Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Review
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Review: March 2010 |
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Last updated March 2011.
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In a nutshell: The Sony Ericsson
X10 is a superphone! It's a touchscreen smartphone running Google's
Android operating system and layered with Sony Ericsson's unique
user interface specially designed for the phone. It's supremely
powerful, but very easy to use too. Tech specs include an absolutely
enormous 4 inch screen, an 8.1 megapixel camera, GPS, HSPA,
1GB memory plus an 8GB memory card, and a monster battery.
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The X10 is Sony Ericsson's superphone and is one of the most anticipated
handsets of 2010. What does it do? It does everything! We recently reviewed
the HTC Desire - another Android phone
- and described it as virtually the perfect phone. Well, The X10 is
a phone that can rival the Desire. Android is certainly the operating
system of choice if you want the very best that's available in 2010.
Sony Ericsson were slow to enter the touchscreen market, dipping their
toe in cautiously with the Xperia
X1 (running Windows Mobile) and the Satio
(running Symbian). We had the impression of a company desperately in
search of a strategy. But we needn't have worried, because behind the
scenes they've been busy working on their own implementation of the
Android operating system. As regular readers of mobile-phones-uk.org.uk
will have spotted, Android has become our new favourite operating system,
now that the early adopters who bought the first Android phones have
found all the bugs and the Google guys have graciously fixed them. Android
is now a smooth and powerful OS, and the Android Market is shaping up
nicely, so there will be loads of apps available for the X10.
What SE have cleverly done is to layer the Android OS with their own
user interface, a bit like HTC have done with HTC Sense. So what you
see when you power up the X1 is interface screens such as Timescape,
which gathers together all your communications for any one of your contacts.
Text messages, emails, Facebook, Twitter, and even photos are all gathered
together, so there's no need to open apps to see what's going on. Similarly,
Mediascape brings together all your music, photos and videos. The Infinite
virtual button is used to gather together all the related information
for a contact or media type. The whole system comes together and works
very well. It's very much like a mini computer, but geared to mobile
use.
Let's get physical now. The X10's a big machine, that's for sure. But
it's the same weight as the iPhone 3G
S and only a millimetre or so longer. Yet it's got a screen that
puts the iPhone to shame. Yep, you read that right. The X10 has a 4
inch screen, compared with the 3.5 inches of the iPhone, and almost
three times the number of pixels. It's bigger than the screen on the
HTC Desire and even the Nokia
N900 internet tablet for that matter! We think: wow! When it comes
to touchscreens, bigger is always better. It makes the virtual keyboard
so easy to use you don't care that it's virtual. And the X10 supports
handwriting recognition too, if you like that. The screen is capacitative,
which makes it very responsive to the touch.
In fact a bigger screen is better for all kinds of things. It's certainly
better for viewing photos taken with the impressive 8.1 megapixel camera.
Naturally the camera has autofocus, flash and a digital zoom. It also
has a smart face recognition feature which not only recognises faces
when using the camera, but also recognises faces in any pictures stored
on the phone. If you name a person in one of your photos, the X10 can
then recognise that person in other photos! By touching the person's
face, you can access contact details and other information for that
person. If you're thinking that this kind of face recognition is a hard
problem for a computer and that it might not have a 100% success rate,
you'd be right! But it works surprisingly well most of the time.
The big screen also makes web browsing and apps like Facebook work
like a dream. And with internet access via HSPA and WiFi you have a
fast always-on connection to the web.
The X10 isn't Walkman branded, but fear not because it has an outstanding
music player, with full support for all the features you'd expect, including
a 3.5mm audio jack so you can plug in your own stereo headphones. You
can also use Bluetooth stereo headphones if you prefer.
aGPS is present too, as you'd expect from a device of this type. It's
integrated with Google Maps, and comes with a limited license for the
Wisepilot Turn-by-Turn navigation software. As we've already noted for
other applications, the enormous screen really makes the most of this
feature.
A machine with this much functionality needs some heavy-duty hardware
to power it, and the X10's got what it takes. The processor is the Qualcomm
1GHz Snapdragon processor as used on the HTC
Desire and one of the fastest processors available. The phone has
1GB of memory built in and is supplied with an 8GB microSD card too.
This is expandable to 16GB. The battery has a huge 1500 mAh capacity,
which is about as big as it gets in the mobile world.
Is there anything missing from the Xperia X10? Well, yes a few things.
There's no video calling and no FM radio. Our users tell us they don't
use video calling, and you can access radio stations over the internet,
provided you have an unlimited data package in your contract. Also the
version of Android used is 1.6, not the latest 2.1, so the software
is looking quite outdated now.
Features of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 include:
- 8.1 megapixel camera with 16x digital zoom, autofocus, face recognition,
smile detection, image stabiliser and flash
- Video camera with image stabilisation and video light
- Display: WVGA 65,536-color TFT touchscreen, 480 x 854 pixels (4
inches) with auto-rotation
- Media player with album art, TrackID and PlayNow
- MP3/ AAC ringtones
- Speakerphone
- aGPS with Google Maps, geo-tagging and WisePilot Turn-by-Turn navigation
software (demo)
- Messaging: SMS, MMS, email, conversations
- 3D games
- Picture wallpaper
- Personal organiser functions
- Vibration alert
- Internet: WAP 2.0, GPRS, EDGE, HSPA, web browser, RSS feeds, YouTube
- Memory: 1GB plus 8GB microSD memory card (up to 16GB supported)
- Connectivity: WiFi, Bluetooth, USB, 3.5mm audio jack
- Quadband GSM (850/900/1800/1900) plus 3G UMTS/HSPA (900/1700/2100)
- Size: 119 x 63 x 13 mm
- Weight: 135g
- Talktime: 8 - 10 hours
- Battery standby: 425 hours
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 User Reviews
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Average rating from 117 reviews:
Reviewed by DAZ from England on 17th Aug 2012
A brilliant phone but badly suffers from 2 major problems. The battery
life and the charging port.
I have had to have the charging port replaced twice on my phone. The
first time you know you have the problem is when either it does not
charge or is intermittent. It will happen as it was a design fault and
hear about this problem all the time from different people. Apart from
these two problems, it is a great phone.
There is a
guy on Ebay that fixes the problem and installs a brand new charging
port for £20 inc postage. I recommend that if you have this problem
or when you DO in the future, get in contact with him.
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Reviewed by Jayson Ooi from Malaysia on 14th Jun
2012
The worst smart phone that is in the market... After the udpate it getting
slower and always give problems.... Further more sony after sales in
the worst of the worst
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Reviewed by noel from uk on 1st Mar 2012
i hate this phone. nothing ever works. i am going to change my phone
for a blackberry because they are best phones in the world. they have
everything you need and it is not complictated unlike sony ericsson
phones. this phone is not reliable either.
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Reviewed by thahir from india on 29th Feb 2012
great
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Reviewed by Gazza from UK on 18th Feb 2012
Best phone ever, my contract is up and I am stcking with it until the
new Xperia S is launched! Texting can be moody with mistypes but the
rest of what it can do makes up for it in spades. Helped with some fantastic
android aps! TOP PHONE
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Reviewed by stuart from uk on 13th Feb 2012
had this phone for 2yrs. never any trouble and will be happy to keep
using it for the next 2 yrs. A brilliant phone
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Reviewed by Jim from UK on 8th Feb 2012
Sadly this has to be the worst phone i have had, its biggest weakness
is its ability as a phone and txt messenger, the gimics are ok but you
soon get bored with them, the touch screen works when it wants to and
often when you don't want it to, i am now in a position to change as
my contract has ended so at last i can see the back of it.
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Reviewed by simon crowe from uk on 2nd Feb 2012
at the end of my 18 month contarct i will be happy to say goodbye to
the X10! it's so slow now, crashes, remembers nothing. it used to be
alot faster but it's getting senile.
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Reviewed by Milo Madacky from UK on 31st Jan 2012
A piece of junk. I was impressed by the look and style but then I started
using it...Freezing, restarting and sluggish. That was not all!!! Due
to SONY's desire to make a quick buck, they've made a big design flaw:
usb connector gets easily broken, making it to void the warranty and
thus they blame the user for misuse. And of course they deny it.
