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Review summary: Perhaps one of the most hotly anticipated phones of the year has to be the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1. The wait is finally drawing to a close, because the Xperia is coming to Best Buy as early as next month!..

Verdict: Perhaps one of the most hotly anticipated phones of the year has to be the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1. The wait is finally drawing to a close, because the Xperia is coming to Best Buy as early as next month! That's right. If you've been a good little boy ...

Review summary: Sony Ericsson's Xperia X1 is a Windows smartphone with a slick arc slider and customisable panel-style touch-screen interface. Yet, for all its potential, the device fails to hit the mark.…

Pros: The phone has an innovative design and user interface and is packed with functionality

Cons: It is slow and the user experience is poor

Verdict: An eye-catching smartphone phone with impressive specifications that is let down by a poor user experience.

Review summary: The X1 is somewhat of a prodigy. It brings an intriguing Panel interface to the world of Windows Mobile, plus a slick design and arc-sliding keyboard. Sony Ericsson is calling the X1 a "game changer" - throwing unseen marketing might behind the device ...

Pros: Panel interface is interesting and holds potential ; Amazing performance ; Outstanding battery life ; Crisp and bright WVGA screen with high touch sensitivity ; Near instant screen rotation ; Has a 3.5mm headphone jack ; Includes optical D-Pad plus ...

Cons: Poor one-handed usability ; Choice of Panels is currently scarce ; Recessed screen traps debris ; No case/screen protector included ; No voice recognition software ; microSD slot is under battery cover ; Lacks an accelerometer

Verdict: This is the best Windows Mobile device that has ever passed my desk. Period. Sony Ericsson was right by declaring it a "game changer" - this has raised the bar, and if the Panel interface takes off and we see a lot of neat Panels, the X1 could become ...

Review summary: The phone has an innovative design and user interface and is packed with functionality.

Pros: The phone has an innovative design and user interface and is packed with functionality.

Cons: It is slow and the user experience is poor.

Verdict: An eye-catching smartphone phone with impressive specifications that is let down by a poor user experience

Review summary: The Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 is one of the most awaited phones to come out of the Sony Ericsson lab. It's standout feature is the ability to customise panels on the homescreen letting X1 users tap into any function of their choosing via its 3-inch ...

Pros: Can Sony rescue Windows Mobile? The X1 certainly looks like a knight in rather fetching matt armour, with joust-proof build quality and a regal 3-inch (800x400-pixel) touchscreen. The slide-out tilting keyboard is a step up from onscreen typing, ...

Cons: The Xperia X1: with one more X this phone could have been sexy. As it is, Windows Mobile is lurking behind the scenes like an amateur photographer at a swinger's party, slowing down the action and putting everyone off their stride. Talking of which, ...

Verdict: Give it up, Microsoft. You've got the best electronics company in the world making its most expensive handset and using Windows Mobile still feels like hand-coding actuarial tables in C++. Lovely chassis, mind.