Apple iPhone vs Sony Ericsson Xperia X1
March 20th, 2008 by Joseph Hanlon
Robot Wars, Transformers, the Terminator vs T-1000. Who doesn't love it when tech monsters fight for our love?
In our last phone face-off we pitted two highly anticipated media playing mobiles against one another, the iPhone and the N96. Apple have since announced some exciting business related expansions for the iPhone to be included in their June firmware update, including compatibility with Microsoft's Exchange servers via Active Sync.
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 is the new kid on the Windows Mobile block. Announced at the 2008 World Mobile Congress in Spain, the X1, with HSPA and an iPhone-esque touchscreen interface, could be the new handset to show off in the boardroom.
We've thrown their specs together to see which looks better on paper. Let the virtual arm wrestle begin!
The details for both phones, particularly their prices, may change before we see them in stores.
For business users, the inclusion of push email via Microsoft Exchange on both devices makes the decision very difficult. Editable Office documents (Word, Excel and Powerpoint), the QWERTY keyboard and HSPA data speeds will be very important to some users, and may edge the Xperia X1 out in front.
At the end of the day the real battle may come down to the 3rd party applications available. If the Apple App Store fills with cheap and useful applications then there's no telling how business-friendly the iPhone could become. There's already a wealth of 3rd party apps already available for the Windows Mobile platform.
We'd like to hear your thoughts on the iPhone versus the competition. Leave your comments below or jump on the forums and let us know what you think.
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Wes
March 20th, 2008 at 3:00pm
How on earth is Windows Mobile 6.0 a better feature than Mac OS X as the OS? 80% of the reason I want an iPhone is because it runs OS X and is built on Mac technology.
Louis
March 22nd, 2008 at 7:05pm
IM on iPhone stated as AIM? Install mobilechat and you have MSN, ICQ, YahooMsg, AIM etc. far more superiority that WM devices. Moreover there are lots of 3rd party apps for iphone now.
Peety
April 1st, 2008 at 4:35pm
I am a mac user, however, the X1 is a superior phone to that of the iphone (can't beat wifi).. Therefore, I just wait patiently until it is released in Europe!
Wes
April 1st, 2008 at 6:32pm
can’t beat wifi ...but the iPhone has WiFi?
cube
April 12th, 2008 at 11:05am
mac os sucks horses ass linux nd xp pro shits all over mac
Shabbir
April 15th, 2008 at 6:55pm
It is stated that the XPERIA does not support Threaded SMS which is incorrect. XPERIA is running WM6.1 in which the support is given. Also factors like enterprise support should be taken into account while making such comparisons. The iPhone falls woefully short on such accounts.
rafalski
April 16th, 2008 at 9:13pm
iPhone's media player is iPod, not iTunes.
Magius
April 19th, 2008 at 3:49am
WM6.1 may not be as flashy as the OS on the Iphone, however it is open. People doesn't need to go under the table to unlock the OS just because they want to install an application they like. On the X1 touchscreen, Is it a regular resistive touchscreen, capacitive or something else?
kriss
April 22nd, 2008 at 2:52am
Hey, in this comparsion you said xperia DOES NOT have accelometer with ui auto rotate.. That's not what gsmarena says:http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_xperia_x1-2246.php -> Motion sensor (with UI auto-rotate)
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