Sony Ericsson, not one to break the cone of handset-silence at CTIA Las Vegas 2008, didn’t have anything new to show today. They won’t have anything new to show tomorrow, or the next day. The booth was small, but they did have a live music show. An electronic music DJ and violinist make for an interesting duet, in a good way.
The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 is an incredibly solid and slick handset. The slider mechanism is smooth and springy. The keyboard is a joy to use, it provides great tactile feedback. And, the display is just amazing. Having 800 pixels span the width of the display makes for some incredibly sharp images.
Unfortunately, Sony Ericsson is still tweaking their custom panel UI overlay on the newly announced Windows Mobile 6.1 OS. That meant the device was still slow to respond to some inputs, but this thing’s got some serious potential.
The XPERIA X1’s launch is still a long way off, so I’m not going to hold our breath for this thing any more. I’ve come to terms with waiting for this superphone to become a reality.
