Why on earth are people paying $1200 for this phone? - XPERIA X1 General

Have you guys seen the pre-release models? I love the phone, I think it will be great, but every pre-release model I've seen has been a buggy piece of garbage. Not to be judged considering the software isn't close to complete on those models, but I don't understand why people are paying $1200 on eBay for a phone that's so glitchy.

To be first to have it, to be unique... who knows...

yea i remember when i was very into getting unique phones and i wanted to stand out have something that everybody didn't have
but this was when phones where a lot cheaper in pre-released states
but it's to be unique and different and to have that new thing before everbody does

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I think I remember not to long ago when Black93300ZX was bragging about being the first having a certain phone bragging that he paid 900.00 or something for it.
I can't believe it. Black93300ZX is banned again. What did he do this time?

hotrod101 said:
I think I remember not to long ago when Black93300ZX was bragging about being the first having a certain phone bragging that he paid 900.00 or something for it.
I can't believe it. Black93300ZX is banned again. What did he do this time?
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ha i just realized it when i got the notice for this thread in my email i was like wait didn't Black buy a touch pro/fuze for 900 on ebay like a month or two ago.

hotrod101 said:
I can't believe it. Black93300ZX is banned again. What did he do this time?
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I would hazard a guess at oxyMORONic posts like the OP...

i dont mind bidding on sony x1 on ebay!
i need something new to play with!
i getting tired of qvga and vga!
i want a wvga phone!
i want to bid on ebay, but those (scums) sellers never reply to my questions!

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To Upgrade or not To Upgrade

Hello all,
I currently have a Raphael, running a just about bedded-in NRG ROM, with Sense 2.1 and all the trimmings. My Orange UK contract is up and I have moved to a 1 month rolling SIM, as I couldn't get a 12 Month contract with a phone anywhere.
So my question to you Leo owners is, is it worth £490 of my non-existent money to upgrade to this phone?!
Stuart
littlemumford said:
is it worth £490 of my non-existent money to upgrade to this phone?!
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This one man's opinion is YES.
I hated my Samsung BlackJack & BlackJack II, and was VERY disappointed in my HTC TouchPro (Raphael). I realize some other people have had problems, but after 3 weeks with this phone I have no big complaints and I am quite happy with the purchase.
Of course, please buy food and clothing with your non-existent money first. No phone is worth starving to death
I agree. Buy it. Buy it now. In fact, why are you wasting time on this forum when you could be out buying a HD2??
Nah, seriously there are issues, which I'm sure you're aware of, and it seems that some batches of the phone have had lots of issues, whilst others have virtually none, so it's just pot-luck.
If you can, it may be worth waiting a few months to see if HTC sort out the current issues.
Personally, I've got one of the good ones and I have very few problems. I can type on it faster than any phone I've ever had, and I usually only have to reset it when I do something wrong!
I couldn't recommend it more, but I can't promise you'll get one of the good ones.
Awesome
Thanks for your answers...
iphoneresister said:
and was VERY disappointed in my HTC TouchPro (Raphael)
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No, I am really happy with the Raphael, especially with EnergyROM
Of course, please buy food and clothing with your non-existent money first. No phone is worth starving to death
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lol, no Phone before food any day!, I probably do spend more time on my phone than eating!!!
The money situation isn't completely bleak as I have saved money on my monthly contract by switching to sim only.
johncmolyneux said:
I agree. Buy it. Buy it now. In fact, why are you wasting time on this forum when you could be out buying a HD2??
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Good point ...
oh wait, I am holding out till I win one on the Modaco competition tomorrow lol!!
johncmolyneux said:
Nah, seriously there are issues, which I'm sure you're aware of, and it seems that some batches of the phone have had lots of issues, whilst others have virtually none, so it's just pot-luck.
If you can, it may be worth waiting a few months to see if HTC sort out the current issues.
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Not really what I want a luck of the draw phone purchasing lottery!!
And knowing my luck I will get one where the screen was put in the wrong way round!!
johncmolyneux said:
I can type on it faster than any phone I've ever had, and I usually only have to reset it when I do something wrong!
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Thats good because I am a little worried about not having my hardware keyboard any more.
johncmolyneux said:
I couldn't recommend it more, but I can't promise you'll get one of the good ones.
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Now to persuade myself to spend the money!!
Stu

Newer Nexus One's to feature HTC's new maxTouch technology?

