7.1.2011

I'll begin by saying that I am overall very satisfied with this phone. I spent countless hours reading reviews and blogs ect. about this and other similar phones. I am glad I took the plunge.(side note, as soon as I received the phone, update to 2.1 was available, my review is based on a 2.1 android X10).Android IphoneFreedom out of the box, no need to unlock. Take a hint apple.Basic functionsPhone has excellent call quality, no doubt a fix from the update. Performs basic duties without a hitch. One thing that may be considered a major drawback (it has been for me in some instances) is the lack of multitouch which as indicated by Sony is a hardware issue so there will be NO MULTITOUCH ON THIS PHONE,EVER. When gaming this really sucks. I found a way around it. WiiController.MultimediaThis is a phone for people who like entertainment. Beautiful big screen. No need for millions of colors. My internet browsing experience has been pretty good, then again this is mostly dependent on your carrier. 3G(H) on T-mobile suits me fine. Mediascape takes some getting use to, but is very nicely packaged. All your media in one place, brilliant. I agree with some that Timescape is a little useless, I hardly use it, but every once in a while I pop in for a look at whats going on with everything social. I would rather have it than not. The phone is not without some cons. I'm sure this is not only my experience, but it is somewhat difficult to type on this one, at least in normal view. Among other things, it is simply too easy to hit "." rather than the space bar. I turned off auto correct it helps a bit. When typing long text messages the phone WILL lag. In fact unless you have a task killer (which you should have on any android anyway) the phone will visibly lag a bit anywhere. That is why this phone does not get 5 stars, lack of memory.CameraSimply great. As long as you are in a well lit (or using built in flash! sex!) areas, or during daylight hours, the photo quality is amazingly good for a phone. The HD video blew me away. I wish I didn't have to go to settings to turn on the flash though..AppWhy is this in everyones reviews? Its an android phone, they all have market. However, I'm including it here because you also get Sony Ericsson's App market with the phone. Note.HardwareWell, the cake is NOT a lie! This phone looks good and it performs really well. Dam you Sony for making such a great phone and then not supporting it better! Only hardware drawback I can think of is (and I thought people were being finicky on this one but turns out to be true) is the back cover. It is a bit flimsy. I have heard mine make creeeek-ing sounds.I don't like it one bit. Ordered InivisibleShield right away. And ofcourse the aforementioned RAM issue.Note- I did not mention battery, because it really isn't an issue. With the proper use (i.e task killer, not having wi-fi on when you are not using it, turning brightness down when you are not looking at photos or watching video) the battery lasts all day and then some for me with normal use + some gaming, video, music.ConclusionBasically, the reviews are somewhat right on. The phone is great, it could have bested the iPhone on all counts, but sadly Sony Ericsson kind of missed the birdy by a few Centimeters. Would I buy it again? Yes, But because of my own personal tastes. I like my phones to look good, feel great, and play well. Some more picky and finicky folks might not feel as strongly. -FJRead full review...

