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Samsung seems to be dead-serious about getting itgs QWERTY-based Windows Mobile smartphones into as many people’s hands as possible (they even run ads in Austria).

Engadget Mobile reports that a CDMA version similar to the i780 will hit Verizon in Q3 of this year (aka real soon) - the image below is all they have to offer:

As of now, no further information is available - stay tuned for updates!

According to Engadget, the XPERIA X1’s performance at the German IFA tradeshow was nothing short of humiliating:

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To blame is the software, specifically Windows Mobile 6.1 (or perhaps SE’s implementation of it), which appeared to be actively destroying the display units Sony has on display at IFA — of the three devices, one had some green status lights, one didn’t work at all, and one turned on briefly, only to crash hard and never return again… a pretty poor showing for day one of the show
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The poor performance of the device has led to speculation of further delays - the rumor mill keepers currently claim that the device will drop December 2008 the earliest.

As of now, nobody seems to know anything useful about the X1: reviewers have already had prototypes that worked well…