[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Astral07:
Hi guys,

I'm posting in this section because this is for all you that are thinking to replace their X10 with the XP. If you mods think this should go to General, please move.

So long story short, should you move to XP? Answer is Yes. (not YES, but Yes)

It also depends on how much money you will need to spend. Where i live i could get 100€ for my old X10 and for the Xperia P i needed to cash out 250€. So i believe this to be a good trade because for 150€ and no contract i got a completely new, faster and in every way superior phone (almost every way).

I believe the Xperia P to be the direct successor to the X10, just because how similar they are with the screen size and everything, if i would be upgrading the X10 to a new generation, i would do something like the Xpeira P.

The next part i divided into sections so it will be easier to follow.

SCREEN

No doubt about it, the Xperia P has a better, more vibrant screen with higher pixel density. That said, you won't have any problems with the X10 screen either so it's a matter of taste. Personally i actually prefer the X10 screen because of 2 things:

- the XP screen is too yellow, it's hard to get used to, but i try...X10 has much colder colors which i quite like since i find it more realistic

- the higher resolution on the XP actually makes things smaller on the screen so i like the x10 resolution better since everything looks a bit bigger and in my opinion easier to use

Everything else however is on the XP side, for example the brightness which is superb. In any case you will not be disappointed with the XP screen.

I have to say also that Multitouch works much better on XP.

SIZE OF THE DEVICE ITSELF

Size is something that is really important for me since smaller size allows you to use the device better with one hand. With the Xperia P you kinda win and loose here against the X10. It's thinner and has less width, but it's longer. And because it's so long it's harder to use with one hand since the screen is further up above than on the X10. This makes it harder to get to the top of the screen with your thumb. BUT...overall the XP is very one hand friendly and still perfectly usable.

LOUDSPEAKER AND SOUND

Loudspeaker is very good, i must say it's better than on the X10 and louder. Sound is very good, but i always found the sound on sony devices (i'm talking about headphones) to be awesome, XP is no exception but i wouldn't give it any edge against the X10 in this respect.

MEMORY AND RAM

I believe 11.5GB user available is good enough for the XP. In the X10 i had 8GB SDcard and it was almost full most of the time so 11.5GB give me just the perfect amount. That said, if you want to take full hd video then i would advise you to transfer it to your PC and delete on your phone as soon as you're done taking it. Of course X10 could win here theoretically with it's microSD expansion, BUT...you can attach an USB drive to your Xperia P when needed, so it kinda overcomes the issue in that way.

I've never had any issues with internal memory on the X10 (1GB) and on XP you have 2GB so that's just fine. No real advantage for the XP here (in my case).

1GB Ram in XP is very good and all you could want in a phone. On the other hand the X10 is not so good in that respect with only 384mb, so a definite plus to the XP.

CONECTIVITY

Almost the same, little bit faster standards on XP but in normal use very hard to notice if you don't have a very fast network provider. Wireless signal is almost the same, maybe a tiny bit better on XP. X10 does not have NFC but in all fairness it's not THAT useful and i don't use it yet, maybe in the future...

CAMERA

Now this is an important section for me. I almost got the Xperia Sola but i went for the P because of the camera and i'm not sorry i did it.

The first thing you notice is how much faster it is than on the X10. So that comes in handy if you don't want to your friends to wait for a whole minute to take a picture or if you're on the move and you need to snap something fast.

X10 set a pretty high standard for me, i got used to it so much that i could take some really and i mean really nice photos. But that is when the lighting conditions are almost perfect. And i can say that the X10 i a match to the XP in those conditions. The quality would deteriate grately with sun loss.

Xperia P handles lower light better, not to mention it's very good flash so taking a photo in very bad lighting can turn out pretty good if you're not taking a picture more than 3m away.

The video recording is better on the P, quality is not SOO much better but the video itself is not jerky at all so it makes a big difference.

FRONT CAMERA

X10 has none. But actually, not such a big minus for the X10. The front facing camera on the XP is so bad that i don't even want to use it. If it's reeeeally necessary then i suppose it would do, but i don't like it at all.

SOFTWARE

Of course our beloved X10 is stuck on 2.3 which is not bad but...4.0 for the XP and the upcoming 4.1 means a lot. Unfortunately for the X10. But there is hope with all the great devs.

Actually, that's one thing i'm missing on the XP, it does not have such a good dev support as the X10. Not yet at least. So be prepared for that.

PERFORMANCE

XP wins here no question about it. Can X10 handle most of everyday tasks? Yes. But XP handles them lag free. Makes the phone a little bit easier to use. But in the UI itself, it's not such a huge difference. So if XP is 10 out of 10, i would give the X10 7.5 out of 10.

If you're gaming however, that's a different story and XP will eat X10 for breakfast here.

BATTERY

X10 is way better here. Ok not way better but just the fact that you can take out the battery means a world of difference. Change it for a better one, have a replacement...It's just better for me. Also it lasts a couple of hours longer.

From the XP you can expect it to last you one day of normal usage with ease. But any heavier usage will make the battery run for it's life quite fast. That said, it does charge quickly so if you have your charger close, it should not cause any problems.

CONCLUSION

Yes, i would buy it again. Am i impressed? Yes, but not as much to say YES. Overall the XP is a better phone in almost every way. It is a reasonable upgrade and i would recommend it. Keep in mind that all you have read are just my personal opinions (with a couple of facts).

ALTERNATIVE

As an alternative, i would get the Samsung Galaxy S2. It is similary priced and it's GPU and CPU are faster. Bigger screen is both positive and negative if you want to use it with one hand. Overall it is a tough decision between them so it will be individual. From HTC i would include the HTC Sensation. Though none of them has the style of the Xperia line. Again, personal preference.

Post your comments/questions. I'm here if you want to know more. Hope this helped someone.

Have a good one! :good: