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Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Overview

Expected UK Release Date: Available

Key Features
Android Operating System 1.6
Sony Ericsson Timescape™ & Mediascape™
4 Inch TFT 262k Colour TFT Capacitive Touch Screen
WLAN Wi-Fi™ Technology
8.1 Megapixel Camera with Touch Focus & 16 x Digital Zoom
Video Recorder with Video Light
Media Player with Album Art
3G HSDPA & HSUPA Technology
Instant Messaging
Push Email
aGPS Navigation

Design

75%

Usability

75%

Features

75%

The above ratings are average figures, which have been generated from submitted mobile phone reviews.

Our Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Review

The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 is a 3G Smartphone which has a touch screen designed casing & comes with a wide selection of media & communication features. This attractive Smartphone comes in a luster white coloured casing & is available in a sensuous black coloured casing. Its casing size is 1.3cm deep by 6.3cm in width & 11.9cm in height which is a slim touch screen designed casing. The XPERIA X10 weighs one hundred & thirty five grams including the Smartphone's battery. There is a four Inch capacitive touch screen which has an 854 pixel by 480 pixel screen resolution & this large touch screen displays up to 262 thousand colours. The user can control their touch screen by using a pointer or stylus. This Smartphone supports a touch screen gesture control feature & comes with an infinite key. The infinite key allows the user to press this button the gain access to all their communications via Timescape™ & all the users media accessed via Mediascape™, just by a simple press of the infinite button. The user can enjoy user friendly touch screen controls including a keypad & on screen QWERTY keyboard. The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 supports a Google based Android operating system version 1.6. Its Android operating supports a wide selection of applications to suit the user's needs & the user can have fun customising the Smartphone with useful & fun applications.

Its 3G HSDPA & HSUPA technology allows the user to enjoy a high speed Internet connection, quick download speeds & the user can enjoy the broadband type speed this technology provides. This Smartphone supports Bluetooth® technology & has a mini USB connection port which allows the user to connect the XPERIA X10 to other compatible devices when the user needs to transfer data. Its EDGE technology allows the user to experience high speed transfer rates when transferring data between the Smartphone & other devices. The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 supports WLAN WiFi™ technology allowing the user to gain an Internet connection via a nearby hotspot or WLAN connection. This handset supports fast moving 3D games & the user can download games to enjoy a fun gaming experience. The XPERIA X10 has one gigabyte of internal memory & the Smartphone comes with an expandable eight gigabytes MicroSD™ memory card, but the XPERIA X10 can hold up to sixteen gigabytes of external memory if required. It works over 3G networks HSDPA 900, 1700 & 2100, as well as working over GSM networks 850, 900, 1800 & 1900.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 3G Smartphone angle view

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 3G Smartphone white version

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 3G Smartphone front view

The Timescape™ feature allows the user to link together all their communications with each contact into one place, which means the user can access emails, photos, text messages, Facebook™ & Twitter™ in one place which is linked to each contact. Timescape™ makes communicating with friends & colleagues easy & a fun experience for the user of the XPERIA X10. There is an integrated instant messaging service, a push email service, text message & multimedia messaging service. An instant messaging service allows the user to communicate with compatible contacts that are online when the user is online & this service allows the user to enjoy communicating using text & symbols in an instant message communication. The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 supports SMS text messaging which means the user can create & share text in a simply created message. A multimedia message which is known as MMS messaging is a messaging service which allows the user to share photos or video recording with other compatible contacts in a message. The user can access the Internet & enjoy a YouTube™ compatible Internet experience as well as enjoying RSS feeds. Its built in aGPS feature allows the user to enjoy integrated functions such as photo geo tagging & this feature provides the user with step by step directions to new locations with the support of Google maps & Wayfinder services. The user can select to use their Smartphone in flight mode or normal mode depending on the user's needs. Its flight mode allows the user to use their handset whilst on a plane & in mobile phone restricted areas as a selection of features are not activated in this mode. A speaker call feature allows the user to enjoy a call out loud over the phones speakers & a vibration alert provides a gentle vibration of the handset when a call arrives or a new message is delivered.

