Sony Ericsson X8 review: XPERIA in the middle

18 October 2010
The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X8 is likely to outsell the rest of the XPERIA droids. It’s neither the best phone in the line-up, nor it’s a phone to excite and inspire but it’s the common denominator. It is right in the middle...

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  • Anonymous
  • ut%
  • 24 Jan 2011

Hey guys I am planning to buy Sony Ericsson XPERIA X8.
Is it worth it?
Please suggest me guys....

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    • Anonymous
    • R5w
    • 05 Jan 2011

    GSM Arena,

    Isn't there any possibility that the X8 could have a multi touch functionality? the Iphone 3g is being ran by an ARM 11 412 MHz CPU, and still has multitouch.. and the x8 has 600MHz..?

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      • Jan from the Philipp
      • R5w
      • 05 Jan 2011

      Dyno from the Philip, 08 Dec 2010Um, Jan, usually there are third party applications that yo... moreSir Dyno, i think i've mentioned games, not videos.. hehehe

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        • Jan from the Philipp
        • R5w
        • 05 Jan 2011

        Dyno from the Philip, 08 Dec 2010Um, Jan, usually there are third party applications that yo... moreey, actually updated my phone 3rd week of november and all of the bugs that i've encountered were solved. on the part of the wma files, i didn't quite notice the "features" from this site that it's not capable of playing the codec. thank you for the advice though, i'll search for it. :)

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          • andy
          • P$n
          • 04 Jan 2011

          lillycmt, 18 Dec 2010CAn somebody explain please if I can save a contact's phone... morepress the telephone number in the message twice. It will then go to the contact page. You can then save the number

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            • Happy
            • JD3
            • 26 Dec 2010

            I just bought this phone... I LOVE IT.
            Seriously it's a great phone. It doesn't matter if it has 2.1 or 2.2.
            +price
            +covers
            +Android
            +good music quality
            +timescape

            -maybe a bit too thick

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              • Anonymous
              • vbP
              • 24 Dec 2010

              Xperia X8 has multi touch but only on the maps application

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                • lillycmt
                • smV
                • 18 Dec 2010

                CAn somebody explain please if I can save a contact's phone number from the tezt message window? There seems to be no way to do this. THis phone is not straight forward as one may expect and I am seriously disappointed with how the contacts are managed. It's as though the phone element of this mobile phone was forgotten.

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                  • Dyno from the Philip
                  • uQ5
                  • 08 Dec 2010

                  Jan from Philippines, 23 Nov 2010Guys, my phone is not capable of playing .wma files. though... moreUm, Jan, usually there are third party applications that you can download to watch this kind of files.

                  If you can't find one in the android market, I guess you have to convert your movie files to mp4.

                  There is also an app that makes you play different types of sound file. It has a demo version but expires after sometime. I can't remember what it was. But you can search it out in the Android Market.

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                    • Armin
                    • mg{
                    • 07 Dec 2010

                    Anonymous, 23 Oct 2010I agree, although I'd take it one step further. Android ... moreI agree with you

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                      • Pagla
                      • vwq
                      • 26 Nov 2010

                      Now that SE Xperia X8 has been upgraded to 2.1, can GSMArena come out with an update on this review, based only on the changes that has taken place by this upgrade?

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                        • Jan from Philippines
                        • R5w
                        • 23 Nov 2010

                        Guys, additional questions,
                        1. i am having problems with my x8 when playing games. Whenever i lock the phone and resume, or play any games for about 10 - 15mins , the application will stop on it's own. I could only use the home key to escape, then stop the application and reaccess it to resume playing (of course i have to start again from the beginning).

                        2. when i open the application "floating images", my screen would blink as the pictures stream. dunno why..

                        can anyone help me with these?

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                          • Jan from Philippines
                          • R5w
                          • 23 Nov 2010

                          Guys, my phone is not capable of playing .wma files. though the company claims it does.. i'd like to know if some of you here are also experiencing the same.. if not, can you help me regarding this?

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                            • Socrates
                            • 2@t
                            • 17 Nov 2010

                            For the price SE is peddling it in India, it's just not worth it. There are better phones available for these specs. I can understand the sales & marketing team at SE have a high opinion of their products but unfortunately the potential customers do not think so that's why they have priced themselves out of the market in the last 3 years in India.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • PAq
                              • 15 Nov 2010

                              Adro Von Crow, 14 Nov 2010Can some one tell me if this X8 works with nails? lol i kno... moreOf course not.

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                                • Adro Von Crow
                                • ph6
                                • 14 Nov 2010

                                Can some one tell me if this X8 works with nails? lol i know is a stupid question, and a litle futile, but i have acrilic nails, and I want to have it, but i need to change my phone, i have a htc viva, and the major models that are coming, don't work with stylos, so don't work with nails!

                                :/ thanks and sorry for my bad english

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • S2D
                                  • 13 Nov 2010

                                  Bigger thickness, actually, HELPS you grip your phone more securely. 15mm isn't much at all and you'll have more space under the finger to hold the phone, so it's less likely to slip from your hand. And bigger thickness means more room for larger battery, without adding to height or width - the really problematic dimensions when it comes to the pocketability of mobile phones try putting a X10 or similar phone in your jeans front pocket and have a seat - impossible, huh? :D ). Fashion can be good sometimes but it also can be deceiving, so don't think so easily that thinner necessarily has to be better :D

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                                    • greenreplica
                                    • QuY
                                    • 02 Nov 2010

                                    more Sony Ericsson X8 in www.greenreplica.com

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • QP{
                                      • 27 Oct 2010

                                      Just look at other manafactures problems, trust me you are lucky to be with Sony :

                                      Motorola is ranked #251 out of the 317 companies that have a CustomerServiceScoreboard.com rating with an overall score of 25.16 out of a possible 200. This score rates Motorola customer service and customer support as Terrible.

                                      the source :
                                      http://www.cust omerservicescor…com/Motorola

                                      Froyo major problems and flaws in Droid X :

                                      http://www.i4u.com/40945/motorola-owns-droid-x-froyo-problems-doesnt-have-solution

                                      So stop whining because you are not the only people that are facing problems, others are worse with and their getting very bad support with buggy softwares.

                                      Samsung also reported problems with Froyo 2.2 !

                                      http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_pulls_out_the_galaxy_s_froyo_update_due_to_bugs-news-2014.php

                                      The thing is that getting Froyo late but working well and perfect is much better than getting it now and making it work worse than 1.6 that we already have right ?? So now let’s just enjoy the 2.1 upgradw which seems to be the best os working on android in the meantime.

                                      Cheers

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • MMt
                                        • 27 Oct 2010

                                        Anonymous, 25 Oct 2010That is 100% a chav phone. The new unemployed mobile phone... moreWell spotted. Cheap but seems like cutting edge tech. Will see this in many hands pushing prams into the dole queue