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Reviewed by J.A. SHIELDS from UK on 29th Jan 2012
I am so glad my contract is coming to an end & I shall be getting rid
of this phone, pretty sharpish.The keyboard is a nightmare, which is
unworkable if held vertically. Even when held horizintally & therefore
the keyboard is bigger it's awful. A simple text message will be littered
with mistakes & God help your patience if you try to amend your message
in any way. There are battery issues & there is nightmare problem with
even answering your calls which involves a fiddly sweep of your finger
across the screen. I don't know how many calls I've missed or been cut
off because of this. Everyone on here seems to bang on about a big screen,
boy the competitors screens must be miniscule! A phone is still a phone
after all.....there are serious volume issues & heaven forbid if you
ever have to use it in a crowded place! I bought it because of Sony's
reputation for music players-they should have stuck solely with those!The
reviewer surely is not speaking about the same phone? The review was
by someone who was more excited with technical, geeky things. If you
want a phone to be in contact with people,which surely is the reason
for a mobile(?):DON'T BUY THIS PHONE!!
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Reviewed by charlene from scotland on 23rd Jan
2012
I have never felt such contempt for a phone in all my life! When first
receiving the X10 I was impressed with its sleek case and apps, I later
found that the battery would drain very easily then it would start cutting
out! It has now been sent to T-Mobile repair centre 3 times with no
luck to the cutting out dilemma! I have been offered at replacement
phone now which I'm over the moon with! Never again will I get a sony
X10
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Reviewed by Sylvana from United Kingdom on 22nd
Jan 2012
Ditto to Jess Zlatarich - it also came back with a dead battery, which
isn't the one it went with and I don't like it any more!
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Reviewed by Jess Zlatarich from Australia, QLD on
17th Jan 2012
IT WILL NOT CHARGE, like, AT ALL. the light on the right hand corner
just turns red and starts flashing, i sent it in for repair...SIX WEEKS
LATER!... i get it back, so i put the charger in and surprise, surprise
the damn red light starts flashing red, i ignore it... 3 HOURS LATER...
that freaking red light is still freaking flashing and it still does
not want to charge or turn on. I swear the things i've done for this
phone and the things i've gone through as well as the money is not even
close to funny, i've searched solutions online and all the comments
are the repeat of what has happened to me. i want a detailed response
on how the freak you can eff up so many phones in a way that you cannot
fix it. Or was it just that 1 batch you stuffed up.
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Reviewed by Paul from UK on 14th Jan 2012
have been using this phone now for 18mths purely because of contract.Due
for upgrade in 2 days and can't wait to get rid. this phone has been
rubbish since day 1.Sony was contacted but obviously new it was rubbish
as they never responded. screen needs a hammer to to tap on icons which
also makes answering calls difficult. a lot of call have gone to voicemail
before it wil answer.it also has a mind of its own so make sure you
have plenty of free minutes or data.Have used all sony updates but still
rubbish.
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Reviewed by Sam from India on 9th Jan 2012
X10 is absolutely brilliant; 4 inch screen, 1 GHZ processor, enough
RAM, 2.3.3 stock and ICS alpha available already in XDA., what more
can u ask for if u get a good deal ;)
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Reviewed by Arun from India on 21st Dec 2011
Im owning it for the last 6 months and havent had any issues yet. decent
battery, decent camera, Gingerbread 2.3.3 Stock [Alpha ICS ready from
XDA zdzh]. im loving it
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Reviewed by jaskarnjit singh from india on 12th
Dec 2011
super mobile for 2010.
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Reviewed by Grant from Glasgow on 10th Sep 2010
First of all, a lot of misconceptions about this phone. to clear things
up, it DOES support bluetooth and it DOES have a camera light that you
can turn on. So any, yeh, beautiful, vibrant, sharp screen, not to mention
huge at an impressive 4 inches. Responsive touchscreen, although you
still screw up a few letters in a text from time to time, no major problems
there though as it works superb 99% of the time you use it. The android
system works like a dream,with plenty of apps for download and use,
ranging from designer clocks for your homescreen, to games and social
networking widgets, and with the wi-fi built in, you can gain blisteringly
fast internet access at broadband speed. Some of the systems are complicated
and you may find yourself lost looking through the menus for something
as simple as turning on your wi-fi, but after a day or 2, you know where
everything is. The average battery life is a little bit of a let down,
but it's not as crippling as others have alleged. Heavy use (and we
are talking constantly) of internet and messaging etc with a medium
bright screen will probably get you about 9-10 hours, which might not
seem like much, but when you see what that juice is powering for you
in both the hardware and any running aplications you have, it becomes
impressive, and it even manages to look stunning while it does this.
(i could go on about how good the screen is forever) All in all, a fantastic,
flexible almost PC type system that caters for your every need whatever
it may be. It will punish you for 2 days with its winding menus that
seem to go on forever, but stick with it and your time will be rewarded
with an amazing phone that is quite possibly the only electronic acessory
you need to cover all aspects of your day, with your social, business
and personal needs taken care of in one neat package, and you can even
bung on some tunes for the way home from work, or check out youtube
on the go. Oustanding phone.
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Reviewed by Matt from England on 9th Sep 2010
Had this one for just over a month and I .............like it, I like
it alot. The screen is a peachy 4incher,bright and pretty vibrant great
for taking pics or vids also great for viewing them both, fast internet
[when available] and it's well fast a sending SMS, but it's not without
it's problems as in the earpiece volume is not so good, especially outside!!!
Hopefully this and other ickle glitches are going to be sorted with
the long awaited update!!![i hope]..... oh yeah nearly forgot about
the camera, they should of mixed it with the satios, would of boosted
it's kudos 10 fold, what with the xenon flash and a huge 12mp resolution.
All in all, sweet looking, works pretty good [better with the updates
hopefully] and a kewl screen. would most definately of given it a 5
straight away but it's still a peachy bit of kit!!
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Reviewed by Rossiunleashed from India on 8th Sep
2010
@@@Sarah from England on 31st Aug 2010 - What are you on about Bluetooth?Are
you saying that it does not have bluetooth?If that's the case then you
are wrong it does have a bluetooth and it works fine. The phone is really
nice and should get five out of five which it thoroughly deserves.You
have to download the right applications and also you should know your
phone,about what features it has.Good Phone,great work Sony,now please
introduce the latest Android for this phone.
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Reviewed by Steve from England on 1st Sep 2010
My first touch screen phone. upgrading from SE C905. It looks okay but
in every other respect it has disappointed. Calls are of very poor quality,
I find the touch screen very unresponsive and making a call is too complicated.
It is really just a half cocked pocket computer with a rubbish phone
in it. The camera has no flash and only seems right in daylight. The
plastic cover for the usb port keeps pulling out and is a pain to get
back in again. It's also a pain to connect the usb with this flap thing
in the way, you need three hands, I can see this disintegrating fairly
quickly.There is no cover over the lens so I would think that will get
mucky fairly quick. There is a massive amount of stuff already loaded
onto this thing that I don't understand and frankly life is too short
to get my head around it all. I DO NOT trust all the syncing of information
to and from my computers and I wonder at the security of this and have
removed all SE software from my computers. This thing has made me feel
out of touch and stupid, which I am not. I think it is badly presented,
for first contact with and new phone and operating system. My old C905
which I love,will now come out of retirement and that is me done with
new phones for a long time. It is going back! Awful, frustrating, full
of pointless internetery. Don't buy it.
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Reviewed by Kev from UK on 31st Aug 2010
My only problem with this phone is when it comes to the "flash" You
only have the option to use a light and you have to access the advanced
settings to turn it on....great pictures tho if you're using it in well
lit areas. Otherwise, this is my first android phone. I ditched SE's
timescape and use ADW launcher which made it such a better phone to
use in my opinion. The GPS and wifi are great features. Best GPS I've
used in a phone. I highly recommend this phone. I intensively use my
phones and it lasts a day or two between charges Would of given it 5
stars if the "flash" was actually a flash
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Reviewed by Sarah from England on 31st Aug 2010
I have returned this phone as it does not have everything as stated.
