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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  • tobbbie
  • MYk
  • 27 Oct 2010

Can you comment on the dynamic range, please?
Currently the X8 is my favorite to replace my old phone, but the use with a headphone makes me worry with just 75dB - especially at the low end of volume. I wonder where the limitation of the dynamic range comes from: either small maximal output voltage or high floor noise. Especially the latter is distracting with sensitive headphones (e.g. in-ear 16Ohms like the Sennheiser series) in a quiet environment listening to classical music.
It would much help to publish the floor noise level when the headset is connected and the music is playing a "muted" file. It is not sufficient to measure in "paused" mode as the units sometimes are muting the audio output in that state.

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    • Jegan
    • TLx
    • 26 Oct 2010

    Hey friends, Can anyone say how the net working in X8 mobile...If we click the browser it says that the browser has moved to some other server,Expecting for a reply from u friends

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      • Jegan
      • TLx
      • 26 Oct 2010

      Saravanan, 23 Oct 2010Hi friends im going to buy this mobile.....can anyone say h... moreTotally 2 panels excluding the one which comes with the mobile...The colours are blue,pink and white

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        • Anonymous
        • pJG
        • 25 Oct 2010

        That is 100% a chav phone. The new unemployed mobile phone status symbol.

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          • Anonymous
          • Er2
          • 25 Oct 2010

          bummy, 19 Oct 2010milestone 2 is going to be hella expensive... you do realiz... moreWhere I live, Milestone 2 will be available for about the same price as X10....only X10 will likely (still) be running on 1.6 while MS2 will be running 2.2 right out of the box...

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            • Kathir
            • bC9
            • 23 Oct 2010

            Saravanan, 23 Oct 2010Hi friends im going to buy this mobile.....can anyone say h... moreTotally 3 panel available in the box

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              • Dynamac
              • uBP
              • 23 Oct 2010

              The phone comes in different package from different markets. The phone I bought for the gf had only 1 colour which was stated on the box. I know some packages come with all 4 or 5 colours.

              In all honesty to the people complaining about X8 not having froyo, you have to realise that at this market segment (screen size, hardware and price) no one really cares if its 1.6 or 2.2. For most people here debating this (including me) yes X10 should really have at least 2.1, but its not an issue for X8. People in this market will care about colour, size of phone, style, screen etc and thats about it. They are not gonna go root and run benchmarks on an X8 segment phone.

              Also I considered galaxy 3 and wildfire with X8 and I choose X8 because its HVGA and not QVGA which I believe is much more important than 1.6 v 2.2. Most reviews mentions QVGA is similar unbearable for android.

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                • Anonymous
                • 3Wn
                • 23 Oct 2010

                Anonymous, 20 Oct 2010Completely pointless to release Android 1.6 devices today. ... moreI agree, although I'd take it one step further.

                Android devices should now not be shipped with anything less than 2.2

                It's the latest version. Why keep churning phones out all the time just to get them onto the market with an outdated OS. Spend a little more time - put 2.2 from the outset & do the testing - sales will be far higher!.

                At the moment it's like buying a brand new PC running on windows 98.

                Unacceptable!

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                  • Saravanan
                  • utc
                  • 23 Oct 2010

                  Hi friends im going to buy this mobile.....can anyone say how many back panels r coming with this mobile in box packing......

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                    • Anonymous
                    • Jyx
                    • 21 Oct 2010

                    RajeeV, 20 Oct 2010ah yeh so than samsung will b doomed & so dose iphone No, Samsung will dominate the market and beat Nokia.

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                      • Neostar
                      • JCm
                      • 21 Oct 2010

                      I think once this phone is rooted and a new ROM is made it should be okay. Only thing that disappoints me is no multi-touch.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • THI
                        • 20 Oct 2010

                        Completely pointless to release Android 1.6 devices today. This should have shipped with the 2.1 update the X10 is getting by the end of the month. If it wasn't ready, it should have been held back. Simple as that. What a mess... Sony needs to get this stuff sorted, and quick. It's not a game anymore. If you don't bring all your cards to the table, you're going to lose again and again. HTC, Samsung, and etc aren't sleeping in the Android market... Sony needs to step up or get out.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • m5x
                          • 20 Oct 2010

                          Anonymous, 20 Oct 2010Definitely agree about the ZTE Blade being a superior alter... more...plus it has a capacitive multi touch screen which the X8 doesn't and the X8 costs £30 more....

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                            • Anonymous
                            • m5x
                            • 20 Oct 2010

                            confused, 18 Oct 2010Surely the orange san francisco/zte blade (3.5" 800 x ... moreDefinitely agree about the ZTE Blade being a superior alternative to the Xperia X8. For me it was a choice of specs and cost followed by the user experience. Needless to say, the ZTE came out on top so I went for that - especially @£99!

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                              • fatexo
                              • 9x7
                              • 20 Oct 2010

                              RajeeV, 20 Oct 2010ah yeh so than samsung will b doomed & so dose iphone U mean to say iphone has buggy or laggy OS ??

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                                • RajeeV
                                • vGC
                                • 20 Oct 2010

                                fatexo, 20 Oct 2010Better not to buy a phone from such a manufacturer.ah yeh so than samsung will b doomed & so dose iphone

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • mJr
                                  • 20 Oct 2010

                                  the X8 is selling for 129.99 euro in Ireland on Meteor, along with its main competitors LG optimus and Samsung Galaxy Europa

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                                    • fatexo
                                    • 9x2
                                    • 20 Oct 2010

                                    RajeeV, 20 Oct 2010better than buggy & laggy update to hav no update Better not to buy a phone from such a manufacturer.

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                                      • RajeeV
                                      • vGC
                                      • 20 Oct 2010

                                      fatexo, 20 Oct 2010I know milestone 2 will be expensive thats why i bought a c... morebetter than buggy & laggy update to hav no update

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                                        • fatexo
                                        • 9x2
                                        • 20 Oct 2010

                                        bummy, 19 Oct 2010milestone 2 is going to be hella expensive... you do realiz... moreI know milestone 2 will be expensive thats why i bought a cheap x8 right now and u say u dont need a 2.1 update ? Well looks like SE dosent have a update, they just keep on changing their update date again and again.
                                        And please dont tell me froyo is ever comin on any of the xperias.