Sony Ericsson Android XPERIA

RSR · 28 Feb 2010 at 18:22

Tutorial – Online Video Services in XPERIA X10

The huge 4 inch screen of XPERIA X10 of course is great for watching video. It’s both big enough to make it comfortable and has really high resolution to show all details. In the short tutorial here I show two different video services live in the X10. The first one is the SVT-play service offered on the mobile web page of Swedish public service TV - SVT. The other service shown is the included YouTube client. In that client there is an important option to really experience video in the best way, the option is to “Watch in high quality” which really makes a huge difference compared to the normal mobile service offered by YouTube.

http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/products/2010/02/26/tutorial-online-video-services-in-xperia-x10/

RSR · 28 Feb 2010 at 18:31

Tutorial – Face Recognition in XPERIA X10

One of the most requested things for me to show in a tutorial has been the face recognition feature of the X10. Over the years our mobile phones have often inherited new features from dedicated point&shoot cameras, things like face-detection, smile-shutter etc have been some of the latest.
In X10 this is taken one step further as the feature face recognition is added, a feature that as far as I know isn’t really that common in dedicated cameras. I would guess that is due to the fact that a dedicated camera is something you use to take pictures or shoot movies – period. You then watch the pictures in you computer, print them or show them online. This might be the reason why this feature is instead generally implemented in the application used to watch and store the pics, such as Google Picasa etc.

http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/products/2010/02/10/tutorial-face-recognition-in-xperia-x10/

RSR · 6 Mar 2010 at 14:56

Few more updates guys.

Its looking super smooth now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCwB04fnzg4

Upcoming info for the X10

The Android 2.1 will be available at the end of April.
It will optimize X10’s system and speed it up to 15%.
It will increase its battery life up to 20%.
At the moment there is no Multitouch support available

Begbie · 6 Mar 2010 at 18:03

Where did you get that info from? Looking very sexy.

RSR · 6 Mar 2010 at 18:46

Begbie said:
Where did you get that info from? Looking very sexy.

http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=190867

Arterion · 6 Mar 2010 at 20:08

Personally I'm stuck between this and the Desire...the X10 has a slightly inferior spec with the exception of the camera and that screen. Also, it's shipping with Android 1.6 but will be upgradeable by summer I think- though I wonder if this upgrade will also include Adobe Flash support which the new version is touting?

Honestly, I'm stuck here, proof of the pudding will be in the...well...reviews.

djkav · 6 Mar 2010 at 20:31

Arterion said:
Personally I'm stuck between this and the Desire...the X10 has a slightly inferior spec with the exception of the camera and that screen. Also, it's shipping with Android 1.6 but will be upgradeable by summer I think- though I wonder if this upgrade will also include Adobe Flash support which the new version is touting?

Honestly, I'm stuck here, proof of the pudding will be in the...well...reviews.

Im stuck between the same 2. Im looking to get it sim free. Its either the x10 or Desire.

Amp34 · 6 Mar 2010 at 23:53

Slightly inferior spec? which part?

Hen_Dawg · 7 Mar 2010 at 00:55

Amp34 said:
Slightly inferior spec? which part?

Screen size

Arterion · 7 Mar 2010 at 01:07

How does the Xperia's larger screen make it inferior? No, I was referring to the Xperia's smaller amount of RAM.

Amp34 · 7 Mar 2010 at 01:43

That's what I was thinking!

Think the desire has a 3.7" screen (same as my HD actually, i think) whereas the x10 has a 4" screen.

How much less RAM does it have? I'm guessing it will make no difference in reality. I think the x10 is definately winning for me mostly due to the fact it actually looks stylish, whereas the desire looks a bit cheap. The one thing putting me off was the speed of the UI but that has sorted itself out.

Having said that I did the same thing over a year ago with my HD. Spend months fawning over the x1, then the HD was announced right before my contact ended, tried both and ended up with the HD...

Still the HD2 to consider as well.

Camalot · 7 Mar 2010 at 11:39

I am decided on the Desire, but everytime i see an update on this thread i have seconds thoughts again!

RSR · 7 Mar 2010 at 11:50

Arterion said:
How does the Xperia's larger screen make it inferior? No, I was referring to the Xperia's smaller amount of RAM.

The X10 has 384Mb RAM and the Desire has 576 MB RAM.

RSR · 7 Mar 2010 at 11:52

3 weeks till mine arrives now

Begbie · 7 Mar 2010 at 12:14

I am torn between this and the desire, this is edging it though.

Epically if 2.1 is getting realised for it.

I mostly just want to be different though!

RSR · 7 Mar 2010 at 12:20

Begbie said:
I am torn between this and the desire, this is edging it though.

Epically if 2.1 is getting realised for it.

I mostly just want to be different though!

This will be replacing my iPhone 3GS and thats getting sold / binned, i would keep the iPhone for a phone but its techincally rubbish. I don't even get a signal in some parts of my house with the iPhone. Yet my mum and dad phones both on the same network, both get full signal and they are only a basic 6303 phone. :mad:

Begbie · 7 Mar 2010 at 13:09

Yeah I noticed that with the iPhone.

I have the omnia at the moment and its terrible!

djkav · 7 Mar 2010 at 17:49

andyd said:
3 weeks till mine arrives now

Did you pre-order with SE direct?

Amp34 · 7 Mar 2010 at 20:24

andyd said:
The X10 has 384Mb RAM and the Desire has 576 MB RAM.

Hmmm, that's quite a difference...

RSR · 7 Mar 2010 at 20:25

djkav said:
Did you pre-order with SE direct?

Yes.