The XPERIA X8 is top notch handset hidden in the guise of a standard smart phone. Sure you’ve got other high end Android devices available right now, but having to shell out loads of cash on a smart phone is a heavy investment –especially when you will not get to use all the features. This is where the X8 shines, it is versatile, stylish and most importantly practical.
Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA series of smart phones have always been on the higher end of the spectrum. Even with the disappointing performance of the X1 and X2 Windows Mobile handsets, the company has been able to establish the brand as their ‘special’ set of smart phones. This later expanded with the XPERIA Pure, which is a concept GSM device that featured the very first transparent display and the announcement (and launch) of the XPERIA X10 –their first Android smart phone.
While the XPERIA X10 impressed many of us in terms of features and hardware, it was a very high end device. The smart phone had both killer specs and a killer price tag. The recent launch of the X10 Mini was supposed to be an answer to that, the Mini provided users with a very low end alternative. But with the jump from the high end device to the super small X10 Mini being such a big step, Sony left a big gaping hole in between –a niche that the XPERIA X8 is meant to fill.
Packed with a 3 inch TFT capacitive touch screen display, 128 MB of internal memory, a 3.2 mega pixel camera, a 600 MHz CPU and the Android 1.6 Donut operating system, the XPERIA X8 is a solid piece of work that people can rely on for its usability and more importantly, stability. It is also reported that it will be getting a price tag of less than 200 Euro –a great deal for an Android handset.
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