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Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 vs Xperia X8

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 and Xperia X8 are two Android smartphones from Sony Ericsson with capacitive touchscreen and virtual full QWERTY keyboard. Both the candy bar smart phones run Android 1.6/2.1, the ones with Android 1.6 can upgrade to 2.1. Upgrade to Android 2.1 will provide pinch to zoom feature for browing and Google Map. SE Xperia X10 is a highend phone that outsmart SE Xperia 8 in many features. In fact, SE Xperia X8 lies in between Xperia X10 and Xperia X10 Mini. It has taken the good features from X10 and X10 Mini and built to give a good choice for the medium budget. Compared to SE Xperia X8, SE Xperia X10 is slimmer, larger display with higher resolution, higher speed processor, more memory, higher resolution camera with Xenon flash and HD 720p camcorder, and has extremely better battery life (nearly double).

The two smart phones were released to the market in Q3 2010.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10

This 4″ WVGA Touchscreen social media and entertainer is powered by 1GHz processor, 8.1 megapixel camera with Xenon flash, auto focus, 16x digital zoom and 720p HD video camcorder (with Android 2.1), 1GB internal memory, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, Turbo 3G HSPA (7.2Mbps download)with a good 8 hrs talktime for 3G network.

This is the first Sony Ericsson phone on Android OS, it runs Android 1.6/2.1, the devices shipped with Android 1.6 can be upgraded to 2.1. Upgrade to Android 2.1 will provide pinch to zoom feature for browsing and Google Map. Sony Ericsson introduces its signature applications, Timescape (communication hub)and Mediascape (media hub)with this device.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X8

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 is a touchscreen Android smartphone that was designed to suit the medium budget taking the best features from Xperia X10 and Xperia X10 mini. It is for the people who are looking for a good Android smartphone at an affordable price.

SE Xperia X8 is very light weight, only 104 grams and packed with 3″ TFT HVGA (480×320 pixels) capacitive touchscreen, 600MHz Qualcomm processor, 128 MB RAM, 2GB microSD card with support for upgrade up to 16GB, 3.2 megapixel camera with VGA video recording, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g and HSPA at 7.2Mbps download.

The user interface resembles that of Xperia X10 mini with widgets on the four-corners for easy operation; music player on top right and YouTube on bottom left. The homescreen can be customised for one touch access to your favourite applications. And the Timescape application bring all your communication with your friend to one place.

Comparison of Specifications
SE Xperia X10 vs SE Xperia X8
Design SE Xperia X10 SE Xperia X8
Form Factor Candy Bar Candy Bar
Keyboard Virtual full QWERTY Virtual full QWERTY
Dimension 119.0×63.0×13.0 mm 99.0×54.0×15.0 mm
Weight 135 g 104 g
Body Color Black, White White , Black , Aqua Blue/White , Silver/White , White/Blue , White/Pink , Silver/Dark Blue , White/
Display SE Xperia X10 SE Xperia X8
Size 4 inch 3 inch
Resolution WVGA 854 × 480 pixels 480×320 pixels
Features 16M Color, mineral glass 16M Color
Operating System SE Xperia X10 SE Xperia X8
Platform Android 1.6/2.1 Android 1.6/2.1
UI UX UX
Browser WebKit WebKit
Java/Adobe Flash Java 3D/Flash Lite 3.x Java Script/Flash Lite 3.x
Processor SE Xperia X10 SE Xperia X8
Model Qualcomm Snapdragon Qualcomm Snapdragon
Speed 1 GHz 600 MHz
Memory SE Xperia X10 SE Xperia X8
RAM 1 GB 128 MB
Included 8 GB 2 GB microSD card
Expansion up to 16 GB with microSD card up to 16 GB with microSD card
Camera SE Xperia X10 SE Xperia X8
Resolution 8.1 megapixel 3.2 megapixels
Flash Photo light No
Focus, Zoom Auto, 16x digital zoom Auto
Video Capture 720p HD (with Android 2.1) VGA
Sensors
Features Geo tagging, Image stabiliser, Face recognition, Smile detection Geo tagging
Secondary camera Yes
Entertainment SE Xperia X10 SE Xperia X8
Audio MP3, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR, MPEG-2, WMA 9 MP3, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR, MPEG-2
Video H.263, H.264, MPEG4 Part2, WMV H.263, H.264, MPEG4 Part2
Gaming
Battery SE Xperia X10 SE Xperia X8
Type Capacity Li-ion Li-ion
Talktime 10 hrs (2G), 8 hrs (3G) 4 hrs 45 min (2G), 5 hrs 40 min (3G)
Standby 415 hrs 476 hrs
Mail and Messaging SE Xperia X10 SE Xperia X8
Mail Gmail, Email, SMS, MMS, IM (Google talk) Gmail, Email, SMS, MMS, IM (Google talk)
Messaging Exchange ActiveSync Exchange ActiveSync
Connectivity SE Xperia X10 SE Xperia X8
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g 802.11b/g
Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR 2.1 +EDR
USB 2.0 2.0
HDMI
DLNA
Location Service SE Xperia X10 SE Xperia X8
Maps
GPS A-GPS, Google Map, Wisepilot navigation A-GPS, Google Map, Wisepilot navigation
Network Support SE Xperia X10 SE Xperia X8
2G/3G GSM,GPRS,EDGE/UMTS,HSPA GSM,GPRS,EDGE/UMTS,HSPA
4G No No
Application SE Xperia X10 SE Xperia X8
Apps Android Market, Google Mobile App Android Market, Google Mobile App
Social Networks Facebook, Twitter, Google talk Facebook, Twitter, Google talk
Featured
Additional Features SE Xperia X10 SE Xperia X8
Integrated YouTube, PlayNow, Album Art, Media Player, Bluetooth Stereo A2DP, Timescape, Mediascape