Comments on: Xperia X3 Coming January?

By: niklas

niklas — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:30:58 +0000

guys.

X3 will be the first android from SE since X2 is WinMO.

By: toots

toots — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:50:21 +0000

that’s a full price, off contract. it could be as low as 200.

By: Steven

Steven — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:04:14 +0000

I don’t want to have a keyboard. Makes a phone fat. Waste of volume and weight in my opinion. Besides onscreen keboard takes only about a week to adjust to it. After that you type very fast if it’s a capacitory touchscreen.

BB Storm screen is the best touchscreen to type on. If only Qualcomm and BB got the phone attached to it to actually WORK!

I’ll wait till X3 even if its out only in Feb. I want to have my 4 inch of interactive, lucid dream packed with newest technology. Besides my Storm is not even 1 year old.

By: Chrees

Chrees — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:10:39 +0000

If only this had a keyboard…I’d boy it in a heartbeat.

By: saklas

saklas — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:32:52 +0000

hrmm, if X3 is only coming out in 1Q 2010, guess i’m gonna get the HTC hero after all, and still hold on to my G1.

875usd without line/contract sounds normal.
most top end smart phones are about that price.
but~ it better not be on the same specs as the current android phones; it will be grossly over price if that is the case. 500usd will be more like it.

By: Steven

Steven — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:25:24 +0000

Guys, I got some other info that leaked into my hands indirectly on launch dates:

X2 – November – December 2009
X3 – February 2010

By: Marc

Marc — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:15:55 +0000

Morten > Not in all “europeans countries”. In France the classic way is this one :
- 2 years with one of the three operators (Orange, Bouygues, SFR). They ‘re very expensive, specialy for basics contracts (1 or 2 hours of communication) and for “high” contracts (unlimited internet – in fact limited up to 2Go, next you have restricted speed).
- But people don’t buy phones 800€. They buy them about 100/200.
- However the 3 operators are really not competitiv because they ‘re only 3. A new one should appear on our market and push the prices down. But politics don’t all push in this way :(.
- But we haven’t phones as much restricted as in the USA (CDMA for exemple :o).

For this news : i ‘m waiting for X3 before next Xmas, for 150/200€ (with operators subventions).

By: Morten

Morten — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:22:15 +0000

Im assuming this is before subsidies are applied? In European countries, many people buy phones without ANY ties to a carrier. That way we pay no set fee each month and dont need no 2 year contract. In the end, our alternative is cheaper. Even if we pay 1000 bucks for a phone.

At lest here in norway, carriers arent allowed to have 2 year contracts, and the monthly fee is usually no more then 20 usd, so even subsidized phones cost a lot.

So, im assuming the X2 will be ~200usd with contract in the US.

By: Mylo

Mylo — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:37:09 +0000

Is that price for an unlocked handset or with a contract?

If thats the unlocked price its really not too bad.

By: bitman

bitman — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:27:05 +0000

not sure if you guys can read… but it’s clear stated “the price could be $875 before discounts”. most (if not all) phones are being subsidised by the network operators… so it’s not very likely that you gone pay that $875 by the end of the day.

By: Nuxxy

Nuxxy — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:23:38 +0000

@David M.: The transparent screen is the Pureness, previously known as the Kiki. That’s supposed to be a fancy fashion phone, and is apparently going to cost a bundle.

I really hope the X3 doesn’t cost that much. It’s the most interesting thing I’ve seen from SE for ages, and it’d be a shame if it’s priced out of contention. I wish SE would release something official on it.

By: mdizzle

mdizzle — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:09:56 +0000

one thing it is missing that i have gotten used to was an optical trackpad in front.

By: Miguel

Miguel — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:10:29 +0000

$875!!!! Nuts!!

The most I would is $400… maybe $450.. that’s it. What are they nuts? You can buy a whole damn netbook for $350… and that’s unsubsidized by any carrier!

By: David M.

David M. — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:49:21 +0000

X2 isn’t that with the see through screen??? maybe that’s why it cost that much … I can assure you I am not spending anywhere near that for a phone … that’s nuts! The most I’m spending is 3-4 bills for my lady Racheal.

By: mdizzle

mdizzle — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:11:41 +0000

the way SE puts out phones these days that would probably be closer to jan 2011