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[XPERIA X1 General] xperiance:
I've been wanting and waiting to buy the xperia since it was released. I'm finally just about to buy it (had one ordered but the order fell through on their end, and so now have time to reconsider). I'm a programmer and very technically-minded, so I am not anticipating having any technical problems with optimizing/dealing with the phone. I'm looking for something powerful (and beautiful) that I can customize and use fully for a while.

However, I see many posts here about people regretting purchasing the xperia, mostly because of sluggish performance (and case cracks). When I go to the local Sony store to play with the display phone they have, I can definitely see that I would be very unhappy with a stock set, it's too unresponsive for me, plus the finger-friendly issues with win6.1. I know all about the different speed tweaks and touchscreen response tweaks available here for the xperia, but it's hard to get a feeling for just how well they work and how much a difference they really make.

But since I'm a regular xda reader, etc, I have hopes that some of the nice roms posted here will improve the system responsiveness, I'm especially looking at gtrab's set, mobilevu's v-lite and wild child's concept rom.

My question is: even if you continue to stick with the phone, do you actually regret getting the xperia?

I've been waiting for a long time for a real killer phone and while the xperia looks like it for me, I don't want to be disappointed even with custom roms... the hero looks like an option to me if the xperia isn't going to live up to my hopes.

thanks!
[XPERIA X1 General] Nebor:
Absolutely I regret it. At the time I had just drowned a k850i, and bought another k850i to replace it. Then I saw a decent deal on an X1a, and I went for it. For the money, this phone just isn't worth it. I was happier with my SE dumb phones. I'm waiting for the Idou or whatever they're calling it now. This is after spending months waiting for the c905a...
[XPERIA X1 General] DatDereX1:
best phone if you know how to use wm or if you are not too stupid to figure out how

some people are really dumb and should just get an Iphone though
[XPERIA X1 General] orelsi:
Absolutely.

I never had a single doubt about it.
[XPERIA X1 General] ZenithUK:
My question is: even if you continue to stick with the phone, do you actually regret getting the xperia?

Yes, I regret getting the Xperia X1.

I've had an XDA of one sort or another for the last 4-5 years so I'm used to WinMo and it isn't the OS that's the problem. My perception is that it is too fragile for day-to-day use. My sig says changed twice due to cracks in the casing... make that three times as of today! :(

It is only the fantastic ROMs from the talented chefs here at XDAdev that make it bearable. Most of the ROMs have Rhodium enhancements, and since I really like those enhancements, I'll be looking at a Rhodium next time around.
[XPERIA X1 General] emuneee:
Nope because I get every dollar (even with the discount) out of my purchase. I use ALL of the features on a daily basis lol.
[XPERIA X1 General] augie7107:
I do not regret buying an X1. But, buyer beware, it is not perfect out of the box.

My fun was getting it perfect for my preferences. I enjoy having the option to dig in and customize my device with various software or settings tweaks.

It is a well made device and the R3 rom which was finally released for NAM yesterday has improved my reception as well as speed and smoothness running different programs.

I have also flashed it multiple times with custom roms from the chefs here at XDA.

While the price for it was, and still is, ridiculous, I am happy with the phone overall.

I would love to see a winmo 6.5 upgrade for it in the future but realistically, I don't expect it.

I have had mine for around four months, have no cracks in the case and protect my screen with a Martin Fields protector. I use a ICE-45 OEM case.

I would recommend this phone as long as you have disposable income.

It doesn't matter what you buy, in six to twelve months something better will be available. That can be said for all high tech devices.
[XPERIA X1 General] vietdoan20062006:
i do regret it, i've been using sony ericsson for 3 years and lots phones: k800> k608> M600> W880> K850 > W960 >xperia1

somehow Xperia1 is not perfect to me

- camera isnot better even than k800/k850/w960:confused:

- music player is definitely worsen/ not friendly than k850/w960- this 2 phones were amazing at its onw strengths- camera/music :(

- xperia speed is somehow slow/ often hang :o

that all i want SE to improve and put effort on X2/3 which should have combination of k850 camera/ w960 music and speed. if they do it, their phone would be perfect all aspects :D
[XPERIA X1 General] pointdexler:
If you are not too concern about the lack of response, I would say its one of the better WM phone..

