Hi
I was really excited when I first heard Sony Ericsson announced the X10 almost 1/2 year ago. I don't think I would say I'm a phone fanatic or even would consider that it's possible to have 'fallen' for a phone, but the X10 for me was love at first sight (after reading the specs that is). Also, because I wanted to know more about X10, I wanted to know what kind of OS Android is. So the X10 got me really interested in Android. I was even more excited when Rogers announced they were going to carry the X10. When I heard the rumoured price, my jaw simply dropped since I knew I couldn't afford it. I still followed the X10's development religiously. Earlier last month, I lost my cell phone I was really bummed out since I had it for a year and I'm on a damn 3 years contract with Rogers. I really wanted an Android phone (after reading so much on it) for my next phone. I was planning on buying an HTC Magic on Craiglist for around $200-$250 but then I thought if I'm shelling out $200+, why not spend a little more and get a phone I really WANT that I'll be happy with for a couple of years. So I've been diligently saving up enough money so that I can get the X10 (need another 2 months of saving, I've been setting aside $200 each month for my phone purchase).
When Google 'announced' that they have a N1 that's compatible with Rogers I was ecstatic. At this point, I kind of got tired being disappointed with the X10 (the release being pushed back and with only Android 1.6). And considering that the N1 is 'cheaper', I decided that I might do some more research on the N1 and get that instead. Usually my research entails me reading up all the faults that exist for a product and decide if i can 'live' with them. Some of the 'big' issues I've read for the N1 include the crack screens (wtf), poor battery life (well Google sells the spare for $25 so whatever), and bad 3G connectivity (though I think this was fixed by Google's OTA update last month) and of course, HTC's 'horrible' customer service/support. Now here's where I'm at a stump/indecision, with shipping+tax+tariff and the price of the N1 ($650) and X10 ($800 or something) would be very similar. Damn you tariff! So the price difference is a 'nil' to me >_>;;;
Anyways...sorry for the whole life story here >_<;; didn't realized my rambling went on and on but my questions are, lol...yes I just wanted to ask some questions but thought I'd explain my 'situation' first
For those of you who are waiting for the X10, what's your reason for waiting and not getting the N1 instead?
And I think I know the people that chose the N1 answer, but if it's not for being out of contract and the OTA updates from google...why did you pick the N1 if you were considering the X10?
After writing my 'life story' I'm too lazy/tired (It took me close to 2 hours to write this since I don't want to sound too silly) to put the full specs of the 2 phones. But I'm going to assume (make an ass of of myself) and say that most people on this forum are knowledgeable on the newest and latest phones, so you don't need me to put the specs here (I hope) but below is my short comparison (not spec wise since we all know the specs differences)
N1 ----------------vs------------ X10
unsubsidized -------------------subsidized
no contract ----------------------contract (can get it out of contract)
Google phone ------------------ 'Rogers' experience phone
Google update ----------------- 'Rogers' update
HTC customer support -------- Roger's support
From what I've read on the Rogers Forum...Rogers SUCK at updating the Android OS! Plus...One reason why I wanted the X10 to have been released much earlier is that I don't want to be an early adopter, lol, I like to know the issues that I'm likely to expect so that nothing comes as a *surprise* to me. The only thing that's making me lean towards the X10 is that I want proper a 'brick and mortar' to bring a defective X10 to for immediate exchange. I believe what makes a good product great is the customer supports behind it. Oh this brings me to another question: for those who have bought the N1, have any of you experienced any difficulty with the HTC's customer support like our friends in the US have?