7.7.2010

This is the best phone I've had! Mainly because its unrestricted unlike apple and the phone is also fully customisable! I bought this phone as my girlfriend has an iphone 3gs 16gb, I didnt want the same phone as hers, and if she didnt like the iphone I could of swapped her for the x10... but Im so glad she likes her iphone lol now I can keep the x10 lol.The phone itself isnt much bigger than the iphone, just afew millimetres, but if you look at apple's device you notice quite a big gap between the top and bottom of the phone to where the screen starts, but not on the x10. on the x10 you have an amazing 4INCH screen! everything is cyrstal clear. Its not as touch responsive as the iphone's screen if you press it extremeley lightly,but why would you want to press it as light as abit of hair??? you get widgets which you dont get with apple, these can be basically anything you want, Ive got my little xbox live avatar stood there on my background with a clock. unlike apple where you have the whole screen covered in apps, on the x10 you choose where you put the apps, you have 3 main pages on your background which you can select your own picture and say in the middle you could have a line of apps at the bottom of your screen. to move one all you have to do is touch it and drag it! so basically the whole phone is customisable which is my favorite point about this phone, my mate has the same phone and if i have a go on his, its completely diffrent!.. onto ringtones, where apples iphone can only have its preset ringtones unless you really mess about editing a song on the computer then connecting it up to your computer to transfering it... X10 has an app called ringdroid where you just select what part of the mp3 you want as a ringtone... simple!! also you dont need itunes so no more buying songs! i just plug my memory card into my pc and transfer all the free mp3s i downloaded on to my card. The camera is 8.1 megapixel which is still better than the new iphone 4, yes the iphone 4 has hd video but the x10 is capable too of that, in the next few months there will be an update for your phone what sony ericsson will release and your phone will automatically download it. the app store is also extremely good and there are many exclusive apps to android for example, I have an app what turns my phone into a metal detector! lol and it actually works! ive also got a world wide walkie talkie app that runs through 3g signal and because this phone has the best 3g hardware going at the moment it runs perfect, iphone can only do a walkie talkie through bluetooth. pointless apps but still android offers more than apple, android is ran by google so therefore your location and maps are quality, after all google is the leader in location and direction services. I have no problem turning my phone into a free sat nav. The bad point about phones with apps is the battery life, anyone who owns an android phone or iphone will tell you that, but a tip is to download 'advanced task killer' its free and closes any apps you have running in the background, using less memory and therefore saving battery... the x10 is also alot faster and fluid compared to the iphones, with its 1ghz processor compared to apples 600mhz which is cut down to 400mhz processor. it has an unusual amout of ram, 398mb where iphone's have 256mb. So basically if you dont want to pay for a make or brand and want to pay for quality and userbilty buy the x10, its the best phone out at them momentRead full review...

6.12.2011

I’ve had this phone for about a two months now so hopefully I can give a reasonable review.First off the design is very good, phone is quite heavy but I like that only thing I would change is the L and R shoulder buttons are positioned awkwardly, They look nice when the phone is closed but when using them in a game can sometimes be hard to access.I would also tilt the screen slightly when sliding the phone open, even if only by 20◦ it would make a big difference.The volume switch is backwards when playing a game. As you turn the phone sideways upwards becomes left but on the screen the volume bar goes right,not a big problem just something I noticed.As the phone is still new I can’t report any operating problems but I do feel the phone will seem slow and out-dated in a year or so I’m not sure why they developed a gaming phone and put a single core processor in it when the Galaxy S II is already using dual-core. Also the internal memory is only 400mb, a lot of the apps require being stored on internal memory I’ve not installed many and I only have 100mb left internal.With the interface I think 2.3 is great, because it being android if you do not like something about the phone there are many different apps to change the features, such as desktop, keyboards and message centre etc...Only hardware feature that is lacking (other than the processor) is the poor 5M camera, there is an HD camera mod for the phone but I’m still not impressed with the results. But if you have decided to buy this phone you are probably like me and will never use the camera anyway.The control pad is great there are many optimised games for it already, most the official games for it are either exact ports of old PSone games or android games that have already been mapped to the controller for you. It can be confusing because there are two different app stores for games then there is the android market for everything else. It’s good for running emulators of old consoles not just the PSone but N64, SNES, Megadrive etc all work well, this could be a reason why the phone is so popular.It’s a shame it’s a step behind the PSP, the phone does not currently support the Playstation network and I don’t think it’s powerful enough to support the majority of PSP games, but I could be wrong.Apart from those small improvements that will hopefully be in the Xperia play v2.0 the phone is great, I am happy with it. Battery life is good as long as you have Wifi, Bluetooth, GPS and Data roaming off and just turn them on as and when you need them battery can last up to two-three days (realistically) as long as you are not constantly browsing all the time. But if you do use the phone constantly e.g. for gaming expect it to last no more than 6-8 hours.Overall I think this phone is great if you would like to use it to play games and music it will do both of these very well whilst still being a very practical phone.If you’re satisfied with occasionally playing angry birds (which I’ll add all versions are free on android market) then there are more powerful Android phones out there already which you should consider.I believe the only difference between the play and the arc is the control pad and arc has an 8M camera, other than that they use the same chipset and software.Also Android Windows Apple ;Blackberry is my advice on mobile phones but the decision is yours.Read full review...