If you are not too concern about phone hanging once in a while, I would say its one of the better WM phone

If you are not too concern about the music quality, I would say its still one of the better WM phone

If you are not too concern about Window Mobile OS, I would say go get the X1

Do your research on the X1 and compare features before you decide..

For me, yes, I regret it and it has such a low resell value that I am stuck with it for a while now
[XPERIA X1 General] poetryrocksalot:
I regret getting the Xperia...

The Primary Reasons (In Priorities Order) That I Got Xperia:

1) Optical Mouse - All of the reviewers on the internet kept referring the D-pad as an Optical Mouse. I didn't want an Optical Joystick, I wanted a Mouse. Furthermore the effing reviewers rarely mentioned that the D-pad was horrible.

2) The keyboard - Everyone raved that the keyboard was amazing, so I thought that I'd enjoyed it. But I think even the HTC Touch Pro 1 has a better keyboard. Why? We all know the front D-pad on TP1 and X1 sucks so much. But atleast Touch Pro 1 is designed for text functionality and has a keyboard D-pad which Xperia lacks. I was at first content with the lack of keyboard arrows because I expected the optical mouse and D-pad to work flawlessly. The Xperia does not have good indicators for Capitalization or blue FN keys. You have to look at the screen and it is hard to tell compared to looking and typing simultaneously on the keyboard. I always capitalize or insert symbols/numbers unexpectedly. The number keys are hid behind the text and I have never used a keyboard on a phone before so I thought it was a smart move with the Xperia. But it's just totally not effective.

Furthermore I rarely use the front D-pad in portrait mode because that is when my stylus is out, and I learned that it is most useful to use it when you are in keyboard mode, except the optical mouse is hard to use and I want keyboard-like arrow buttons.

3) I never had a depressed screen before - I learned that I would rather have scratches on my phone than have a depressed screen. I remember on a few forums that I praised the X1 for having the "usefulness" of a depressed screen, and now I apologize and join the other side of the argument.

4) I thought the screen was big. I was wrong, I've never had any phone with 3 inch screens before and I thought that 3 inch was big. This is why I do not install Touch Flo roms on this phone because Touch Flo owns on a 3.5+ inch screen, but is pointless in a <3.0 inch screen

5) I expected the front face keys to be easy to press and enjoyable. Boy was I wrong.

6) I thought the chrome was metal chrome as well. I was wrong again. It is chipping off already and the D-pad is also chipping off is glossy paint. But I have to admit it that peeling that paint off makes the D-pad looks much more high quality at the cost of losing the shininess.

7) I thought that the silver battery cover was scratch less and easy to remove from the back. It took me 3 months to perfect the art of battery cover removal.

8) The CPU is slow, but I think there is something wrong with my Xperia. I have a Samsung SCH-I760 in which Pocket Player and Core Player is twice as fast as the Xperia X1 with optimized settings.

The only thing that is preventing my from selling my Xperia is the fact that I love the gorgeous R3A Media Panel and its interface and the 3.5 mm headphone jack and the Flash LED.
[XPERIA X1 General] ianl8888:
What none of the replies are saying is that it depends quite a lot on where you live and mostly work.

Why ? Because the X1 has a truly terrible GMS signal reception in marginal areas, irrespective of which radio ROM you have installed. I've tested this side by side with an HTC P3650 and an Acer DX900, using the same SIM in each device, directly after one another. The X1 works fine in the cities, hopeless in marginal areas.

Also the 3G UMTS (internet) capability is limited to 1900/2100Mhz in the X1. If you need UMTS 850Mhz in regional areas, try for an X1a.

The original battery is underpowered and heats dangerously with continued use of GPS or wifi while on charge.
[XPERIA X1 General] digital_elysium:
On reflection, yes... I regret it.

I resent the implication by DatDereX1 that somehow the phone's shortcomings are down to my stupidity. If it was a simple case of software, then all of the problems would instantly be resolved by a flash of the ROM - but that isn't the case. WinMo aside, the hardware is far from perfect:

* abysmal battery life

* poor responsiveness to touch

* recessed screen

* case suceptible to cracks

* poor external speaker

* reception is poor (compared to other devices in the same location on the same network)

When you throw in the stock software, you can add to that sluggish performance and poor usability. Out-of-the-box it is quite simply a device that is well below par.

With custom ROMs the situation becomes bareable but you still can't get away from the basic hardware issues... and even with the ROMs, performance is still far from lightening quick.

