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Xperia™ X1 gets a launch date; 20 more days to go

Published by preshit on Wednesday 10th September 2008, 10:04 | Filed under: Mobile, News

Yes, it’s Official. Sony Ericsson has sent an official word out to the media that the most awaited phone from the company, the Xperia X1, will be made available in the countries of UK, Germany and Sweden starting September 30th, 2008. That’s just 20 days away.

Enough has already been speculated and said about the phone, the first among the company’s Sub-Brand Xperia™. The Xperia™ X1 features a three-inch wide touchscreen and is powered by Windows Mobile. The phone features a full QWERTY keyboard and customisable panels for easy accessibility. 

The handset will be launched in UK and will initially be available only in the countries of Sweden, Germany along with the UK. The phone is expected to hit other markets in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America in the fourth quarter of the year. Here’s the list of the probable countries.

APAC

  • Indonesia, Singapore, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam

Western Europe

  • Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Netherlands, Austria, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Portugal

Central Europe

  • Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic

Middle East

  • UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait

Africa

  • South Africa

Latin America

  • Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia
Unfortunately, launch dates for North America, China, Australia and Russia along with other countries not mentioned above will only be known when the information is announced in the coming months. They haven’t included them among the countries labelled Q4 2008, so we’re feeling a little sad.
We’ve been pretty impressed by the phone when we first got a hands-on back in July. It would be interesting to see which carrier first gets its hands onto the phone, although 3 seems to be a strong contender already.

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  • Preshit are you tempted by the N96 or the X1? Are your handsets subszidised over in india on post pay? When i was over in Thailand and Malaysia I found they weren't. Just wondering if the Indian Market was the same?
  • preshit
    Ricky,

    The handsets sold here are not subsidized at all. We pay the full price of the handset when we buy it, or on EMIs. But the handset is never tied to any carrier.

    And I'm more tempted with the X1 now.
  • and how about post pay? is that similar to thailand where you have a one month rolling contract?
  • preshit
    Over 60% of the subscribers here in India are pre-paid subscribers. The remaining post-paid subscribers pay monthly, their usage varying from Rs. 400 to Rs. 1500 per month.

    There are no 'contracts' here, fortunately :)
  • Gumpu
    please ya launch d fone in UAE fast as i wana gift it to my Boyfriend for his b!day in November 1st week he is waitin for dis fone since so long
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