Thanks for reading my really really long post...I must apologize, I didn't realize how awfully long this has become. I'd love to hear everyone's comments and hope that people aren't overlooking my thread because it's soooo bloody long -_-;
Thanks a lot and signing off,
-Roze-
P.S. for those of you that do what a comparison, below is GSMarena specification comparison between the N1 and X10
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 vs. HTC Google Nexus One - GSMArena.com
I was really excited when I first heard Sony Ericsson announced the X10 almost 1/2 year ago. I don't think I would say I'm a phone fanatic or even would consider that it's possible to have 'fallen' for a phone, but the X10 for me was love at first sight (after reading the specs that is). Also, because I wanted to know more about X10, I wanted to know what kind of OS Android is. So the X10 got me really interested in Android. I was even more excited when Rogers announced they were going to carry the X10. When I heard the rumoured price, my jaw simply dropped since I knew I couldn't afford it. I still followed the X10's development religiously. Earlier last month, I lost my cell phone I was really bummed out since I had it for a year and I'm on a damn 3 years contract with Rogers. I really wanted an Android phone (after reading so much on it) for my next phone. I was planning on buying an HTC Magic on Craiglist for around $200-$250 but then I thought if I'm shelling out $200+, why not spend a little more and get a phone I really WANT that I'll be happy with for a couple of years. So I've been diligently saving up enough money so that I can get the X10 (need another 2 months of saving, I've been setting aside $200 each month for my phone purchase).
When Google 'announced' that they have a N1 that's compatible with Rogers I was ecstatic. At this point, I kind of got tired being disappointed with the X10 (the release being pushed back and with only Android 1.6). And considering that the N1 is 'cheaper', I decided that I might do some more research on the N1 and get that instead. Usually my research entails me reading up all the faults that exist for a product and decide if i can 'live' with them. Some of the 'big' issues I've read for the N1 include the crack screens (wtf), poor battery life (well Google sells the spare for $25 so whatever), and bad 3G connectivity (though I think this was fixed by Google's OTA update last month) and of course, HTC's 'horrible' customer service/support. Now here's where I'm at a stump/indecision, with shipping+tax+tariff and the price of the N1 ($650) and X10 ($800 or something) would be very similar. Damn you tariff! So the price difference is a 'nil' to me >_>;;;
Anyways...sorry for the whole life story here >_<;; didn't realized my rambling went on and on but my questions are, lol...yes I just wanted to ask some questions but thought I'd explain my 'situation' first
For those of you who are waiting for the X10, what's your reason for waiting and not getting the N1 instead?
And I think I know the people that chose the N1 answer, but if it's not for being out of contract and the OTA updates from google...why did you pick the N1 if you were considering the X10?
After writing my 'life story' I'm too lazy/tired (It took me close to 2 hours to write this since I don't want to sound too silly) to put the full specs of the 2 phones. But I'm going to assume (make an ass of of myself) and say that most people on this forum are knowledgeable on the newest and latest phones, so you don't need me to put the specs here (I hope) but below is my short comparison (not spec wise since we all know the specs differences)
N1 ----------------vs------------ X10
unsubsidized -------------------subsidized
no contract ----------------------contract (can get it out of contract)
Google phone ------------------ 'Rogers' experience phone
Google update ----------------- 'Rogers' update
HTC customer support -------- Roger's support
From what I've read on the Rogers Forum...Rogers SUCK at updating the Android OS! Plus...One reason why I wanted the X10 to have been released much earlier is that I don't want to be an early adopter, lol, I like to know the issues that I'm likely to expect so that nothing comes as a *surprise* to me. The only thing that's making me lean towards the X10 is that I want proper a 'brick and mortar' to bring a defective X10 to for immediate exchange. I believe what makes a good product great is the customer supports behind it. Oh this brings me to another question: for those who have bought the N1, have any of you experienced any difficulty with the HTC's customer support like our friends in the US have?
Thanks for reading my really really long post...I must apologize, I didn't realize how awfully long this has become. I'd love to hear everyone's comments and hope that people aren't overlooking my thread because it's soooo bloody long -_-;
Thanks a lot and signing off,
-Roze-
P.S. for those of you that do what a comparison, below is GSMarena specification comparison between the N1 and X10
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 vs. HTC Google Nexus One - GSMArena.com