Even those devoted to WinMo would surely have to conceed it is not the best implementation of the OS on a device.
[XPERIA X1 General] Nocturnal310:
i bought it after selling iphone 3g...was tired of iphone's on-screen keyboard....and the phone was jus too wide...holding it made my palms ache.

other than that..the features werent elaborate

so i bought X1...X1 is everything i wanted in a phone..but it could do with many improvements.

some problems i have with x1:

1. Panels crash sometimes..very rarely..but when they do..i have to soft reset.

2. Camera is slow.

3. panels development not as fast as expected.

4. scrolling on windows mobile sux.

5. touch response....dont know if its windows mobile or hardwares fault...but it can be improved...iphone has a very good touch response.
[XPERIA X1 General] sms2000:
I only regret I have no Xperia. I bought one for my wife and she uses it greatly. I have no money currently to spend on another one. I'm stuck for 5+ years with my old trusted Nokia 6230 (not even 6230i) phone if you remember the one.

I know definitely my next phone will be some PPC with WinMo. Maybe X2...
[XPERIA X1 General] spikegotti:
i do regret buying the x1, because now i want something more powerful with more features, eye candy and sexier...but u know what? i am still yet to find the device.

i really want to replace my x1 but i cant see anything to replace it with, will never buy the iphone unless it comes with fm radio, camera light or flash, mp3 for ringtones and multitasking abilities...so im kinda stuck with my x1, lets hope the x2 is much sexier, or else i would be buying a future htc android device with sense ui

i have two problems with the x1 so far

1. the battery loses its paint when touched often

2. the battery life is worse than my p1i :( ...thing is that i did more on my p1i than i do on my x1
[XPERIA X1 General] rp-x1:
Not at all, I love it.

All phones have their faults, hell, I sold my E90 Communicator to get one of these.

I loved that phone too, but Nokia's support of it was abysmal (it took them over a year to release a firmware fix for the Bluetooth issue that they broke with a firmware release...) and it got to the point where it was becoming a pain to use.

With all technology, there will be problems, they are coded by humans don't forget ;)

I'd rather have 'quirks' or little niggles that can be sorted with small apps or tweaks than to have a featureless brick any day of the week.

Plus, it gives me a chance to satisfy my *need* to play with the newest toys!
[XPERIA X1 General] Hannigan174:
I love my Xperia.

I am sick of these threads.

I don't know why so many of you say that you regret buying it (even though one of you that said they regret it also said it was the best phone available).

If you are unsure about a product read more about it. If you regret buying an Xperia (especially since you are at XDA-dev) it's your own damn fault. :p
[XPERIA X1 General] Seafal:
Thats so true.

It is just such a tiny little effort needed to put into the x1 to make it the most powerful phone of all.

Again I must stick to my phrase:

Regretting == Not being able to handle the X1
[XPERIA X1 General] digital_elysium:
That's slightly disingenuous I think, and a little unfair.

Look, there's nothing wrong with being honest and admitting that it wasn't what you thought it would be, or that it you're disappointed with it. And why shouldn't this place be a forum for this sort of frank discussion? If you think it's the "bestest phone in the whole wide world" then ignore the discussions - you don't have to insult the intelligence of those who are expressing an opinion. I know how to operate the X1... doesn't stop the abysmal battery life from frustrating me though does it?

One of the charges often levelled at fanatical "iPhone Fan-boys" is the percieved infallibity of the phone in their eyes... when others who are more rational can see the phone is littered with inadequacies. I always assumed WinMo users were slightly more pragmatic. Let's not get into the frame of mind where the X1 is the digital Mecca, cos frankly, it's far from it.
[XPERIA X1 General] spine6:
On my end, It depends on how you used the x1. And every x1 is unique so if the others are having some problems with this part and the other one doesn't have because it is created by human. Nothing is perfect. Some of us have 80% working x1 and others only have 40%. So if someone that have an x1 which is only 40% working but do alot of research can make a difference but i know most of the people want it working 80% out of the box but that is life, if your not lucky to get an x1 that works 80% with the way you want it, sell it or find some solution e.g XDA... But to answer this thread, i never regret any phones that i bought even the SE P990i(used it for 3 years) which has more problems compare it to x1 but i survive because i searched for possible tweak for this product.
[XPERIA X1 General] Gibbs:
I don't regret buying my xperia at all. With tweaking, the screen is extremely responsive, scrolling is great, and I rarely experience freezes or lock-ups. Customizing has been a lot of fun. My xperia is an essential tool for messaging, email, calendaring, PIM management, notes, music, playing games, etc. I would be lost without it! And I have no cracks whatsoever.
[XPERIA X1 General] DeeChan:
Nope.