Do you think it'll happen? There has been rumors floating around about it.
Doubt it.
Where are the rumours from? here?
Damn the title got me excited. Well I sure hope so because I was planning on ordering a nexus one in 41 days when i'm 22 months into my t-mobile contract. Could you please link us to a news article that talks about this. Thanks
I was on someone else's computer and don't have the link for it though. Sorry.
Id sell this and buy a new one.
Android Touch said:
I was on someone else's computer and don't have the link for it though. Sorry.
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Well I went searching on google and I didn't see anything close to what this title suggests. I'm refering to rumors too. Oh well =(
Android Touch said:
There has been rumors floating around about it.
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No there haven't.
well... technically he just started one
I don't know if the newer batch of Nexus One will have this new feature/digitizer technology, but endgadget did mentioned that HTC droid incredible does uses this new technology.
that would blow
"People wildly speculating on these forms" != "There has been rumors floating around about it"
Haven't seen a single word about this aside from this thread.
zachthemaster said:
that would blow
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Why would that blow? How can anyone expect the hardware world not to continue evolving. There will always be something better than what you have... if you have the best right now, something is about to come out that beats it. You can't expect that new technology in an embedded device, such as a phone, will take the place of older technology used in current generation devices.
There is no reason to believe that HTC is going to change their manufacturing process for the Nexus One, or any of their currently released phones. The new technology will be in place for NEW devices, it would be quite odd for them to just start making Nexus Ones with different hardware simply because that hardware exists in the new devices they are manufacturing.
zachthemaster said:
that would blow
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Not when you can still say "warranty exchange."
Actually, judging by how fast google goes through versions and software (look at Chrome browser, already at 4.0 or 5.0), google is probably already testing Nexus Two. That thing'll probably have new screen.
They got a contract with current screen manufacturer, I bet they won't worry about switching now.
Google shows that this is the start of this rumor....
zachthemaster said:
that would blow
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No it wouldn't. What would blow is if advancements stopped.
faraz1992 said:
Google shows that this is the start of this rumor....
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Lmao.
For some reason I believe this a stupid question. The bashing and returns that would occur after this change, and the complaints and people maybe even wanting their money back would be so gradual it would cause a bad costly uproar.
People would form small not needed hate groups, make *****y blog post about how Google somehow "scamed" customers, Google's name would be flamed harshly by people who want attention. I could just imagine this happening..
attn1 said:
No it wouldn't. What would blow is if advancements stopped.
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ya, it would blow if they implemented this "new technology" on a phone thats already out.
kinda like what they did with the myTouch. they add a 3.5mm jack?? thats lame because all the people who own the phone previous to this launch now want that phone but cant get it because they just bought the other version like two months earlier (and just in case you take this literally I'M GENERALIZING)
ATnTdude said:
Not when you can still say "warranty exchange."
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i agree with you...
daveid said:
Why would that blow? How can anyone expect the hardware world not to continue evolving. There will always be something better than what you have... if you have the best right now, something is about to come out that beats it. You can't expect that new technology in an embedded device, such as a phone, will take the place of older technology used in current generation devices.
There is no reason to believe that HTC is going to change their manufacturing process for the Nexus One, or any of their currently released phones. The new technology will be in place for NEW devices, it would be quite odd for them to just start making Nexus Ones with different hardware simply because that hardware exists in the new devices they are manufacturing.
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jesus christ. thank you so much for your pointless reply. I'm not an idiot, I'm saying that IT WOULD SUCK ON MY BALLSACK if they put NEWER technology on a phone that is already ON THE SHELVES.
You all take things way too seriously/literally so calm the **** down and overlook my post if you feel like you should waste your dumb energy replying to it.
zachthemaster said:
jesus christ. thank you so much for your pointless reply. I'm not an idiot, I saying that IT WOULD SUCK ON MY BALLSACK if they put NEWER technology on a phone that is already ON THE SHELVES.
You all take things way too seriously/literally so calm the **** down and overlook my post if you feel like you should waste your dumb energy replying to it.
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I wish I could give you a cup of Froyo to calm you down. ;-)
I completely agree though. Some people talk out of their butt sometimes.

