Balanced product with decent performance, well-thought-out ergonomics and expressive appearance

On the first day of the coming summer, Sony Mobile officially presented in Russia what the international community had had the opportunity to see at the Spring Mobile Congress in Barcelona a few months earlier. Finally on Russian market were brought mobile news the next generation of Xperia smartphones. The usual letter Z from the common name of the family has been replaced by the letter X, so that in the updated family Sony Xperia the X and XA smartphone lines appeared.

The 4 new Sony smartphones are called Xperia X, Xperia X Performance, Xperia XA and Xperia XA Ultra. The six-inch tablet phone XA Ultra, by the way, is the only model in the new line that differs in screen size - the other three devices received exactly the same five-inch displays. The basis of the flagship line is balanced in all respects Xperia smartphone X, with this model we will begin to study a new family of Japanese mobile devices.

Key Features of Sony Xperia X (Model F5122)

• SoC Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 (MSM8956), 6 cores: 2×1.8 GHz (ARM Cortex-A72) + 4×1.4 GHz (ARM Cortex-A53)
• GPU Adreno 510 @600 MHz
• operating room android system 6.0.1
• Touchscreen IPS 5″, 1920×1080, 441 ppi
• RAM(RAM) 3 GB, inner memory 32/64 GB
• SIM cards: Nano-SIM (1 or 2 pcs.)
• Map support microSD memory up to 200 GB
• GSM networks 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• WCDMA networks 800/850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz
• LTE networks FDD Band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, TDD Band 38-41
• Wi-Fi 802.11n/ac with MU-MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
• DLNA, Miracast
• Bluetooth 4.2, NFC
• USB 2.0, OTG
• GPS/A-GPS, Glonass, BDS
• Direction, proximity, lighting sensors, accelerometer, gyroscope, barometer, magnetic compass, step counter, fingerprint scanner
• Camera 23 MP, f/2.0, autofocus, LED flash
• Front camera 13 MP, f/2.0
• Battery 2620 mAh
• fast charging Quick Charge 2.0
• Dimensions 143×69×7.7 mm
• Weight 152 g

	Sony Xperia X	LG G5 se	Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge	Apple iPhone 6s Plus
Screen	5″ IPS, 1920×1080, 441 ppi	5.3″ IPS, 2560×1440, 554ppi	5.5″ Super AMOLED, curved on both sides, 2560×1440, 534 ppi	5.5″ IPS, 1920×1080, 401ppi
SoC (processor)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 (2x Cortex-A72 @1.8GHz + 4x Cortex-A53 @1.4GHz)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 (4x Cortex-A72 @1.8GHz + 4x Cortex-A53 @1.4GHz)	Samsung Exynos 8890 Octa (4x Mongoose @2.6GHz + 4x Cortex-A53 @1.6GHz)	Apple A9 (2 cores @1.8 GHz)
GPU	Adreno 510	Adreno 510	Mali-T880	Apple A9
Flash memory	32/64 GB	32 GB	32 GB	16/64/128 GB
Connectors		Micro-USB Type C (OTG capable), 3.5mm headset jack	Micro-USB (OTG capable), 3.5mm headset jack	Lightning dock connector, 3.5mm headset jack
Memory card support	microSD (up to 200 GB)	microSD (up to 2TB)	microSD (up to 200 GB)	No
RAM	3 GB	3 GB	4 GB	2 GB
cameras	rear (23 MP; video 1080p), front (13 MP)	rear (16/8 MP; 4K video), front (8 MP)		rear (12 MP; video 4K), front (5 MP)
LTE support	There is	There is	There is	There is
Battery capacity (mAh)	2620	2800	3600	2750
operating system	Google Android 6.0.1	Google Android 6.0.1	Google Android 6.0.1	Apple iOS 9.0 (upgradable to 9.2.1)
Dimensions (mm)*	143×69×7.7	149×74×7.7	151×73×7.7	158×78×7.3
Weight (g)	152	157	157	190
average price	T-13486416	T-13804120	T-13485518	T-12858631
Sony Xperia X Retail Deals	L-13486416-10

Appearance and usability

We can say the following about the design of the device: at a glance, the new Xperia X and XA series practically do not differ from previous models of the Xperia Z generation. distinctive features preserved, the shape and dimensions of the case are similar, the corners are still rather slightly rounded in plan, the buttons are placed in the usual places, a paperclip is still not required to remove the cards, because the covers familiar to Sony are used.

But there were, of course, differences. The same covers are no longer suspended on rubber tails, as before. Now the sled is attached directly to the covers, and by pulling on such a plug, you automatically pull out the clip with the cards. The glass on the front panels is no longer flat, they, according to modern fashion, have received rounded edges and are called 2.5D glass. All these points make the use of new Sony smartphones a little more comfortable. But the main thing is that the Xperia X and other representatives of the new generation are now much more pleasant in the hand, this is achieved due to more smooth transition between the side frame and the rounded glass edges. The back wall of the case also bends a little towards the edges, so the edges of the side frame have completely ceased to be felt and do not dig into the palm, as before.

The smartphone is thin and light, the dimensions are small - Sony decided this time to limit most of its models to five-inch screens. Due to the matte, pleasant to the touch surfaces of the metal back wall and side frames, the device is securely held in the hand, does not tend to slip out and does not collect fingerprints. There is no brushed aluminum effect like the more expensive one. Xperia models X Performance, but this does not negatively affect the tactile sensations from contact with the surfaces of the case. The Xperia X is also pleasant to hold in your fingers, it is convenient to carry it in your pockets, it is less slippery than the same iPhone 6, so, in principle, it does not require a case.

Unlike cheaper models of the Xperia XA series, here the case, together with the back wall, is completely made of metal. The assembly does not cause any complaints, the monolithic body is assembled with high quality, no cracks or irregularities can be found.

On the front panel, completely covered with glass with sloping edges, there is a familiar set of elements: sensors, a front camera and an LED event indicator. Also here you can find two stereo speakers placed in the frontal plane above and below the screen. The speakers are quite loud, it will be difficult to accidentally cover both of them at once, so you definitely shouldn't be afraid to miss a call signal. Naturally, there are no hardware control buttons under the screen; Sony has long since become virtual.

The back side contains only a camera window and a not very bright single LED flash. The camera module does not protrude beyond the surface, so that the device can be comfortably used even when it lies on the table - the smartphone will not sway.

The Xperia X has only one card slot, it is dual, you can install two Nano-SIM SIM cards in it or replace one of them with a microSD memory card. Sony has moved away from the practice of installing three separate connectors, limiting itself to a hybrid option. In the case of 64 GB of flash memory, however, the installation of microSD is not very relevant - there is enough memory anyway.

The mechanical buttons on the right side are placed in an unusual way: for some reason, the volume key is lowered much lower than the power button, it often falls under the fingers now, it is pressed when not needed. Left-handers are especially affected in this situation. But in place a separate key for the camera. The buttons have a soft and springy stroke, they are easy to grope, and if it were not for the awkward layout, there would be no complaints about these elements.

The central flat power button habitually turns on the platform with an inscribed fingerprint scanner. The scanner works quite clearly and quickly, to fully unlock it is necessary to press the button if the screen has not been activated before.

The Micro-USB connector is located in the center of the bottom end, next to the hole speaking microphone. It supports connection third party devices in USB OTG (USB Host) mode.

At the top end there is a 3.5 mm headphone jack and a second auxiliary microphone for noise reduction.

Unlike the Xperia X Performance, the hero of the review did not receive protection from water and dust. The Sony X Performance is now the only waterproof model in Sony's new generation of smartphones. To our surprise, the strap attachment on the case has also disappeared.

As for the colors of the case, here the buyer is given a choice of four colors: white, black (graphite black), lemon (gold lime) and copper-pink (rose gold), these colors will be present in one way or another in all modern models Sony.

Screen

The smartphone is equipped touch screen IPS with now fashionable 2.5D-glass with sloping edges. The physical dimensions of the display are 62 × 110 mm, the diagonal is 5 inches. The screen resolution is 1920×1080, the dot density is 441 ppi. The frame around the screen on the Xperia X, unlike the models of the XA series, is quite standard: a little less than 4 mm on the sides and 16 mm on top and bottom.

The display brightness is automatically adjusted based on a light sensor. There is also a proximity sensor that blocks the screen when you bring the smartphone to your ear. Multi-touch technology allows you to handle 10 simultaneous touches. You can activate the screen by double tapping on the glass. After that, just put your finger on the fingerprint scanner, there is no need to press the power button. Work with the screen in gloves is supported.

