25 March 2011 by Caroline
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 owners have an extra reason to celebrate today – beyond the fact it’s Friday and the sun is shining – as the company has confirmed the Gingerbread update will happen in late Q2/early Q3.
Despite previously stating there were no plans to upgrade the Xperia X10 beyond Android 2.1, Sony Ericsson announced on its blog that Gingerbread will indeed land on this phone.
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Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 deals on contract
Sony Ericsson has made clear its product strategy to offer the widest possible product line to its markets. That includes offering smartphones in as many platform flavors it can support.
It already has the Symbian OS in the Satio and Vivaz, the Windows Mobile on the XPERIA X1 and X2. With the emerging Android markets, it won’t be left behind after Motorola as already thrown in its weight behind it for all its smartphone offerings.
Enter the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10, it’s Sony’s first Android smartphone powered by one of the most powerful engines on the planet – the 1 GHz Snapdragon from Qualcomm. After delaying its launch, the X10 should be perfect by the time it reaches it markets, never mind that it is still using the outdated Android 1.6 Donut but tweaked with a Sony-customized Rachel/UX (User eXperience).
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On board memory gets a 384 MB RAM with 1 GB of storage its microSD slot can expand up to 16 GB and comes an 8 GB microSD card in its sales kit. Its 1500 mAh Li-Po battery (BST-41) enables you to go up to 10 hours of talk time on 2G and 415 hours on standby. SAR EU s rated at 1.4 watts/kg.
Almost Perfect Features
Being first on anything is not always a good thing. But being minimally flawed can also be good as it allows firmware updates to the XPERIA X10. For sure it will benefit activating its support for video calls despite having 3G, provide DivX/Xvid playback, improve its audio quality as well as activate a radio receiver that currently does not exists
But being the most expensive Android touchscreen at €800, the market expects more. While its UX user interface provides a really fresh mobile phone experience, many will wonder why it didn’t get the latest Android 2.1 Éclair. But for many waiting in the wings to get their hands on the X10, these are minor quibbles as the feature set on the X10 is exemplary on its own.
You get all the data connectivity options with HSDPA at 10.2 Mbps and HSUPA at 2 Mbps on a tri band UMTS on 3G for T-Mobile as well as class 10 GPRS/EDGE at 236.8 Kbps on 2G.
You also get WiFi 802.11b/s with DLNA, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP and microUSB 2.0 for local data transfers. SatNav gets an integrated GPS with A-GPS and Google Maps preloaded. What stands out is its gorgeous 4-inch capacitive touchscreen display with Wide-VGA resolution and 65k colors with accelerometer and scratch-resistant surface.
The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 gets high end imaging with a superlative 8-megapixel camera with autofocus, LED flash, touch focus, image stabilization, face/smile detection, geo tagging and WVGA video recording at 30fps. There’s no FM radio but you get the media players for the popular audio and video files minus DivX/Xvid. Stereo listening gets a 3.5mm audio jack and you can do wireless with A2DP.
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17 December 2010 by Best Mobile Contracts
Google’s Nexus S Android smart phone is finally coming out we have managed to snag a quick preview of the handset. Right off the bat, the slightly curved face will provide users with a unique looking handset while the rest of the casing gives users that familiar grip of the original Galaxy S. Of course, the Android 2.3 Gingerbread is running in all its glory and considering the hardware on the handset, it is running as smoothly as it can be. The ...
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Google’s Nexus S Android smart phone is finally coming out we have managed to snag a quick preview of the handset. Right off the bat, the slightly curved face will provide users with a unique looking handset while the rest of the casing gives users that familiar grip of the original Galaxy S. Of course, the Android 2.3 Gingerbread is running in all its glory and considering the hardware on the handset, it is running as smoothly as it can be. The ...
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24 September 2010 by Caroline
We hope Xperia X10 owners are patient beings as Sony Ericsson has just announced the Android 2.1 upgrade, expected to begin at the end of this month, has been delayed until the end of October. In a blog post, Sony Ericsson’s Rikard Skogberg said: “The plan for the added features and Android 2.1 step-up still holds but unfortunately we need a couple of more weeks before we are ready to start the roll-out. The revised plan is to start the roll-o...
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We hope Xperia X10 owners are patient beings as Sony Ericsson has just announced the Android 2.1 upgrade, expected to begin at the end of this month, has been delayed until the end of October. In a blog post, Sony Ericsson’s Rikard Skogberg said: “The plan for the added features and Android 2.1 step-up still holds but unfortunately we need a couple of more weeks before we are ready to start the roll-out. The revised plan is to start the roll-o...
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01 September 2010 by Caroline
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 owners can soon say goodbye to the outdated 1.6 version of the Android OS and hello to the newer 2.1 model, because the company has confirmed via its Twitter account that the handset will receive the 2.1 version of the operating system by the end of September. The capable smartphone with a large 4 inch touchscreen currently runs on the Google Android 1.6 platform. The upgrade will bring with it an array of benefits for...
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Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 owners can soon say goodbye to the outdated 1.6 version of the Android OS and hello to the newer 2.1 model, because the company has confirmed via its Twitter account that the handset will receive the 2.1 version of the operating system by the end of September. The capable smartphone with a large 4 inch touchscreen currently runs on the Google Android 1.6 platform. The upgrade will bring with it an array of benefits for...
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27 August 2010 by Caroline
If you’re a fan of the UEFA Champions League and own a Sony Ericsson handset, you’re in for a treat as the company has just announced plans to expand its current partnership with UEFA. Building on Sony’s existing partnership with UEFA, a worldwide marketing programme is being launched based on the Champions League which will run between now and 2012. This initiative will see Sony Ericsson become the “official mobile handset of the UEFA Champio...
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If you’re a fan of the UEFA Champions League and own a Sony Ericsson handset, you’re in for a treat as the company has just announced plans to expand its current partnership with UEFA. Building on Sony’s existing partnership with UEFA, a worldwide marketing programme is being launched based on the Champions League which will run between now and 2012. This initiative will see Sony Ericsson become the “official mobile handset of the UEFA Champio...
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