Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 review

Release Date:  Q4 2009
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Its official, Sony Ericsson has finally announced XPERIA X10, which was earlier speculated to be called Xperia X3 or Rachael. This leap of change in the name (from X3 to X10) might be because of the fact that the company didn’t wanted to make the users confused, however it seems that the facts and features that we were hearing about the phone in different names, remain the same. So, it seems like Sony Ericsson only got the new name with XPERIA X10 other than that the things that lie under the hood is going to be same as expected earlier. So, with X10 we have capacitive display of 4 inches, 8.1 mega pixel camera with LED flash, 1GHz Snapdragon chip from Qualcomm and proprietary Android UI. The wait was long, but the outcome is worth it and finally we can expect that X10 will appear in the market by the first half of 2010.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 - Google Maps™ and Browsing experience

We were really impressed with the capability of the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 when we saw the browsing capability of the phone with WebKit-based default Android browser and Google maps. High speed internet access made us crave for more. The web pages were opening very fast and accurately and the 3G connectivity was also very satisfactory. Scrolling down the pages was super smooth and the experience was just awesome. Ditto can be said about the Google Maps™ that was highly receptive and fairly snappy. Snapdragon down the line really makes a difference.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 - The battery feature

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 is definitely a high end device and with Snapdragon under the hood, the battery life is expected to be low. As the final product is not available in the market and this review only describes the experience over a pre production model, we have to wait for providing verdict on the mobile phone’s stamina. The battery of the phone is Standard battery, Li-Po 1500 mAh.

The typical Android on-screen keyboard knobs the input responsibilities while there are three buttons that function according to the perspective of what the user is doing. However, the common multitouch functionalities of a touch screen mobile phone such as zooming and image rotation is missing here and it is a let down.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 - Display

In a device of such standard, you expect gorgeous looks and this model lives perfectly on your expectations. The slopes and curves of the handset are irresistible and provide an uncomplicated appearance. The overall measurement of the phone is 119 x 63 x 13 mm and it weighs 135 grams. The 4.0 inches capacitive touch screen displays 262k colors with the resolution of 854 x 480 pixels. Moreover, the surface of the screen is scratch resistant and it includes Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate. The design of the phone is immensely attractive and the most of its frontal portion is the screen itself. There is no real keyboard as the touch screen functionality handles all the usages and applications.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 - The memory feature of Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10

From a mobile phone of this caliber, it is essential that it comes with a solid memory back up. The call records and the phone book entries are practically unlimited. The internal storage capacity of the handset is 1 GB and it itself is enough to store quite a lot of applications in the phone. The users who need more memory backup, they will love to hear that Xperia X10 also comes with microSD™ (TransFlash) and it can expand the memory up to massive 16 GB memory. So, all those applications that acquire bigger memory space can now be loaded in the phone. Definitely a boon for the music lovers and gaming enthusiasts!

SE XPERIA X10 Review - Network and Connectivity

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 supports quad band GSM network- 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 and triband HSDPA network- 900 / 1900 / 2100. High speed data transfer is assured with Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots) GPRS and Class 10 EDGE. In addition to that, WLAN, Bluetooth® and USB options also makes way to smooth data transfer facilities. 3G signal is very powerful with the handset and hence internet accessibility can be done in super fast speed. It gives great browsing experience over the phone and the overall impact is very smooth.

The camera of Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10

One of the most prominent highlights of mobile phones is the camera. Every single handset these days are featuring high end cameras and that increases the expectation from XPERIA X10. The expectation is high not just because of the stature of the mobile phone but also because of the fact that it is a Sony Ericsson product. Xperia X10 brings in an 8.1 mega pixel snapper that is capable of clicking awesome shots. The photos are excellent in the normal light conditions, but they are equally good even when the lights are low. Thanks to the LED flash and auto focus feature that the snapper is loaded with. The image resolution is 3264x2448 pixels and it brings on other vital features such as touch focus, geo-tagging, image stabilization, face and smile detection.

XPERIA X10 Review - More on multimedia

Apart from imaging, music and video features also make a mobile phone impressive. There are numerous users that buy mobile phones to listen high quality music or enjoy high resolution videos. The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 comes with a music player that can play music files of different formats such as MP3/ e-AAC+/ WMA/ RA. The video player is capable of playing MP4/ H.263/ H.264/ WMV file formats.

The hands-on experience of Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 was no less than a treat and this review was based on that. It can be said that Sony Ericsson has raised the bar and from here the expectation will only get bigger from the company.