Detailed examination using measuring instruments held by the editor of the sections "Monitors" and "Projectors and TV" Alexey Kudryavtsev. Here is his expert opinion on the screen of the test sample.

The front surface of the screen is made in the form of a glass plate with a mirror-smooth surface, resistant to scratches. Judging by the reflection of objects, the anti-glare properties of the screen are better than the screen of the Google Nexus 7 (2013) (hereinafter simply Nexus 7). For clarity, here is a photo in which a white surface is reflected in the off screens of both devices (Sony Xperia X, as it is not difficult to determine, is on the right, then they can be distinguished by size):

Both screens are dark, but the Sony screen is still darker (its brightness in the photo is 98 versus 112 for the Nexus 7). The tripling of reflected objects on the Sony Xperia X screen is very weak, which indicates that there is no air gap between the outer glass (it is also a touch sensor) and the matrix surface (OGS type screen - One Glass Solution). Due to the smaller number of borders (glass/air type) with very different refractive indices, such screens look better with strong external illumination, but their repair in case of cracked external glass is much more expensive, since the entire screen has to be changed. On the outer surface of the screen there is a special oleophobic (grease-repellent) coating (very effective, even better than the Nexus 7), so fingerprints are removed much easier and appear at a slower rate than in the case of ordinary glass.

With manual brightness control and with a white field displayed in full screen, its maximum value was about 570 cd / m², and the minimum - 5.3 cd / m². Maximum value very high, and, given the excellent anti-reflective properties, with bright daylight and even in direct sunlight, the image on the screen should be clearly visible. In complete darkness, the brightness can be lowered to a comfortable level. Automatic brightness control works according to the light sensor (it is located to the right of the front speaker slot). IN automatic mode as the ambient light conditions change, the brightness of the screen both increases and decreases. The operation of this function depends on the position of the brightness control, with which the user can try to set the desired brightness level under the current conditions. If the brightness slider is set to maximum in office conditions, then in complete darkness the auto-brightness function reduces the brightness to 4.8 cd / m² (darkish), in an office lit by artificial light (approximately 400 lux) it sets it to 550 cd / m² (excessively bright) , in a very bright environment (corresponding to a clear day outdoors, but without direct sunlight - 20,000 lux or a little more) increases to 560 cd/m² (this is enough). If everything is still in office conditions, the brightness slider is at half the scale, then the screen brightness for the three conditions indicated above is as follows: 4.8, 240 and 560 cd / m² (the first value is low, the second is high). If the brightness control is set to minimum - 4.8, 4.8, 60 cd / m² (all values ​​​​too low). Our attempts to achieve a result that suits us from this function were unsuccessful, even if in the dark we slightly increase the brightness to an acceptable level, then it is still reset to the bottom, and the screen becomes too dark. But probably other users will have a different opinion. Significant backlight modulation appears only at a very low brightness level, but its frequency is high, about 2.3 kHz, so there is no visible screen flicker (but can possibly be detected in a test for the presence of a stroboscopic effect).

This screen uses an IPS type matrix. Micrographs show a typical IPS sub-pixel structure:

For comparison, you can see the gallery of microphotographs of screens used in mobile technology.

The screen has good viewing angles without hue inversion and without significant color shift even at large deviations of the gaze from the perpendicular to the screen. For comparison, here is a photo in which the same images are displayed on the Nexus 7 and Sony Xperia X screens, while the screen brightness is initially set to about 200 cd / m² (white field in full screen), and the color balance on the camera is forcibly switched to 6500 K Perpendicular to the plane of the screens is a white field:

Note the good uniformity of brightness and color tone of the white field. And a test picture:

The colors on the Sony Xperia X screen are oversaturated, skin tones are heavily redshifted, and the color balance is noticeably different from the standard. Of course, it is necessary to evaluate the color reproduction of the screen from a photograph with great care, but the trend is conveyed correctly. Now at an angle of about 45 degrees to the plane and to the side of the screen:

It can be seen that the colors have not changed much on both screens, and the Sony Xperia X has slightly decreased the contrast. And the white box:

The brightness at an angle on both screens noticeably decreased, but in the case of the Sony Xperia X, the drop in brightness is much less. The black field, when deviated diagonally, is highlighted to an average degree and acquires a red-violet hue. The photos below demonstrate this (the brightness of the white areas in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the screens is the same for the screens!):

And from another angle:

When viewed perpendicularly, the uniformity of the black field is good:

Contrast (approximately in the center of the screen) is high - about 1100:1. The response time for the black-white-black transition is 27 ms (15 ms on + 12 ms off). The transition between 25% and 75% grayscale (according to the numerical value of the color) and back takes a total of 47 ms. The gamma curve constructed from 32 points with equal intervals over the numerical value of the gray tint did not reveal a blockage either in the highlights or in the shadows, and the exponent of the approximating power function turned out to be 2.18, which is close to the standard value of 2.2. In this case, the real gamma curve deviates little from the power dependence:

In this case, we did not find dynamic adjustment of the brightness of the backlight in accordance with the nature of the displayed image, which is very good.

The color gamut is noticeably wider than sRGB:

Let's look at the spectra:

They are very atypical for top mobile Sony devices. Apparently, this screen uses LEDs with a blue emitter and a green and red phosphor (usually a blue emitter and a yellow phosphor), which, in combination with special matrix light filters, allows you to get a wide color gamut. Yes, and in the red phosphor, apparently, the so-called quantum dots are used. Unfortunately, as a result, the colors of images - drawings, photographs and films - oriented to the sRGB space (and the vast majority of them) have an unnatural saturation. This is especially noticeable on recognizable shades, such as skin tones. The result is shown in the photo above.

The balance of shades on the gray scale is average, since the color temperature is much higher than the standard 6500 K, but at least the deviation from the blackbody spectrum (ΔE) is less than 10 units, which is considered an acceptable indicator for a consumer device. At the same time, the variation in color temperature and ΔE is not very large - this has a positive effect on the visual assessment of the color balance. (The dark areas of the gray scale can be ignored, since the color balance does not matter much there, and the measurement error of color characteristics at low brightness is large.)

This smartphone has the ability to correct the color balance by adjusting the intensities of the three primary colors.

What we tried to do, the result is data signed as Corr. on the charts above. As a result, we corrected the color temperature, and even ΔE became lower on average. However, at the same time, the brightness (as well as the contrast) has greatly decreased - from 540 to 415 cd / m². Such a correction, of course, did not reduce the oversaturation of colors. Enabling corporate mode helps a little. X-Reality for mobile. The result is shown below:

Excessively bright colors are slightly muted, although not enough. There is also an extreme super vivid mode, in which, on the contrary, the color contrast increases even more. Here's what we got:

Let's summarize. The brightness adjustment range of this screen is very wide, anti-glare properties are excellent, which allows you to comfortably use your smartphone both on a sunny day on the beach and in complete darkness. It is permissible to use the mode with automatic brightness adjustment, although from our point of view it does not work quite adequately. The advantages also include a very effective oleophobic coating, the absence of an air gap in the layers of the screen and flicker, high contrast, which does not decrease much even when viewed at an angle to the screen plane, and good black field uniformity. The disadvantages are oversaturated colors (skin tones are especially affected) and average color balance. The presence of appropriate adjustments allows the balance to be slightly corrected, but at the expense of a very strong decrease in brightness (and contrast). Nevertheless, taking into account the importance of the characteristics for this particular class of devices (and the most important thing is the visibility of information in a wide range of external conditions), the screen quality can be considered high.

Sound

The Xperia X sounds more interesting than, for example, the same LG G5 se: the entire frequency spectrum is clearly visible both when the main speaker is working and in the headphones. The sound is bright, rich, clear and quite loud - it uses two speakers located on the top and bottom of the front panel and supports proprietary surround sound technology S-Force Front Surround. Individual instruments can be distinguished, the backgrounds do not merge. Bass may be lacking, but the overall sound of the Xperia X is still well above average.

To play music, the device uses its own player with a familiar set of settings: the user is traditionally given the choice between manual adjustment and automatic optimization of all sound parameters using the comprehensive ClearAudio + function. It includes a lot of various technologies, you can read more about this on dedicated to sound technologies used in all modern top-end smartphones of the manufacturer.

TO colloquial dynamics and the microphone has no complaints either: the intonation and timbre of a familiar voice remain recognizable, there are practically no extraneous noises, the sound is thick, rich and completely not deaf. You can't complain about the sensitivity of the microphones, the sound through the recorder is recorded cleanly and is clearly distinguishable during playback, the noise reduction system copes with its tasks adequately.

There is an FM radio in the smartphone, but automatic recording telephone conversations from the line using regular means is not provided.

