s clearly complicated.
If you want the short answer, just count the days until LTE is deployed throughout the US and Rest of World…This will truly change how we communicate in every way….enjoy the information

By: Frank

Frank — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:59:50 +0000

Why would we talk about the X2, an MS based OS, in an Android forum?!

Cannot wait for the X3, the bigger the screen the better IMHO.

By: Phroghollow

Phroghollow — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:00:58 +0000

Umm, has anyone found out how much memory this thing has?

By: Superkikim

Superkikim — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:05:50 +0000

Expansys page has been removed…

Fake ? slapped by SE ? speculations, speculations…

By: Vaektor

Vaektor — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:55:22 +0000

Sony really needs to make an announcement… My money is burning a hole in my pocket!! :P If I don’t hear something soon, I’m going to end up buying a HTC Magic. Any word on an official release date for Android 2.0?

By: Phillip

Phillip — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:36:30 +0000

Am I going mad or has there really been 41 posts and no mention that the X2 still isn’t on the market? .. or is this the X2?

By: Gareth

Gareth — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:34:16 +0000

I’ve been waiting for over 5 years for SE to produce something better than my P910i and Xperia X3 looks like exactly what I want!
I have the HTC Magic but it’s all show :(

By: Terran Brown

Terran Brown — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:19:54 +0000

Expansys have removed it from the web site now…. shame really as it looks like it may be very very later on now. That been said my pre order is still active in the system….

Terran

By: Russell

Russell — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:40:34 +0000

To anybody wondering if the processor will affect battery life, there is already a phone out that uses the new Qualcomm Snapdragon processor clocked at 1 GHz. It is the Toshiba TG01, which has already been stated to have better battery life than the iPhone 3GS in reviews. The processor is designed specifically for low-power, mobile use. What would be the point of staying behind and using less efficient processors? Of course, moving forward is the way to go rather than moving backward.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:33:44 +0000

A 4″ phone is great news as I have large hands!!

By: Edwin

Edwin — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 06:23:47 +0000

I want this to be an Android phone for sure so baddd! We cannot take full advantage of Android on our measly G1’s. Grr. Come on Sony! It’s a free frigging OS.

By: bp

bp — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:15:34 +0000

how do we know this is really going to run android?

By: Shane

Shane — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:38:59 +0000

this = love.
But it will never come to the US =(. damn.

By: sonisoe

sonisoe — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:33:40 +0000

i guess its soon but not that soon… at least 3 months from now ? i mean with all this spec, be best this baby has android donut in it… but then again, SE is desperate and realy need to shake the market i guess, so this may come out sooner… yes they’ve recently launched the excellent w995- but if that phone is targeting the med-hi end consumers, wont surely be able to compete with the iphone, the pre, or htc hero … and satio are long way to go till year-end…

By: cam.shaft

cam.shaft — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:38:54 +0000

@Kyanro

Yeah..just saw the photo. My bad. Disoriented view =D

I’m excited bout this fone as i have always been a long fan of SE. Now with my new love for android. New and old…its gonna be fantastic. But then again, like i mentioned earlier on, i’ll still put my money on the Hero.

CaM.ShafT