It does not support Bluetooth. It doesnt have a flash on the camera.
The battery life is very poor. Also the earpiece is a very low volume.
I have sent this back to Vodafone due to these dispappointing factors.
How can a phone in this day & age not support bluetooth ?
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Reviewed by Siju Sebastian from India on 29th
Aug 2010
Amazingly Superb Phone! Double "5 Stars" for you my dear X10..!!!
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Reviewed by Josh from UK on 28th Aug 2010
it does NOT have flash, only light, and is running old 1.6. they are
reviewing a 2.2 update and when that comes it will bring HD recording.
so for now 4 stars. 2.2 + HD recording will get 5. I heard everyone
moan about battery but its fine to me, prob because i had n96,n97 then
satio though
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Reviewed by Michael Donaghy from England on 24th
Aug 2010
Great phone but for 3 serious issues: 1) No flash on the camera. (I
was out last night with a friend at the match and wanted to use the
8.1 megapixel camera. Not a chance in hell.) 2) The battery barely lasts
12 hours. 3) The alarm doesn't work with the phone switched off. If
you leave the phone switched on standby, the battery is too drained
to last you the next day.
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Reviewed by Coopz from UK on 21st Aug 2010
I had the Sony Ericsson W890i on a 24-month contract before I delved
for another SE handset. I was used to the battery issues, randomly switching
on and off, and poor charging connection. And guess what? I have none
of these issues with the Xperia X10. I have no issues at all. The screen
is big, responsive, and a breeze to work with. I have no problem using
the default keyboard, scything through text messages like I did with
a normal keypad. The Android OS is so easy to use, very reliable and
thus far, has not blurped on me once. The market is immense, loads of
quality free apps to choose from. I don't understand the need to be
"fashionable" with iPhones and Blackberry's when there are phones like
this out there that do just as good a job, if not better. I can call
people, and I can text people, and more. I don't need a "brand" to do
that. Great phone!
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Reviewed by Chezza from England on 20th Aug 2010
Hate to say it.. But not a patch on the iPhone. Took out a contract
with Orange, as a loyal Sony Ericsson user, but, yet again, sadly disappointed.
Third handset (first would not charge, second kept freezing & crashing)
and still the UI keeps lagging, Android-not impressive, guys, Internet
very slow, predictive texts forgets anything you have written, all in
all-a hadd to live with handset. I caved in after two months & bought
an Apple. Hate to say it, but it's running rings round the X10... Be
weary. And don't get conned into trying this "expeiment to get us respected
again". It will have the opposite effect.
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Reviewed by Stacey from Bath on 16th Aug 2010
Does anyones else's x10 turn itself on when u turn it off and put it
on charge????......apart from this its a excellant phone......just dont
see y it wud turn on when u have turned it off 2 charge it
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Reviewed by Naomi from Birmingham on 16th Aug
2010
Anyone who has battery issues: Download Advanced Task Killer, whenever
you access it it kills any apps you thought you'd stopped which are
actually draining your battery
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Reviewed by Richard from Wales on 11th Aug 2010
Just had it now for a week and I'm really pleased. Its great! I still
prefer texting on a phone with buttons but I'll get used to it. The
speaker is a bit quiet though. Its fine when your in the house but it
could do with going a touch louder when your outside. Everyone seems
to have an iphone and i wanted something a bit different and really
I'm glad I bought it.
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Reviewed by bazza from uk on 11th Aug 2010
great phone, packed with features but shame about the battery life.
i charged it to full at 11pm and sitting in idle mode during the night
it went down to 49%. i tried all the tips and tricks but nothing worked.
im a light user and found i was charging it twice a day. now sold after
2 weeks and bought htc touch hd. if didnt have the battery problem id
give it 5 stars.
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Reviewed by Helen from UK on 10th Aug 2010
I have had this phone for just over a month and i still love it. The
market is fantastic and you can get just about any application - mostly
for free. The phone itself is quite large, to put it in perspective
the screen is just slightly larger than the iphone 3GS. And seen as
i mention it i used to own an iphone and i can tell you now if i was
offered another instead of this i would turn it away. The iphone is
much more restricted and although it does have the advantage of multi-touch
its not something i miss. Some positives: Clear screen, fantastic camera,
quick start up time, infinately customisable - i note some complain
about the keyboard, yes the standard one is shocking but if you do a
quick google you can get some intructions on how to install the HTC
keyboard which is miles better. Downsides: Battery isnt great but i
get a day out of it easily now, at first i wasnt because i was playing
with it all the time! The only other real negative is the slowness of
Sony Ericsson's update cycle its a real shame they cant get themselves
into gear. I havnt had a problem with signal (in fact my other half
has an iphone on the same network as my X10 and i get better reception
where he struggles!). I have also not really noticed low call volume
but i guess that it is lower than some phones. All in all a great phone!
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Reviewed by Daniel from UK on 6th Aug 2010
Recieved my X10 4 weeks ago and am impressed by this great phone. The
screen size is not too big but feels good to view pictures and videos
on. Battery life started off dodgy but soon got better, responsiveness
and speed of the phone is great, and colours look good. Task killer
is a great addition to the mobile and helps keep battery higher. I use
wifi and internet alot and still get just over a day, and get good signal
nearly everywhere. Only a few bad points such as lack of multi-touch
but i can live with that, and in call volume being abit quiet. I feel
that sony ericsson have made one of the best phones available and 3
have given me it on a brilliant contract.
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Reviewed by Luke from UK on 30th Jul 2010
After seeing a lot of people give it 1 or 5 stars without really thinking
about the big picture I thought I'd step in. The phone is a great phone,
but like all modern smartphones including yes the silly Iphone and the
over-rated HTC Desire, it has it's flaws. Pros: - The camera and music
player along with Mediascape are brilliant. The software is a great
organiser of media, the music player is easy to use and with earphones
a perfect MP3 player substitute. The camera takes great pictures although
like most cameras, half decent conditions are helpful. However people
who don't rate it highly obviously haven't looked over the settings
properly as it has special theme settings (portrait, landscape, night,
sport etc) for different times. Sport mode is what you need for moving
objects. I used it on a quadbike outing and it worked fine! Synchronising
is easy and applications work nicely for it. I reccomend a task-killer
to stop certain apps running when you're not using them but that's simple
isn't it? Battery life is great I think. Using it for normal functions
gets 2 days easily. Using it a lot gets 1 day easily and who doesn't
charge their phone overnight anyway? If you can't be bothered to charge
your phone at night, don't complain about lack of battery! Cons: The
loudspeaker is an issue. In-call volume is very quiet so be good at
hearing. I'm usually ok with it, but as it's a common issue, it won't
be too long before Sony sorts out the problem with a firmware update
or the Android 2.1 upgrade. The keyboard for SMS texting isn't perfect
with responsiveness, however once you've mastered it, it quickly becomes
a fine way of texting. And soon we'll have SWYPE released properly which
will probably become everyone's standard texting app so it doesn't matter.
Again be patient for the upgrade. All in all the phone is a brilliant
piece of kit, it looks the business, works fast, is absolutely brilliant
for use as a media organiser and calendar (TIP: - get Evernote app as
well for note taking) and with the right apps can be used for just about
anything. It does have a couple of niggling flaws which robs it of a
star, but SE have confirmed the Android upgrade is coming Q3-Q4 this
year, so just be patient. I'd take this over the buggy, signal losing
Iphone4 any day!
