No wm7 for xperia x1 maybe on x2...?

[n4v1n]

I don't know if this was said already but Arne Hess at unwired already took a look at the close-to- production X1 from O2 and confirmed there was no accelerometer which means no wm7 because some of the interface requires you to flick the phone in order to scroll and only an accelerometer can achieve this. Unless there are different versions of wm7 requiring different hardware, then I believe this means no wm7 for the x1... maybe the x2.

[VesNL]

This was already known. Check the spec spage fot he phone and you'll see it will be running on 6.1

[bloob]

I think what n4v1n meant is that without an accelerometer in the X1, there will be little hope of it being UPGRADABLE to WM7, if and when SE decides to provide for the upgrade.

My opinion - eventhough gestures and movement control is touted as a key feature in WM7, I would think that Microsoft would be prudent enough to produce a version that does not require this feature. But all signs indicate that a year from now, most major smartphone contenders will need to have one to compete add to the coolnest factor.

[Witness]

It wouldn't be in MS's best interests to make an OS that relied on a particular piece of hardware. I just don't see how that could be possible .

[JKingGrim]

I highly doubt accelerometer is a requirement for WM7. Infact, supposedly one feature of WM7 will be to recognize movement such as a shake gesture using the camera, not an accelerometer. I am confident that the X1 will get WM7 one way or another..

[manub751]

My Impression was that the accelerometer only provides the ability to detect the orientation of the device i.e. whether the device is being held vertically/horizontally/at-an-angle etc. Only a few features of certain applications in wm7 that make use of that feature might not work. Example - Imaging application changing between landscape & portrait as per the orientation.

But multi-touch features such as zomming in/out on an image using two fingure gestures, is completely software (i.e. OS) dependent. And not only that, I read somewhere that future windows mobile version (no sure 7 or 8) will detect environmental settings such as available Wi-Fi, bluetooth etc and start/stop applications automatically.

So all in all, X1 shouldn't loose much of WM7 goodies 'cause of the missing accelerometer.

Would love to hear more perspectives from other members ?

[Rithy]

But I'm not sure we can upgrate to WM 7, because I do not believe the current XPERIA X1 Hardware supports multi-touch input!

I would be delight if someone can confirm the current X1 hardware supports multi-touch.

[n4v1n]

Yes what I meant was that the phone wouldn't be upgradeable to wm7. Anyways I just got back from a month long hiatus from this forum becuase i decided to buy an omnia. Don't get me wrong it's a great phone but when I saw the sept 30th release date, and johnny x, I've decided to put my omnia up on ebay. If anyone wants a crack at i, here ya go:
Samsung SGH- i900 OMNIA 16GB Black +EXTRAS UNLOCKED

I hope to sell this soon so I can get the X1!

[Rudegar]

supposedly one feature of WM7 will be to recognize movement such as a shake gesture using the camera

having the camera running all the time would be a batt killer though

also for all we know xperia "x2" may not even be running wm
sony said that the xperia serie would not be tired to one os

[Rithy]

Originally Posted by n4v1n

Yes what I meant was that the phone wouldn't be upgradeable to wm7. Anyways I just got back from a month long hiatus from this forum becuase i decided to buy an omnia. Don't get me wrong it's a great phone but when I saw the sept 30th release date, and johnny x, I've decided to put my omnia up on ebay. If anyone wants a crack at i, here ya go:
Samsung SGH- i900 OMNIA 16GB Black +EXTRAS UNLOCKED

I hope to sell this soon so I can get the X1!

Yes you are right! X1 is the great phone, I also decide not to buy iPhone 3G and wait for this one! However I would be hesitate if the price is too high than the iPhone 3G 16GB (970$US now in Cambodia).

If X1 cost around 800$US I will buy it. If it's more than 1000$US I may buy HTC Touch Pro instead.