how much can i get for my hd2

hi all i want to sell my hd2 its a few months old and in mint condition no marks or defects comes with retail box and stuff unlocked also
DAMIEN123_666 said:
hi all i want to sell my hd2 its a few months old and in mint condition no marks or defects comes with retail box and stuff unlocked also
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Have a look here, you might have a bit more luck selling it.
They seem to sell for a little over £200 on eBay.
Ebay indicates £200-£250. I've kept my eye on a few new ones to see what they go for, and those quoted at £300-£400 don't seem to be shifting at all. I guess people looking to spend top dollar are also thinking about iPhones/Android devices etc.
Spacechimp said:
Ebay indicates £200-£250. I've kept my eye on a few new ones to see what they go for, and those quoted at £300-£400 don't seem to be shifting at all. I guess people looking to spend top dollar are also thinking about iPhones/Android devices etc.
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Aye, it's without a doubt WM 6.5 that's keeping the price down, a shame really.
*edit*Oh I missed the link to the Marketplace in my first post, doh.
Aye, WM has so much potential, especially blended with HTC's Sense UI etc. It's just a shame so many (of the already limited) apps are clunky or useless.
Its a shame that its worth so little, but with HTC releaseing new phones every month there has never been very good resale value for them.
I will be happy with £220 when mine goes on eBay tomorrow. 5 happy years of HTC ownership are about to come to an end!
Schooleydoo said:
Its a shame that its worth so little, but with HTC releaseing new phones every month there has never been very good resale value for them.
I will be happy with £220 when mine goes on eBay tomorrow. 5 happy years of HTC ownership are about to come to an end!
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..and you'll change to what phone after that, mate?
I daren't say. But it begins with an i...
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I daren't say. But it begins with an i...
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Rather you than I.
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Very, very sad.
its the release of hthe hd2 onto tmous that made the european version resale value go down.
lemonspeakers said:
its the release of hthe hd2 onto tmous that made the european version resale value go down.
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Along with the fact that it's on a deader than dead OS.
RoN_HD2 said:
Very, very sad.
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I'm not sure how that was intended, but I will take it positively
I'm not sad about it, I have loved all of my HTC's but unfortunately I have less time than I used to, to give the phone the attention it deserves. I need something simple and reliable.
I've no doubt I will be back, but for the short term I am excited to try something different. After 5 years of WM, it will be nice to see how the competition do things.

Walmart & Nexus One

Was in Walmart and saw nexus in T-Mobile line up at Walmart here's a pic
cept it clearly says "Black Be...." and can't see the rest......
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It's running 2.2 as well.
Oh yeah. You expect us to belive that Walmart has nexus one with froyo preinstalled, has one asymmetric shortcut icon on the screen.
Mods please close this thread.
not only is it allegedly running froyo...but it has a paid app installed as well. lol.
AbsoluteDesignz said:
not only is it allegedly running froyo...but it has a paid app installed as well. lol.
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Could be Fancy Widget instead of Beautiful Home, which is free.
Still, it's clearly just been placed there for a photo op.
Not to mention... every other phone on the line is a dummy phone...
Is that you on the frontpage ? http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/
wow. he tried to make a funny. big deal.
I'll tell you what's wrong with this picture: it's that Google hasn't done it.
Nexus should have been in stores day one so people could see it and handle it.
Old MuckenMire said:
I'll tell you what's wrong with this picture: it's that Google hasn't done it.
Nexus should have been in stores day one so people could see it and handle it.
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There are a few things they did wrong. That and secondly they should've made sure HTC used the greatest and latest hardware. **** that Apple would envy.
I don't know if you guys are serious about this being fake, but I'm sure it's real. Go to any T-Mobile store, they will tell you that they are NOT getting the N1 and that stores like Wal-Mart are.
Wisefire said:
I don't know if you guys are serious about this being fake, but I'm sure it's real. Go to any T-Mobile store, they will tell you that they are NOT getting the N1 and that stores like Wal-Mart are.
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um.... no. They wouldn't have a Nexus One dummy phone with all those customizations on it.
McHale said:
um.... no. They wouldn't have a Nexus One dummy phone with all those customizations on it.
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First, they could and most likely would have a live handset if they just received the device. Second, if they had a live handset, anyone could go apply a few "customizations."
Even if it is fake, Wal-mart is getting the Nexus One. That's part of Google's, "Oh the online store didn't work out."
seriously guys... use some logic.
I have seen way too many threads in this forums with false claims; and the worst part is that people try to defend them and help spread the misinformation. And, in case, the OP was trying to be funny, next time, please label it so. Many here are ready to believe anything that they see on the internet.
Soon we will have to rename Nexus One General to Nexus One Gossip
Anyways, this is my last post in this thread. Whatever we say... those who want to believe it, will believe it.
arkavat said:
seriously guys... use some logic.
I have seen way too many threads in this forums with false claims; and the worst part is that people try to defend them and help spread the misinformation. And, in case, the OP was trying to be funny, next time, please label it so. Many here are ready to believe anything that they see on the internet.
Soon we will have to rename Nexus One General to Nexus One Gossip
Anyways, this is my last post in this thread. Whatever we say... those who want to believe it, will believe it.
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I'm not saying I believe the picture, and I'm not spreading false claims. I was informed by my local T-Mobile store that Wal-Mart will be carrying the Nexus One. If you don't believe me, try asking your local representative.
Also, I do see where under the Nexus it say's Blackberry.
Wisefire said:
First, they could and most likely would have a live handset if they just received the device. Second, if they had a live handset, anyone could go apply a few "customizations."
Even if it is fake, Wal-mart is getting the Nexus One. That's part of Google's, "Oh the online store didn't work out."
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I won't argue whether Wal-Mart is going to get the Nexus One or not. I don't really care. But one *BIG* point is
THEY DON'T HAVE IT YET
McHale said:
I won't argue whether Wal-Mart is going to get the Nexus One or not. I don't really care. But one *BIG* point is
THEY DON'T HAVE IT YET
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Alright, relax.
Why are the forum members here so, rude.
Wisefire said:
Alright, relax.
Why are the forum members here so, rude.
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He wasn't rude at all, you just have an abnormally thin skin apparently.
Why cant you all just love each other sheesh
*pulls out hate grenade*