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Reviewed by Sean from UK on 28th Jul 2010
I wanted to like this phone,I really did. I have had the phone for 2
weeks and was convinced i was doing everything wrong and the phone was
fine. It hardly ever rang except voicemail telling me i had a message
(so someone had tried),call voloume is not great and many people have
complained that i must be in an echo chamber and would i please move
to a better reception area.External speaker rattles but only on some
calls,and the task bar at the top to tell you of texts,and missed calls
is way too small.In phonebook the contact number press area to dial
is way too small especially if you have a list of numbers to contact
that person.Keyboard is erratic.Beautiful phone,great when i am sitting
near my router to watch you tube etc,but as a phone is absolutely useless.Camera
excellent in good light conditions.Fiddly to operate and conversation
style text a pain.Old school phones great when you can delete a worthless
text but have to keep a thread.I tried,really I did,but this phone made
me feel old,you have to strain to see the taskbar for what you missed
and touch must be 100% accurate to phone a friend on the right number.
With the protective case it is also difficult to operate the push button
funtion keys.Is going back,but I have the problem of what to replace
it with.
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Reviewed by rupert uk from england on 28th Jul
2010
ok phone. Touch screen quite responsive, virtual keyboard a nightmare
to use. Now will not charge. Yawn. Sony ericsson have once again provided
an unuseable handset. I loved SE until they began 2 give us so many
problems. I find it a shame. Samsung, here I come!
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Reviewed by Carys from Lancs UK on 26th Jul 2010
Had this phone a couple of months and I love it! no major problems really,
not had much problem with the battery unless I use it a lot which is
obviously going to wear it down. I'm very happy with this phone and
I am 100% glad that I got it
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Reviewed by Lord Crozier from Uk on 24th Jul 2010
This is a very powerful phone but let down by a very weak battery and
a very weak signal even in a strong signal are. I am now on my third
in just two weeks and it does not perform. Vodafone will only allow
7 days cooling off and carphone warehouse will not exchange the phone
for another model. buyer beware
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Reviewed by Ian from Northern .Ireland on 21st
Jul 2010
ok, i've jus had this phone for bout 2 days now. one major gripe is
that with it running googles android OS it does not have an independant
calender system, everything depends on having a google email account...
whilst i think this fone is a great phone , it has too much of a dependance
on google email accounts. it is not that easy to use and will mean you
have to read the instructions. Texting is abit complicated esp with
the timescape app working, although it is useful its clunky! for videos
its good big screen is a big advantage, sound quality is okay. media
scape is very good an easy to use. though using the camera and viewing
the picture you've just takin is some-what awkward... all in all its
an okay handset no problems as of yet. still a very good phone its big
but good. I will post another review after a week or so. (with all contracts
there is a 14 day cooling off period were you can the phone or cancel
the contract.)
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Reviewed by Nick from UK on 18th Jul 2010
This phone is Terrible!!! I've had one for about 6 weeks. Well when
I said one I mean two as the first had to be exchanged as it wouldnt
charge anymore (common fault) the new one worked for all of 4 days and
now I've had to send it off to be fixed as ALL the programs came up
as Forced Close including my alarm which made me late for work. When
I restarted it, It came up with a message saying too many apps had been
installed and had I had to un-install one to get the phone to the main
menu!!! would have helped if it brought up stuff I actually downloaded
not stuff essential to the phone I dont know what has happened to Sony
Ericsson but I will never buy another one ever again!!! They used to
be reliable but now.....Ive renamed my Faulty Ericsson Bottom line AVOID!!!!
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Reviewed by ACE from UK on 16th Jul 2010
Sadly this is not a phone for novice mobile phone users. You need to
understand it's foibles to get the best out of it. Hardware-wise it's
still the best mobile phone on the market, weak loudspeaker aside. Software-wise,
people have to remember whatever phone manufacturers using Android put
on their phones as standard like Timescape, Sense, etc, there will normally
be something better than this on Android market which can usually be
downloaded for free. Therefore it's case closed as far this mobile goes
vs the Desire. To get the best out of this phone, do the following :
1) Get the OTA firmware upgrade asap. It dramatically improves battery
life and overall smoothness of operation 2) The Sony email client as
terrible. Replace this with K-9 mail from Android market for free. It's
SO much better. 3) Get Advanced Task Killer and regularly kill background
processes. Yes, I know, this makes this phone sound more like a laptop
than a phone but it is what is. Used regularly, this will increase phone
performance and battery life. 4) You don't have to use Timescape !!
Ask yourself this question - do you use every application that came
as standard on your Windows / Mac desktop / laptop ? All in all, the
phone like fine wine, is improving over time. Again for those of you
that are initially frustrated with it, give it a chance and ask yourself
this question - what other phone gives you a 8 MP outstanding (for a
phone) camera, a good video recorder (soon HD with the 2.1 upgrade)
a great media experience via Mediascape and that 4" screen, fast and
decent web browser, freebie sat nav and with the right downloads from
Android market a great portable games player ?
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Reviewed by mick from england on 13th Jul 2010
do not buy this phone the battery does not last more than a couple of
hours
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Reviewed by jayden josh james from UK on 13th
Jul 2010
I have tried and tested many new phones and I have got to say this is
the worst experience in recent memory. [1] The battery is pathetic.
The manufacturers need to fit devices which are battery hungry with
decent batteries. [2] The ear piece volume is pathetic and virtually
unusable outside especially in the City noise. I had the volume turned
all the way up and its ridiculously quiet. The ring volume is also far
too quiet - you will get a lot of missed calls if you're outside. [3]
The timescape app is a waste of time, it drains the battry more than
the facebook app. If you only use one social networking site such as
Facebook there is no point to timescape. The only plus side to this
phone is that is looks smart. Design over substance though in my opinion
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Reviewed by Martin Cleaver from Netherlands on
12th Jul 2010
I now want to transfer my date from my HTC Hero, but it isn't that easy.
I have THREE Google accounts. My main email account, my Google account
for Picasa etc and my Gmail account. (You need that for the Market.)
It's enough to drive anyone crazy.
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Reviewed by Elli from UK on 8th Jul 2010
I have literally only had this phone a few days and atm I have no major
problems with it. Before this phone I had a SE c902 (old school I know)
but the battery life was only about 1.5-2 days on that, which is the
same I am getting from my Xperia X10. In other reviews, I have read
that Timescape takes up ALOT of battery life! However I have not entered
my facebook or twitter details onto timescape as it will overload the
phone too much. The Samsung 360 has a similiar application to Timescape
and it has very very bad reviews on being very slow and adding contacts
that you don't want. I know this timescape is the main feature of this
phone but it's just not for me. The phone is excellent without timescape
though, the camera quality is great, the sleek design is eye catching,
the keyboard is good to use (especially sideways), the layout is fab
and the memory is huge! The only problems I have is that on the o2 network
I can't seem to get delievery reports to work without typing *0 # before
the text and also the in call volume is a little quiet. Other than that
I have nothing to complain about! Great phone and does all the same
things as the Iphone does!
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Reply by JA SHIELDS from UK on 29th
Jan 2012
I would be interested to know if you are still so positive about this
phone because my experience of it.......I would say it's an awful phone
& have reviewd it & given it one star!
Reviewed by geo_east from UK on 8th Jul 2010
For those worrying about battery life with the new R2BA020 software
update, the battery life has doubled. Am now getting 2 days of normal
usage out of it, that includes calls, internet, games, music etc which
is excellent for a phone of this calibre.
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Reviewed by Alan from England. on 8th Jul 2010
Hi - There's a lot of varying views about this phone.. Let me explain..
This is a high powered smartphone running on the Android operating system,
as with all of these type of smartphones the battery generally won't
last much more than a day if you're a heavy user. SE have recently released
an updated firmware R2BA020 which has made a lot of improvements to
the UI and also improved the battery life - if you aren't seeing improved
battery life then it's probably a faulty widget that you have installed,
or task killer which are preventing the phone from sleeping.. YOU DON'T
NEED TASK KILLERS ON ANDROID.. They do more harm than good... what you
need to do is avoid using widgets or apps that prevent your phone from
sleeping.. This is a smartphone with access to masses of applications
on the Android Market, if the standard keyboard isn't to your liking,
download a different one, if you don't like the text messaging, try
Handscent, or one of the others.. K-9 is a good alternative to the stock
email app.. It's smartphone.. it's not for stupid people... if you want
a phone that "just works" go be a sheep and get an iphone.. if you want
to stand out and have a phone that can do some really cool stuff.. get
the X10.. It's not perfect, I know that.. Android 2.1 isn't going to
be released for it until later this quarter, which will further improve
the user experience.. and all the technophiles out there are already
asking about 2.2 and even 3.0 (which isn't going to be released by google
until the end of the year!).. But do you know what.. it's a great piece
of kit, and combined with a bit of intellect you'll find it VERY hard
to beat.
