Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 - user opinions and reviews
- AnonD-5434
- Xjf
I used this phone for about a couple of months..And it is one of the great phones in its price range! I really enjoyed it a lot..:)
But I have to share some things that I experienced when using it for few weeks..
The camera is not good at all..I personally had the opinion that SE devices have the best camera quality comparing with the other models. It certainly was when they had Cybershot..But that opinion slight changed bcoz of this phone! The camera quality is poor plus No zooming option is available! (Still you can install Vignette App from the market to get the zooming option)
Battery life is not that good. Yet I guess it is usual for most of the android handsets.
But the biggest issue I had is that I had to install and uninstall apps to keep it going :S..When the memory gets low (less than 20mbs), it will stop receiving text messages! AND THATS REALLY SOOO STUPID! And I didnt have enough space to install games. I didnt want to root the phone bcoz that will make ma warranty invalid..Yet even after I updated the phone (there were 170 mbs free in the phone memry) I tried to install NFS Shift which is only bout 38 mbs..Bt it said that I cannot install it because I didnt have enough space! sounded ridiculous!
And SE's customer service just sux to the max!! They haven't released 2.2 update to X8 (Which would make this phone JUST AWESOME and most of the probs I face would be solved!!)..And neither do I believe that they will release it in the future..So I felt like I had had enough with X8..and I bought another one! :)
These are my really honest opinions..I dnt wanna criticize the fone or anything! :)..so consider these things before going for x8 as well..
finally, I would lika say that LG optimus One or Samsung galaxy 3 would be a far better choice than X8..They almost have the same price tag yet they have multitouch, android 2.2 (Optimus One has 2.3) and bigger screen and stuff!..
Cheers guys! :)
- mr.zaki
- PS6
i've bought my x8 last month.this is my 1st time with android phone.i wonder how & what can i do with android.then...i'm goin to explore how it's work..so great..awesome.when i put power amp (from android market)so unexpected,extremely incredible..
- Prashant
- 7qF
hello friends, will anybody try to help me in choosing an andriod smartphone in a range of 15k, which has great features like
1. 16 million colors
2. minimum 3 inch touchscreen display(Either
capacitive or resistive) 320x480 resolution
Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
3 android 2.1(eclair)/2.2(froyo)/2.3(gingerband)
4. quadband & 3G with HSDPA & HSUPA
5. 3.5 mm audio jack
6. Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP
7. GPS,RADIO
8. JAVA Supported
9. Camera not main
10. minimum 600MHZ processor
11. Battery Backup minimum 4.5 hrs talktime & 450 hrs in Standby
I used phone finder, it tell me about Xperia X8,
LG optimus GT540, LG optimus one , htc Wildfire
which one is best among these andros, please help me.
- jen
- w0Q
guys what is the function of the task killer..???
- miss...
- tui
Azer, 04 Apr 2011To those having great dilemmas on buying this phone or an android phone in this range, you can... morehow about the video call? i mean use secondary cmera?
- Anonymous
- 2Z9
Smartphone Lover, 04 Apr 2011Bought this phone a week ago and I'm experiencing many problems already..
I thought this phon... moreMy Xperia X8 was upgraded by me from 1.6 to 2.1 during jan 2011 ...
Today suddenly it started to continuously restart again and again ..I had to remove the battery and it not starting at all , still continuous reboots ...Can anyone help me on this wat could be the issue
- Azer
- w0P
To those having great dilemmas on buying this phone or an android phone in this range, you can read this!
Hello guys, I just got the phone 3 days ago.
My comment, --- GREAT!
It's a very nice phone. I have been an se fan since my last phone, naite, and this is my first smartphone. I'm very happy that I made the very right decision! It's a very nice, fun and entertaining phone! My choices were: galaxy 5, galaxy mini, lg optimus one.
Why did I choose x8?
-I trust SE, that's kinda biased.
-vs. galaxy 5 and galaxy mini, it has hvga screen res, it's kinda a big deal to me since it affects a lot about your market application choice and browsing experience. Hvga is a hundred times better!
-vs. lg optimus one, they say LG has screen issues, I don't want to risk my gaming experiences in Android with that.
so I chose x8.
Here are my honest comments:
-Really fluid and fast. Make sure you install task killer to efficiently use your RAM easily! No lag whatsoever. Just perfect UI experience, and I love the ui XD.
-Next thing, the first day I got the phone I already installed eclair into it(2.1) --- Just great! So many additional features! Live wallpapers, updated market and pre-installed apps, office suite!, etc. etc., and no frills! No problem at all! By the way, I updated through usb, (I downloaded software updater from SE site.) I thought updating over the air is kinda risky especially with unstable network, so no problem at all! 2.1 is perfect with my x8!
-600 Mhz, not the most powerful, with games, still very fun and playable with almost no lag but of course it's not the fastest around, but FLUID FAST with phone ui!
