Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 [Complete Specifications/Review]
Sony Ericsson has finally decided to jump right in the smart phone market (they were already in there for a while but were not making “smart” enough phones), and they have planned to achieve so by launching a new set, named Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. A brief description of the set and its complete specifications are given below.
In the first impression, the device appeared to be bulky with a 4-inch TFT capacitive touchscreen. There are 3 basic functioning buttons at the front and a 8 mega pixel camera at the back. There have also been some reports that the battery life of this phone is not good enough. More details are given in the specifications area.
Features of Sony Ericsson Xperia X10
Sony Ericsson has introduced several new features in their Xperia X10 handset, some of them are taken from their web page and are mentioned below:
Timescape™
Sony Ericsson Timescape™ lets all your communication with a person come together in one place. Facebook™, Twitter™, emails, photos, text messages – all gathered, so you don’t have to open loads of different apps to see what’s going on.
Mediascape
Online or stored in your phone: with Mediascape, all your music, photos and videos are in one place. You access your media from everywhere – PlayNow™, YouTube™, your phone memory.
In sync – ActiveSync™
Your phone keeps you in touch and in sync. Email setup is automatic, synchronisation is quick and easy with Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync™
aGPS
You’ll never get lost again. Your phone has built-in aGPS. Location-based services like Google Maps™ and Wisepilot help you find the way to your destination. Or add location info to your images – use the geo-tagging function.
HSPA
Turbo 3G gives you broadband-like speed in your phone. Download large files and email attachments in a snap. Get Web sites and news feeds to your screen in seconds.
More features of this set can be seen here.
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Specifications
| General | 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
|---|---|---|
| 3G Network | HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 | |
| HSDPA 1700 / 2100 / 900 | ||
| Announced | 2009, November | |
| Status | Coming soon. 2010, Q1 |
| Size | Dimensions | 119 x 63 x 13 mm |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 135 g |
| Display | Type | TFT capacitive touchscreen, 65K colors |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 854 x 480 pixels, 4.0 inches | |
| - Scratch-resistant surface - Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate - Timescape/Mediascape UI |
| Sound | Alert types | Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones, composer |
|---|---|---|
| Speakerphone | Yes, with stereo speakers | |
| - 3.5 mm audio jack |
| Memory | Phonebook | Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall |
|---|---|---|
| Call records | Practically unlimited | |
| Internal | 1 GB storage, 256 MB RAM | |
| Card slot | microSD (TransFlash) up to 16GB, 8GB card included |
| Data | GPRS | Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps |
|---|---|---|
| HSCSD | No | |
| EDGE | Class 10, 236.8 kbps | |
| 3G | HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, DLNA | |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v2.1 with A2DP | |
| Infrared port | No | |
| USB | Yes, v2.0 miniUSB |
| Camera | Primary | 8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
|---|---|---|
| Features | Touch focus, image stabilization, geo-tagging, face and smile detection | |
| Video | Yes | |
| Secondary | Yes |
| Features | OS | Android OS 1.6 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon 1 GHz processor | |
| Messaging | SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push email, IM | |
| Browser | HTML | |
| Radio | No | |
| Games | Yes | |
| Colors | Sensous Black, Luster White | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS support | |
| Java | ||
| - Digital compass - MP4/ H.263/ H.264/ WMV player - MP3/ e-AAC+/ WMA/ RA player - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk - Voice memo |
| Battery | Standard battery, Li-Po 1500 mAh (BST-41) |
|---|
[via gsmarena.com]
The new Xperia 10 is expected to be released by February 2010. According to the press details at their website,
XPERIA™ X10 is the flagship phone in a family of phones coming to market during the first half of 2010. The XPERIA™ X10 will be available in Q1 2010
A hands on video of Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is given below:
Snapshots
[via Gizmodo]
