Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Plans & Deals

"In terms of hardware, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is nothing short of a marvellous device. It´s as easy to notice as taking a look at its specifications and the impression is confirmed when you get it in your hand. The build quality is very good, the screen is huge and features wonderful sensitivity, you get virtually all extra features you might need, including 3G, Wi-Fi and GPS (even navigational software). "

"Combining rich graphics with advanced capabilities, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 introduces a new UX platform that will evolve across the product portfolio and expand over time continuously introducing new features and capabilities."

"We won't deny it, the Xperia X10 has us genuinely excited. Sleek and sophisticated with a killer screen and Android potential, it looks well-equipped to go toe-to-toe with the iPhone and HTC Hero." 4/5

"Largely plastic build, sluggish performance, Android 1.6 rather than 2.1, keyboard isn't as polished as the iPhone's, no multitouch" 4/5 Stars

"It features new “Timescape” and “Mediascape” applications that can automatically recognise links between the phone’s contact book and social networking friends, and combine these into a chronological, 3D display of recent activities. "

"...it's sharp and clear and offers 480 x 854-pixel resolution and 65,000 colours. It's capacitive, but not the most sensitive I've used and I had to double press a few too many times to make my wishes known."

"In general operation though, the Xperia X10 doesn’t feel quite as slick as we’d hope considering there’s a 1GHz Snapdragon purring away within it. It has a few benefits over the HTC Desire, like the super-powered snapper and slightly larger screen, but our heart still belongs to HTC." 4/5 Stars

"The 4" capacitive touchscreen unit has a resolution of 854 x 480 pixels and great picture quality. Of course, that 65K-color limitation of the Android 1.6 Donut takes its toll occasionally, but unless it's single-color gradients that you are looking at, it won't really bother you in day-to-day use."

"It adds up to a convincing smartphone, and while right now it’s running Android 1.6 Sony Ericsson insist that a 2.x update is in the pipeline.  No timescale for that, however."

"On the back is an 8.1 megapixel camera with autofocus, dual LED flash and geo-tagging support. One interesting feature is that the X10 can be trained to recognise people from photographs, and can associate them with contacts already stored in the phone. "

"After so much hype, the X10 is just short of what we had hoped for. Mediascape is great, but Timescape needs tweaking to improve performance and the overall user experience...The 4-inch display, with its 800x480 WVGA resolution looks great, especially when showing off Sony Ericsson's Timescape and Mediascape 3D-animated applications..." 7.8/10

"Sony Ericsson has finally joined its rivals by unveiling its first Google Android-based handset, the Xperia X10…"

"We really want to like the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10, but as it stands, it has too many niggling issues to recommend. If Sony Ericsson upgrades its software to correct the performance issues then this will be a very impressive smartphone." 3.5/5

"A major problem facing the X10 is that it slurps battery like nobody’s business and charging it up takes quite some time too. Turning off the 3G helps a little, but it’s not ideal – worse even than other battery guzzlers like the iPhone 3G or HTC Legend." 3/5 Stars

"...with a 4-inch full wide VGA display, the X10 is big, very nearly approaching HD2 territory. That's not a problem for this huge-handed reviewer, but friends with more diminutive statures specifically called out the X10 as being a hassle to hold…" 6/10