Camera

The new member of the Sony Xperia family is equipped with the same familiar two camera modules 23 and 13 megapixels. The front camera has a 13-megapixel sensor with a 1/3-inch Exmor RS sensor for mobile devices and a 22mm f/2.0 wide-angle lens with no autofocus or native flash. Here, as well as for the main camera, super auto mode for photography and SteadyShot video stabilization technology with smart active mode are supported. The maximum sensitivity is ISO 6400. The front camera copes with both photo and video shooting very well, you should not wish for better for selfies. Below are photos and videos taken on front camera Sony Xperia X.

• Clip #1 (15 MB, 1920×1080 @30 fps)

The main camera is equipped with a 23-megapixel 1/2.3-inch Exmor RS sensor for mobile devices and a 24mm f/2.0 wide-angle G Lens with Intelligent Hybrid AF and LED flash. The maximum sensitivity is ISO 12800.

All new smartphones have received, as before, SteadyShot stabilization with Intelligent Active Mode, which ensures smooth shooting without distortion. And of course, do not forget that Sony is practically the only manufacturer that still installs a separate hardware camera control button in its smartphones.

In manual shooting control mode, you can set ISO, white balance, change the type of focus. There is a five-fold digital zoom, carried out using Clear Image scaling technology.

Among the settings, you can traditionally find several additional modes, such as panoramic. Among them are also entertaining, such as the familiar augmented reality mode called AR effect, which allows you to combine real shots with animation. Recently, the choice of options for AR has been greatly expanded. Part of the shooting settings can be transferred to control third party applications via Camera2 API, RAW recording is not supported.

Video camera quite unexpectedly can not shoot in 4K, here maximum resolution is 1920 × 1080 - however, you can shoot at 60 fps. The operation of the SteadyShot stabilization function is very noticeable when shooting on the move, the image really becomes smooth. On the whole, the camera copes with shooting video very well: the image is sharp, bright, without noticeable artifacts, with good color reproduction. At the same time, the sound is also recorded with high quality, the noise reduction system copes adequately even with wind noise.

• Movie #2 (130 MB, 1920×1080 @60 fps)
• Movie #3 (120 MB, 1920×1080 @60 fps)
• Movie #4 (72 MB, 1920×1080 @60 fps)

	Good detail in the distance.
	Sharpness across the field of the frame is good, except for the area on the left.
	The dynamic range of the camera is quite wide.
	The camera handles noise well.
	Nice work with shadows.
	The numbers of the nearest cars are clearly distinguishable.
	Sharping on the wires is practically absent.
	The text is poorly crafted. Too many blurry spots.
	The camera does well with macro photography, but the minimum focusing distance is too long.

We also tested the camera on a laboratory bench according to our methodology.

8 MP	23 MP
Lighting ≈3200 lux.
Lighting ≈1400 lux.
Lighting ≈130 lux.
Lighting ≈130 lux, flash.
Lighting<1 люкс, вспышка.

We can immediately conclude that compared to the predecessor models, the camera has practically not grown. There is nothing wrong with that, because the previous camera was very good. But the past shortcomings have not gone away. Despite the fact that Sony has long positioned its camera as 23-megapixel, it still only works adequately in 8-megapixel mode. Here, good grouping / compression algorithms and a slightly smaller usable sensor area have a positive effect. Apparently, elementary geometry prevents a sensor of such dimensions from working out completely at such a small distance to the lens, so the resulting image has to be stretched around the corners to fill the required rectangle. As a result, the monstrous distortion is “smeared” in all corners, and the program tries hard to hide it, and as a result, the corners of the frame in full-size images are absolutely inoperative - so much so that we abandoned the idea of ​​\u200b\u200bpresenting the resolution values ​​\u200b\u200bin them on the graph. At the same time, the resolution in the center is quite good, and in the case of 8 megapixels, it is completely excellent. In addition, when recalculating images in 8 megapixels, a lot of defects, including noise, disappear. Thus, if we consider the camera as an 8-megapixel camera, we can conclude that it will do a great job in many different scenarios. The 23 megapixel mode should be resorted to only in case of emergency, if you need to capture some documentary details in the central part of the frame.

Telephone part and communications

The smartphone operates in most bands of 2G GSM, 3G WCDMA and LTE FDD and TDD networks. The Snapdragon 650 SoC used here has a built-in X8 LTE modem, supporting download speeds up to 300Mbps and upload speeds up to 100Mbps. The smartphone supports all three of the most common LTE FDD bands among domestic operators (B3, B7 and B20), but can also function in the LTE TDD Band 38-40 bands. The connection speed in 4G networks and work with cellular networks in general do not cause complaints from Sony Xperia X: the smartphone instantly reconnects after a break, does not lose connection in areas of poor reception, gives the highest possible 4G speeds in test areas where competitors demonstrate much worst results. In terms of communication capabilities, the hero of the review is on top of everything.

The device also has support for Bluetooth 4.2, NFC, dual Wi-Fi bands (2.4 and 5 GHz) MU-MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, you can organize a wireless access point via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth channels . The Micro-USB connector supports the USB 2.0 specification and the connection of external devices in USB OTG mode. The NFC module demonstrates compatibility with the Mifare Classic protocol, which is necessary for the successful operation of the "" application with the Troika transport card.

The navigation module works with GPS (A-GPS), Glonass and Chinese Beidou. There are no complaints about the speed of the navigation module, the first satellites are detected during a cold start within the first seconds. The smartphone is equipped with a magnetic field sensor, on the basis of which the compass of navigation programs functions.

The smartphone provides work with two SIM-cards according to the Dual SIM Dual Standby standard. There is only one radio module, so there can only be one active conversation. A SIM card in any slot can work with 3G / 4G networks, however, only one of the cards can work in this mode at the same time (the second one will work only in 2G). The choice between two SIM cards for making a call, sending SMS, etc. can be made in advance or immediately before the call.

OS and software

There were no significant changes here. Xperia X is based on the Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow platform, the sixth version of Android has already been tested on previous models of the Xperia Z5 series. For the most part, only the external representation has changed: the icons have been completely redrawn, each body color has its own theme with a coloring similar in color. At the same time, the internal structure, the location of menu sections, the organization of desktops, etc. - everything remained the same.

Performance

The Sony Xperia X hardware platform is based on the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 6-core SoC (formerly called Snapdragon 618). This SoC is made using not the most advanced 28-nanometer technology. Unlike its more advanced sister, the 8-core Snapdragon 652 installed in the LG G5 se smartphone of a similar level, 6 cores are used here. The SoC includes only two performance cores ARM Cortex-A72 with a frequency of up to 1.8 GHz and four Cortex-A53 with a frequency of up to 1.4 GHz. The Adreno 510 video accelerator with an operating frequency of up to 600 MHz is responsible for processing graphics in the SoC.

The RAM of the smartphone is 3 GB, the amount of built-in flash memory is 32 or 64 GB. From 64 GB, a user initially has 48.6 GB of free space available. This volume can be increased by microSD cards, but then you have to remove one of the SIM cards. It is also possible to connect external flash drives to the USB port in OTG mode. MicroSD cards are supported up to 200 GB, in practice our 128 GB Transcend Premium microSDXC UHS-1 test card was recognized by the device with confidence.

Judging by the popular comprehensive AnTuTu test, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 platform is by modern standards in the middle segment, not in the top. Flagships dominate there with resulting numbers from 90K to 130K points and above, while the hero of the review gains only 75K in AnTuTu 6. There is also a gap in graphics tests, but it is far from being so noticeable. In comparison with the related Snapdragon 652 (using the LG G5 se as an example), we did not find much difference, but this can be attributed to the twice higher display resolution of the Korean smartphone, which could partly offset the superiority of the older platform in some tests.

Testing in the latest versions of AnTuTu and GeekBench 3 comprehensive benchmarks:

For convenience, we have summarized all the results obtained by us when testing a smartphone in the latest versions of popular benchmarks in tables. Several other devices from various segments are usually added to the table, also tested on similar latest versions of benchmarks (this is done only for a visual assessment of the obtained dry numbers). Unfortunately, within the framework of one comparison, it is impossible to present the results from different versions of benchmarks, so many worthy and relevant models remain “behind the scenes” due to the fact that they once passed the “obstacle course” on previous versions of test programs.

Testing the graphics subsystem in 3DMark gaming tests, GFXBenchmark and Bonsai Benchmark:

When testing in 3DMark for the highest performing smartphones, it is now possible to run the application in Unlimited mode, where the rendering resolution is fixed at 720p and VSync is disabled (due to which the speed can rise above 60 fps).