6.7.2011

I’ve had this phone for about a two months now so hopefully I can give a reasonable review.First off the design is very good, phone is quite heavy but I like that only thing I would change is the L and R shoulder buttons are positioned awkwardly, They look nice when the phone is closed but when using them in a game can sometimes be hard to access.I would also tilt the screen slightly when sliding the phone open, even if only by 20◦ it would make a big difference.The volume switch is backwards when playing a game. As you turn the phone sideways upwards becomes left but on the screen the volume bar goes right,not a big problem just something I noticed.As the phone is still new I can’t report any operating problems but I do feel the phone will seem slow and out-dated in a year or so I’m not sure why they developed a gaming phone and put a single core processor in it when the Galaxy S II is already using dual-core. Also the internal memory is only 400mb, a lot of the apps require being stored on internal memory I’ve not installed many and I only have 100mb left internal.With the interface I think 2.3 is great, because it being android if you do not like something about the phone there are many different apps to change the features, such as desktop, keyboards and message centre etc...Only hardware feature that is lacking (other than the processor) is the poor 5M camera, there is an HD camera mod for the phone but I’m still not impressed with the results. But if you have decided to buy this phone you are probably like me and will never use the camera anyway.The control pad is great there are many optimised games for it already, most the official games for it are either exact ports of old PSone games or android games that have already been mapped to the controller for you. It can be confusing because there are two different app stores for games then there is the android market for everything else. It’s good for running emulators of old consoles not just the PSone but N64, SNES, Megadrive etc all work well, this could be a reason why the phone is so popular.It’s a shame it’s a step behind the PSP, the phone does not currently support the Playstation network and I don’t think it’s powerful enough to support the majority of PSP games, but I could be wrong.Apart from those small improvements that will hopefully be in the Xperia play v2.0 the phone is great, I am happy with it. Battery life is good as long as you have Wifi, Bluetooth, GPS and Data roaming off and just turn them on as and when you need them battery can last up to two-three days (realistically) as long as you are not constantly browsing all the time. But if you do use the phone constantly e.g. for gaming expect it to last no more than 6-8 hours.Overall I think this phone is great if you would like to use it to play games and music it will do both of these very well whilst still being a very practical phone.If you’re satisfied with occasionally playing angry birds (which I’ll add all versions are free on android market) then there are more powerful Android phones out there already which you should consider.I believe the only difference between the play and the arc is the control pad and arc has an 8M camera, other than that they use the same chipset and software.Also Android Windows Apple Blackberry is my advice on mobile phones but the decision is yours.Read full review...

7.4.2012

The system is pretty good, Everything you expect from a phone is there and the gaming side is also above average.This is my first android phone and I am pleased.First off about it being the PlayStation phone.I am a bit disappointing that it doesn't play the games as well as I have hoped. So far I have converted two of my favorite PS1 titles. SoulBlade and G-Darious.Both play very slow with sound enabled no matter what emulator I use. One emulator I tried cant even emulate the sound so there is none however the game play, the fps is normal as expected. however its also the sweet epic sounds and BGM of the titles that blew me away many years ago.It could be that I'm doing it wrong as I have notyet researched enough so don't let it put you off.-The Screen-I found the screen to be highly sensitive, comparing it to my Ipod and my sisters android. A single tiny tap does the job so really pleased. On the other hand I find typing really difficult. I spend more time correcting the typos etc than actually writing the words. I have a small hand/thumb too. Again I am new to these android phones so its going to take a lot of getting used to. The back light is pretty good and I only need to keep mine at 50% its bright enough.-Android-As far as an android phone goes there are plenty of better android phones out there, as expecting though since the Xperia Play is a couple of years old now.However for the price, I got mine for £160, you cant go wrong.-Design-The phone is quite heavy and it takes some getting used to. The phone does look like a phone meant for gaming however and is easily distinguished between other phones. The L and R buttons I find are fine, I do have small hands, its the sound buttons that annoy me slightly. I bought an armour cover case to bulk up my phone and at times the covering does not sit properly. The little sound buttons get covered at times, or worse the cover presses the buttons down resulting in maxed volume or no volume. Easily fixed through adjusting slightly but does get annoying.-Camera-The camera is 5 mega pixels but I find it a bit weak, pictures are not clear enough especially the videos. However im not much of a camera person so it doesnt bother me much.-Battery Life-I find the battery life to be poor. Comparing it to my old k800i and C510, however I may be wrong comparing a powerful android phone to these old usual phone models. I have to charge the phone daily and I only play the normal android games on it for a few minutes here and there.-The package-The box comes with everything you would need as usual with a nice 16gb memory card to go with it. However if you plan on having a few games on there you would definitely need an upgrade. I'm already thinking of getting a 32mb card or so. The earphones I find an odd design but I guess I'm just used to the usual ones.All in all I'm very pleased with my upgrade. The phone is a powerful handheld entertainment system, its bulk and weight is a constant reminder that it is a powerful and necessary addition to my life, which I feel naked without.If your into gaming and are looking for an upgrade to you average phones, then look no further. For its price and value, it will not disappoint.Read full review...