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Reviewed by suze from e on 7th Jul 2010
Just an extra to previous post, due to many many comments on poor battery
life I thought I would add that I have downloaded Juice Defender, set
on Easy settings and my battery life is now double what it was. Combine
this with Advance Task master and its all good. On the contacts front
I uploaded 180 from old C902 and downloaded to X10 in minutes via Sony
Ericsson sync. Don't know why other chap was only able to do a few at
a time.
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Reviewed by Abdul Majeed from DUBAI,U.A.E on 6th
Jul 2010
Excellent, it is worth for ever, I like it very much because it is simeple
method of use and carry.*****
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Reviewed by Ahmer K from Pakistan on 5th Jul 2010
Soo far The best.
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Reviewed by David Roberts from Bath UK on 1st
Jul 2010
Hi guys for those who don’t know. The new updated software is
now ready for downloading for the Xperia 10. The software version is
Kernel 2.6.29-rel Build number R2BA020
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Reviewed by Dimitris from Greece on 30th Jun 2010
Kids’ toy! I bought it because of its small size and lightweight.
I keep all my data (contacts, calendar, notes, tasks) in Outlook at
work. Unfortunately, X10 cannot synchronise with the Outlook directly
via a USB connection. It synchronises with the SonyEricsson internet
server, but that server does not synchronise with Outlook! I keep more
than 750 telephone numbers in Outlook, and it would be impossible to
enter them manually. I contacted Sony-Ericson support and they suggested
using an older telephone as an ‘intermediate’! The old W810
connects to Outlook via USB. I used it to upload all data from Outlook
to the SonyEricsson server. Then I had to download them to the X10.
A painful experience, because the server can only handle few (5 –
10) contacts at a time, and I had to download more than 700! Three days
later, and I have not yet managed to feed the X10 with all my contacts
successfully. I will probably need to repeat this procedure again and
again in future, every time I want to update either the Outlook or the
X10, what a headache! On top of that, Sonyericsson is not a secure server
and it makes me wonder about the safety of my sensitive data. X10 also
likes to index the installed contacts by first name. I prefer by last
name, but there is no setting to change it. I believe that phones are
primarily build to handle phone numbers and make phone calls. This toy
discurages communication over the telephone and it makes it a nightmare
to keep contacts and appointments synchronised between Outlook and the
handset. It is not useful for office work, but it may be good for kids
who are interested in shiny touch screen gadgets and popular facebook-tweeter-tube-waste
of time sites!
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Reviewed by Lou from UK on 28th Jun 2010
I got this phone when it first came out. It looks fantastic, the screen
is massive - but that's about all I can say good about it. Battery life
is awful, it doesn't last a day and I'm not even a heavy user! The camera
is fantastic, but, the flash doesn't work yet - how ridiculous is that,
a mighty camera that you can't use in low light or at night - ridiculous.
3g is intermittent, it works sometimes, other times it doesn't. I've
just sold this mobile, I'm buying a HTC HD2 instead.
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Reviewed by Suze from England on 27th Jun 2010
Spent weeks trying to decide between this and the HTC Desire. And basically
what it came down to in the end was looks.... the desire was brown!!!
Actually I preferred the X10 playing with it in the shop too. I have
been a Sony girl for the last 3 camera phones (plus son has had 2 music
phones) and each time we got one with trepidation because they are often
slated for build quality but I have to say I have never had any problems.
It was no different with this one, people have had bad experiences but
its my view that you are more likely to post a bad experience than a
good one. Its a marmite phone - you either love it or hate it and I
have had it for a fortnight now and I love it. It does what I want...
text, facebook, pics and a bit of internet browsing and a a few calls
(plus some really adictive games). Battery life not more than a day
but using Advanced Task Killer regularly helps. I habitually charge
my phone overnight anyway and it has lasted ok for my usage. I have
never had a smart phone before but have used my hubby's Iphone and didn't
love that despite his adoration of it. Its taking me a while to get
used to the text input but that would be the same on any touch screen
phone. I haven't found it 'laggy' (son now has a dreadful LG gw620 -
thats laggy!!!) but then I don't have much else to compare with. Most
mobile companies give you 7 days to decide whether you like a phone,
get it and give it a go too.
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Reviewed by Angela from Scotland on 26th Jun 2010
I have had 2 X10's in 18 days and just taken my 2nd one back and swapped
it for the Samsung Wave. My 1st one would not connect to 3G,bluetooth
or recognise my sim and the battery life was poor. Got another one after
5 days. This one did bluetooth and pick up 3G but the battery life was
poor and still had sim problems. It also downloaded apps from the market
place and sent texts when I was on the phone. The phone was at my ear!!
After 16 days I got a new sim. 2 days later I was unable to text or
receive calls as it said there was no sim in the phone. The phone also
got really hot after being on a call for 10 minutes. I went back to
the shop where they were going to give me a 3rd handset to try. No way,
I hate the phone. They agreed to let me swap it for another phone of
my choice. I decided to go with the wave as my partner has the Desire
and the battery and sound quality on that is not very good and I don't
want an Iphone. Very happy with the wave, it can be used as a phone!
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Reviewed by Carl from England on 19th Jun 2010
Dont get this phone if you want a mobile. because battery wont last
all day dont know were they got 8-10 hours talk time and 425 standby.
more like 2 hours talk time and 24 standby with wifi bluetooth 3g turned
off if u r lucky. beautiful and fast phone just sony need to sort battery
returning mine a after a week of use getting the htc desire or the galaxy
s when out
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Reviewed by Charli from Plymouth on 17th Jun 2010
had this phone for 3 weeks now and suddenly it's stopped charging. So
not sure what's wrong with it but beware if you want a phone to last
more than 3 weeks!
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Reviewed by Joaquim from UK on 16th Jun 2010
I wrote previously about this amazing phone. I still think it is, except
the battery life is not good. I have downloaded Advance Task Killer
and it still only gives 1.5 days (although I have the screen on at full
brightness at all times when I use it or touch it). On SE's website
it says that the battery does not have to be fully drain to be recharged
in order to have long life. So I charge it every day. Not the best battery
life, but what a great phone. I love everything else, specially the
screen. The user interface so gorgeous. The phone's design just makes
me want to hold it all the time. The experience of taking a picture
with a 4" screen is so unreal and totally amazing. DO BUY THIS PHONE!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Iris from UK, London on 16th Jun 2010
I was torn between this one and the iPhone, and chose it in the end
because I often need a camera for my job, a feature I have come to rely
on. I waited for 6 weeks before writing a review, but I have to say,
what a disappointment. The touch screen is sluggish and screen turning
takes up to 30 (!) seconds, internet connection is slow, and very often
the screen fails to respond at all, not allowing me to answer calls!
For some reason the volume can be controlled on a side button, and so
the slide very often moves down to silent if I carry the phone not carefully
just before it locks, which means I often miss calls. It takes 2 or
3 steps in order to make a phone call, and the slow touch screen makes
it very frustrating. There are a number of mysterious shortcuts, which
I often accidently press (for example the unlock slider is now set to
left hand and I cannot find how to re-set this). The 8.1 mega pixel
camera is useless as it produces dark and blurry pictures unless there
are perfect light condition and the subject is not moving in the slightest.
It is a smart looking phone and some features are great, as you'd expect
from a phone at this price, but usability is just not good enough.
