The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is a 2010 high endsmartphone in the Xperia series designed by Sony Ericsson. It was the first Sony Ericsson smartphone to run the Android operating system. The phone was shipped with Android 1.6 (Donut), but an upgrade to 2.1 (Eclair) was made available starting 31 October 2010, with a gradual international rollout.[3] Originally, Sony Ericsson stated that the X10 would not receive an upgrade to Android 2.2 (Froyo) or beyond,[4] but the phone was later upgraded to 2.3.3 (Gingerbread) with the updates starting on 29 July 2011.[5]
8.1 MP with Auto focus, Face recognition, Geo-tagging, Image and video stabilizer, Smile detection and Touch focus, Video WVGA (Android 1.6), 720p HD (Android 2.1)
The phone features an 8.1 MP camera and a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU. Its screen has a widescreen resolution, 480 x 854 pixels, and features a virtual keyboard rather than a physical one. It makes use of HSPA (3G+) for its mobile connection, giving it top download speeds of 7.2 Mbit/s.[6] The UX platform features two applications which allow the user to consolidate all of their communications and media, Timescape and Mediascape, respectively.
The Xperia X10 was first revealed on 3 November 2009. It was first released in Japan on 1 April 2010, and has since become the quickest-selling smartphone for NTT DoCoMo.[7] The overall response has been positive for the hardware, camera and screen. There were negative comments about the lack of support for Android 2.1 which were quelled when it was released later that year.[8][9]
Hardware
The display is a wide TFT Capacitive touchscreen,[10] with a 16:9 aspect ratio and FWVGA resolution of 480 x 854 pixels, along with a multi-touch enabled screen, the first from Sony.[11] The 8.1-megapixel camera features 16x digital zoom, image stabilization, auto-focus, geo-tagging, smile detection, and face detection. It can also record video, with an LED for use in poor light conditions. It has a 3-axis accelerometer and built in GPS. Its CPU is 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 with its GPU is Adreno 200 (AMD Z430).
The hardware is limited in its multi-touch functionality. It can only track multiple touches where their X and Y coordinates are different.[12] The firmware to enable this functionality was first released in Japan.
Networks
The Xperia X10 uses the 850/900/1800/1900 frequency bands for GSM.[13] Both versions use 850/900/1800/1900 frequency bands for GSM while they differ regarding the UMTS frequency bands; the X10a uses 800/850/1900/2100 bands, and the X10i uses 900/1700/2100. The X10a is used by AT&T Mobility in the US, Telstra in Australia, and Rogers Wireless in Canada. It is also used in South America. The X10i is used by T-Mobile in the USA; Wind Mobile and Mobilicity in Canada; Optus and VHA (under both the Vodafone and 3 brands) in Australia; Singtel, Starhub and M1 in Singapore; and through the rest of Asia, Europe, and Oceania. In Japan, it is called the SO-01B and sold by NTT Docomo, using the X10a configuration.[13]
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi
The X10 has built in Wi-Fi b/g and Bluetooth 2.1, with the option to tether other devices. With the Android 2.3 update, the phone can also create a Wi-Fi hotspot.
Software
Sony Ericsson has its own Android overlay called UX, short for User eXperience. It consists of design elements, themes and custom applications. The main applications are Sony Ericsson Timescape and Sony Ericsson Mediascape. Timescape is a program that brings together Facebook, Twitter, SMS, and email into a column on the home screen. Mediascape is a player and library application for media files. It can also connect to Facebook and Picasa accounts and to the phone's contacts list. This makes it possible to attach photos users have taken with the camera to their contacts or send them directly to their Facebook account.
Updates
The Xperia X10 was released with Android 1.6, with an upgrade to Android 2.1 released on 31 October 2010.[14]
On 20 January 21, an update was released which enabled multi-touch.
On 1 February 2011, Sony Ericsson announced a future update for Xperia X10 that would bring optimizations and bug fixes along with language additions and the pinch-to-zoom feature.[15]
On 29 July 2011, the Android 2.3.3 update was released.
Rooting
As of 1 April 2011, the bootloader has been bypassed via kexec which enables the loading of custom kernels. Custom ROMs have been developed, however they still use the 2.1 kernel so some features such as native Wi-Fi tethering are missing. As of 20 January 2011 there are two custom roms being developed based on 2.2 (both of which have working camera drivers).[16] All X10 devices running the Gingerbread firmware (2.3.x) are vulnerable to the zergRush rooting method.