12.8.2010

I was a bit wary of buying the Xperia X10 because of all the negative reviews i had read about the bad battery life etc but i can honestly say that this is by far the best phone i have ever had!!The camera is fantastic with the photos coming out very clear and brilliant quality (8mp). Although the zoom is rather rubbish (especially when you zoom to the max), the pictures come out blury and pretty much useless. There's lots of features to play about with so you get just the right image for particular situations. So on the whole the camera is great.Timescape seems pretty much useless really but it is a fun addition to see all your facebook/twitter updates plus text messages and call history all in a long line.Mediascape is good, allowing you to see all you music, videos and photos in one place and allowing you to search the internet for more of that type/genre that you might like.The browser can be fairly slow at times but this doesn't really bother me. Most of the time it is fine though. The Android Market is really good, just about every app you can think of is on there (however, not as many as the iTunes Store, but i'm sure it will get there in time). I've downloaded many new ringtones and wallpapers for free from there (because the ringtones/wallpapers actually on the phone are quite rubbish), as well as many games are free or fairly cheap.The battery life is not that good but there are things you can do to prolong it. Things like; turning off Wi-Fi when not in use, turning off timescape and something that has really helped me is "Advanced Task Killer", i downloaded this app from the Android Market for free and it shuts down any other programmes that are running in the background. This helps to save you battery throughout the day. And although i charge my phone every night whilst i'm asleep, i would say but by doing these things i will get about a couple of days regular use out of my phone before it goes dead.Another niggle for me is the call quality. When on the phone, people's voices can be quite quiet and hard to hear when you are outside as well as there has often been interferance (whether that is to do with the phone itself i dont know.Another great feature with an Android-operated phone is that it can update to improve many features that maybe are not so good. I have heard that an update for the Xperia X10 is coming next month (September 2010) with improvements to Timescape, speed of the phone as a whole and the possibility of HD Video Recording (which i'm very excited about, although the video capture quality is rather good as it is).So, in conclusion, I'd say that the Xperia X10 is a very good phone and a triumph for Sony Ericsson, as long as they keep updating and improving it; it will just get better and better.Read full review...

9.10.2010

A decent camera and beautiful screen are just the beginning for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, which is packed with juicy hardware features. The software's not bad either, although it doesn't quite live up to the latest smart phones, due to an older version of the Android OS and custom apps that are more about the sizzle than the sausageEverything excellent, Everything excellentEverything excellent, Everything excellentEverything excellent, Everything excellentEverything excellent, Everything excellentEverything excellent, Everything excellentEverything excellent, Everything excellentEverything excellent, Everything excellentEverything excellent, Everything excellentEverything excellent,

6.8.2010

Anyone who has had an Iphone or Ipod/Itouch knows Itunes is easy to use, All the hype about Apps for everything and generaly everyone has one so it must be the best !!!!Well I hate Itunes (for too many reason to list here) but i guessed Android market was the same, how wrong was i.Its easy to down load, tons of free apps and there is (nearly) an app for everything. all the ones i had on my itouch i now have on my X10. Its easy to slide the apps into 1 of the 3 main screens and the apps feel and act like the Iphone apps. But the X10 can run more than one at a time so None of this ending the app before starting a new app. also for this reason its worth getting the App killer app,

