Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 finally hits the stores, the wait is over

25 March, 2010
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 launch detected! That's right, the long awaited company's first Android handset is now available. The smartphone previously known as Rachael can be yours for some good 770 US...

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  • Anonymous
  • BSf
  • 27 Mar 2010

Is it better than nokia x6?

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    • Anonymous
    • tVH
    • 27 Mar 2010

    The comment below must be a Nokia fan.Too bad you can't afford this phone!

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      • dr.don
      • k79
      • 27 Mar 2010

      almost perfect. they need to upgrade the OS, and add a xenon flash, and also add video calling. other than that SE has got a winner.

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        • Anonymous
        • f48
        • 27 Mar 2010

        No FM radio = No Buy.
        It is such an important feature on a handset and it is not even expensive to include.

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          • Keith
          • q}9
          • 27 Mar 2010

          Anonymous, 27 Mar 2010Apart from the multi-touch and the 16M color screen(which r... moreVoice navigation is probably something that an American X10 will be lacking vs. its Nexus One competitor. Like I said, Eclair has a lot of functions that the X10 is passing up on, at the moment.

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            • SE 2010
            • Rbp
            • 27 Mar 2010

            Just look at how much comments the X10 got!! Above 200 woow! Only the best 2 brands and most popular in the world get such comments!

            Nokia and SE only, others even can't reach the half. I guess after all and even with all the competition in the mobile industry, Nokia and SE are still the most popular due to the huge impact they left in the world.

            Cheers!

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              • SE 2010
              • Rbp
              • 27 Mar 2010

              I really can't believe I'm going to say that :

              But well done Gsmarena it's been ages since I last saw a decent review for a SE handset in your website, I still can't believe that you were objective and honest. I mean you still mentioned the weak points of the handset but on the other hand you were fair and gave the good points it's share as well. Seriously, I would like you to continue this way, my self along with other people have been fed up with all the negative attitude towards SE handsets. So, again thank you, and keep the good work going on.

              The review was very useful and it really helped!

              Cheers Gsmarena :D

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                • Spawner
                • UD$
                • 27 Mar 2010

                Anonymous, 27 Mar 2010Yes I agree this is the best phone till date, I have not se... moreI think you need to look deeper with open mind... you will surely see many alternatives... even more good than this..

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                  • x10lover
                  • 4YT
                  • 27 Mar 2010

                  anyone bought from this online retailer? http://www.omegacell.com/product.php?productid=451

                  it say its compatible with tmobile usa 3g

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                    • Anonymous
                    • Q$h
                    • 27 Mar 2010

                    Keith, 26 Mar 2010Oil wrote: To the guy who is commenting on the 65k color sc... moreApart from the multi-touch and the 16M color screen(which really makes very little difference to the human eye), I simply dont see what you people keep on whining about android 2.1.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • Q$h
                      • 27 Mar 2010

                      Keith, 26 Mar 2010One thing I don't get is why they didn't throw an FM Radio ... moreI think they originally intended to ship an MW 600 Bluetooth headset with the phone, which would make a radio on the phone redundant, but had to drop it later on to cut costs.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • kJq
                        • 27 Mar 2010

                        ramin, 26 Mar 2010android2.1=16m color screen&multitouch=best phone until... more@ Ramin. Better sit tight! If the rumours are true, the X10 won't get the Eclair update till June, just in time for Google to give us another delicious sweet which SE will take another 3 months to port over.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • q}9
                          • 27 Mar 2010

                          Anonymous, 27 Mar 2010Yes I agree this is the best phone till date, I have not se... moreCan't really count as the best phone to date till they upgrade to Android 2.1 (Eclair).

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                            • Anonymous
                            • jBF
                            • 27 Mar 2010

                            ramin, 26 Mar 2010android2.1=16m color screen&multitouch=best phone until... moreYes I agree this is the best phone till date, I have not seen any phone as good as the X10 till date, every phone lacks some important features but with the x10 it's almost complete! And knowing that it will me upgraded is amazing!

                            Well done SE, you really did a great job with this phone.