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Reviewed by Animish from India on 14th Jun 2010
This is my first Android & SE phone and I have to say that I am quite
pleased that I bought this.It has a Very large crisp display which will
only get better with the 2.1 update.The Timescape and Mediascape applications
have been worked out superbly by SE.Camera is just plain fantastic!!!Although
I am very disappointed by the Photo Light feature,the least SE could
do here was provide a proper LED or Xenon flash with and 8.1 MP camera.Apart
from that the other issue is with the battery life,but after downloading
a few applications I am able to get 2 days out of my Xperia X10.Overall
a good phone and I would definitely recommend it!!!!SE has done a great
job with their 1st Android phone.I am impressed.
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Reviewed by tom from london on 13th Jun 2010
This is a terrible phone. I'ts battery life is awful, the internet speed
is rubbish, it's broken within the first week. Definitely going back
to the shop. DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE!!!! I'TS RUBBISH!!!!!!
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Reviewed by sarah from England on 8th Jun 2010
my first touch screen phone very excited even though all my friends
warned me to stay away from Ericsson phones ! first day the battery
died really quickly but gave it a week the battery died within 3 hours
of being fully charged and the only use in that time was to place it
in my hand bag !!! i turned it everything off to save the battery but
that did not help . it also got very hot so its going back tomorrow
great phone awful battery life
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Reviewed by tesh from uk on 8th Jun 2010
great phone very few flaws been blown away with it very very comparable
o the iphone main flaw is agiain the lack of flashplayer which doesnt
enable you to stream freeview tv as you can on the iphone. but otherwise
flawless. Only other tiny issue ive had are setting up email (was a
pain but i wokreed it out) and you cannot assign your own ringtone but
otherwise amazing phone a real step in the right direction very very
sexi too
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Reviewed by Tony from England on 7th Jun 2010
Just got this fone today on my contract......it is going back tomorrow
for the HTC desire...no FM radio the orange site sid it had quad band.
Also the sony system does not support Adobe flashplayer 9 that is needed
to listen to digital radio stations......so a bit of a flop if you want
radio! flimsy built, would`nt like to drop it!
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Reviewed by Joaquim from UK on 7th Jun 2010
I first tried the BlackBerry Bold as my business phone and tried to
sync with my Google Apps account (my own domain). Everything worked
fine and the BlackBerry is a great phone for business. But then I tried
the same thing with the X10 and what a great difference. The Android
system is beautiful and Sony Ericsson with its Japanese technology know-how
and its Swedish design flair, have made the 1.6 version the best user
interface, as well as the most stylish, in the market. The screen is
big but it does not make the phone bulky. The touchscreen is very responsive,
fast, intuitive and large enough to read well and type with ease (my
previous phone was the HTC Magic and X10 makes writing on a touchscreen
easier). I find it very easy to reach a contact on this phone as I have
hundreds of business contacts. The apps market is huge. Playing videos
and showing photos on it is amazing. I used to carry my computer everywhere
to check emails, calendar, contacts and websites. I reckon no longer
now. Sony Ericsson has made a powerful tool for business with style.
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Reviewed by ricky76 from yorkshire on 6th Jun
2010
i got this phone as a present last week and i wasnt too excited really
and hadnt actually heard of the phone before! but i gave it a few hours
put all my contacts on there got the whole thing set up and i have to
say i am impressed! i came to this phone skeptical but i got it and
i cant believe i hadnt heard of it before. this really is a very capable
phone and i would say even better than the iphone possibly the desire
as well, as my friend has it and after using his i think sony ericsson
did a very good job. i read that this is their first android one so
woooow!
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Reviewed by Richard from England on 5th Jun 2010
I have bought this phone today...and well...i am blown away with it!
nice screen size, good audio features, although you cant sync it with
outlook, but i do have question, it does not have java, does this mean
i can not play java web based games? also is there way to download it?
because i cant find it anywhere... but its a awesome phone, its an iphone
killer-but the iphone is still a good phone
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Reviewed by cliff from engand on 4th Jun 2010
Having real trouble connecting to internet. Youtube? No chance
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Reviewed by Big_d from Scotland on 27th May 2010
I've had the X10 almost since it was released in the UK. All those that
are complaining about battery life etc really aren't giving the phone
a fair chance. When I first got the phone I was lucky to get 6 hours
use and was very concerned that I'd bought another donkey (My last phone
was the samsung I8510). After altering some settings, particularly display
which I find is best set to adjust automaticaly, and downloading and
using regularly Advanced task killer I find I can now get up to 2 days
out of my battery with light - medium use. Charging does not take too
long either with a full charge being complete in a few hours. The phone
itself is an amazing peice of kit and has been exactly what I've wanted
for years. Its fast with everything. The internet is just superb with
Youtube vids downloaded and playing back in seconds. After a very sceptical
start I would happily give this phone a 10 star rating having had a
couple of months use now.
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Reviewed by charlie from uk on 26th May 2010
Just upgraded to xperia from my samsung i8510 on O2. i have had it 7
days and am getting used to its functions as i go and am very impressed
by the phone software and some of its features are excellent. The screen
is good clear,it sits well in your hand and is a lot lighter feeling
in your hand than you think on first looking at it.Battery life seems
to be about 2 1/2 days not using all of the apps. There are some niggly
problems with the software It took me a google search to find out how
to forward a message(you just put your finger on the screen on top of
the message and hold it there for a couple of seconds and then you can
forward. The allocation of a seperate message tone,the phone does not
allow you to assign your own tone for messages. You cannot forward a
message to a group of people like i used to be able to with my i8510.
Hopefully al of these problems will be sorted in the software upgrade.
Overall though this phone kills the iphone and have no hesitation in
recommending it.Well done sonyericcson.
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Reviewed by Scott from UK on 26th May 2010
I've been reading reviews on this website for months and having opted
for the X10 when my contract was due for renewal, thought it only fair
to contribute. Honest opinion - this phone is an absolute beast. It
looks good, screen clear and responsive, camera excellent, web connection
fast and call quality is descent. Battery life has been ok, just remember
to close down apps or websites, task manager helps. I'm not interested
in receiving facebook updates every 5 minutes, so maybe this helps.
There is a free document viewer and plenty apps on android market. Overall
touchscreen/smartphone thingy takes a bit of getting used to but after
a few days you quickly become an expert. If you want a good all rounder
then this phone is for you.
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Reviewed by geo_east from UK on 21st May 2010
I think it's time to defend the X10 for some of the comments on here...firstly
the battery is poor out of the box but with a little conditioning e.g
charge it up fully and then deplete the battery until dead x 5 times
you can get the phone to last almost 2 days with a little common sense
(turn off wifi, bluetooth when not in use). Screen quality is excellent
including in direct sunlight. Screen is very responsive and by installing
a different keyboard from Android Marketplace it improves the text input
greatly. Don't worry about it only running Android 1.6 (an update to
2.1 is due in September) as SE have implemented a number of things that
makes it not far off the mark of Android 2.1 already. A big tip is to
make sure you have the most up to date firmware as this can really make
a difference to the operation of the phone. For those thinking of choosing
the Desire over the X10 - why?? The X10 is as fast (1Ghz processor),
has a better camera (8mp), larger screen (4") and looks a lot sexier...I've
owned a number of different phones over the years and although this
phone has a few niggles (what phone doesn't!!!) it is without doubt
the best there is.
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Reviewed by DL from UK on 19th May 2010
Where to start....? First of all, I felt compelled to write a review.
I guess the first thing to start with is that after being promised by
my network provider (the wonderful 3) that the phone did indeed sync
with Outlook for contacts and calendar I subsequently found out it didn’t!
Surely in today’s world this should be a given? I still thought
they must have got it wrong so I called Sony Ericsson who confirmed
the phone could not sync with Outlook. The only way to do it at the
current time is export contact files separately from Outlook to Google
mail (you will need an account if you don’t have one) and then
re-import them into your phone – meaning you have to create new
files every time! Your Outlook calendar will also have to be synched
through Google. For some reason (and all my other phones have been fine)
the phone sometimes does not want to connect onto your phone network
– no idea why. The keyboard seems ok part from the full stop button
being annoyingly close to the “back” button – which
means you regularly get full stops before the final letter of the word
you are typing. The “L” button sometimes needs to be pressed
3 or 4 times before it registers – all other keys seem fine. Call
quality is bad with many calls having bad echo (never had this problem
with other phones). Oh, and did I mention the battery – make sure
you have the phone charger surgically attached to your wrist –
because you are going to need it – a lot! Went to be last night
with 58% battery – woke up this morning and the phone was dead.
