Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 specifications, features and design, this phone can be categorized as a high-end smart phone and this phone is surely a worth buying smart phone around the market.
Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 Specifications
In the era of touchscreen cellular, Sony Ericsson has been doing really great with its Xperia series so far, with the exception of the Xperia Yendo, which is not really impressive because it is not an Android based device. But for the other Xperia Android smart phones, Sony Ericsson has done really outstanding job in helping Android market give a fierce competition with the iOS market. Xperia X8 is one of Sony Ericsson’s army that I am talking about.
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| Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 Specifications |
Design
Previously rumored as Sony Ericsson Shakira, Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 runs in the same framework design with the other Xperia series. For instance, this phone looks really similar with the Xperia X10 Mini or X10 Mini Pro. But to make a size comparison, Xperia X8 takes place between X10 and X10 mini. So X8 is a lot bigger than X10 Mini, but smaller than X10.
The whole design of Xperia X8 looks really cute and elegant, especially with the bright color on the case cover. The chrome metallic keys that being deployed around this phone also elevates the whole design of this phone.
Personally, I'm really impressed with the whole design of this phone. Its rounded shape on every side and its white cover really make this phone look simple but sophisticated in implementation. Xperia X8 is one great looking device. I really appreciate how the manufacturer has found its great formula of making touch screen smart phone that doesn’t resemble to the general touch screen devices across the market. Xperia series totally has its own identity amongst other competitors.
Interface and Functionality
| Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 Specifications | Details |
|---|---|
| Display | 16M colors, TFT capacitive touchscreen, Scratch-resistant surface |
| Screen size | 320 x 480 pixels, 3.0 inches with the support of Timescape User Interface, Proximity sensor for auto turn-off and Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate |
| Released Date | September, 2010 |
The 3.0 inches screen of Sony Ericsson X8 is produced in high resolution screen of 320 x 480 pixels, giving more accurate interface to the users. And with the help of TFT capacitive touchscreen that supports display of 16M colors, every thing that you see on the screen will be presented beautifully and can be operated smoothly without a problem. Moreover, the screen has also been injected with abilities of Scratch-resistant surface, Proximity sensor for auto turn-off and Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate. The last one can be so handy when viewing your phone in landscape mode.
The interface of Xperia X8 has a quite similarity with the interface of X10 Mini. That’s why the manufacture has decided to implant Xperia X8 with the same interface used by Xperia X10 Mini, especially with the TimeScape UI.
One thing that maybe could weaken the interface aspect of Xperia X8 is the lack of multi-touch which has become the huge trademark of touch screen smart phone. Without this feature, Xperia X8 is kind of missing one significant element that leaves a void to its machine.
As many of you know, multi-touch feature is really important for touch screen smart phone, especially for gaming that currently has really huge collection of high quality games that mostly require multi-touch in implementation. In internet browser, it could also be a huge loss because in standard smartphone, zoom in/zoom out with pinching mode is a must.
Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 Specifications - Features
| Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 Specifications | Details |
|---|---|
| Features | 3.15 MP Camera, Stereo FM radio, GPS, Digital compass |
| Additional applications and SNS integrations | Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Twitter and Facebook |
| Connectivity | 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB |
Performance
| Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 Specifications | Details |
|---|---|
| Operating System | Android OS, v1.6 (Donut) |
| Performance | CPU 600 MHz ARM 11 processor, Adreno 200 GPU, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipse |
| Java | Java MIDP emulator |
All the applications across Android platform can be played conveniently with Xperia X8. With the support of Android OS, v1.6 (Donut), you can run all applications and games across this operating system. The feature called SNS integration is really helpful in providing much easier access for users to their social media accounts, such as Twitter and Facebook.
The help of its CPU 600 MHz ARM 11 processor, Adreno 200 GPU, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipse also holds the significant role especially with the whole performance of this device, including to the compatibility to run games and applications, the sensitivity to operate the touch screen, and many other stuff.
And if you still love java platform, Xperia X8 also supports Java MIDP emulator which allows you to run applications around java platform, of course if it have been translated into the touch screen platform.
Multimedia and Entertainment
| Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 Specifications | Details |
|---|---|
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5 mm headphone jack | Yes |
| Fetures | MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player, MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player and TrackID music recognition |
Listening to music or watching videos can be so pleasing with this phone because Xperia X8 has provided users with many great multimedia features. On the top of device, it’s great to see the 3.5 mm headphone jack has been ported to this awesome device. Although the loudspeaker that being provided by the manufacture is not the stereo loudspeaker, listening sound with standard earphone should be a blast experience. The other important features are MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player, MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player and TrackID music recognition.
Data Storage
Running out of internal capacity of 128 MB to insert more media files shouldn’t be worried too much because the 2GB microSD external memory is included for you, while up to 16GB is also available on upgrade.
Battery Life
| Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 Specifications | Details |
|---|---|
| Stand-by mode | 446 hours |
| Talk time | 4 hours and 45 minutes |
| Music Play | 23 hours |
Released September, 2010, Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 battery life is believed can last up to 446 hours in stand-by mode, up to 4 hours and 45 minutes in talk time and up to 23 hours in music play.
User Opinions
Users have many different opinions regarding the whole aspect of this phone. Mostly, the part that gets the scrutiny is the lack of multi touch. The other issue is the zoom in/out feature in camera mode. Users say that Xperia X8 doesn’t support the zooming mode in default camera. And the solution for this problem is by downloading the program called Camera Pro from the Android app market, so then you will be able to do zooming mode in default camera.
Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 is sold in variety of different case/back covers, from White, Dark Blue/ White, Aqua Blue/ White, Pink/ White and Silver/ White. So pick your favorite and you’re good to go.
Check out Xperia X8 at Amazon where it's on special now for around $167.
Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 is a nice Android smartphone at affordable price.
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