X10 X10i, X10a

White paper

September 2010

White paper | Xperia X10

Purpose of this document

Sony Ericsson product White papers are intended to give an overview of a product and provide details in relevant areas of technology.

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This White paper is published by: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, SE-Lund, Sweden www.sonyericsson.com Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, 2009-2010. All rights reserved. You are hereby granted a license to download and/or print a copy of this document. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. Sixth released version (September 2010) Publication number: 1234-3441
This document is published by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, without any warranty*. Improvements and changes to this text necessitated by typographical errors, inaccuracies of current information or improvements to programs and/or equipment may be made by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB at any time and without notice. Such changes will, however, be incorporated into new editions of this document. Printed versions are to be regarded as temporary reference copies only. *All implied warranties, including without limitation the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, are excluded. In no event shall Sony Ericsson or its licensors be liable for incidental or consequential damages of any nature, including but not limited to lost profits or commercial loss, arising out of the use of the information in this document.

Table of contents

Product overview....4 Everyone. Everywhere. Right where you want them..4 Facts dimensions, weight, performance and networks..5 Application overview list...7 Full feature list...8 1. Signature features...8 2. Categorised features....9 3. Google applications...10 Technologies in detail....11 Device-to-device communications (local)...11 Wi-Fi....12 Messaging....13 MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service)..13 Email.....13 Positioning location based services...14 Multimedia....15 Audio & Video....15 Synchronisation (OMA DS, EAS)...16 Web browser...16 Trademarks and acknowledgements...17

Product overview

Everyone. Everywhere. Right where you want them.
Love having your friends close? Dont let distance keep you apart. Pull out the Xperia X10 and weave your social web, any time, any place with the Sony Ericsson Timescape application. One window for Facebook, Twitter, messages and all your friends. Lots of friends? One press of the infinite button and youll see everything thats been going on with each person. The new stage for showbiz Bored? Add horror to your rock, enjoy an epic or see stars all from one spot. Sony Ericsson Mediascape tells you whats happening in the highlife with all your music, videos and photos in one place, just waiting to be enjoyed. Hungry for more? Press the infinite button and the fun continues. Never forget a face The Xperia X10 recognizes up to five faces in any photo and automatically stores them under your friends in your phone, so you can post them on your page, or simply show them off. Who says image isnt everything? Open for the future Whether you want to work out, go out, or just chill out, you can download any application you want direct from Android Market. Tired of whats inside? Just customize the X10 to make it uniquely yours. And thats just the start. Every new update downloads right to your phone, making it better all the time. So youll have a hard time trying to rate when its out of date.
Facts dimensions, weight, performance and networks
Operating system Processor Google Android Eclair version 2.GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250
Size Weight Available colours Main screen Colours Resolution Size (diagonal) Scratch-resistant Input mechanisms Motion sensor Text input Touch screen Memory Phone memory Memory card support Networks Variant 1 Variant 2 Data transfer speeds GSM GPRS GSM EDGE UMTS HSPA (upload) UMTS HSPA (download)

119 x 63 x 13 mm 135 grams Sensuous Black Luster White
65,536-colour TFT 480x854 pixels 4.0 inches Yes. Shatter proof sheet on mineral glass
Accelerometer Quick text, Onscreen QWERTY keyboard Capacitive (single touch)
1 GB internal Up to 32 GB external microSD, up to 32 GB
UMTS HSPA 900, 1700, 2100 GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 UMTS HSPA 800, 850, 1900, 2100 GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
Up to 85.6 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 2.0 Mbps (uplink, Cat 5) Up to 7.2 Mbps (downlink, Cat 8)

Talk time (GSM)

Up to 10 hours 4 hours 50 min according to GSM Association Battery Life Measurement Technique Up to 415 hours 315 hours according to GSM Association Battery Life Measurement Technique Up to 8 hours 5 hours 50 min according to GSM Association Battery Life Measurement Technique Up to 425 hours 330 hours according to GSM Association Battery Life Measurement Technique

