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O2 and Orange take on Sony Ericsson X1 Xperia
Flagship Sony Ericsson X1 Xperia due in the next one to two weeksSony Ericsson’s most eagerly awaited device, the X1 Xperia, will enter Carphone Warehouse stores with the next two weeks, and will be available on O2 and Orange.
The manufacturer’s new flagship device will be available on prepay for £600 and free on tariffs from £45 per month.
The X1 Xperia (pictured) faces stiff competition in the Christmas market, due to the number of high-spec devices being released at a time when consumers are thought to be looking to cut back financially.
Other devices arriving before Christmas include the much hyped Nokia N96, the Samsung Pixon and LG Renoir, both eight-megapixel camera devices, and HTC’s Google phone, the G1.
The X1 Xperia is a touch-screen handset with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. It operates on Windows Mobile 6.1 and comes with a 3.2-megapixel camera. The device was initially announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona back in February. |
Comments on this article:
| | Jack K
26-10-2008 02:27:03 | | I've just used an X1 at a Vodafone store in Edinburgh. Very, very nice phone. Not the sluggish brick it has sometimes been toted as. Only complaint was the small text and icons sometimes make it difficult to hit your intended selection, but that's what the X buttons and optical joystick are for. Fantastic construction too - nearly all metal and very sleek-looking.
Shame Orange won't be launching it though, as for new customers, you're looking at paying a tarif of £50 per month to get the X1 for free on Vodafone. | | | J Shah
23-10-2008 09:45:08 | | My local Vodafone shop claims they will the X1 as well. Also at mobile.co.uk you can get a X1 for £35 per month with only £30 upfront cost |
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