Sony Ericsson possibly eyeing Android for XPERIA?
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Filed in Android, Handsets, Rumors, Sony Ericsson
Just last week, Sony Ericsson opened up the possibility of a future Xperia model released with an OS other than Windows Mobile. We postulated about how awesome Android would be on a S.E. XPERIA device. Well, that pie in the sky dream may become a reality after all. On Wednesday at a media event in Lund, Sweden, Sony Ericsson president, Dick Komiyama, said S.E. is interested in Android but not quite ready to adopt it. Though not quite the open embracing of Android we dreamed about, it is encouraging that S.E. is open to its adoption as an alternative OS. Sony Ericsson X1-A(ndroid), here we come!
Tags: Android, Sony Ericsson, Windows Mobile, xperia
I’d sell my iphone and my bold for this
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That would be… quite a perfect phone.
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notice the myfaves t-mobile icon on the xperia lol, does anyone know when this phone will come out and for what carrier?
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We can only wait and hope that even if Sony decides not to embrace Android some clever soul out there can get it to run on Xperia. Part of me thinks that may be the coolest feature of the OS, its ability to be put on just about anything. I mean, if someone can put it on a blackberry, does that mean I’d have a blackdroid or an androberry?
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Can someone explain why Android OS will be cool on this phone? Android appears to be inferior to any mainstream OS in terms of the features and capabilities. Also, it currently has no application support - a huge disadvantage. I will understand excitement about having WM7 on this phone, but Android? Isn’t it like yanking an engine out of brand-new Ferrari and replacing it with 4 cylinder from a ‘89 Pontiac?
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maybe they would want to release to phone in general first. They are all talk and this phone likely doesn’t even exist.
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It’s about time! Just as long as its on AT&T.
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Coming to a carrier near you in 2012!!!
Well, unless AT&T gets on the OHA bandwagon, I doubt it.
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SE did not “just” announce they were open to the idea of multiple OSs on its Xperia range. They said this all the way back in February.
But an X-series Android device would be interesting.
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Android on the XPERIA needs to happen.
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Ralph De La Vega said he wasn’t against android. They just didn’t want to be part of the alliance. It’s the same with Verizon. They want to see how well the phones work on T-Mo & Sprints networks before committing to anything.
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@phillip– the my faves icon is shown because the picture of the x1 has been photoshopped with the home screen off of the G1. a T-mobile phone. so pump your brakes dog
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If this is true…screw G1 and iPhone…this is my next phone. I’ve wanted Xperia forever, but hated the fact it ran windows mobile. So this bit of news is making my day!
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This is pathetic. The phone isn’t even close to being released and people want a half-baked OS to go on it? For instance, Experia is supposed to be an enterprise phone, but Android doesn’t support Exchange.
What’s so amazing about Android besides the fact that it’s from Google, which people think is “cool” because it isn’t Microsoft or Apple, even though it’s just as, if not more, powerful?
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@Who?: Windows Mobile is just as half-baked. That and its clunky, bloated and just plain old. The “start menu” on the phone and even the OS is just plain 10 years ago. Today we need a new interface and feeling. Sure, you can “skin” WinMo - but that’s like putting lipstick on a pig!
Sure, it’s not ready yet and you even said yourself - the phone isn’t even close to being released which means they have time to finish cooking Android.
As for Exchange - eh, bummer but hey, it is probably only a matter of time before it does support Exchange. And its not like the launch date is feverishly approaching.
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Both the X1 and Touch HD would be the best phones out if they were offered in Winmo & Android versions.
Then it would only come down to whether you wanted a keyboard or touch screen.
Sadly this dream will not come true in the U.S.
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yeah, i know that, but wouldn’t be great, just GREAT! if that phone came to t-mobile, after all T-mobile is the one carrier dropping touchscreen phones by the truckload this end of the year, it never hurts to dream that the Xperia will be t-mobile although it WOULD ME UNLIKELY, but hey dreaming is free, right?
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Acrually, i have heard from a few people in the kow, that a device is being created that will run winmo, android, and symbian -dual boot so to speak. that. would. rock.
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