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                              • ramin
                              • njB
                              • 26 Mar 2010

                              android2.1=16m color screen&multitouch=best phone until now
                              so SE please upgrade the OS

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                                • Keith
                                • xVD
                                • 26 Mar 2010

                                One thing I don't get is why they didn't throw an FM Radio on there. They have it on the X10 Mini and the X10 Mini Pro but not on the full size flagship X10?

                                That's whack.

                                As is no xenon flash on a 8MP camera.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • BS1
                                  • 26 Mar 2010

                                  Previously rumored as XPERIA X3 and Sony Ericsson Rachael
                                  General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
                                  3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
                                  HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100 - for T-Mobile
                                  HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1900 - X10a for Americas
                                  Announced 2009, November
                                  Status Available. Released 2010, March
                                  Size Dimensions 119 x 63 x 13 mm
                                  Weight 135 g
                                  Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 65K colors
                                  Size 480 x 854 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, 384 MB RAM
                                  Card slot microSD up to 16GB, 8GB card included, buy memory
                                  Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
                                  EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
                                  3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
                                  WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, DLNA
                                  Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
                                  Infrared port No
                                  USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB
                                  Camera Primary 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
                                  Features Touch focus, image stabilization, geo-tagging, face and smile detection
                                  Video Yes, WVGA@30fps
                                  Secondary No
                                  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 Yes, via third-party application
                                  - MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
                                  - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
                                  - Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
                                  YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk
                                  - Document viewer
                                  - Voice memo
                                  - T9
                                  Battery Standard battery, Li-Po 1500 mAh (BST-41)
                                  Stand-by Up to 415 h (2G) / Up to 425 h (3G)
                                  Talk time Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G)
                                  Misc SAR US 0.87 W/kg (head) 0.81 W/kg (body)
                                  SAR EU 1.40 W/kg (head) 0.91 W/kg (body)
                                  Price group [About 430 EUR]

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                                    • Keith
                                    • xVD
                                    • 26 Mar 2010

                                    Oil, 26 Mar 2010To the guy who is commenting on the 65k color screen. That ... moreOil wrote: To the guy who is commenting on the 65k color screen. That is because android 1.6 is limiting the color scheme. The phone does support 16million but u just need the update(2.0+). Another plus for the phone is the 1gb onboard memory. The Nexus One only has 512mb. Its also the sexiest phone out there. If I didnt have a Nexus, this would be the next phone I get.
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                                    So what you're saying is that we should pay SE now and get an up-to-date phone in 2 months? Why not buy what's up-to-date now or get something better in 2 months (or even get this phone for a lot cheaper then)?

                                    As per the current specifications, the phone is not a great value (unless you really want the came or UI skin). The fact that updates are coming (God knows when) doesn't change that fact. Worse still is the fact that given the rate at which Android updates have been coming, you can virtually guarantee that by the time SE ports Eclair on to the X10, there will already be a new Android update out and the X10 will be out-of-date....again.

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                                      • Oil
                                      • qb0
                                      • 26 Mar 2010

                                      To the guy who is commenting on the 65k color screen. That is because android 1.6 is limiting the color scheme. The phone does support 16million but u just need the update(2.0+). Another plus for the phone is the 1gb onboard memory. The Nexus One only has 512mb. Its also the sexiest phone out there. If I didnt have a Nexus, this would be the next phone I get.

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                                        • Keith
                                        • xVD
                                        • 26 Mar 2010

                                        Anonymous, 26 Mar 2010In our country both the X10 and Nexus One are available. Th... moreAnonymous wrote:
                                        In our country both the X10 and Nexus One are available. The X10 is at USD650 while the Nexus One is at USD715 while the HTC Hero is USD595. So I conclude that the X10 is reasonably priced.
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                                        What country is that? Google isn't selling the Nexus One in too many places right now. And the X10 just got released for sale, as per this article. So where is it that both phones are selling already and at such strange prices?

                                        I am guessing the only reason the Nexus One is so expensive where you are is because you aren't in a country where you can buy directly from Google. If you could that price list would be reversed and the N1 would be cheaper than the X10.

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