The one question I have is battery life. Sony is known for its innovative devices but they usually lack enough battery life to last for a whole day. I know this device won't show up at any carrier in the US making this device in the $800+ range. In the end, its not worth it IMHO. I do hope that other companies try to match this device and that a US carrier does pick it up. I do like that Sony is upping their standards. Shows everyone where technology is really at.
JAmerican, I have had a bunch of different SE phones and the battery life has always been excellent for me. I do admit with a power-hungry device like this you need a good battery but I don't have complaints on SE's battery life in general.
Unfortunately it's quite sad that you're correct and this will [probably] not make it to any US carriers.
I guess there really is a difference between Sony Ericsson and Sony. I agree that my SE T610 had amazing battery life. But, my Sony CLIE UX50 and my brother Sony PSP had terrible battery life.
I'm still using my T610, even though I'm an enthusiast, because my perfect phone hasn't come out yet. The battery life is incredible. The battery still lasts over a week with some use. I went for a ten week trip with a less than full charge and came back and there was still battery left (it was off, but any other device would be thoroughly depleted). Incredible.
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The one question I have is battery life. Sony is known for its innovative devices but they usually lack enough battery life to last for a whole day. I know this device won't show up at any carrier in the US making this device in the $800+ range. In the end, its not worth it IMHO. I do hope that other companies try to match this device and that a US carrier does pick it up. I do like that Sony is upping their standards. Shows everyone where technology is really at.
JAmerican, I have had a bunch of different SE phones and the battery life has always been excellent for me. I do admit with a power-hungry device like this you need a good battery but I don't have complaints on SE's battery life in general.
Unfortunately it's quite sad that you're correct and this will [probably] not make it to any US carriers.
I guess there really is a difference between Sony Ericsson and Sony. I agree that my SE T610 had amazing battery life. But, my Sony CLIE UX50 and my brother Sony PSP had terrible battery life.
JAmerican
I'm still using my T610, even though I'm an enthusiast, because my perfect phone hasn't come out yet. The battery life is incredible. The battery still lasts over a week with some use. I went for a ten week trip with a less than full charge and came back and there was still battery left (it was off, but any other device would be thoroughly depleted). Incredible.