A Guide To The Sony Ericsson Xperia X8

Sony’s Xperia X8, one of the sharpest new phones on the market By Sony-Ericsson, comes with all of the features that make it one of the best phones on the market. With its comfortable size (99 x 54 x 15 mm), high resolution HVGA screen, and processing power strong enough to run whatever you throw at it, it’s a good value for the money. Also the WiFi, 3G internet, and Bluetooth mean that it’s perfect for most wireless needs. One of the brightest features of the Sony Xperia X8 is the 3″, 16 million color touchscreen with HVGA resolution. With this screen, your phone will display pictures as well as streaming video in bright, clear, colors. Whether you’re showing off photos or watching streaming videos on Youtube, you will see video as was intended to be displayed. And with its scratch-resistant screen, you won’t have to worry about damaging the phone when you’re banging it against your keys or change in your pocket.

The Xperia’s 600 MHz processor and 128 MB of RAM means that it has the perfect hardware setup for running the powerful Android OS and its applications. Additionally there’s 2 gigs of storage available from the MicroSD card. So whether you’re downloading apps or filming videos on the camera, there’s plenty of extra room available on the Xperia X8. And if you feel like you need more storage, then you can always upgrade the MicroSD unit. The video capture capability and camera is also more than adequate. The Xperia X8 comes with a 3 megapixel camera, which is more than adequate for day-to-day photos. And the camera comes with added benefits of geotagging, and VGA capture at more than thirty frames per second. This means that you can upload video or pictures to your social networking site, showing where you are, and you can also capture full-speed video with no frame lag. The Xperia X8 is definitely a performer when it comes to wireless connectivity. Both 802.11 b/g and Bluetooth 2.1 capability come standard on this phone. While not the latest of either standard, the capabilities are more than adequate to the task of connecting wirelessly.

Whether you’re making a wireless 3G tether to your laptop on the run, or you’re accessing a WiFi network along the road, the Xperia X8 has the connectivity you need. The Bluetooth capability also means that you’ll be able to attach your headphones, handset, or other wireless accessory with no issues. So if you have wireless needs - Bluetooth or WiFi - the Xperia X8 has you covered. When it’s all said and done, Sony’s Xperia X8 is an extremely capable Android phone with all the features we’ve come to expect as standard in a Smartphone. Even though the phone doesn’t break any speed records, it’s perfectly adequate for running Android and can handle most of anything you throw its way. HSDPA 3-G means high speed internet wherever you are on the road, and you can keep plugged into your email, social networking sites, or whatever you want to do. The bright HVGA screen means you’ll never be left in the dark, and with scalable storage space on the MicroSD card, you’ll have all the space you need for whatever apps you run.

Some may go pseudo-3D as well. Kaleidoscope and Plasma are some examples of 2D logic graphics. True 3D animations, such as 3D Fireworks, 3D Matrix, Spaceflight, and so on require a lot more computation, but looks much better. To generate smooth animations they usually eat up a lot of memory, 12-24 MB is not uncommon. To load a live wallpaper, hit the menu button, and bring up "Wallpapers". Then choose "Live Wallpaper", and choose the one you downloaded. RingTones and AlertTones are yet another way you can customize your Android experience. Basically, Ringtone is played by the "phone" process when you receive a call. It is basically a MP3 file with a special name. You can download ringtones through apps like Mabilo Ringtones and its various clones, but the legality and quality of a lot of these crowd-sourced stuff is dubious. An alternative is use an app like RingDroid or aRing to cut your existing MP3, then save that as a ringtone. Android already lets you assign specific ringtones to specific contact. No special app is needed. Edit that specific contact's info and you'll see an option to assign a specific ringtone.