Sailfish OS for Sony Xperia X officially launched, but you'll have to pay for it

by Cosmin Vasile / Aug 26, 2017, 5:28 PM

Sailfish OS for Sony Xperia X officially launched, but you'll have to pay for it

Sailfish OS did not have too much success in the smartphone industry. After a few failed partnerships with Intex, Fairphone, and TRI, the Finnish company is now trying a different approach.

Apparently, Sony Mobile allowed Jolla, the company behind Sailfish OS to optimize the platform for its Xperia X smartphones. Today, Jolla announced that its new Sailfish X operating system for Sony Xperia X has gone gold and will soon be available for purchase.

Yes, you read that right. Jolla will sell the Sailfish X to everyone who wants to install it on the Sony Xperia X. The image that you can flash on the smartphone costs €49.90 (including VAT) and will be available starting October 11.

However, sales for the product will open on September 27 in Europe, but Jolla might offer the new Sailfish X in North America (Canada and United States) as well.

Unfortunately, not all features will be officially supported in the first software release, which means you can expect some issues with Bluetooth, new sensors (barometer, step counter, etc.), fingerprint sensor, and FM Radio.

An installation tool will be provided at some point to those who purchase the Sailfish X, but in the beginning, a Linux PC will be necessary to install the OS on the Sony Xperia X. Keep in mind that the Sailfish X operating system will only work on unlocked Xperia X (single SIM) devices.

source: Jolla

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14 Comments

1. Cat97

Posts: 1604; Member since: Mar 02, 2017

So you pay 50 EUR for "issues with Bluetooth, new sensors (barometer, step counter, etc.), fingerprint sensor, and FM Radio" ? I'm all for OS diversity, but shouldn't these issues be solved in a free public beta ?

posted on Aug 26, 2017, 5:36 PM 14

3. Furbal unregistered

Yeah they are out of their damn mind

posted on Aug 26, 2017, 7:18 PM 2

6. BlackhawkFlys

Posts: 896; Member since: May 07, 2014

What a joke.. They don't want to succeed...

posted on Aug 26, 2017, 8:23 PM 0

7. Bernoulli

Posts: 4358; Member since: Sep 01, 2012

which means you can expect some issues You didn't quote it properly. It's a possibility so it's not a fact, like you made it sound.

posted on Aug 26, 2017, 9:04 PM 0

12. bohdan4ik13

Posts: 114; Member since: Feb 10, 2012

From the Jolla site: The features that are not supported in the first release are: Bluetooth, new sensors (e.g. barometer, step counter), fingerprint, and FM-radio. So, not working yet

posted on Aug 28, 2017, 3:37 AM 0

14. Bernoulli

Link please? In case you're also misinterpreting

posted on Aug 29, 2017, 2:46 PM 0

8. hemedans

Posts: 744; Member since: Jun 01, 2013

people will pay that amount for their privacy.

posted on Aug 26, 2017, 10:25 PM 2

10. Greenmule

Posts: 128; Member since: Apr 24, 2017

Yes, yes and yes, ISP, browser and email, I'd happily pay for one that doesn't track me as opposed to a free one that does. No free lunches; never in human history. One way or the other, you are paying Yes, I'll pay them to help with debugging if that expedites the process...provided that I am not being spied upon.

posted on Aug 27, 2017, 1:50 PM 1

11. gingerboy92

Posts: 13; Member since: Jul 06, 2014

You'd also be paying to use a superior operating that can run much less apps than your current operating system.

posted on Aug 27, 2017, 8:00 PM 0

2. Cyberchum

Posts: 1009; Member since: Oct 24, 2012

From the little I saw of Sailfish OS, I loved it. But Jolla should go take a nap with this approach. €49.90 for a beta release, and a Linux PC to install. What a joke!