	Sony Xperia X (Qualcomm Snapdragon 650)	LG G5 se (Qualcomm Snapdragon 652)	Moto X Force (Qualcomm Snapdragon 810)	Meizu Pro 5 (Exynos 7420)	Huawei Mate S (HiSilicon Kirin 935)	Letv1s (Mediatek MT6795T)
3DMark Ice Storm Extreme (more is better)	Maxed out!	8847	Maxed out!	Maxed out!	6292	10162
3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited (more is better)	18262	15108	23849	25770	12553	16574
3DMark Ice Storm Sling Shot (more is better)	871	738	1098	1340	—	542
GFXBenchmark T-Rex HD (C24Z16 Onscreen)	33 fps	19 fps	40 fps	52 fps	16 fps	26 fps
GFXBenchmark T-Rex HD (C24Z16 Offscreen)	31 fps	25 fps	53 fps	57 fps	12 fps	27 fps
Bonsai Benchmark	4119 (59 fps)	3515 (50 fps)	3810 (54 fps)	4130 (59 fps)	3396 (48 fps)	3785 (54 fps)

Browser cross-platform tests:

As for benchmarks for evaluating the speed of the javascript engine, you should always make allowances for the fact that the results in them depend significantly on the browser in which they are launched, so that the comparison can only be truly correct on the same OS and browsers, and this possibility is available when testing not always. In the case of Android OS, we always try to use Google Chrome.

thermal images

Below is a thermal image of the back surface, obtained after 10 minutes of running a battery test in the GFXBenchmark program (the lighter, the higher the temperature):

Heating is slightly more localized in the upper part of the device. At the same time, a large area with approximately the same temperature suggests that the case distributes heat well from heating components. According to the heat chamber, the maximum heating was only 36 degrees (at an ambient temperature of 24 degrees), which is relatively small.

Video playback

To test the "omnivorous" when playing video (including support for various codecs, containers and special features, such as subtitles), we used the most common formats, which make up the bulk of the content available on the Web. Note that for mobile devices it is important to have support for hardware video decoding at the chip level, since it is most often impossible to process modern versions using processor cores alone. Also, do not expect everything from a mobile device to decode everything, since the leadership in flexibility belongs to the PC, and no one is going to challenge it. All results are summarized in a single table.

According to the test results, the test subject was not equipped with all the necessary decoders that are needed for the full playback of most of the most common multimedia files on the network, in this case, sound ones. To successfully play them, you will have to resort to the help of a third-party player - for example, MX Player. True, it also needs to change the settings and manually install additional custom codecs, because now this player does not officially support the AC3 audio format.

Format	container, video, sound	MX Video Player	Regular video player
BDRip 720p	MKV, H.264 1280x720, 24fps, AAC	plays normally	plays normally
BDRip 720p	MKV, H.264 1280x720, 24fps, AC3		video plays fine, no sound
BDRip 1080p	MKV, H.264 1920×1080, 24fps, AAC	plays normally	plays normally
BDRip 1080p	MKV, H.264 1920×1080, 24 fps, AC3	video plays fine, no sound	video plays fine, no sound

Further testing of video playback performed Alexey Kudryavtsev.

We did not find an MHL interface, as well as Mobility DisplayPort, in this smartphone, so we had to limit ourselves to testing the output of video files on the screen of the device itself. To do this, we used a set of test files with an arrow and a rectangle moving one division per frame (see “Methodology for testing video signal playback and display devices. Version 1 (for mobile devices) 720/24p

Fine No

Note: If both columns Uniformity And Passes green ratings are set, this means that, most likely, when watching movies, artifacts caused by uneven interleaving and dropping frames will either not be visible at all, or their number and visibility will not affect viewing comfort. Red marks indicate possible problems with the playback of the respective files.

According to the criterion for outputting frames, the quality of playing video files on the screen of the smartphone itself is good, since frames (or groups of frames) can (but are not required to) be displayed with more or less uniform alternation of intervals and without frame drops - with the exception of files with 60 fps, in in which approximately two frames per second are skipped. The reason is the atypical screen refresh rate of approximately 58 Hz. When playing video files with a resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels (1080p), the image of the video file itself is displayed one-on-one pixel by pixel, exactly on the edge of the screen and in true Full HD resolution. The brightness range displayed on the screen corresponds to the standard range of 16-235: all gradations of shades are displayed in the shadows and in the highlights.

Battery life

The capacity of the non-removable battery installed in the Sony Xperia X is not so large by modern standards 2620 mAh. Nevertheless, the device demonstrates a surprisingly high level of battery life in all standard tests and in real life use cases. The smartphone is really capable of lasting two days even with active use, and this is good news.

In addition, it is worth mentioning the Qnovo Adaptive Charging technology used in new Sony smartphones, which monitors the state of the battery when charging. This "smart" technology monitors and analyzes cycles and their schedule, independently adjusting the charging current. For example, if the program understands that the smartphone is habitually set to charge for a long time (say, all night), then it reduces the current, allowing the battery to charge in a more gentle mode.

Testing, as usual, was carried out without using any power-saving features, although the device has the familiar Stamina and Ultra Stamina modes.

	Battery capacity	Reading mode	Video mode	3D game mode
Sony Xperia X	2620 mAh	15:50	9 a.m.	5:30 a.m.
LG G5 se	2800 mAh	13h 20m	8:30 a.m.	4h 20m
Alcatel Idol 4s	3000 mAh	12:00 p.m.	8 a.m.	4 a.m.
Moto X Force	3760 mAh	4:30 p.m.	10:00 a.m.	4h 40m
Huawei Nexus 6P	3450 mAh	15:00	8:30 a.m.	4h 30m
LG Nexus 5X	2700 mAh	2:30 p.m.	6 a.m.	4 a.m.
LG G4	3000 mAh	17:00	9 a.m.	3 a.m.
One Plus 2	3300 mAh	14:00	11:20	4h 30m
Google Nexus 6	3220 mAh	18:00	10:30	3h 40m
Meizu Pro 5	3050 mAh	5:30 p.m.	12:30 pm	3h 15m

Continuous reading in the Moon + Reader program (with a standard, light theme, with auto scrolling) at a minimum comfortable brightness level (brightness was set to 100 cd / m²) lasted more than 15.5 hours to a full discharge. When continuously watching videos from Youtube in high quality (720p) with the same brightness level via a home Wi-Fi network, the device lasted at least 9 hours, which is not too much. In the 3D gaming mode, the smartphone functions confidently for 5.5 hours.

Unfortunately, the test copy arrived to us for testing without a complete charger, and this is sad, because the smartphone should charge faster from it. Sony Xperia X supports Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 technology. Using a conventional third-party AC adapter with a maximum output current of 2 A, the device is charged in approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes with a current of 1.5 A. The device does not support wireless charging.

Outcome

Xperia X is the first model from Sony's new family of smartphones to officially go on sale in Russian retail. Such a device in a modification with one SIM-card is estimated at 40 thousand rubles, and with two - at 41 thousand. Xperia X is a well-balanced smartphone of a well-known brand in all respects with a high-quality screen, sound system, hardware platform, communication capabilities, high autonomy, excellent ergonomics and recognizable appearance, because of which many fans continue to love and respect the products of the Japanese company . Most of the disadvantages that were typical for Sony smartphones in the past (not always high-quality displays, for example) are gradually being corrected, now there is practically nothing to complain about. Of the shortcomings of the novelty, one can, perhaps, note only the disappeared protection against water, but in reality, for most users it turns out to be unnecessary, and those who really need protection can always turn their eyes to the top model in the line - Xperia X Performance.

By the time it is released in April, this device will be the most functional Android smartphone in the company's arsenal (and indeed the most functional model), that is, a flagship with a high-quality camera, a huge and very good screen, and a very interesting appearance. Maximum features, high price - this is normal for a flagship. There are, of course, questions. For example, at the time of release, it does not contain the latest version of the OS ( Android 1.6, although 2.1 is available), there is no multi-touch. Perhaps these are the main limiters, otherwise the device fully corresponds to the title of the flagship.

It doesn't matter how popular this smartphone will be. Flagships almost never become mass, the price (and size, by the way) play their role, other, simpler devices become mass. Sony Ericsson X10 is a good player in its segment, the segment of top devices. Yes, the launch did not go too smoothly, just at that time the flagship of HTC, the device . Perhaps this is the only device with which the X10 can and should be compared, everything else is either still very far from the start of sales, or inferior in terms of performance. In total, only two of the most interesting, functional ones will be available on the market for several months. Android, Desire and X10. Let's talk about them in more detail.

