Sony Wants $800 For This Thing?

I have to admit that there are some pretty cool gadgets out there, but in these difficult economic times who is going to spend nearly one thousand dollars on a cell phone? Apparently Sony thinks that you will hand over a months rent or half of your mortgage payment (or whatever) on their new Xperia X1. Granted, it is a sleek gadget with some interesting features and design intricacies, but $800!

The big thing I noticed from reading their review is that they can't seem to stress enough that the phone is "stylish", "trendy" and hip". Once you get behind all the glitz and glam you will find that this gadget isn't anything special. The phone utilizes both Internet Explorer and Opera as well as some glitches that require the user to maneuver through multiple systems to achieve simple tasks. In addition the phone has a 3.2 Mega Pixel camera that focuses like a kid with severe attention deficit disorder and the applications load slower than a quadriplegic distance runner. 

The lesson here is simple. If you are going to fork over a lot of cash for a cell phone, buy an iPhone and don't d@#k around with this thing. Besides, I find Sony electronics (especially the Vaio) always seem to have some sort of issue shortly after you open up the box, so why get into that battle if you don't have to. Just my opinion, you'll do what you will.

(If you haven't noticed by now, I'm an Apple fan.)