Issues
The initial 3UK (and possibly other Mobile Operators) release of firmware contained bugs. Some users have reported Wi-Fi connection disruptions in early software versions.[17][citation needed]
Several users from sonyericsson,[18][19] and 4pda[20] forums reported a self-rebooting bug on their X10i's. It is believed the bug appears because of defects on the phone's motherboard.
Since the Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) update the phone has suffered a stuttering in play or streaming of music regardless of file association. The only solution currently is to root the phone and apply a patch located on the XDA developers forum.[citation needed] Sony refuses to acknowledge the problem and have as of late offered no solution to this bug.[citation needed]
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Not to be confused with Sony Xperia 10 The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is a 2010 high end smartphone in the Xperia series designed by Sony Ericsson It was the first Sony Ericsson smartphone to run the Android operating system The phone was shipped with Android 1 6 Donut but an upgrade to 2 1 Eclair was made available starting 31 October 2010 with a gradual international rollout 3 Originally Sony Ericsson stated that the X10 would not receive an upgrade to Android 2 2 Froyo or beyond 4 but the phone was later upgraded to 2 3 3 Gingerbread with the updates starting on 29 July 2011 5 Sony Ericsson Xperia X10CodenameEs209raManufacturerSony EricssonSeriesSony Ericsson XperiaAvailability by region22 March 2010 U K 29 March 2010 India 1 1 April 2010 Japan amp Mexico 2 April 2010 European Union amp Russian Federation 10 April 2010 Brazil amp Chile 15 April 2010 Canada 2 24 June 2010 South Korea 15 August 2010 U S PredecessorSony Ericsson Xperia X2SuccessorSony Ericsson Xperia arcRelatedSony Ericsson Xperia X10 MiniForm factorSlate smartphone Black or White Dimensions119 x 63 x 13 mmMass135 g with batteryOperating systemUpgraded to Android 2 3 3 in end of July 2011 Android 2 1 upgraded from Android 1 6 CPU1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250Memory384 MBStorage1 GB NAND Flash in phone up to 32 GB on microSDHC memory cardRemovable storagemicro SD up to 32 GB supported BatteryRechargeable and replaceable Li Po 1500 mAh BST 41 Display4 0 inch touch screen Hardware 16M Colors 65 356 colour 480 x 854 pixels 245 dpi 0 39 Megapixels FWVGA TFTRear camera8 1 MP with Auto focus Face recognition Geo tagging Image and video stabilizer Smile detection and Touch focus Video WVGA Android 1 6 720p HD Android 2 1 ConnectivityBluetooth 2 0 with A2DPmicroUSB 2 03 5 mm audio jackaGPSWi Fi 802 11 b gData inputsTouchscreen limited multi touch Accelerometer Digital Compass Proximity and ambient light sensors Headset controlsThe phone features an 8 1 MP camera and a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU Its screen has a widescreen resolution 480 x 854 pixels and features a virtual keyboard rather than a physical one It makes use of HSPA 3G for its mobile connection giving it top download speeds of 7 2 Mbit s 6 The UX platform features two applications which allow the user to consolidate all of their communications and media Timescape and Mediascape respectively Contents 1 Reception 2 Hardware 2 1 Networks 2 2 Bluetooth and Wi Fi 3 Software 3 1 Updates 3 2 Rooting 3 3 Issues 4 Xperia Series 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksReception EditThe Xperia X10 was first revealed on 3 November 2009 It was first released in Japan on 1 April 2010 and has since become the quickest selling smartphone for NTT DoCoMo 7 The overall response has been positive for the hardware camera and screen There were negative comments about the lack of support for Android 2 1 which were quelled when it was released later that year 8 9 Hardware EditThe display is a wide TFT Capacitive touchscreen 10 with a 16 9 aspect ratio and FWVGA resolution of 480 x 854 pixels along with a multi touch enabled screen the first from Sony 11 The 8 1 megapixel camera features 16x digital zoom image stabilization auto focus geo tagging smile detection and face detection It can also record video with an LED for use in poor light conditions It has a 3 axis accelerometer and built in GPS Its CPU is 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 with its GPU is Adreno 200 AMD Z430 The hardware is limited in its multi touch functionality It can only track multiple touches where their X and Y coordinates are different 12 The firmware to enable this functionality was first released in Japan Networks Edit The Xperia X10 uses the 850 900 1800 1900 frequency bands for GSM 13 Both versions use 850 900 1800 1900 frequency bands for GSM while they differ regarding the UMTS frequency bands the X10a uses 800 850 1900 2100 bands and the X10i uses 900 1700 2100 The X10a is used by AT amp T Mobility in the US Telstra in Australia and Rogers Wireless in Canada It is also used in South America The X10i is used by T Mobile in the USA Wind Mobile and Mobilicity in Canada Optus and VHA under both the