Comparison

It is difficult for me to compare these two devices, since I really like each one, each has its pros and cons. Take, for example, the dimensions of the case. They are almost identical, and the weight is the same up to a gram (135 g). At the same time, in Sony Ericsson X 10 the screen is noticeably larger, 4.0 inches versus 3.7, and the resolution is slightly higher (the screen is more elongated). Due to the larger screen, I also liked the virtual QWERTY keyboard more, typing on the X10 is objectively more convenient. Here the screen size is the most important, it's hard to disagree with that.

On the other hand, screen technology AMOLED in Desire against TFT in X10 wins, and significantly, HTC's screen is more colorful, brighter, more viewing angles. The sensitivity is about the same, both screens are capacitive, with glass protection (it's worth noting that this is not glass, like some devices, but fiberglass with scratch protection, a more common material in telephone construction).

In terms of control, it is slightly ahead of HTC Desire with its optical joystick, in terms of battery Sony Ericsson X10 (1500 vs. 1400 mA*h), memory - Desire (576 MB RAM vs. 384 MB), but the X10 has twice the internal memory (1 GB) and includes an 8 GB memory card in the box. An important point for me personally is the sound quality, Sony Ericsson X10 is quite suitable as a replacement for the player, here the quality is comparable to Nokia N97, the standard among smartphones. HTC Desire plays a little differently, but there is not much difference. But the camera is a clear advantage of the X10. Here and 8 MP matrix, and video recording in WVGA resolution.

The interface is a separate big topic, I cannot directly compare Sense and TimeScape UI . The first one is definitely larger - it is its own shell that changes the entire menu in the phone. And colorful, comfortable, with the maximum number of effects. TimeScape and MediaScaspe - these are applications that are focused on collecting information and social activities or media files. In this area, they are stronger than the HTC version, there are unique finds. For example, in one click in the interface mediascape the device will find video clips of the selected artist on the Internet and offer to play them in Youtube ; will show the missing songs in the album and a list of other albums in memory; even find all the photos that have the desired subscriber from the phone book. In general, here everyone has their own preferences, I will not give an assessment. I can only say that in everyday life sense I like it more like a completely redesigned interface Android.

Some facts

The interface is the central part in this device, TimeScape and MediaScape are a find of the company, there are no analogues in other smartphones. As I said, any (even the simplest and least functional) interface over the basic version of Windows Mobile or Android is a plus. Big or not, but a plus. And the fact that X10 has this add-on, and besides, it is really interesting, I see only positive aspects. In the process of using the device, however, some shortcomings were found, so far the interface is a bit damp. I cannot directly compare it with the new version of HTC Sense, they are different. Perhaps for most Sense would be preferable, yet this is a complete reworking of the basic interface, more colorful and functional, while TimeScape and MediaScape are essentially add-ons, applications.

In X10, in addition to Google Maps, there is turn-by-turn navigation (full-fledged navigation with tips, different modes) WisePilot. The same navigation program in SE Satio, as well as in LG BL40 Chocolate, and many others. A clear plus over Google Maps is that maps are stored in memory. There is no need to download them from the network every time.

Further, the Xperia X10 has a very convenient gallery, its own keyboard, video player, MP3 player, all of which are different from the basic Android interface. The camera interface has been redesigned, there are applications like TrackID and some other Sony Ericsson features. It immediately becomes clear that a lot of work has been done on applications and the interface. In addition, Sony Ericsson X10 has Google services, in particular Market, a full set of standard applications and features of Android smartphones.

Now the device is running Android 1.6 (Donut), but the company promises an upgrade to version 2.0. There are no exact dates now, the update must be carried out, keeping the add-ons TimeScape and MediaScape , it also takes time. Whether multitouch will appear with an OS version update is not yet clear, I do not know the exact answer to this question.

Design, convenience

Let's talk a little about the design of the device. The first thing to say is that the Xperia X10 is not as big as it looks from the photos. These are the dimensions Apple iPhone or HTC Desire, that is, acceptable, while the X10 screen size is noticeably larger. In the same framework is the weight, 135 grams.

The impression from the design is excellent, the X10 looks beautiful, expensive, the same Sony Style is definitely “to blame” here. Two colors will be available, white and black, both look great. The design of the rear surface differs, the black device has a matte soft-touch plastic, the white one has a glossy finish. The build quality is good, the device does not creak, the battery cover has enough fasteners so that there is no backlash. I would like the presence of metal in the body, but the plastic in the X10 is of high quality, comparable to the Samsung I8910 HD, for example.

Everything is in order with the connectors: there is 3.5 mm for connecting a headset, micro-USB under a plug, that is, Fast-Port is gradually becoming a thing of the past, which is infinitely pleasing. On the right side are the start / shoot buttons, volume control. There is only one speaker, its location is comfortable, the sound does not overlap, although it is rather quiet, sometimes it is easy to miss a call. There is a hole for attaching the strap, by the way, it is located in the lower end.

The battery cover is securely fastened, there is no backlash. Under it is a new type of battery (1500 mAh), as well as a slot for a memory card. Minus: to change the card, you need to remove the battery, there is no hot swap.

What's under the screen: three hardware buttons. Large, with good movement, but there are only three of them, although Android smartphones usually have one more. The Xperia X10 doesn't have a useless search button, yay. The rest of the set is standard: "Back", "Home" and "Menu". The off / lock button is separate, at the top end, and the accept and end call keys are virtual. In general, there are no problems with management.

Screen and text input

The main part of the front surface is occupied by a large screen, and the distance to the edges of the case is very small. In fact, the screen determines the dimensions of the phone, its appearance. The screen size is 4 inches, it is elongated in length, has an aspect ratio of 16:9. In the same iPhone, the screen is noticeably smaller, but the device itself is comparable in size. The explanation is that Sony Ericsson X10 has a very well thought out arrangement of control elements and their size. The buttons are comfortable, while they do not take up too much space on the case.

The screen is not recessed into the case, meaning finger control, the screen technology is capacitive, that is, a stylus is not provided. The screen is protected by a scratch-resistant fiberglass (scratch-resistant surface), this is not a thin film, as in resistive screens. The sensitivity is good, the screen responds well to the finger. What's bad is that there is no multi-touch, and it is unlikely to appear, although I would very much like to. I really liked the quality of the screen, the level of brightness. Due to this resolution, the picture looks smooth, there are no complaints. Icons, other elements, fonts are very well drawn, the interface looks neat and beautiful. But compared to AMOLED screens, the TFT element in the Xperia X10 loses, of course.

What about text input? Due to the size of the screen, it was possible to implement an excellent virtual keyboard. With very large keys, with a distance between each adjacent. In general, I had almost no input errors, and I was not at all used to on-screen keyboards. When you enter, there are hints, while the dictionary is automatically trained, suggesting the words you use most often. After a couple of weeks with the phone, typing on the prompts will turn out very quickly.

Timescape interface

SE Xperia X10's interface is dominated by TimeScape and MediaScape add-ons . Icons are on the desktop, applications can be both started and exited, this is not a replacement for the standard interface Android , but two separate additions. Rather, mediascape is an application for working with Photos, Videos and Music, a multimedia center, and it has absolutely nothing to do with the interface. And here timescape Maybe they have such an option. In the settings, you just need to set this interface as the default one instead of the traditional desktop Android.

TimeScape is a socially oriented interface that works with the phone book, social network accounts ( Twitter, Facebook and even VKontakte), email and many other applications (the list is configured manually) and collects various information about updates. For example, statuses on Twitter, Facebook, incoming SMS and E-mail messages, missed calls and much more are displayed as cards. You can view all this in a single list, then all updates will be shown on the screen, or you can move between separate categories for messages, social networks, and so on.I am very pleased with the drawing, the level of animation, the cards with information fly beautifully across the desktop. Not happy with some errors, for example, in Twitter there are no spaces between words (in Russian firmware, everything is fine with English characters).

In general, as a desktop replacement TimeScape interface like it if you are completely "in" social networks. Here all updates are available in a couple of clicks, plus there are 9 desktops that contain information about calls, messages, updates to the media library, player, and so on. If you choose interface timescape , you will have to abandon the usual widgets Android , By the way. Only four icons will be available to access the main applications.

Separately, you need to talk about the Infinity button responsible for collecting information. For example, it is worth pressing it in the message card of an individual subscriber, and the phone will redirect you to a screen where all messages, calls from this subscriber, his Twitter statuses and so on. Button functionality Infinity is much higher in MediaScape. E If, while listening to a song, you press that same Infinity button, the device will show all the information about the artist, song, album, other tracks from this album - in general, everything you want. Naturally, it will be possible to go to the artist's official website, buy other songs using the PlayNow service. Separate tab - Youtube Youtube.