And it doesn’t exactly charge quickly when it is plugged in. Overall-
extremely disappointed as I had high hopes for this phone. Trading it
in for an HTC Desire asap!
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Reviewed by Tony Sachdeva from China (UK Expat) on
19th May 2010
I bought this phone almost by mistake. I was about to part cash for
an Iphone and at the last monment asked if there was a decent alternative.
weel the X10 is the best choice I have made for 2010! The battery life
sucks, lasts a day at best, however all the other functions work surprisingly
well. I have no regrets at not buying the Iphone. One other quirk is
that the screen is over sensitive if put in your pocket when not 'locked'
and you can find you have opened up apps without touching the phone
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Reviewed by Debbie from United Kingdom on 18th
May 2010
Brilliant phone great features it took me a wee while to get used to
it. Had the Satio but was returned that many times Vodafone gave me
the X10 One thing is the key board when texting it is soo sensitive
and small is there an app I can download that would make the keyboard
a bit bigger perhaps like the one that was on the Satio??? Any help
much appreciated.
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Reply by Andrew from United Kingdom on
20th May 2010
no Debbie, unfortunately there is no app to enlarge the keypad, however
the x10 is an Android phone, so you can always put a request on API
developer blogs. basically means that google have opened up all the
codings so that members of the public can design and create their own
apps. so if you ask in the right places you are bound to get someone
give it a go for you
Reviewed by Mad from England on 17th May 2010
I like this phone a lot. Its been less than a week, since I got it.
The camera is very good. - No Auto flash though. Touch screen is good
as well. User experience in lovely. Being able to customize home page
etc is a great facility. Camera, Video clarity is awesome. It does not
have a hands free though. It has met all my needs - Internet, Good enough
to be my only camera, GPS, Music, User friendly, to keep me productive
during my commute etc. Luckily I got it with a 8 GB memory card. All
of this for £ 22, as an Upgrade offer from 3.
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Reviewed by shafi from wales on 17th May 2010
i have owned this xperia x10 for 2 weeks and i must admit this is the
best phone i have ever had. the 8 megapixel camera , the video recording
quality are amazing but what im really impressed about is the touchscreen
is so responsive and internet access is really fast plus u can access
you tube , facebook and twitter as well as downloading apps. i luv this
phone
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Reviewed by Nizam from UK on 14th May 2010
Best phone out has almost everything and will eventually when the update
comes out, the update will make the hardware work to its full potential
because the current 1.6 version as restrictions the update will give
e.g Screen will update to 16 million colors Video camera will update
to HD 720p and i am not sure but multi touch should also be included
in the update fingers crzossed hope it does. before getting this i asked
a lot of people which to get the iPhone 3gs or the x10 and also asked
which is the best phone out on the market i asked these questions to
sales assistance in every mobile shop available in my local town and
they all said x10 but i only got it when i fist saw and experienced
it and i can know proudly say it is he best phone out. they are many
phones coming out which are looking very good phones like nokia n8 samsung
wave samsung galaxy
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Reviewed by Jen from Northern Ireland on 11th
May 2010
I wud like to know does anyone know how to set it to make a sound wen
I'm on the phone and i get a txt. mine doesnt seem to make any noise
or beep of any kind and I can't seem to find any way to switch it on.
Other than this I'm likin it. Think it wud have bin handier if u had
the option of the stylus but overall its a good phone.
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Reviewed by KDM from UK on 8th May 2010
This is the first Smart phone I have owned and I am very happy with
it. It has a great 'User Guide' to help you through the many features
of the X10. The camera is really good and has Image Stabilising, and
soon (I believe)to have HD video recording in the next 2.1 updates.
Timescape and mediascape work really well, and the screen is brilliant!
The battery life gets better the more you charge it and considering
what it is powering I'm more than happy with it's performance. I have
had the X10 for just over 2 weeks and have no regrets about buying it
at all. I haven't had any other smart phones so I can't compare it to
other phones, but I wouldn't swap it for the world!
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Reviewed by Aedan from UK on 7th May 2010
Awesome phone, have had it about two weeks now. Only had a few problems
to start with, which were mainly battery life issues. That has been
sorted by using 3 free apps and 1 app that only cost 67p. My phone now
lasts 2 days with more than standard use. For those who are interested
the 3 free apps are: Advanced task killer, Task Panel Lite and Juice
Defender (free version) the one I paid for to permanently kill the annoying
moxier mail was Startup Auditor. As long as you spend a bit of time
figuring out want needs to be put in the autokill lists you will double
if not treble your battery life. Before anyone says it, this is even
with using it loads, for calls, music and games. I recommend Apps Organizer
to sort all your apps and Mortplayer for music (dicks all over the Sony
Playnow feature). Thank you Sony Ericsson, you have always made the
best phones, eversince the T28.
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Reviewed by albert from UK on 6th May 2010
dont expect to get days from the battery folks. you bought a big phone
and thats to be expected. this phone as to be the best out there 8 mp
camera is brill better than most cameras. touch screen works really
well and with ease. yes it likes to eat the battery up but thats the
price you pay for such a high spec phone esp with a 4 inch screen its
a mini laptop. when we get the 2.1 firmware update the phone will be
even better. ive been useing it now for 7 days and overall am very happy
and beleive me am fussy about my gadgets.
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Reviewed by ron from UK on 3rd May 2010
for me it was a toss up between this phone and the desire. and to be
honest there both great handsets in the end i went for the experia x10
mainly because it looks better. camera is awsome and works well, the
screen is very responsive and also big,would be nice if it had the 2.1
android firmware but thats on its way, overall am very happy with the
x10.
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Reviewed by Toria from UK on 3rd May 2010
I have to re-review this handset now as I've subsequently had to return
the phone to Vodafone as the battery life was appalling. I didn't even
get 6 hours usage out of it and that was with very LIGHT use and things
like wifi, bluetooth and even 3G switched off! Appalling, that that
fiddly usb cover is a waste of time and likely to break off in a short
amount of time. I cannot recommend this, despite the fact that, aesthetically,
it is a very attractive phone. I think it was sent to market too soon
and if they could solve the battery issue with a firmware update, that
would be great. If I could give this a zero rating, them I'm afraid
I think I would!
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Reviewed by john from uk on 2nd May 2010
i was undecided whether to buy this or the htc desire. when i went to
phones4u the desire was slightly ahead in my mind but after seeing them
the desire seemed to feel cheap and rubbery. this on the other hand
has a much better feel and looks great. it has a good camera and everything
you could ask for. the internet speed is super fast and the screen very
responsive. this is my first sony phone because i have never really
liked them. but this is by far the best phone out at the minute and
pretty simple to use. it is a super phone
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Reviewed by suhas from united kingdom on 2nd May
2010
superb phone with gr8 applications, very good camera, very good touch
with a very good battery backup.....i love a lot!!!!!!
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Reviewed by George from Scotland on 1st May 2010
Well i have not got it yet but a friend has one and it's a must get
phone,so my contract is up in 4 months and my new phone will be Sony
Ericsson Xperia 10
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Reviewed by john from belfast on 1st May 2010
LISA no offence but you need to buy a much simpler phone this phone
is for people who like technology and it certainly has plenty of that.
ive been useing mine now for 7 days and its fantastic. wasnt sure about
getting it as most other recent se phones have been receiving to much
bad reviews but mine came with a 14 day return policy so had nothing
to loss. battey life like all big screened phone isnt great but just
depends how you use it i get good 2 days. little on the big side but
thats the price you pay for a big screen. simply one of the best smart
phones around well done se your back on track with this one all we need
now is the updated firmware.