But only thing sucks about it is-the damn cracks. Otherwise great little device.

Always wonder how big the touch hd screen is compared to x1...
[XPERIA X1 General] jackleung:
Same here. The cracks is a deal breaker but still the best WM phone ever (only HD is comparable last year, and HD,TP2 as of this moment) if you know how to use it.

X1 is a controversy phone because it's sexy look and handy size. That's why it attracts a lot of non WM users, especially those only use SE's dummy phone before and they are among the biggest group who are complaining.

I just couldn't understand why people complaint the small screen size while they like portable part of X1. How can we have a sexy size of X1 while getting a big screen:confused: And wasn't that lots of review, pic, youtube already show you the physical size before you purchase???
[XPERIA X1 General] PoisonWolf:
DeeChan,

I bought the screen protector a couple of months ago in preparation for the X1 (never got it) but I got the Touch HD at the end of the day (crack issues chased me away). Boy oh boy, when you put the X1's screen protector next to the Touch HD, it's almost a joke to think that you were going to pay through the roof for a device whose screen is really no bigger than a Kaiser (perhaps a little longer).

When I was looking into buying an X1 for months, my brother kept telling me, "Are you sure you want the one? The screen is REALLY small." I didn't believe him until I saw the screen protector. Lawl.

But. If you do use the keyboard a lot, I guess that makes up for the smaller screen. Other than that (and the crack issues), I think SEX1 is still a gorgeous phone.

Cheers!
[XPERIA X1 General] poetryrocksalot:
Yeah when I got the phone I was dissapointed that the screen was puny.
[XPERIA X1 General] ZenithUK:
I must strongly disagree with you.

I've had a mobile phone of one sort or another for almost 15 years and for the most part I've been happy with my purchases. I've had a HP Jornada 720, Mio Digiwalker, XDA Exec, XDA Orbit2 and I would have had an XDA Serra if it had been in stock. I waited 2 months for O2 to get them in stock and eventually got tired of waiting and got an X1 instead. So straight away the X1 wasn't my first choice. You can also see that I'm no stranger to WinMo, even when it was Windows CE.

The stock OS *IS* slow and part of the problem. Flashing a custom OS improves the situation, but it shouldn't come to that in the first place. The OS *should* be ready out of the box. I'm thankful to itje for Touch-IT, even so far as to contribute to his coffee fund.

My biggest regret is that the build quality is simply shocking for a premium priced phone. NO phone I have ever owned has developed cracks in the casing so soon after purchase. I put it down to a "Friday afternoon" model, but when my replacement phone developed the SAME crack in less than 2 weeks, I knew it was a manufacturing problem. Now my third phone has developed a crack under the battery cover where it clips to the body, the start of a crack by the volume button as well as 2 cracks through the "chrome". I'll go through the rigmarole of "Do you want an iPhone instead?" (No, thank you) and eventually get them to agree to ANOTHER doorstep swapout.

The XDA Exec (HTC Universal) was my favourite device, and I used the stock ROM all the time. It wasn't perfect, but it was still good.

Right now, the TP2 is my first choice because it's the Universal's spritual successor.
[XPERIA X1 General] Sapa13:
Hmmmm, been reading, people complaining,bla,bla,bla... camera, music... I have stereo for music, olympus for pictures, aldo pictures on xperia are better then on most mobile phones... For me, its what you expect from phone... I need solution to replace my notebook when im in hurry... Business phone... And x1 is perfect solution, especially since BB connect work on it.. Yes, little tweak is necessary, but that is case even with the dumb phones...

So no, no regards, i love my X1...
[XPERIA X1 General] DatDereX1:
u mad bro?
[XPERIA X1 General] souljaboy:
if u cant handle the phone ur a tard and should be getting an iphone in the first place
[XPERIA X1 General] Tuncal:
I had several phones HP, Samsung. All with WM, but the X1 is the best. OK, you need to tweak the phone, but that's why we are on XDA. Esspecially the size is good. :)
[XPERIA X1 General] orelsi:
Your screen name is pretty disturbing :D, but I totally agree with your statement.
[XPERIA X1 General] digital_elysium:
Aren't you a lucky boy? Anything < 24 hours is poor, and the Xperia rarely manages that for me. And yes... I've tried all the tweaks and tools.

