Customer Reviews

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Unlocked Phone with Android OS, 8.1 MP Camera, QWERTY Keyboard and GPS - US Warranty - Sensuous Black

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

I have had this phone for a while now and am absolutely enjoying it. Very nice design, super fast and smooth, and android based! The screen is large, and is capable of being super bright. Timescape is real nice and specific to this phone. This is by far the best phone I have ever seen. I chose this over iPhone 4 and am definitely satisfied with it.

I've using this phone for about a month. It is by far the best I've ever used. It has everything you need (GPS, BT, Wireless, camera, video, MP3, etc). I also have an iPhone and in my opinion, I think the X10 is better. Is a hassle to have to use the iphone and be tethered to iTunes all the time. There are already thousands of apps available out there for the Android OS. The touch screen interface is probably better on the iPhone. But the user interface and features on the X10 is, in my opinion better.
Quite pricey right now. Maybe wait until it is carry by AT&T and get it with a contract at a cheaper price.

this is the best cell phone i have ever had . the android system better than the windows mobile phone i am x HTC user.

at first this phone is impressive easy to use w/ lots of features, the only problem is it doesnt last for a year, so my $ 300+ was just a total waste have to buy another phone in less than 1 year will not buy sony ericson anymore

I mainly purchased the phone because it would obtain Gingerbread 2.3.3 update and I got it for $400. The spec is kinda 2009 but it works fine with 2.1, and it doesn't put me down after 2.3.3 update:
Flash Player does the job with rare stuttering
I did a brief test of tethering and it works fine (USB just use driver from SE PC Companion)
App2SD is a major lifesaver so I can move closely 50MB of applications to memory card (Opera Mobile takes 20MB of space so I move it to memory card as well as 3 Angry Birds variations)
Touch screen response has greatly improved. I couldn't play Angry Birds because the touchscreen wasn't responsive enough with 2.1, but 2.3.3 solved the problem.
Quadrant has up to 1300 score while it never achieved more than 1000 with 2.1.

However, there's some minor rant with 2.3.3 update:
Battery seems to run faster, but I also use bluetooth instead of hard wire.
Home screen swiping may have some lag, but this is not big deal as Angry Birds is totally playable after the update.
Some stuttering on music playback, but it also happened with 2.1, so it may be the memory card isn't fast enough (Dane class 2 32GB).

The phone can be used with T-Zones (this is another reason to get "i" version while "a" is used with ATT).
You can even root the phone using "kernel swap" trick posted on xda.
Even it has kinda outdated hardware, the phone lives again with Gingerbread update.

finally a sony phone worth keeping, i'm a sonyfile through and through and have been very disappointed in the past with the phones i've bought, like the xperia X1 (piece of junk. But his phone is sooooooo fun, i tend to use it as a gaming gadget rather than a phone, it is really a fun sexy and responsive device, i must note that i did upgrade the operating system to droid 2.1 upon receiving it. The apps are so many that you'll spend all night loading them to the phone. The downs to this device would be the battery life while running applications with wi-fi and bluetooth on, the delay of the screen switching from phone to landscape, otherwise the device is pretty cool.

I consider this phone one of the best creations in the cell phones world: Very stylish and sleek, fast, vivid colors, stunning 4 inch display, highly customizable ( something that I think is one the iPhones weaknesses ), easy to internet surfing, zillions of free apps to add, great storage capacity, highly stable ( I used to be a HTC windows mobile user and got so tired of the unstable system no matter the version nor the model ). I'm looking forward for the Android OS upgrade to 2.1 ( or will it be 2.2 when it finally comes given the unbelievable delay is taking? ) but I can tell that I do not feel like needing it at all, except perhaps for voice dialing, which is my only downside of the device. Lack of flash for internet videos is not a major issue having skyfire as internet browser. Camera for daily photos and videos is great, not a good one for low light indoor shooting though. In summary, I can't live without this phone anymore.

The X10 was very slow to get out of the gate while stuck on Android 1.6 for too long. Finally now that it's nearing end of life, 2.1 and 2.3 have given it new life and were great improvements for the X10. I'm very pleased with the phone. The X10 looks great and performs well with only occasional lags.