The Mediascape™ feature allows the user to store all their media including music, photos & videos in one place. This Mediascape™ feature allows the user to access their media from their phones memory, YouTube or even PlayNow™. The stunning touch screen Smartphone comes with a media player which supports a high quality music playback experience complete with a colourful album art cover display. This Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 supports a PlayNow™ music download feature & a variety of ringtones including MP3, polyphonic sound & AAC format ringtones. An amazing built in 8.1 megapixel digital camera feature provides a high quality imaging feature which comes with a wide selection of features to assist the user when capturing a still photo or recording a video. Its imaging features include an automatic focus feature, sixteen times digital zoom, a touch control focus feature, smile detection, photo geo tagging, face recognition & an LED flash. These imaging features allow the user to gain a perfect photo or to record a high quality recording when using the 8.1 megapixel camera complete with these amazing features & settings. Its built in video recording capabilities allow the user of this truly stunning Smartphone to enjoy capture beautifully clear & action filled videos on their handset. The video recorder comes with a video light & a variety of video settings which allows the user to record the perfect recording. The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 supports video playback in MPEG4, WMV format, H263 & H264 video format. A totally super looking Smartphone which is fully of high quality media features makes the XPERIA X10 a great addition to the popular XPERIA range which includes other Smartphone's such as the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 & Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Specifications & Features

Screen
4 Inch TFT 262k Colour TFT Capacitive Touch Screen (854 x 480 Pixels)

Imaging
8.1 Megapixel Camera
Auto Focus
Touch Focus
16 x Digital Zoom
LED Flash
Image Stabiliser
Picture Geo Tagging
Face Recognition
Smile Detection
Video Recorder
Video Light
Video Player (MPEG4, WMV, H263 & H264)
Video Blogging
Video Streaming
Second Camera
Picture Wallpaper
Wallpaper Animation

Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Instant Messaging
Push Email
Predictive Text

Sound
Media Player
Album Art
PlayNow™
Bluetooth® Stereo (A2DP)
MP3 & AAC Music Tones
Polyphonic Ringtones

Entertainment
Java™ Games
3D Games
Downloadable Games

Organiser
Phone Book
Calculator
Calendar
Notes
Alarm Clock
Stopwatch
Timer
Tasks
Flight Mode
Speaker Phone
Vibration Alert
Flight Mode
Speaker Phone
Vibration Alert
aGPS Navigation
Google Maps™
Android Operating System 1.6
Touch Screen QWERTY Keyboard
Touch Screen Controls
Infinite Button
Gesture Control
Sony Ericsson Timescape™
Sony Ericsson Mediascape™

Connectivity
3G HSDPA
HSUPA
Bluetooth® A2DP
Mini USB
EDGE
WLAN Wi-Fi™
Modem
Synchronisation PC

Network
Quad Band Technology (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)
HSDPA 900, 1700 & 2100

Internet
HTML
RSS Feeds
YouTube™ Compatible

Memory & Talk Time
1GB Memory plus 8GB MicroSD™ Memory Card, Supports up to 16GB
10 Hours GSM Talk Time
425 Hours Standby

Weight & Size
135 g
119 x 63 x 13 mm

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Reviewer: Jackie - Lancs, UK
Date: 18th Aug 2010

Have had this phone for 4 days now & still trying to get used to it. Texting is very important to me & I am used to Sony Ericsson phones. Can anyone tell me how to receive delivery reports (I have set the function to receive them, but I still don't get them). Also is there a way to view the status of a text that I have sent. With my Sony C905 & C902 you could go into a sent text & view details as to when it was sent & received. If anyone can please let me know if this is possible, thanks.

Design

80%

Usability

80%

Features

100%

Reviewer: Angus - Falmouth, UK
Date: 17th Aug 2010

Fantastic, the best bit of tech I've ever owned! The only criticisms I could give this phone is that applications often keep running in the background when you think you've turned them off, (something you can get apps to fix)& it's battery life is fairly lame but I believe this is an issue with all touch screen smart phones.

Everything else is awesome. Lots of great Apps for Android, Sony's usual top camera quality (unlike Nokia etc).

Easy to use & very functional.