The Infinity button is also in the gallery, for example, if you press it over one of the photos, the device will show a list of pictures taken on the same day or in the same place (the geo-tag data is analyzed).

Multimediamediascape

MediaScape is a further development of Sony Ericsson's multimedia menu, familiar to us from all previous devices. MediaScape has become more beautiful and much more functional. There are three categories (large icons at the bottom of the screen): photo, music, video. Accordingly, there are no separate applications for working with these categories, everything is done through the interface mediascape.

Working with photos is simple, there are three categories: recently taken, recently viewed and favorites, you can view a single list of photo thumbnails. Each menu has horizontal scrolling, the category name is displayed at the bottom. The Home button is not immediately noticeable, it returns us to the main menu for working with mediascape , while the hard key goes to the home screen. Network photos, web albums on sites, the same Facebook.

Working with video is organized in much the same way, everything is convenient, sorting does not raise questions. Such a large screen, it would seem, was created for watching movies, but there is one problem: in X10, like in many other Android -smartphones, no pre-installed codecs, Avi You won’t be able to watch, not to mention other formats of unconverted video. This is definitely ahead. Samsung, you can't argue with that.

With music, everything is much more interesting. Did I mention that the sound quality is very good? As a replacement for the player Xperia X 10 completely suits me, low frequencies are perfectly expressed here, the volume is enough even in the subway. The quality is comparable to Nokia N 97 is an excellent level, sufficient for most users, obviously. I haven't had such good impressions of sound quality in devices for a long time. Sony Ericsson . There is a standard connector on top, a 16 GB memory card is included, that is, quite a sufficient size.

Player interface in MediaScape great, nothing to complain about. With standard Android I won’t compare it with a player, it’s heaven and earth. Perhaps, due to the lack of an equalizer, the player in the Xperia X10 is one of the best in terms of the number of display options, settings and convenience. Thanks to the button Infinity has literally everything here: e If, when listening to a song, click on it, the device will show all the information about the artist, song, album, other tracks from this album - in general, everything you want. When moving between these categories, horizontal scrolling works. Naturally, it will be possible to go to the artist's official website, buy other songs using the PlayNow service. Separate tab - Youtube , where the clips of this artist are collected, they can be viewed immediately either in the browser or in the preinstalled manager Youtube . In general, look at the screenshots, they say a lot.

By the way, I would like to note separately the search (an important thing if the list of songs is very long), alphabetical sorting on the right side of the screen, well-implemented kinetic scrolling. Everything is in order with the scrolling speed, smoothness. So far the problems mediascape exactly two: in Russian firmware there is no support for encodings yet, and the transition between different categories in the player is a bit confusing. But I will not talk about the second one as a problem, after a week of use everything fell into place.

It's also worth mentioning that Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 has a proprietary TrackID application, which determines the name of the artist and song by a fragment of sound, this is the hallmark of all the manufacturer's phones. There are also popularity lists for each country, which songs users have identified most often.

Camera

The camera in the smartphone is 8.1-megapixel, the same as in W995, Aino is the same module. The quality of the photo is not the best, the module is average in quality, but the X10 is not a photo flagship. In daylight, the photos are quite acceptable, the same can be said about the video. The device records videos in WVGA resolution (800 x 480 dots), 30 fps. Good video, no complaints here.

The camera interface has been redesigned, with a basic Android it cannot be compared. There are a bunch of focus modes, settings and scenes - all the same as other devices from the company.

Additional features and capabilities of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mobile phone:

• Ability to control your phone with gestures
• Scratch-resistant touch display

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10- multimedia flagship smartphone from Sony Ericsson running Google Android.

The device is made in the monoblock form factor, the main material is plastic, due to which the impression of a cheap device can be subjectively created, especially in comparison with the "metallized" counterparts. Nevertheless, the build quality is at an excellent level: no backlash, crunch or squeaks. Almost the entire front panel is occupied by the display. Due to this, with impressive dimensions, the phone does not look large, in addition, it is comfortable to hold and talk.

The device is available in two colors, they differ in the materials used. So, in the black version, the back cover is made of soft-touch plastic, in the white version, the plastic is glossy - on the black gloss, fingerprints would be very noticeable, and the white soft-touch would become gray over time due to pollution.

There are only three control keys on the front panel: call the context menu, return to the main screen and return back. There are no answer and end keys; Call rejection is made by pressing the screen off button, located on the upper end of the device. This can create some inconvenience for users who are used to turning the screen on and off during calls in the classic way. In addition to the display/power button, there are microUSB and 3.5 mm connectors on the top end - unlike many other Sony-Ericsson devices, they are standard, ie. it is not necessary to use only branded accessories for the device. On the right side of the device are a paired volume button, which is also used when changing the zoom when shooting video, as well as a camera control button. On the bottom side there is a slot for a loop handle.

On the back cover there are holes for the camera lens and LED flash. The memory card slot is located under the cover, "hot" replacement is structurally impossible.

The screen itself is large in size - 4 "" and high resolution - 854x480. At the same time, the matrix is ​​made using TFT technology, the viewing angles are relatively small - however, deviations only affect the color, the information itself remains readable. In addition, the image is perfectly distinguishable in the sun, although it fades. Thanks to the built-in accelerometer, there is an option to auto-rotate the picture, there is also an ambient light sensor for auto-brightness adjustment and a proximity sensor. The display sensor is made using capacitive technology; despite this, there is no multi-touch support.

The software part of the phone is notable for its own interface on top of regular Android, as well as the presence of two proprietary applications Timescape and Mediascape. Timescape is designed to combine the history of communication with each of the subscribers; after setting up, the program displays the communication history (calls, SMS, email, Facebook and Myspace statuses, Twitter entries, etc.) in the form of a continuous message feed. Mediascape offers a wide range of options for working with multimedia content - incl. search for all possible information about the song (artist, album with a list of all tracks, posts on Twitter, etc.).

Speaking about the features of multimedia, we can recall the proprietary TrackID service (“guess the melody”), which is also in the X10. But the FM tuner is missing in principle.

X10 is one of the most functional smartphones in terms of communication with popular network services. So, integration with Facebook, YouTube, Picasa and a number of Google services is provided - it is simple and requires a minimum of user settings, and even VKontakte is in the list of available social networks.

The camera module is notable for the option to recognize faces and smiles. In this case, the phone can not only save faces, but also associate them with contacts from the phone book. Video recording capabilities include resolutions up to 800x480 at 30 frames per second and the “for YouTube” item in the shooting quality options. But the front camera, despite the support for 3G, is not in the device.

The weak point of the device is its purely "telephone" part. The speaker is not loud, the interlocutor is hard to hear in noisy places. The microphone, on the contrary, captures a lot of extraneous noise even in a quiet environment. USSD requests are processed incorrectly - that is, to replenish the account, it is better to call the answering machine.

The X10 is equipped with a 1500 mAh Li-Pol battery. According to the manufacturer, this is enough for 10 hours of continuous work in GSM networks, 8 hours - in 3G and 415 hours (17 days) in standby mode. In practice, you will most likely have to charge the device every evening - however, this is typical for almost all smartphones of this level.

The package includes a battery, a charger, a wired stereo headset, a microUSB cable, a memory card (8 or 16 GB, depending on the batch - this point should be specified when buying), a user manual and a warranty card.

: Demonstration of the production capacity of Sony Ericsson received its appearance in the face of the flagship communicator XPERIA X10. The device was the first product of the alliance based on Android, it received the maximum set of characteristics, based on those that have already been used in the creation of phones and smartphones.

The combination of the largest screen diagonal, 8-megapixel camera, high-quality assembly in one device gave reason to believe that this is Sony Ericsson's salvation from problems. The communicator will give impetus to development and show the market that the manufacturer has not only ambitions, but also a real reason to regain lost positions among high-end phones.

And not just means of communication, but devices designed for communication in all sorts of ways, whether it be the usual voice communication or correspondence on social networks and blogs like Vkontakte or Twitter. Sony Ericsson has created its own shell, designed to improve the usability of such services based on the growing popularity of communication between people in this form.

Appearance

X10 can be attributed to one of the largest devices, the dimensions of 119 x 63 x 13 mm are predetermined by the large screen diagonal, which, however, did not greatly affect the thickness of the phone: although it is not the leader in this parameter, but at the same time, the dimensions are quite reasonable . Although someone of a smartphone of this size will seem unnecessarily bulky. But almost all the space is dedicated to the large screen, so the size of the phone can't be considered a disadvantage, the place is used reasonably and justifiably.