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Reviewed by Victor L from England on 30th Apr
2010
This phone is incredible! I've had it for a couple of days and it does
everything. The TimeScape feature is a great new piece of technology.
Glad i picked up the phone! Lisa: I think deciding after only an hour
is quite too soon. Try using the phone for a few days as it is new but
i'm sure you'll love it after!
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Reviewed by Lisa B from Leicester UK on 30th Apr
2010
First off, this phone is definately not for technophobes. There is quite
alot packed into it and I think phone makers have forgotten that a phone
also needs to make calls and send texts easily. I find it a bit of a
task accessing the basic phone features. There is also too much going
on and getting to certain settings on the menu can get tricky with the
combination of touch screen and the 3 buttons on the bottom. It is a
nice looking phone and very powerful, but I have found that after an
hour of using it, it became rather boring for me. The Facebook features
are a pro for this phone and I highly recommend them as is the 3G speed
connection, but if like me you get bored easily, I wouldnt get this
phone.
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Reviewed by Daz from Leeds UK on 23rd Apr 2010
This is my 3rd SE now.I got mine 2 days ago and i got to say that it
is a nice phone. I'm not going to give a high tech speech about it cause
i'm not a phone geek. It's taken me quite a while to get used to it
as the instruction manual is on the phone so you can't read and play
at same time. Thought the screen was really good till i saw all the
tiny scratches on it and thats after 2 days so ordered a cover nowbut
i love the size of it. Plenty of apps to download.I am finding it hard
to find accessories for it though. Battery life not bad but i've already
charged it twice. Fast internet. Key board is a bit small but with practice
you get used to it. camera and video are good. All in all for the average
user i think this is a good phone. The iphone is too common now which
is why i got this one. Good on you SE. Keep up the good work.
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Reviewed by 07574353868 from london on 23rd Apr
2010
Itz best smartphone i ve evr seen. Bcos of x10 my life has been fully
changed...n itz new integrated technology v ve that we could see..
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Reviewed by Ced from Kuwait on 21st Apr 2010
I completely second clear cut chap on the below.I do not mean to offend
the website in any way whatsoever , although I do feel that jumping
the gun on 5 stars way too early and then retracting has been a common
trend.. i can say that with experience! bought my first camera phone
7 years back (motorola e365) based on the reviews here along with the
5 star editor rating , a few months down the line after several issues
with my phone which others did share eventually out here , i seen a
2 star! I still think you guys are doing a great job , but this is just
my humble cent. :) Cheers!
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Reply by Mobile Phones UK from UK on
21st Apr 2010
Just wanted to clarify why we sometimes give a phone a 5 star rating
and then downgrade it later. The phones that we test are always sim-free.
This means that the only firmware on them is installed by the manufacturer.
The problems often arise in the "real world" when the networks
install their own firmware. This is usually how our users experience
the phone. Also there are often problems that aren't obvious until the
phone has been tested by hundreds of users. We try to take all this
into account in our reviews. Sometimes we get criticised for predicting
that a phone may fail even if it didn't fail for us. It's a hard balancing
act, but I can assure you that we read every user review written (yes,
every review) and take note of what people are telling us.
Reviewed by Bryan from Wales, UK on 21st Apr 2010
Easily the best android phone available, don't worry about the phone
running 1.6, the sony overlay makes up for it. Been using a android
2.1 motorola milestone and even though thats a amazing phone, the look,
feel and the UX overlay makes this the better purchase. Sony have announced
it will have android 2.1 (or better) in Q2 2010, so should be here around
September. The camera is awesome, and the screen a pleasure to use.
The on screen keyboard isnt the best, but install better keyboard or
use the stock android one and your away to go!
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Reviewed by Clear Cut Chap from UK on 19th Apr
2010
Just when I was beginning to believe that Sony Ericsson had turned a
corner with this piece after their disastrous Satio, Aino and mediocre
Vivaz I discovery they have made some big gaffs in the X10. No Android
2.1 is the first and biggest, and most of the rest follows suit in this
vein. No multi-touch-how can that be allowed when you have a lovely
large 4inch screen?!! An upgrade WILL NOT bring multi-touch because
the hardware in this phone will not/does not support multi-touch so
it is not merely a lack of Firmware support! So dont buy it with the
hope that you would be able to upgrade to multi-touch in time. The plus
of this phone are that it has a decent camera-although STILL missing
the ever important Xenon flash!-The last good camera phone with a Xenon
flash being the C905 launched more than 1 and half year ago! I dont
count the Satio-which also has a Xenon flash-because it is a total fundamental
failure. The latest firmware (repair job) on it is too little too late-its
out dated and STILL has a pitiful battery life-the Satio. The music
player on the Xperia X10 is not as good as the Walkman series phones-eg.the
brilliant W995. The speaker is also weak, even a mid-range Nokia 5800
has really good stereo speakers built-in. The whole Timescape/Mediascape
idea while innovative and compelling is executed without much depth-its
merely better than a theme/skin.eg. You still need to be directed to
the respective social networking websites if you want to string more
fields of information across contacts. While the anti-scratch coating
on the glass screen is a good idea, it is not executed in the best possible
way-the edges are so rough/sharp that it almost feels like you could
seriously cut your finger on the edge should hold it at an odd angle
in hand-its only the edge of the plastic shell that is just close enough
to the glass-edge to prevent that most of the time. The last straw is
the inconsistent touch-response which is evident especially on the touch-screen
qwerty keyboard. Verdict: It gets 3 stars for its looks, camera and
fitting a massive 4" screen in what is about the same size as a HTC
Desire, and it looses out with the lack of the latest version of Android,
Multitouch capability and generally inconsitent touchscreen user experience.
It is going back and being replaced by the much better executed HTC
Desire. The above observation are based on not just my piece but those
I played around with fairly extensively in different phone stores and
a friends X10 as well and these were the collated observations made.
Note for Editor/Reviewers on this website: I like reading the reviews/user
comments on this website, however I find you guys are a bit too quick
in awarding full stars to new phones and then have to retract your statements
citing user-feed back. Come on...make the manufacturers really work
for your 5 stars! C C C
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Reply by Mobile Phones UK from UK on
19th Apr 2010
Thanks for your in-depth review, Clear Cut Chap, and for all your reviews
over the past few years. Your points are all valid, and we mentioned
the lack of Android 2.1 in our review, but we still think that the X10
is a 5 star phone. That doesn't mean it's the best ever, but if you
compare it with the competition, it's clearly a fantastic device.
Reviewed by Maria from London on 19th Apr 2010
I got this phone last friday over the nokia x6, and iam soooo glad that
i did. The phone is great iam just getting use to the functions as i
have only had nokia phones since 2003. I would of love it if it had
a video call feature and that why iam giving it 4stars plus the battery
is not great, however overall its good :)
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Reviewed by Alex D-J from Manchester on 18th Apr
2010
Ive had this phone from the day that it was released and it is fantastic
. The only slight problem i had at the start was with the battery life,
after a few charges it improved. I f you do have a problem with the
battery life turning down the screen backlight a little bit helps loads.
The hardware wipes the floor with any other handset on the market and
once the software is upgraded to the 2.1 this will in my view be the
best phone on the market by far! (and its far better looking than any
of the htc''s and the iphone)I''d give it a 6/5 if i could
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Reviewed by Ade from London on 15th Apr 2010
There has been mixed review prior to release of this handset and must
say I was not sure if I should get one. what a mistake that would have
been if I didn't. The review above is spot on on every word. I have
been using the handset now for 2 weeks and it's impressive - yes sure
no multi tap and its 1.6 version, SE have not only been clever with
the phone, they have also set standard for other compition I'm glad
I made the right choice because it all about choices.
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Reviewed by Boyturtle from Nottingham on 15th
Apr 2010
I have had this phone for 2 days now and it is awesome. Everything works
seamlessly and the build quality is top notch. The only drawback for
me is the appalling battery life; it was charged from flat overnight
and by lunchtime today it was down to 53%- hopefully this will improve
after after a few charges and drains. Dont let this put you off though
as the rest of it knocks the socks off any other kit out there (-:
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