The Sony Xperia X10 Is An Appealing Touch Screen Handset

Apr 18
20:45

2010

Chris Westley

Chris Westley

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Sony Ericsson has recently launched a TV as campaign in the UK for the Xperia X10. With its stunning features, it looks set to be a very popular handset. With one of the highest specification cameras on a phone today, along with a 4 inch touch screen it is easy to see the appeal of this handset Android OS handset.

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To store data such as music and video files,The Sony Xperia X10 Is An Appealing Touch Screen Handset Articles 1GB of internal storage is provided along with a micro SD slot. This has an 8 GB memory card installed as standard; however this can be increased to up to 16 GB for extra storage. The internal phonebook can store a huge amount of contacts and includes the photocall feature.

 

As mentioned, the Xperia X10 features an advanced camera. It boasts 8 megapixels (3264x2448 pixel resolution) so still images are of extremely high quality. A range of included features are provided to simplify the task of taking pictures. These include image stabilisation, autofocus and smile recognition. WVGA quality video can also be shot at a frame rate of 30 fps.

 

The touch screen is large, measuring 4 inches, so navigation of the Android (v1.6) user interface is a pleasure. Is offers excellent quality of on screen display thanks to a pixel layout of 480x854 pixels displaying 65K colours. It is made from scratch resistant materials protecting from everyday wear and tear and features an accelerometer sensor allowing the screen to be viewed in both landscape and portrait.

 

Alert types include vibration and MP3 ringtones. This allows customisation of the handset as does the composer which allows custom ringtones to be created from scratch. An audio jack and speaker phone system allow handsfree communication to be achieved.

 

Several different means of connection are utilise by the Xperia X10 to connect to the internet and cellular networks. Cellular networks are accessed via EDGE and GPRS (both class 10 versions) in areas lacking 3G coverage. In areas covered by 3G, HSDPA provides an internet connection at speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps along with HSUPA at 2 Mbps. Wi-Fi is included which allows a faster internet connection to be gained thanks to the signal provides by local wireless internet routers.

 

The Xperia X10 is certainly a stylish handset. It is slim and uncluttered, giving it a sophisticated and refined appearance. It measures 119x63x13mm so it is also very slim. It slim profile combined with a light weight of 135 grams makes it a comfortable phone to hold and use on the go.

 

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is feature rich, providing a versatile media player, YouTube and Google applications, along with social networking integration, document viewer and voice memo recorder.

 

The Android Operating System makes light work of demanding applications, whilst providing a smooth, fast user interface. Not only does this versatile handset appeal to tech-savvy users, but also the style conscious, who view their mobile phones as a fashion statement.   

 

If you like the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 check out the rest of the Sony Ericsson XPERIA range.