The phone weighs 135 grams, which is also quite acceptable for a device of this class. The device fits in jeans, but it is not so easy to fit the device into skinny trousers, and it sticks out. All the same, the place for him is rather in a jacket pocket or in a bag. There is no need to talk about the breast pocket of a shirt.

XPERIA is sold in two color options, white (Luster White) and black (Sensuous Black) colors are provided. The review took part in a sample of dark colors, neutral and versatile. Personally, I prefer the black version - it has a back cover made of a pleasant, rough soft-touch material, in contrast to its light-colored counterpart, where the back panel is made of easily soiled and glossy material. The design and beauty of the blinding white color is, of course, great, but I stand up for practicality, a black phone is more pleasant in the hand, and besides, it is more wear-resistant, which is also a plus.

The phone has deliberately angular shapes of the front panel, they create a kind of brutal image of a "male" phone, which can be safely called such, based on its straight lines and respectful dimensions.

On the front panel, at the very top, there is a small semicircular cutout, into which the speaker is inscribed. If you look closely, you can see a couple of small holes, where the sound actually comes from. Light and proximity sensors are hidden under black plastic. In addition to them, there was also a place for an indicator that notifies you of a low battery.

Under the large screen, which has eaten off almost the entire plane, there is a strip of three practically merged into a single key. The buttons look like they are made of metal, but they are actually plastic. The movement of the buttons is small and intelligible, the clicks are pleasant.

The first key calls up the functional menu, the second is a return to the desktop, as well as the activation of the manager of running applications (you need to hold this button down for a few seconds), the last one returns to the previous menu item or exits the program. Between the buttons there is a pair of bright LEDs of an incomprehensible purpose - they do not notify about missed events, they are mostly decorative.

Taking the X10 in your hands and turning it around, you can notice and feel that it has slightly beveled side edges. In addition, the back panel is slightly curved with the signature Human curvature style in action, all for the convenience of the phone owner. And indeed, it would be inconvenient to hold a neatly planed "brick" in your hand - it seems like a trifle, but they make up such a complete picture.

At the top end there is a micro USB-connector covered with a plastic plug in the color of the case, suitable both for connecting a charger and for synchronizing the X10 with a computer. In the center you can see a 3.5 mm jack hole for connecting both a complete stereo headset and any of your own headphones. And here is the screen lock button. It is made of silvery plastic, has an oval shape and protrudes quite a bit beyond the body. The phone, obviously, was developed by a right-handed person - the index finger of the right hand itself finds this button and lies directly on it when you hold the phone. For left-handers, pressing the key is no longer so convenient.

There are no controls on the left side.

On the right side of the phone you can see a large paired volume control button made of silvery plastic. It feels good, pressing is clear, it is comfortable to use. And below, on the same side, there is a button to turn on the camera.

A sparkling silvery strip runs along the entire body of the phone, along the side perimeter, decorating the strict black panels.

The back cover is made of soft-touch plastic, rough and pleasant to the touch. It allows you to avoid scratches and scuffs, and not at all easily soiled, which can also be attributed to its merits.

The panel has a cutout for the camera lens and backlight, and branding is applied to it for greater owner satisfaction.

The panel is removed quite simply - you just need to pry the notch on the bottom end of the case with your fingernail and pull it towards you. The battery will open to the eye, which blocks access to the SIM-card and flash-memory. There is no hot-swappable microSD card.

The X10 is assembled with high quality, there is nothing to complain about here, except that perfectionists can be somewhat annoyed by small crunches of the back cover, you just need to squeeze the phone in your hand.

Screen

X10 boasts a 4-inch capacitive screen with a resolution of 854x480 pixels. A TFT-matrix is ​​used, showing up to 65 thousand colors. This limitation is due to the software features of Android 1.6, which is not capable of producing a greater number of shades.

In the sun, the X10 demonstrated normal behavior - of course, the picture is not so bright, but the data is read normally, no worse than on the Galaxy S. The merit of the X10's mirror substrate is obvious.

There is a brightness sensor, the phone can independently adjust the backlight level, if this option is selected in the menu, the brightness margin is enough for any purpose. The proximity sensor turns off the screen when the phone approaches your face during a call. Thanks to the built-in accelerometer, when you turn the phone on its side, the picture on the screen changes its orientation from vertical to horizontal.

Separately, we can mention the soiledness of the front panel, which is a headache for the owners of such devices. No special coating is used in the X10, the front panel gets dirty quickly. The display is protected from scratches by a fiberglass coating.

Platform

The Qualcomm QSD8250 platform with a 1000 MHz processor is used, 384 MB of RAM is available, 1 GB of data for internal needs, of which about 450 MB is available to the user. The smartphone comes with a 16 GB microSD card.

Menu

Using Android 1.6 along with the original shell from Sony Ericsson makes the device more convenient to use than with "naked" Android.

At the top of the screen is a service line, which displays the time, battery charge, signal reception level indicator. Active connections and other data are also displayed there. If you click on a line, you can find out in more detail what programs have been downloaded, what messages and letters have been received, or what files have been received via Bluetooth.

As design elements, it is possible to use both pre-installed images and manually added files. In addition, shortcuts and folders are placed on the desktop. Sony Ericsson has not forgotten about widgets, they can also be added to the desktop.

Elements that have become unnecessary are easily removed from the screen - just hold your finger on them for a few seconds and drag them to the bottom of the screen.

The application manager is activated by the Home button. It displays six programs and is essentially not your usual task manager. As you know, Android closes applications on its own, guided by the amount of free RAM. Not all, but many applications cannot be exited, you can only minimize them. So the phone remembers the last 6 running applications and allows you to quickly return to them using the same button.

When the screen is locked, the display shows the date and time. To unlock the screen, you need to swipe your finger along the semicircular line from left to right or vice versa, the user can choose a convenient way for himself: the semicircular line rotates around its axis.

In order to enter the menu, you need to drag your finger on the triangle located on the strip at the bottom of the screen. The menu is presented as a list of 4x5 icons, sorted by name, kinetic scrolling works.

Phone book

The general list shows the stored contacts, both in the phone memory and the SIM card, as well as data from the Google account.

When creating a new contact, a lot of fields are created - these are various types of phone numbers, email addresses, quick communication tools (AIM, ICQ, Gtalk, Skype and others), residential addresses and anything else (nickname, birthday, automatically added to the calendar, the note).

Contacts can be assigned to different groups, which are assigned an individual signal. Having marked contacts at your own discretion, they fall into a separate category - this makes it easier to communicate with a certain circle of people.

What I especially liked was the search for Russian letters. Android devices have a list of alphabetic characters located on the right side of the screen. If you press your finger on this line and drag it down or up, then a letter pops up on the screen - a kind of quick search, which helps in cases where there are several hundred or even thousands of contacts on the phone. So, on the bulk of devices on this system, the search works only for Latin characters. In X10, the search by the first letters of the contact name works for both language layouts.

In the top line, above the search field, you can enter status text messages for social networks.

Call log

Directly from the phone book, you can access the call log - it is highlighted in a separate tab. There is a single list of dialed numbers, received and missed calls.

All telephone conversations fall into one list, but only incoming, outgoing or missed calls can be displayed. The time and date of the call is shown.

Dialing is carried out using a convenient virtual keyboard. When viewing the call history, you can not only make a telephone conversation with the selected subscriber, but also send him an SMS or an e-mail from this list without going to another menu.

Messages

For SMS and MMS, there is a shared folder where received messages go. When sending, by adding various objects to the SMS, you can automatically convert it to MMS.

Messages are grouped by recipients in the conversation feed. The search inside the message archive works.

When dialing a subscriber's number, the phone displays a list of matching numbers in alternating digits. When printing text, a small field reserved for characters will be displayed. The longer the message, the more the space allocated for the character set increases. The device can copy, cut and paste text (and not only in the messages themselves, but you can also add it to a document or to an email).

The communicator allows you to use several types of keyboards. This is both a mini-QWERTY keyboard and a full-size keyboard available in landscape orientation.

Predictive text input is available when word correction and auto-completion systems help you type text at a fast pace, allowing you not to waste time correcting mistakes. Possible word options are shown as a separate line above the keyboard.

To work with e-mail, automatic mailbox setup is launched (if it is not Gmail, it connects immediately after the mail address is entered during the initial activation of the phone). It includes entering basic information (login, password). The phone perfectly understands various encodings, supports downloading attachments in familiar formats.

When creating a letter, you can also attach various files from the device's memory to it. The function of copying text and automatic checking of the mailbox also works (the interval is set manually).

