[XPERIA X10 General] fm1776:
Timescape

iceman,

I did not walk away from the review with the impression that they were recommending to buy the X10 because it has Timescape.

They said that they saw Timescape as a value for those who get the idea of using this program (I do get it). They went on to say that they would have like to see more options and control-ability. And, the examples they make are important features for me.

There are a lot of bugs that are expected to be ironed out when the Andriod 2.1 get released. As a long time SE customer myself I am all too aware of SE's promises. I have accepted SE telling me that they will fix bugs in their phones in future updates. And, I have purchase my devises on accepting SE's word. However, not this time. Once bitten twice shy, and I have been bitten three times (p900,p910,X1). Not that my phones were not great, they were. But these phones issues were not as directly linked to the reason I would purchase as the X10's issues are.

What I walked away from the review with three main issues I am concerned with:

Timescape is actually a selling point for me. I can see contact history in my x1 and I rely on it. Having the history all in one place, covering each medium, and incorporating Facebook and Tweeter makes staying connected and up to date just what I was looking for. But, do I want to lag using this application? That is difficult to say. Timescape is suppose to make it easier. But if it lags me to death and/or limits functionality, I won't want to use it. It would make this one of those great concepts that I have come to get used to with SE, that once again falls too short to appreciate (which I am also getting used to with SE).

The onscreen keyboard which I would only use in landscape mode (with two fingers). My hard keyboard on the X1 is not multi touch so multi touch is not an issue for me. But I do care if it makes errors in my typing by not correctly recognizing which key I am hitting. I don't want to rely on a software to auto correct (incorrectly). I want to type out my sms, mms, and email correctly with ease and with as little interference as possible. My X1 has no issues in this regard thanks to the hard keyboard which works like a charm. I understand that I will not have a hard keyboard and that the X10 will be a different experience. But, when the hard core onscreen keyboard people are complaining, it is a concern. The review agreed. I live overseas and stay connect to friends and family through several mediums. This on-screen keyboard needs to be the bomb to allow me put me hesitation aside. Right now it's preformance is sub-par and frankly unacceptable.

Flash video. Another issue that is to be fixed in the 2.1 update is Adobe flash10.1, which hasn't even been released yet. This is another hot button selling feature for me. And, I have very little interest in watching YouTube (I can watch youtube on my X1). I would like to know that flash is working correctly on the X10 and not driving me crazy wait for yet another SE update that be released weeks before the X20 is scheduled to be released. Because as we long term SE users know oh to well that once you have bought the phone SE is so sllloooowwww to fix nagging issues like this is sure to be.

I do obviously have other issues with the x10 (like keeping it charged, and sound quality). But I am willing to live with those in order to assist SE in advancing their products. If my three issues are correctly resolved I would have no hesitation in buying this device. And, I have already cherry picked a few great apps to smooth out some of the edges! :cool: