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Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 (X3, Rachael)
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 (rumored as X3, development codename Rachael) is Sony Ericssson's first Android-powered smart phone. It is running a Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU at 1GHz, has a large 800x400px touch screen, an 8MP camera with LED flash and image stabilization, quad-band GSM, dual-band HSPA (different band configurations for different markets), WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1, GPS/A-GPS, microSDHC flash memory expansion (8GB included), microUSB, 3.5mm audio output, FM radio with RDS, an 1500mAh battery, and a very fancy Android skin by Sony Ericsson. It was formally announced on November 3, 2009 and it will be "available in selected markets in Q1 2010".
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Release date November, 2009
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MSRP $299.00
Released November, 2009
Pros
- open Android 2.0 OS
- WiFi
- large 3.7" touchscreen with high resolution (854 x 480px)
Cons
- annoying $100 mail in rebate to get to $199 price point
- camera is slow to take photos, properly focusing is hit or miss
- no multi-touch as in the GSM version for Europe (and though Android 2.0 would support it)
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 (X3, Rachael)
50%
vs.
Motorola Droid (Sholes)
50%
MSRP --
Releases January, 2010
Pros
- amazingly well designed interface - feels like it's not a Windows based device
- packs a next-gen 1GHz snapdragon CPU
- massive high resolution (480 x 800px) 4.3-inch touchscreen display
Cons
- slightly larger than the iPhone (which is already quite large)
- no internal storage
- Windows Mobile based
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 (X3, Rachael)
67%
vs.
HTC HD2
33%
MSRP --
Released November, 2009
Pros
- DivX support integrated (first in Android!)
- 800MHz CPU clock frequency
- microSDHC flash memory expansion (up to 32GB)
Cons
- no (i.e. insignificant amount of) integrated flash memory
- only Android 1.5 (Cupcake) at launch (may be upgradeable if Samsung cares enough)
- slow ARM11 CPU architecture
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 (X3, Rachael)
100%
vs.
Samsung i5700 (Galaxy Spica)
0%
MSRP --
Releases December, 2009
Pros
- large 3.5" 800 x 480px touchscreen display
- runs Android OS 1.6
- 5MP geo-tagging enabled camera
Cons
- no physical QWERTY keyboard
- Acer is not known as a quality phone manufacturer (this is among the first few of their phones)
- based on reviews of the neoTouch this probably won't be so great
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 (X3, Rachael)
100%
vs.
Acer Liquid
0%
MSRP $399.00
Released November, 2009
Pros
- the latest Android operating system (2.0)
- Full QWERTY keyboard
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
Cons
- Resistive Screen
- somewhat slow - older processor
- no stand-alone GPS functionality (according to current spec sheet), always need carrier's data coverage to enable GPS
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 (X3, Rachael)
100%
vs.
LG GW620 (Eve)
0%
MSRP --
Released August, 2009
Pros
- only Android smartphone with significant (8GB) internal memory (fall 2009)
- 3.5mm audio output
- standard microUSB for charging & PC connection
Cons
- very short battery life (3h) despite high capacity battery (according to reviews like techradar.com in fall 2009)
- annoying functionality of lock button
- OS reportedly not as fast as other Android smartphones on same 528MHz processor
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 (X3, Rachael)
100%
vs.
Samsung i7500 (Galaxy)
0%
MSRP --
Released September, 2009
Pros
- high quality, high resolution 8.1MP camera
- large 3.2" WVGA touchscreen (480 x 800px)
- microSD/microSDHC card reader for external storage
Cons
- lacks internal storage
- runs Windows Mobile 6.5
- heavy and large
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 (X3, Rachael)
100%
vs.
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2
0%
Reviews
Friday, 3:51 PM
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Pros
- open Android OS
- WiFi
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- large 4.1" high resolution OLED display (800 x 400px)
- 8MP camera with image stabilization, smile & face detection, LED flash
- next-gen Snapdragon processor
- microSDHC card slot for external storage expansion
- 8GB microSD flash memory included
- 1GB internal flash memory (most 2009 devices don't have any)
Cons
- absence of multitouch features such as zoom or rotate
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October 30, 2009
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
Pros
- open Android OS
- WiFi
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- large 4.1" high resolution OLED display (800 x 400px)
- 8MP camera with image stabilization, smile & face detection, LED flash
- next-gen Snapdragon processor
- microSDHC card slot for external storage expansion
Cons
- annoying/elitist/standard Sony gadget porn teaser advertisement
- custom Sony UI
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October 30, 2009
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
Pros
- open Android OS
- WiFi
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- large 4.1" high resolution OLED display (800 x 400px)
Cons
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November 4, 2009
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Pros
- open Android OS
- WiFi
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- 8MP camera with image stabilization, smile & face detection, LED flash
Cons
Did not agree with any cons
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Monday, 4:28 AM
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Pros
Did not agree with any pros
Cons
- annoying/elitist/standard Sony gadget porn teaser advertisement
- custom Sony UI
- absence of multitouch features such as zoom or rotate
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