12.2.2011

There seems to be a real love/hate divide over this phone - many people give it a glowing review, whereas others simply hate it - as for me, I've wanted to get hold of one of these for ages and I believe it has been thoroughly worth the wait - it's excellent, all over!Of course, the phones' useability is always going to be compared to the industry standard that is Apples' iPhone - and naturally, the x10 will come up short in some respects (instinctive tactile image zoom using thumb and finger to 'stretch' the screen on the iPhone compared to a double-tap on the x10 for instance), but in others (8.1Mp camera on the x10, 5Mp on the iPhone) this phone excels.Battery life is always a concern with energy intensive phones such as these,

4.9.2010

I'm undecided about the X10 so far. It looks great. Sync with my laptop was flawless and the instant software update worked first time, slightly improving battery life - which is terrible even with that.It still doesn't seem as smooth as the Iphone. It would be nice to have the pinch and movability options on the touch screen that Iphone has. And why oh why must I have to use the control buttons on the bottom of the phone to track back all the time - they're a pain to press. Some of the onboard software like the phonebook has an onscreen home key - please an app to provide a permanent home and back button onscreen rather than those terrible 'real' keys.On the plus side I love the screen size.

19.2.2012

Its a great gadget. The gaming/video/processing capabilities are right up there. Very smooth scrolling and apps open fast. Lots of very nice games and nice big screen for reading webpages and books (which is what I use it for mostly). Sony Ericsson has indicated an update to Android 4 - so that's another plus.Its kinda hefty and solid in your pocket - which is something I prefer, but if you're looking for that light/slim thing that fits in your skinny jeans, this might be a slight problem.Considering that there are so many buttons on the phone, its a bit of a shame one of them isn't programmed as a camera click button... even though the "R" button is perfectly located for it.The most irritating thing about the phone though,

12.10.2011

I am very satisfied , that I've bought this splendid mobile phone , because:* It's Android phone (only 1.6, but the update will be in the end of year and it gives a lot of new functions..let's wait for a while)* Beatiful 4 inches screen shows strong "fresh" colours and the people,who said that "(...)only 65 thousands colors" is tiny number and the display is blurred, don't have this phone, have never seen this or are crazy;).* There are two unique aplications : Mediascape and Timescape. The first one gives us simply and fast access to all our media on phone and 8gb sdhc card: photos, videos, music , pictures.We are able to sort it in a lot of ways e.g. for music we can sort by artists, albums,

6.11.2010

Advantages: 1. The main advantage of sraneniyu with htc and samsung models in design and materials of the case, as well as interior design (I do not mean the property of their interfaces, which few people seem to use).2. Build quality is very good, except for the cover. But, of course, chetyertym iPhones do not compare.3. The price is absolutely reasonable in comparison with the iPhones and comparable to htc.4. The battery is better than htc.5. Card of 8 gigs in the kit. Phone's memory 1 gig instead of 0.5 for htc.6. Instead of the screen - a good camera, but I never use it.Disadvantages: 1. old operating system 1.6. Promise to update - hard to believe.2. tft screen instead amoled,

23.8.2011

Xperia PLAY delivers the smartphone functionality that the most serious power users could need, teamed with the immersive gaming experience that any gamer would want.In portrait mode, the Android smartphone offers all the benefits that users have come to expect from Sony Ericsson's existing range of Xperia smartphones with best-in-class entertainment experiences, a great 5 megapixel camera, a brilliant 4" multi-touch screen and great social networking features.However, slide out the gaming control and users enter a new world of immersive mobile gaming. The slide out game pad reveals a digital D pad, two analogue touch pads, two shoulder buttons and the four PlayStation icons: circle, cross,

2.8.2010

I already knew the Xperia X10 was a great phone. Android is a wonderful operating system, and the X10 exemplifies it with a beautiful screen, high resolution camera, and excellent audio quality. The Timescape and Mediascape functions are icing on the cake. What really shocked me was the condition of the phone. By the description, I thought it would be a lot more beat up and scratched than it actually is. I was very pleasantly surprised when I opened the box. I may try a few "home remedies" for the minor scratches, but overall I'm happy with the phone and would recommend buying it to anyone in the market for an Android device, particularly one that would work on Canada's Wind Mobile network (specifically the X10i,

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