Sony Ericsson rolls out updates globally to Xperia X10 and X8

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 and X8 line of smartphones receives their next software updates! The update was first experience in Japan and now SE officially rolls them out globally. It is expected to give Xperia X10 and X8 users bug fixes on their current OS (Android 2.1 Eclair) needs.

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 will stay with Android 2.1 no more further updates

This is bad news for Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 owners. When the X10 was launched it was shipped with Android 1.6 Donut, an old version of the Android OS the time it was launched. Then Sony Ericsson kept on moving the roll out date of the Android 2.1 Eclair update of the same device. With just a tweet it seems confirmed that the Xperia X10 device will be staying at Android 2.1 because SE thinks that the features included in the 2.1 Eclair "are on par with, and in many cases better than, a vanilla installation of the 2.2".

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Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 update starts rolling out

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 was not included in the Xperia line of smartphones to be updated to Android 2.1 Eclair when SE announced that the software update will start rolling out. That does not mean anyhow that the phone won't get any Android 2.1 Eclair love, in fact today Sony Ericsson announced that the Xperia X8 Android 2.1 update has started rolling out.

Local: Sony Ericsson launched its Experia X8 today

Dubbed as the cheapest Xperia by far that will cost you on retail for Php 11,600, Sony Ericsson's Xperia X8, a brethren to the Xperia 10, launched today in the Philippines. The X8 runs on an outdated Android 1.6 OS, with a Qualcomm 600MHz processor, a 3 inch TFT LCD display - which by the way is way behind the curve, 168MB RAM, 128MB of built in storage, microSD card slot that can support up to 16GB of memory , a 3.15MP camera, and the regular connectivity features like, A-GPS, WiFi, 3G, & Bluetooth.

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Local: Sony Ericsson to launch the Xperia X8 (Shakira) in the Philippines

There are actually 4 Xperias that Sony Ericsson is offering, the widely famous, Xperia 10, and its siblings the Xperia 8, Xperia Mini, and the Xperia Mini Pro. All of which are running on Android 1.6 and share basically the same things except for the design, size, name and innards of the phones.

More sad news for the Sony Ericsson Xperia 10 and its family

Sony Ericsson, the company that gives more disappointments to its customers, is now here and will give you, SE owners, more bad news. The company released a sub-standard phone (not by its specifications) with regards to its software. Too bad the beast that the Xpeia 10 is, is not given things that it deserves to have. Android 1.6 is not something that everyone expected the smartphone to carry and a announcement that an Android 2.1 update is also not as expected as the release OS that came with it.

Sony Ericsson Xperia line still stuck with Android 1.6

The Sony Ericsson Xperia 10, Xperia 10 Mini, Xperia 10 Mini Pro and the Xperia 8 are great phones but it ends their. Good specs for the Xperia 10 being a high end smartphone from Sony Ericsson but running on Android 1.6 does not make it really amazing unlike its rivals that are already running either on Android 2.1 or 2.2

Xperia 10

Sony Ericsson how ever have already promised that the Xperia line would get an Android 2.1 update, unfortunately not an Android 2.2. SE did not even ratiocinate on why 2.1 not 2.2. A recent report said, that was based on a SE road map (photo below), there is no Android 2.2 anywhere in it. So basically SE is not planning to give the phone and Android 2.2 upgrade. With Windows Phone 7's inevitable release due before the Holiday Season, SE Xperia 10 needs to do something to stay competitive or rather SE should release a completely new from that will run on Android 2.2 in the future.

Via: Unwired View

The Sony Ericsson Xperia 10, Xperia 8, Xperia Mini, and Xperia Mini Pro gets my battering

Photo URL grabbed from Endgadget

I will first talk about the Sony Ericsson Xperia 8 because it will soon hit US shores. Known before as "Shakira" for reasons I do not know of, is a chunky smartphone running on Android 1.6 just like its mother, the Xperia 10. Sony Ericsson by the way have their own skin over the Android OS (see photo). Just like HTC & Acer has on their own Android smartphones. Since the Xperia 8 is the smaller version of its mother the Xperia 10 which features a 4 inch touchscreen display this has a 3 inch touchscreen display. This phone is powered by a 600MHz CPU and its screen is a TFT LCD. A 3.2 MP camera, no mention of RAM though, I can't find anything on my sources about its RAM.

Photo URL grabbed from Endgadget

Unfortunately for Sony Ericsson, their, supposedly, jaw dropping and show stealer smartphone, SE Xperia 10, should have sold like hotcakes if it was released in late 2009. And again unfortunately for SE, the show was stolen from them when HTC caught up from behind with their release of the HTC Desire which is better between the two. The Xperia 10 has higher specs than the X8, as expected. Yet, the X10 is kind of an outdated phone from what everyone can buy on the market today. Yes X10 received great reviews with flying colors, the main thing that's setting it back is the outdated Android version and the outdated and the lesser preferred TFT LCD touchscreen display, this is so yesterday compared to what we have right now. It might be powered with a speedy 1GHz Snapdragon CPU but actually there are things that keeps it slow though, thus, SE's release of a software update (not Android OS update) which is reportedly to make the phone work and perform faster. The promised Android 2.1 on Q3 of 2010 is still outdated, since the HTC Desire was launched and released with Android 2.1 and will be getting, actually is already getting Android 2.2 updates. Too bad for Sony Ericsson, this could have been iPhone's competition if it was released on the right time.

Photo URL grabbed from Endgadget

Aside from the above mentioned Xperia-s there are 2 more Xperias, the Xperia Mini, and Mini pro. It has identical specs from that of the Xperia 8 but the diff is that its smaller than Xperia 8. The minis have a 2.5 inch TFT LCD touchscreen display, a 3.2 MP camera and both are powered with a 600MHz CPU. The Xperia 8, Mini, and Mini Pro are dubbed as a low-end smartphone from their mother, the SE X10. Anyway to give you an idea of the difference between the Mini and the Mini Pro, the Pro has a physical slide out QWERTY keyboard, compared to the Mini's touchscreen only interface. Amazing? Nope, its weird. Anyway, that's SE's way of doing things so I'll leave it to them.

So, what have I got to say to Sony Ericsson is that they do not have Steve Jobs' marketing intelligence and timing, and HTC's competitiveness and quick response to the ever changing world, not to mention the tech world.

If I were to choose a phone brand today as my top 3? I'd give #1 to Samsung, they are already up there with the other leading mobile phone manufacturers. #2 goes to HTC for their brilliance. and lastly #4 goes to a phone brand that I still am thinking who deserves my third spot.

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