The touch screen user interface is gradually transforming to be the battle front of the next generations mobile phone’s invasion of the PC realm.Windows mobile is now not alone ,the recently announced Android and S60 5th edition are showing the signs of competitive and aggressive move in the future, though the currently available two devices for both platforms, T-Mobile’s G1 and Nokia 5800 XpressMusic aren’t quite upto the fight yet.Still the Windows mobile have the advantage of being largely used by some leading vendors in the Mobile manufacturing market like Sony Erricson, HTC and HP giving out the hint that the fight might get intensely competitive.
The recently announced Sony Erricson’s Xperia X1,seems to be a promising crusader in this front and it will surely pose a threat to Nokia’s Tube and the T-Mobile’s G1,if they decided to put it out now.Probably the Q4 of 2008 will be the best time,as the Nokia’s touch experience will start to amaze the audience regardless of the Tube’s physical appearance.The features of Xperia X1might not meet the necessities to face the oncoming challenges,but the physical appearance will play a major role here,moreover the custom UI built in to the OS which was demonstrated will surely attract lot of audience towards it.Working both on 2G(GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900) and 3G(HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100) Networks it has the potential of spreading worldwide with out any limitations,and the availability of Wi-Fi is an additional point to keep the consumers well equipped to face the connectivity issues.When it comes to connectivity there is plenty, GPS and the coming AWS 1700MHz version will also be a overjoying factors.
As I said before the Xperia’s main advantage over other devices in the market is its looks,both physical and Graphical.The “Panels” available on its customizable front screen layout will be an attractive and also yet productive aspect of its nicely furnished UI,panel transition effects are also very appealing to our eyes,another wise step to invade the market through youth.Even though it is intended to be a smartphone the developers have included some funky things too,that is the Notification lights in all four corners of the device with full control over their display properties, an addition that focuses more towards fashion but very useful and anticipated option indeed.But there is another cool option added in the form of the panels to give your a more appealing feedback of the system status,a concept which I’ve never seen on any other devices,even on a PC,the Fish Panel.There are few fishes swimming in the idle screen blending into the screensaver I guess,and what is so amazing about these 3D fish is that they interact with our touch on the screen and each of them means something,that is,they notify the status of the system or of any miss calls or any other events,either by changing their swimming speed or by changing the skin colour.
So there’s so many eyecatching things on the UI,and it goes beyond it to the design of the device too.The most characteristic thing you’ll notice on this Wide screen smartphone is its “Arc QWERTY Slider”,which makes the Huge screen more readable by directing towards the users eyes,when the screen slides up.Input methods are also sophisticated improved with the provided stylus and the flat tactile keyboard with the top components X themes softkeys,the most innovative addition is the Optical Joystic,bit like Nokias Naviwheel,but offers more than that,especially as a scroller for landscape web browsing on the Huge 800×480 High resolution screen.
So with all these cool,advanced features and top notched built quality the Xperia X1 is well equipped to face the touch Challenge,Now to live up to hype in the next gemeration’s touch screen competition Nokia and other vendors will have to take more advancing moves quickly as possible.When it comes to Nokia Hope the due flagship device will bring more options to fight the future.
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