Vodafone and 3 brands in Australia Singtel Starhub and M1 in Singapore and through the rest of Asia Europe and Oceania In Japan it is called the SO 01B and sold by NTT Docomo using the X10a configuration 13 Bluetooth and Wi Fi Edit The X10 has built in Wi Fi b g and Bluetooth 2 1 with the option to tether other devices With the Android 2 3 update the phone can also create a Wi Fi hotspot Software EditSony Ericsson has its own Android overlay called UX short for User eXperience It consists of design elements themes and custom applications The main applications are Sony Ericsson Timescape and Sony Ericsson Mediascape Timescape is a program that brings together Facebook Twitter SMS and email into a column on the home screen Mediascape is a player and library application for media files It can also connect to Facebook and Picasa accounts and to the phone s contacts list This makes it possible to attach photos users have taken with the camera to their contacts or send them directly to their Facebook account Updates Edit The Xperia X10 was released with Android 1 6 with an upgrade to Android 2 1 released on 31 October 2010 14 On 20 January 21 an update was released which enabled multi touch On 1 February 2011 Sony Ericsson announced a future update for Xperia X10 that would bring optimizations and bug fixes along with language additions and the pinch to zoom feature 15 On 29 July 2011 the Android 2 3 3 update was released Rooting Edit As of 1 April 2011 the bootloader has been bypassed via kexec which enables the loading of custom kernels Custom ROMs have been developed however they still use the 2 1 kernel so some features such as native Wi Fi tethering are missing As of 20 January 2011 there are two custom roms being developed based on 2 2 both of which have working camera drivers 16 All X10 devices running the Gingerbread firmware 2 3 x are vulnerable to the zergRush rooting method Issues Edit The initial 3UK and possibly other Mobile Operators release of firmware contained bugs Some users have reported Wi Fi connection disruptions in early software versions 17 citation needed Several users from sonyericsson 18 19 and 4pda 20 forums reported a self rebooting bug on their X10i s It is believed the bug appears because of defects on the phone s motherboard Since the Android 2 3 Gingerbread update the phone has suffered a stuttering in play or streaming of music regardless of file association The only solution currently is to root the phone and apply a patch located on the XDA developers forum citation needed Sony refuses to acknowledge the problem and have as of late offered no solution to this bug citation needed Xperia Series EditSony Ericsson announced two mini versions of the Xperia X10 at the Mobile World Congress 2010 The X10 Mini and the X10 Mini Pro were released in June 2010 See also EditGalaxy Nexus List of Android devices List of Xperia devicesReferences Edit Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Vivaz Arrive in India Techtree com 29 March 2010 Retrieved 30 June 2010 Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Released by Rogers Canada Phonesreview co uk 15 April 2010 Retrieved 30 June 2010 160 000 Android Phones Sold Daily Market Nears 70 000 ApplicationsUpdates AndroidGuys 23 June 2010 Retrieved 1 July 2010 Official Xperia X10 family will not receive upgrade to Froyo or beyond Xperia X10 Blog www xperiax10 net Xperia X10 to get Android 2 3 this summer makes us rub our eyes in disbelief Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Full phone specifications GSMArena com 18 November 2011 Retrieved 18 November 2011 Xperia X10 is NTT DoCoMos fastest ever selling smartphone Xperia X10 Blog All things X10 4 May 2010 Retrieved 30 June 2010 Sony Experia X10 CNET Australia CBS Interactive 15 April 2010 Retrieved 30 June 2010 Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Review Brighthand com Smartphone News and Reviews 4 June 2010 Retrieved 30 June 2010 Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Specifications Features amp Prices Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Android Touch Phone Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 gets multi touch Retrieved 29 December 2010 a b GSM World Coverage Map and GSM Country List WorldTimeZone com Retrieved 30 June 2010 Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 upgrade to OS4 1 MobileSyrup com Retrieved 18 November 2011 Sony Ericsson prepares a new software update for Xperia X10 and X8 Pinch zoom available Retrieved 2 February 2011 Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Forum on XDA Developers XDA Developers Xperia X10 WiFi bug found Archived 1 July 2012 at archive today Re Xperia X10 restarts itself sonyericsson com 6 November 2010 Loading www ipmart forum com XPERIA X10 samoproizvolno perezagruzhaetsya v chem prichina 4PDA 4pda ru External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Official website Xperia X10 specifications Overview of Expert amp User Reviews of the X10 Xperia X10 ReviewsPreceded bySony Ericsson 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