You don't say(!)

Done it, still relatively poor in it's class.

Considering that a lot of key buttons, such as application closure, volume control, start menu, etc. are always at the far edge, it does create an unnecessary annoyance. There is a reason that seamless screen-edges are now considered the touch-screen standard.

Well, bully for you.

Apparently so.
[XPERIA X1 General] orelsi:
My battery rarely lasts more than 8 hours.

The sensitivity is superb. It barely needs a press to register. On par with any phone I have tried and superior to most of them.

The recessed screen is the only major disadvantage for me. It is the worst design decision EVER.

I never had bad reception.

The cracks are present only in a certain factory batch. I'm tired of repeating that.

The speaker is awful. How can a phone of this class and price has such a crappy speaker is beyond me. I am not a fanboy to try and defend that design decision. It is stupid and makes it useless. Thank god there are good headphones out there. If we had N95 speakers the Universe would destroy itself from the awesomeness of the device :D.
[XPERIA X1 General] poetryrocksalot:
I live in California, and the Xperia X1a reception is crap.
[XPERIA X1 General] orelsi:
Well, I live in Sofia and have tested it in many other cities in Bulgaria and in other countries. London, Moscow and Athens were all fine for me.
[XPERIA X1 General] digital_elysium:
With respect, I would be suprised if you didn't get good reception in London, Moscow and Athens! These are major cities. The point is not necessarily that you don't have reception... rather that against other devices on the same network in the same location, it generally has poorer reception - particularly for data.

My friends and I were cheating in a pub quiz recently, using our smartphones to find the answers. I had the Xperia. A friend of mine had the iPhone 3G. Another friend had the SE C905. We were all on O2 UK. My GPRS rarely held, and my recepton hovered between 1 and 3 "bars". The iPhone held GPRS consistently, with moderate reception and the C905 rarely dropped below maximum reception. I was the poor relation of the group; by the time I had connected to google, the other guys had already connected, found the answer, then moved on. This is far from an isolated incident.
[XPERIA X1 General] dlk001:
I absolutely do not regret buying the X1. I upgraded from Nokia N95 and so far, the X1 ( particularly Windows Mobile) addresses most of my phone needs. The only drawback is the 3.2MP Camera compared to the N95.
[XPERIA X1 General] nevermind:
Maybe a little OFFTOPIC..:

It seems that the users/owners of Sony Ericsson and Nokia are the most pathetic. Search in any available forum about HTC (or right here at xda), Samsung or others. Will you ever find so many topics, polls and questions asking the same "do you regret buying XYZ" (where XYZ stands for the brand name) or "are you satisfied with XYZ? (again, XYZ stands for brand name).

I'm a Sony Ericsson user and owner for many many years (well, since 2002, before Ericsson and Sony), partialy working for Sony Ericsson, but also using different devices from Samsung, HTC and Sharp. But if you look for example to Star Trek forum in here, you won't find such question or poll. Or Artemis, TouchHD,...... Or you may find one, but compared to the Nokia and Sony Ericsson forums it's nothing.

I do NOT want to offend anyone, but it's just pathetic. I wonder why the SE and Nokia users are like this. No offence to anyone

/OFFTOPIC
[XPERIA X1 General] DeeChan:
[OFFTOPIC]

That's the only thing I agree with! We all know the concept of "warp drive" is physically(PHYSICS!) and scientifically impossible.

[/OFFTOPIC]

Well when I saw the keyboard, I just knew I wanted it. Now I got it, just feel bad about the cracks on it (which is HTC, not SE fault since HTC designed it{just a reminder if you forget})

I don't regret it! Love it!
[XPERIA X1 General] WhyBe:
^^^ SE designed the X1 not HTC. HTC was the OEM of X1.

I don't regret my X1. I still love it. I do notice how it could have been better software-wise. At this stage, a new phone with better hardware specs means nothing to me if I have the same OS and software selection as the X1.
[XPERIA X1 General] nguyenkhanhhoang:
I never regert to have a xperia x1