For those of you who have a branded and locked phone from AT&T (like me) or others that are still waiting for the 2.3 update to be released by the carriers, the phone is easily upgraded to 2.3 with Sony's X10 non-carrier specific firmware. Not only to you get 2.3 but you get rid of the dumb apps that carriers like to put on their phones. Look into the X10Flashtool and north american firmware X10a_3.0.1.G.0.75_AMERICA-US GENERIC 1233-8200.ftf Be warned though that upgrades have some risk so do some research.

I received the Xepira X10 as a surprise from my wife as we upgraded our phones with our new plan in DEC 2010. I had never had a smartphone to that point. I was obviously impressed and thought it was one of the coolest things I had ever seen. I then picked up a friend's iPhone and was in awe of what it could do compared to my phone. I then did some research and discovered I was running Android 1.6 and there was nothing I could do about it unless I hacked into the phone and fixed it myself. I wasn't going to do that as with my luck I would probabaly break the phone. So I left it be and decided while it was still an OK phone, I would deal with the inferior phone. I finally (3 months later) received an update message advising I could update to Android 2.1! I was excited to get the upgrade until I went through the process. The 1st 2 times I tried the upgrade would stop and say I was incompatable. After a lenghthy convesation with support I got it rolling only for the last step to fail. After wanting to throw my phone out the window, I took a few days away from trying and gave it another shot.

4th time was a charm. It did everything I was prompted to do and I am now running 2.1 through my X10! I am now extremely satisfied with this phone. It is now running much better and I can't put it down sometimes. APPS are running MUCH better.

But now I fear as the technology is racing faster than anyone can keep up with, what happens when I need to move to 2.2? (2.3, 2.4 or the never ending upgrades..) I have already read a rumor that Sony Ericsson/AT&T have no intention of moving to 2.2. I love this phone now, but will I be able to fall in love with it again with new upgrades?

This was my first Android phone, expected it to be awesome, specs really shine on paper.

Issues:

1. So, got the phone and it was laggy, very much so. Although it has a 1GHz snapdragon processor it runs, maybe because of lack of RAM, worse than it's replacement, a very, very good LG Optimus One (a $200 bargain, for it's quality and how snappy it is, having a 600MHz processor). It was running Android Eclair 2.1, which had serious problems, mostly on responsiveness and it was then updated (will go deeper about this below) to Android Gingerbread 2.3.3, which was a serious improve on performance, but with a great price.

2. Very low battery life, about 10 hours of NORMAL usage. Really below expectations.

3. After a month of usage (and a heavy getting-to-know experience), the phone stop charging all of a sudden and the microUSB PC connection stopped working. Without a free fall, without a single blow, even inside a really ugly, but really protective Otterbox Commuter Case. Just like that. You can easily google this "flaw" to see that I'm not the only one. Anyway, took it to a Sony Ericsson "authorized" shop, payed $35, out it went charging again. Perfect, I said. Well, almost, PC connection gone forever. 2 days later, volume buttons and headphone 3.5mm jack not working either. WHAT? A $400 phone? So, took it back and, with faked regret, they said that they had not touched "that part" of the phone and would not recognize it. Also, a common flaw. They said a flex replacement was necessary but they did not have it, advised me to order the flex and they would change it. It arrived, after paying $25 (total cost, until then, $460) but they said it doesn't fit or doesn't work so, the hell with them. Took it to another shop, where they soldered some part of the microUSB and it was working again (although the PC connection lost, same fate to the volume buttons and headphone jack). Great, at least it was charging again.

4. After a lot of performance bugs, serious lags and stuff, I read that the Gingerbread 2.3.3 update was out. So, hating the moment I decided to purchase this phone, I figured out a way to update it. I had to push the cable that went in the phone to get the software recognize and updated it, and so I did. Result? A throbbing pain on my thumb and a new (that's really a euphemism) phone that I really liked, despite all flaws and trouble. So, played with it all day and when it was time to charge it, connected it and, what a surprise! It doesn't work anymore. Took it to 4 1/2 different service stores, everyone said the phone was in a resting place now. And that was it. I had someone lend me a phone for work use mostly (a really old Nokia), eventually bought a battery charger and started using the X10 for viewing videos and stuff until I was able to sell it.

After this long relationship with this phone, I feel obligated to tell you: DO NOT BUY SONY ERICSSON'S CRAP, EVER! I know I learned my lesson, hope you will benefit from my experience.