New mobile models and new technologies

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is the first Android phone released by the company, and has been designed to put Sony Ericsson back on the map as the best smartphone manufacturer on the market.

That’s a tall order, not least because as well as the iPhone, Palm Pre and Windows Mobile smartphones that are already out there, there’s also a never-ending array of existing Android devices from the likes of HTC and Motorola, each of which is also aiming to be the best smartphone on the market!

So how are Sony Ericsson hoping to compete? In two ways:

• Killer features – the Xperia X10 comes with the best range of features of any smartphone. Not only is the specification high (8 megapixel camera, qidescreen DVD quality video recording, 4″ screen, 1GHz processor, et.c, etc.!), but the quality of the features is also first rate
• Brand new user interface and social media apps – Sony Ericsson have taken the time to create their own software for Android, and have come up with Timescape and Mediascape – two apps that together provide a brand new user interface that collects all your social media info into one place, and makes your tunes, music, photos and videos accessible from one app, whether they’re on the phone or on the Web.

So, superb features and tight integration with the mobile Web. Sounds like a promising start!

If you’re looking to see how the Xperia X10 compares to its rivals, though, then read

14 Things you’ll love about the Xperia X10

Sony Ericsson have put everything they’ve got into the Xperia X10, and have ended up making it one of the most well-specced – no, make that the most well-specced – Android phone on the market.

Just check out some of these features:

• the fastest mobile Web browsing of any phone around, with 10.2Mbps downloads(HSDPA) and 2mbps uploads (HSUPA) – that’s faster than most people’s home broadband connection!
• watch videos, browse the Web and browse through your pictures on the Xperia X10’sstunning 4″ capacitive touchscreen display with 16 million colours and a resolution of 854 x 480 – seriously, you couldn’t get a better looking display
• Take superb photos with the best in class 8 megapixel camera
• Fantastic widescreen video quality lets you shoot widescreen videos at 30fps that look like they’re shot from a camcorder
• Never lose your photos again – the Xperia X10 supports geo tagging and automatic face tagging
• See what your friends are doing across the Web all in one place, with the newTimescape social media interface
• Seamlessly browse your online and offline pics, videos and tunes from the same app – MediaScape – whether they’re stored on your phone or on Web sites like Picasa and YouTube
• Get access to related info wherever you are thanks to the X10’s contextual Infinity button
• run all your apps without even a hint of slowdown, thanks to the super-fast Qualcomm Snapdragon 1GHz CPU
• fantastic 3D games thanks to OpenGL graphics acceleration
• store your entire media library on the phone, with 1GB storage built-in, expandable to 32GB thanks to the standard microSD card slot. You even get an 8GB card bundled with the X10
• huge range of expandability potential, thanks to Sony Ericsson finally using standardized components – as well as microSD, there’s also a standard 3.5mm headphone jack, letting you use whatever headphones you want.
• don’t worry about running out of power – the X10 comes with a 1500mAh battery, which is bigger than most smartphones, and good for up to 10 hours of solid talking
• all the usual Android loveliness you’d expect – WiFi, aGPS, accelerometer, compass, proximity sensor, Gmail, Google calendar, search, Maps, etc., etc.!

• That’s a long list of compelling features, and easily puts the Xperia X10 towards the top of the smartphone charts. Indeed, if there’s one thing that sets the X10 apart form its rivals, it’s the quality of its features. You don’t just get a large camera, for example, you get a large camera capable of taking pics as well as a dedicated camera phone.

  The X10, then, is the real deal, with quality to match its features. So what else have Sony Ericsson added to the X10’s mix?