Sony Ericsson Xperia X10

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10

Price: ~$600 (without contract)

Design:

Xperia X10 definitely looks gorgeous with the 4 inch capacitive touchscreen. Therer are 3 buttons below the screen - namely the menu, home and back/cancel buttons from left to right. Feels sturdy in my hand. However, the back cover is made of plastic, which I personally feel would be better if substituted with metal.

Performance:

With Snapdragon 1GHz processor, the smartphone functions with minimal latency. However, battery life ought to be improved. With a need for charging every 1.5 days on standby, with minimal usage.

Operating System:

Initially Android 1.6. But now, upgrade is available in most countries to 2.1 Eclair. As it stated that it is in phase A, I believe there will be a next update on the Android OS. By the way, there are news stating that it will include multi-touch in the near future. However, the multi-touch support would not be perfect as compared to Iphone and other multi-touch enabled devices.

Apps:

One of the phone's highlighted apps is Timescape. It's an app that links up facebook, twitter, gmail, recent music played, calls recieved or missed and sms received. It allows users to view what their contacts have updated in the following social websites. In short, it is an all in one apps to find out what is happening around users and their friends. However, updating the timescape might not be successful despite numerous attempts. I wonder if the problem lies with my telco provider for not providing me good download speed or it's just Sony Ericsson not doing a good job in this app.
With Android market, I had downloaded numerous apps. Its simple and useful for finding the right tools for you.

Camera:

8.1 megapixel. Stunning shots for a mobile phone. Auto focus with HD video capturing. What more could I ask for? Its good.

Value for money:

This phone is considerably value for money as it has a 8.1mp camera and android 2.1 Eclair. However, if you are always traveling around and utilising your phone to the maximum, the battery life would be a hindrance to your needs.