Design

100%

Usability

95%

Features

90%

Reviewer: Carol - Newcastle Under Lyme, UK
Date: 30th Jun 2010

Had a few issues with emails & could not download apps, I agree battery life is very poor but don't be put off, roll on update.

Design

100%

Usability

95%

Features

100%

Reviewer: Ken - UK
Date: 15th Jun 2010

Simply amazing phone, though as others have said battery life could be a little better, though downloading a task manager app lets you make sure you're not running extras in the background.

Can't fault it so far, neither can any of my friends that got one, having seen mine!

Design

100%

Usability

100%

Features

100%

Reviewer: Georgia - UK
Date: 25th May 2010

Had this phone for a month now & I really couldn't be any happier! It is by far the best phone out there! I am so in love with it, can't stop playing with it or even holding it!

Recommended 100%!

Design

100%

Usability

100%

Features

100%

Reviewer: Carol Lynn Roberts - Newcastle Under Lyme, UK
Date: 25th May 2010

Just had my phone 3 weeks had some problems replying to emails perhaps this will resolve with update.

Overall great phone & it looks fabulous in white.

Design

95%

Usability

95%

Features

95%

Reviewer: Paul Marriott - UK
Date: 21st May 2010

Great phone. It just needs upgrade to make battery last longer. Not having latest version of Android not that much of an issue for me at the moment.

Design

100%

Usability

95%

Features

95%

Reviewer: Nelson Daly - Bournemouth, UK
Date: 16th May 2010

Had this phone for 5 days now just getting use to all the functions, shame about the battery life though but this is what happens with most Android phones, cracking phone though until my 6 month Staffy puppy got hold of it & destroyed it smashed the screen, anyone know how much this might cost to repair?

Design

100%

Usability

95%

Features

90%

Reviewer: Robert Johnston - Peterborough, UK
Date: 30th Apr 2010

The XPERIA X10 is a stunning phone with so many applications to chose from in the Android market & the first android phone to have an 8.1 megapixel camera that takes very good snaps & with an update soon it will get even better.

Design

100%

Usability

100%

Features

100%

Reviewer: Parab - New Zealand
Date: 27th Apr 2010

The best handset ever! Way better than the iPhone for sure.

Design

100%

Usability

100%

Features

100%

Reviewer: John - Manchester, UK
Date: 23rd Apr 2010

Best phone EVER! By far the best phone in the market at this point in time.

Amazing camera, amazing User interface, gorgeous design, everything is perfect. It's an all rounder & it is the iPhone killer. Agreed that it has not got multi touch but from what has been said, Sony Ericsson will release an OS upgrade in September (this will solve all minor battery problems that some people have been having & it will render the Timescape & Mediascape interface smoother to use as well as improve the screen resolution) & there are high chances for the Sony Ericsson X10 to support multi-touch. Even if it doesn't support multi touch, it beats iPhone hands down. Clay is pretty ignorant in the terms he uses to describe multi touch, etc. Don't let his view point on this phone affect your decision on whether to get this phone or not. Go to a phone shop & try it out for yourself & decide whether it suits your needs or not. To me, this is by far the best phone in the world & it does everything that it should do better than most phones out there.

I can't wait for the OS update :).

Design

100%

Usability

100%

Features

100%

Reviewer: John - Belfast, UK
Date: 10th Apr 2010

After using many high end phones iPhone etc.

This is a stunner.

Great 4 inch screen.

The phone is amazing! More exciting than an iPhone.

1.6 o/s soon to be updated.

Design

95%

Usability

95%

Features

95%

Reviewer: Clay - London, UK
Date: 7th Apr 2010

Comment only - Best thing since sliced bread. This is an iPhone beater easily with a great os & usability. Only bad thing is that it is only a single touch screen (one finger at a time), unlike the iPhone which has multiple. Otherwise the Timescape & Mediascape applications that come with the phone are 100% ACE. YouTube some videos & have a look, this phone is worth every penny.

Design

50%

Usability

50%

Features

50%

Reviewer: Jack - London, UK
Date: 7th Feb 2010

I got this phone from Japan & it is the best thing to have ever been created by mankind. The second best phone is the Nokia N900. I love this phone. Welcome back Sony Ericsson.

Design

100%

Usability

100%

Features

100%

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