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XPERIA X2 Priced at 590-600 Euros?

By: , IntoMobile
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 at 8:04 AM

SonyEricsson-X2-PriceA note from a Sony Ericsson exec through Facebook has revealed that, at least in Italy, the upcoming X2 will be priced at around 590 to 600 Euros (or between $US 865 and 880). Even for the upper crust of smartphones, that’s a pretty steep price tag, outdoing even the Touch Pro 2, but when you compare the specs, the X2 really only has bragging rights with the 8.1 megapixel camera. If money’s no object, the announcement said we can expect the X2 to hit store shelves in early fourth quarter.

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  • Alex

    Bragging rights are not only with the camera.
    X2′s GSM support is better, metal (to the best of my knowledge) casing is no match for plastic both in terms of build quality and user satisfaction (that weight and mere knowledge that it’s metal-clad does deliver a powerful wow-factor). It is also less bulky in terms of dimensions, looks nice either folded or unfolded, which I canot say for TP2: it looks good only while closed, but when open, it loses its roundedness and reveales sharp edges, thus looking “split” rather than “whole” when open. Let’s face it, when playing in such price category aesthetics aren’t to be ignored: it’s not a run-of-the-mill 200 dollar or less unit.