Sony Ericsson ‘Rachael’ Android Interface Demo!
Okay, we are now officially paying attention to the new Sony Ericsson XPERIA ‘Rachel,’ check this amazing video demo really showing off the new customised user interface!
The underlying tech is unmistakably Android (the transitions and Google search box are dead giveaways), but it is gorgeous! The 3D ‘card’ interface, the threaded messaging, the slick integration of Facebook, images and Twitter updates, the…everything!
It is all so smooth, so intuitive, it looks like sci-fi mobile phone tech come to life. It is clearly a emulation from a computer simulating the UI, but with a super-fast Snapdragon chip doing the heavy lifting, the Rachel might be able to pull this off!
That said, the transition animations still seem swift enough to use on a daily basis. As long as they pull the images for contacts from Facebook a la the INQ1, the Rachael’s visual-driven interface will be nothing short of a revelation.
Combined with the form factor leaked earlier, this is now the Android phone to watch. Wow, the HTC Hero was so impressive a week ago…but we far prefer the cleaner and brighter interface to the slightly busy ‘Sense’ UI.
Source: USEB
Tags: sony ericsson xperia rachel, sony xperia rachel, xperia rachel
It does look nice.. but the UI designer in me can’t help but notice the complete lack of visual indicators informing me which way I can slide the screen.. how will Joe Schmo know whether they can swipe left n right or drag n drop on what screen?.. looks nice but to me doesn’t look like they are taking into consideration the touch screen virgins! >__<
In summary, looks nice but more arrows please!
That’s Android for you! The HTC G1/Magic/Hero are very similar!
@ CharSuiCharlie:
There actually ARE visual indicators informing in which way you can slide. It’s all at the bottom!
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