-Web browsing, 3G or WiFi, no problem! Very usable! Fast and no lags, tabbed sites useful and many features.
-Telephony/Texting/Mail/etc. - Does the job with no problem! And timescape adds some fun and comfort too!
-Music/Radio, I believe naite was clearer with headphone quality, but it's still very loud, and also gives nice music experience!
-I don't use maps/navigation. :))
-Gaming- great! Make sure you kill unused apps so you get fast and fun gaming! Android market surely gives you a lot of nice game choices.
Camera- 3mp, okay. XD but it's got no AF nor flash, nothing special, and I don't use camera that much.
Video- Great! vga@30fps really crisp and high quality!
Cons:
-Eclair doesn't allow me to install many apps in the phone and the small/mediocre phone memory doesn't help either.
-mediocre still shots
-no multitouch! Aww.
-Battery is a big pain, I have to charge it everyday because I use so many features on the phone everytime.
Sooo that's it I hope I helped anyone needing for opinions. Ask me anything and I'll try :D
- Anonymous
- 7qB
GrewSober, 04 Apr 2011Hi! What do you mean that i will suffer a lot with the Samsung Galaxy Ace.yes mr
- Prasad
- 2Z9
My Xperia X8 was upgraded by me from 1.6 to 2.1 during jan 2011 ...
Today suddenly it started to continuously restart again and again ..I had to remove the battery and it not starting at all , still continuous reboots ...Can anyone help me on this wat could be the issue
- GrewSober
- PB1
Anonymous, 04 Apr 2011handle ur Samsung Galaxy Ace very carefully when compared to x8 are'nt else u will suffer alot mr.Hi! What do you mean that i will suffer a lot with the Samsung Galaxy Ace.
- Prasad
- 2Z9
My Xperia X8 was upgraded by me from 1.6 to 2.1 ...
Today suddenly it started to continuously restart again and again ..I had to remove the battery and it not giving way still continuous reboots ...Can anyone help me on this wat could be the issue
- Mars
- 0ys
Hi
Why my phone charge is over after 3 hours?
3 hours working with internet , youtub...?
use task killer but again very fast discharging
- gww
- PUq
the phone seeker , 24 Mar 2011okay then,, so in your experience no hanging or freezing happening? cause if not i'll buy this... moreyo.. sorry have been busy.. yup.. this phone is perfect for its pricing.. my set there's no hanging and frezing.. no worry about that.. if you got no buget wise.. u also can go for arc.. i just got my arc on 31/3/2011..
CHEERS!
- x8 user
- K7e
Hey there x8 users..i got my bnew x8 for my graduation gift.=))..since it only has a 3' screen and it has a virtual qwerty pad, it is hard to text..but i recommend you to install swype,it's awesome...love you x8...
you can download swype here:
www.freeware4android.net/sony-ericsson-xperia-x8-x8i-se-shakira-device-1641/system-utilities-tag/swype-download-15886.html
- avishek
- PA}
Camera quality is exclnt but no zoom facility. otherwise it is a best buy in itz price range
- Anonymous
- 7qD
GrewSober, 04 Apr 2011I used to have this since I used to be a big fan of Sony Ericsson but due to the phone`s softw... morehandle ur Samsung Galaxy Ace very carefully when compared to x8 are'nt else u will suffer alot mr.
- newbie
- Pxi
dinnn, 01 Apr 2011My X8 cannot receive file (music, pict and video) using bluetooth. after that error icon (tria... moretry to install bluetooth file transfer application available freely in android market.
- GrewSober
- vj1
I used to have this since I used to be a big fan of Sony Ericsson but due to the phone`s software,hardware & features limitation I've replace my X8 with the Samsung Galaxy Ace. What can I say?! I am now a convert. Samsung do really gives you your money's worth when you buy their phones. Goodbye Sony Ericsson. Looking forward to have the Samsung Galaxy S II!
- Smartphone Lover
- 2Ap
Bought this phone a week ago and I'm experiencing many problems already..
I thought this phone was going to be a good one but it's not.. Auto-Restart/Shutdown.. Camera force close.. No zoom & no flash.. Gets slow.. Simple phone with no very extraordinary features.. Touch screen sometimes doesn't work.. I'm gonna throw this one in the trash can.. BAD PHONE
- AnonD-2117
- YTL
ainee, 03 Apr 2011i don't know which one i want to buy? i think i want nokia c5-03 than experia..but the seller ... morei thnk go 4 se x8...
c5-03 is not a gud phone made by nokia
operating system is not so gud.....
it doesnt even have a proximity sensor which locks the touchscreen the momemt u put it on ur ear so while u attend a phone ull first have to take care of locking the screen or u might tap something on the screen wid ur chin.......... its body is glossy fingerprint magnet, everytime u'll find urself wiping it with ur shirt
.......also the screen viewing angles are BAD
all the disadvantages i wrote above are corrected in x8
so why d hell u want to go 4 c5.....?????
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