The device simultaneously runs two applications - Gmail and Email. The only difference between them is that in the first one, mail comes only from the gmail.com server, while the second application works with any mail storages.

You can create multiple email accounts, each with a different color. This is convenient, because you can view mail for each mailbox separately, and displays messages from all accounts into one. And in it you can already see which box it came to - you just need to remember the shade. Works sorting mail by date, subject, sender and size.

Camera

The X10 uses an 8.1 MP CMOS module with autofocus and LED backlight, which replaces the flash: it either lights up from the moment it is turned on, or does not work at all. The maximum image size is 3264x2448.

The interface works in both portrait and landscape orientations - this is an interesting exception to the rule, usually only work in a horizontal position is adapted. Icons are displayed on the screen to help you set the shooting modes and conditions. 5 small icons are displayed at the bottom - the phone shows the latest pictures taken.

Various options are available:

Image Capture Mode: Normal, Scene Detection, Smile Detection, Tap Screen Capture.

Photo size: 8 MP, 6 MP, 2 MP (4:3 or 16:9).

Shooting Conditions: Normal, Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Night Portrait, Beach & Snow, Sports, Party, Document.

Focus Mode: Single Focus, Multi-AF, Macro, Face Detection, Infinite.

White balance: auto, room lighting, fluorescent, daylight, cloudy.

Measurement: center, middle level, point.

Enable geotagging, adjust the shutter sound (you can turn it off), image stabilizer, set the timer and change other settings.

In terms of the number of megapixels, the X10 is a clear leader, no one else has such a number of digits. However, the issue is not quantity, but quality. If in the daytime the pictures are quite decent, then in cloudy weather the advantages of the camera are no longer so obvious. But, in general, the level of images received allows us to attribute the X10 to “android phones” with the highest possible image quality, and there are not so many of them.

Video size: WVGA (800x480), VGA (640x480), QVGA (320x240), multimedia message (320x240), YouTube (640x480). Additionally, shooting conditions, focus mode are set. The settings are the same as those used when taking a photo. Gallery Sony Ericsson went their own way when creating a device for active and sociable people, giving users two shells: Timescape and Mediascape. Timescape combines tabs that combine messages from various social networks: Facebook, Vkontakte, Twitter. In addition, there is data on phone calls, SMS and MMS, e-mail, photos, songs listened to. All panels can be merged into one - represented by one long common list. Messages are presented in the form of translucent panels, on which the name of the sender, the text of the message itself, as well as the source from which the message came are written. The background is customizable, several theme options are available: dark blue, orange, green, blue and pink. In general, the thing is beautiful and interesting, the main drawback is associated with a not very beautiful design - if the author of the message has an avatar, then this image will be displayed stretched to the full width of the transparent panel. The animation works quickly, no slowdowns or delays - excellent optimization. Mediascape, as you might guess from its name, integrates content related to multimedia data. So it is, photos and pictures, videos and music are collected here. Music The music tab consists of several sections: recently played, recently added, favorites, top tracks, recommended. The last 2 sections are created based on the content generated by the Play Now application. The smartphone can independently upload covers to albums from the Internet. In the upper right corner there is a "Next" button, by clicking on it, we get to the music library itself. It also has several bookmarks: recently added, favorites, artists, albums, tracks, genres, playlists, podcasts, audiobooks. Alas, you can’t display categories at your discretion in the Timescape main menu, which is not very convenient - you need to once again go deep and look for the desired category. Media search works. The list of songs shows the album cover, the number of tracks in it. While playing songs, the display shows information about the file being played (track name, artist, album), the display shows the album cover, as well as the player control keys. When the keyboard is locked, no auxiliary organs are displayed on the screen, which is not very convenient if you need to switch between tracks or simply pause the music. Switching songs using the volume keys, as it works on Sony Ericsson phones, for example, on the A200 platform, does not work in this case. The sound of the player is good - the device is pleasantly different from the general mass of devices on Android, but at the same time, it falls short of the leader of the Galaxy S segment in terms of audio. A good range of medium frequencies frightens with an indistinct rendering of low frequencies, one gets the impression that they are ghostly and unnatural, which, by the way, can be said about high ones. A classic example of a player of average performance, but for the Android segment it’s a joy - there are still not very many devices with good sound. There are no equalizer settings, which did not particularly disappoint me - I prefer the standard settings. With the beloved Shure SE530, the volume margin turned out to be plenty, while with the bundled headphones, the owners of the power of the phone player may not be enough, the songs will have to be listened to at the limit of the device's capabilities. The video library is organized according to a similar principle: videos lined up in a row are shown with a small preview image of the initial frame of the film. The name and duration of the file are also indicated. The player works in both portrait and landscape orientations, you just need to turn the phone on its side, as the picture adapts to the new position. The screen displays a scroll bar and player control keys. There is no support for playing unconverted video. Moreover, compressed for a portable device () X10 reproduced with artifacts - stripes were periodically shown on the display. This somewhat surprised me, similar files were shown without problems on Android devices of a lower class, with a weaker processor. Photos For images, the same principle of data ordering applies. There are several categories on the home page: Recently Viewed, Recently Made, Picasa Favorites. To see the rest of the content, you need to press the button at the top of the screen, which will take you to the gallery, which will show groups formed from folders with pictures. The images are shown as thumbnails four in a row. Clicking on the icon expands the image to fill the entire display. Due to the lack of multi-touch, scaling only works with a pair of buttons that appear on the display. Pictures can be uploaded to the network on various sites, as well as assigned to a contact or sent by mail, MMS or Bluetooth. In addition, you can arrange a slide presentation. Browser The browser works in both horizontal and vertical screen orientations. Scaling works with the help of virtual keys that change the size of web pages, the browser interface itself is clear and convenient. At the top is the address bar, next to it is an icon, clicking on which adds the page to bookmarks. A number of browser settings help you set the necessary parameters that are convenient when working with it. An additional menu is called up at the bottom of the screen in the form of a sliding panel, which allows you to open new windows (the browser supports the function of simultaneously working with several pages involved) and switch between them. You can also refresh the page, view bookmarks and perform some other functions (search by text, turn off images to reduce data consumption, copy data, view downloaded files, and others).

The Xperia X10 is the first smartphone from Sony Ericsson based on the Android operating system. The device is equipped with a touch screen with a diagonal of 4 inches, with a resolution of 480 x 854 pixels and support for 262 thousand colors. The centerpiece of the Xperia X10 GUI is the unique Timescape application, which opens up a new way of communicating between users. In order to view a contact's messages on the social network Facebook, new entries on Twitter, display SMS messages or emails with this person and view photos with his participation, just click on the contact's photo, and all the data will be grouped in one place. Another application - Mediascape - provides easy and convenient access to multimedia files.

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 :

Beautiful, functional, can act as a GPS receiver, has a good camera, lightweight, ergonomic, can be a replacement for the player, expensive, has a weak battery.

CHARACTERISTICS

Beautiful

Functional

Can act as a GPS receiver

Has a good camera

Easy

Ergonomic

Can be a replacement for the player

Affordable

Has a powerful battery

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MAIN SPECIFICATIONS

Nutrition

Battery capacity: 1500 mAh Battery type: Li-polymer Talk time: 6.9 h Standby time: 600 h

Additional Information

Announcement date: 2009-11-03

General characteristics

Type: smartphone Weight: 135 g Case material: plastic Operating system: Android 2.3 Case type: classic Number of SIM cards: 1 Dimensions (WxHxD): 63x119x13 mm SIM card type: regular

Screen

Screen type: color TFT, 65.54 thousand colors, touch screen Type of touch screen: capacitive Diagonal: 4 inches. Image size: 854x480 Pixels per inch (PPI): 245 Auto screen rotation: Yes

Multimedia features

Camera: 8.10 megapixels, LED flash Camera functions: autofocus, digital Zoom 16x Movie recording: yes Max. video resolution: 1280x720 Audio: MP3, AAC Headphone jack: 3.5 mm Recognition: faces, smiles Geo Tagging: yes

Connection

Interfaces: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB Standard: GSM 900/1800/1900, 3G Satellite navigation: GPS A-GPS system: yes

Memory and processor

Processor: Qualcomm QSD8250, 1000 MHz Number of processor cores: 1 Built-in memory: 1 GB RAM: 384 MB Memory card support: microSD (TransFlash), up to 32 GB Video processor: Adreno 200 Memory card slot: yes, up to 32 GB

Other features

Controls: voice dialing, voice control Sensors: ambient light, proximity, compass Flight mode: yes A2DP profile: yes report an error

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