| Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 features a large 4 inch | | | | or a photo. These tiles are arranged in the order in |
| screen and an 8 megapixel camera. The smartphone | | | | which they took place. Timescape lets you have your |
| was announced in November 2009. It hit the market in | | | | social life all in one place, but it runs a little slowly at |
| March 2010. | | | | times. |
| Display | | | | Mediascape is X10's media player. Judging by Android |
| The Xperia X10 has a 4 inch display with 480 x 854 | | | | standards, it is a very good application. Mediascape |
| pixels. Unlike the Google Nexus One which has a | | | | allows you to quickly access music, movies and |
| retina-scorching AMOLED display, the Xperia X10 has | | | | photos stored on the phone or online. Right now |
| a plain old TFT display. Still, the display is good. Colors | | | | PlayNow is the only online music service supported by |
| are bright and vivid. | | | | Mediascape. But more plugins should arrive soon. |
| Operating system | | | | Connectivity |
| At the moment, the X10 runs an old version of Android | | | | The Xperia X10 supports a range of connectivity |
| (1.6 or Donut). An update to the newest version is | | | | options including quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, Wi-Fi |
| expected later this year. | | | | b/g and Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP and file transfers. |
| Camera | | | | There is a microUSB port for connecting the phone to |
| Sony Ericsson smartphones have always had great | | | | your PC. There is a also microSD memory card slot |
| cameras. The X10 is no different. It has an 8 | | | | but it is not hot swappable, as you have to remove the |
| megapixel snapper that offers excellent picture quality. | | | | battery to access the slot. |
| Smile detection works well, but face recognition is | | | | Other useful features include built-in A-GPS and |
| more miss than hit. There is no Xenon flash and due to | | | | Google Maps for local search. The smartphone also |
| the limitations of Android 1.6, the LED photo light doesn't | | | | has a trial version of Wisepilot pre-installed for satellite |
| work as a proper flash. | | | | navigation. |
| Processor | | | | Verdict |
| The Xperia X10 has the same 1GHz Qualcomm | | | | The Xperia X10 has got the right hardware, but it runs |
| Snapdragon processor as the Google Nexus One. But | | | | a slightly outdated operating system. An update to the |
| since the Android 1.6 doesn't support hardware | | | | newest version of Android will give the phone a better |
| acceleration, it doesn't feel very snappy. | | | | chance against Nexus One and HTC Legend. |
| User Interface and browser | | | | Xperia X10 specs: |
| The Xperia X10 offers a whole new user experience, | | | | Display: 4 inch TFT display with 480 x 854 pixels |
| thanks to the Timescape and Mediascape interfaces. | | | | Processor: 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor |
| Timescape is a killer feature. It is basically an animated | | | | Camera: 8 megapixel camera with LED photo light |
| pile of 3D tiles. Each tile represents a particular event in | | | | Connectivity: A-GPS, Bluetooth 2. |
| your life such as a Facebook update, a tweet, an email | | | | |