Good chance to annoy Sony guys ;)

Check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zpZ892Unbs&feature=channel_video_title
Sony ericsson comp, comment on you throughts on their devices on the video to enter and with xperia x8, sure they wont be expecting somany bad comments lol
watch the video.. guys says - if you have something you do not like about the device, let them know...
yeah well I can't be bothered telling them how much they fail at being in open source - I've wasted enough of my life with this **** phone.
MrHassell said:
watch the video.. guys says - if you have something you do not like about the device, let them know...
yeah well I can't be bothered telling them how much they fail at being in open source - I've wasted enough of my life with this **** phone.
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sell it if U hate it. Buy an Iphone like millions Aussie do. it's just a phone, don't expect too much from it.
kanchigo said:
sell it if U hate it. Buy an Iphone like millions Aussie do. it's just a phone, don't expect too much from it.
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Problem is by the time you realize there will not be any update, it's too late to sell it's not worth anything!
We paid a lot of money for this phone.
kanchigo said:
sell it if U hate it. Buy an Iphone like millions Aussie do. it's just a phone, don't expect too much from it.
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but as it is an "android" phone and hence open source, cant we at least expect it to be somewhat open?
kanchigo said:
sell it if U hate it. Buy an Iphone like millions Aussie do. it's just a phone, don't expect too much from it.
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the iPhone may be better supported, but it's still crap in a fancy box.
Just gave my little rant on the matter, thanks xD
BingoRingo said:
Problem is by the time you realize there will not be any update, it's too late to sell it's not worth anything!
We paid a lot of money for this phone.
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EXACTLY! AT&T started selling the x10 in August 2010, I got mine in October, and now they're not even selling it anymore (at least on their website). The x10 looks to be (unfortunately) a test-bed phone for Sony's intro to the android market, and those who've bought it are the guinea pigs. When the Xperia Play comes out, I'll just give my x10 to my wife and get that one. I have already made my views perfectly clear to SE AND AT&T on their facebook oages and through emails to them. They could care less though.
SPIDERTECH said:
EXACTLY! AT&T started selling the x10 in August 2010, I got mine in October, and now they're not even selling it anymore (at least on their website). The x10 looks to be (unfortunately) a test-bed phone for Sony's intro to the android market, and those who've bought it are the guinea pigs. When the Xperia Play comes out, I'll just give my x10 to my wife and get that one. I have already made my views perfectly clear to SE AND AT&T on their facebook oages and through emails to them. They could care less though.
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yet you're buying another one? lol
fiscidtox said:
yet you're buying another one? lol
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i'm waiting for the dev. to release a full custom rom with camera working based on froyo ,cm or gingerbread(don't really care which one) but it has to work flawless then i'll give my x10 to my wife who doesn't care that much too and i'll buy a htc or samsung galaxy 2,.tne new sony xperia family spec are not ready to fight the next amart phones comming(dual core).plus,i know other phones have their issues but i'm tired of waiting for sony to release the bootloader code or whatever is that.too bad coz the arc looks very nice. peace.
Wow, quite a lot of scathing comments...
Did a post over ther but bet. SE dont even read or care about reading what we think about them
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