Standby time (GSM)

Talk time (UMTS)

Standby time (UMTS)

Application overview list
Sony Ericsson signature applications
Sony Ericsson Timescape Sony Ericsson Mediascape Sony Ericsson Home application 8.1 megapixel camera with Face recognition Contacts with dialer, Call log, Favorites

Sony Ericsson services

PlayNow arena* TrackID Sony Ericsson Sync
Open Handset Alliance applications
Alarm clock Browser Calculator Calendar Email Messaging

Google applications

Android Market Client Gmail Google Calendar Google Maps with Street View Google Media Uploader Google Phone-top Search Google Search widget Google Sync Google Talk Google Voice Search YouTube

Other applications

Moxier Sync Application set Microsoft Office Viewer Quadrapop game Wisepilot turn-by-turn navigation (free trial version)* Backup and Restore PC Companion
*The service is not available in all markets.

Full feature list

1. Signature features

Sony Ericsson Timescape

The place to meet your friends The Timescape application manages all your communication with one person in one place. Browse through your conversations the bright way to check out your Facebook, Twitter, photos, emails, and texts. Now theyre all kept together so you don't have to open loads of different applications to see what's going on.

Sony Ericsson Mediascape

Now thats entertainment Mediascape is the smart way to get all the music, photos and videos you want from your favourite friends and artists. It accesses content from everywhere your phone, YouTube, PlayNow applications* and presents everything for you.

Infinite button

Everything you want from everywhere Find out all about your friends in a flash. Press the infinite button in the Timescape application and smart filter everything thats going on with each person. In Mediascape the infinite button presents all the information you want about your favourite celebrities and artists.

8.1 megapixel camera with Face recognition
Detects up to five faces in any photo.
Sony Ericsson Home Sony Ericsson Sync Contacts with dialer, Call log, Favorites
*PlayNow services are not available in all markets.

2. Categorised features

Camera
8.1 megapixel camera Up to 16x digital zoom Continuous Auto focus Face recognition Geo tagging Image and video stabilizer Photo and video light Send to web (photo and vide upload) Smile detection Video recording (HD 720p) Scene detection Recent shot tray
Album art Bluetooth stereo (A2DP) Media player Music tones (MP3/AAC) PlayNow TrackID
Bookmarks (webpage thumnails) Geo Location Pan & zoom Web search (from standby) Web feeds WebKit web browser HTML 5.0 XHTML 1.1

Communication

Call list Polyphonic ringtones Sony Ericsson Timescape Speakerphone Vibrating alert Wisepilot

Messaging

Design
Conversational Messaging (SMS/ Auto rotate Picture wallpaper MMS) Touchscreen Email Exchange ActiveSync Picture messaging (MMS) Predictive text input Text messaging (SMS) Video messaging (MMS)

Entertainment

3D games Media browser Quadrapop game Sony Ericsson Mediascape Video streaming Video viewing

Organiser

Alarm clock Calculator Calendar Email Flight mode Infinite button Office suite Phonebook with dialer Sony Ericsson Home with digital clock widget

Connectivity

3.5 mm audio jack A-GPS Bluetooth technology Micro USB connector Moxier sync application set USB support vCard Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g)

3. Google applications

Google

Technologies in detail

*NOTE: The information outlined below is general and levels of compliance to standards and specifications may vary between products and markets. For more information, contact Sony Ericsson Developer World or your Sony Ericsson contact person where applicable.
Device-to-device communications (local)
Bluetooth wireless technology
Bluetooth profiles supported Advanced Audio Distribution Profile Audio/Video Remote Control Profile Generic Access Profile Generic Object Exchange Profile Handsfree Profile Headset Profile Object Push Profile Phone Book Access Profile Service Discovery Application Profile Serial Port Emulation Serial Port Profile 2.1+EDR All products supporting Bluetooth spec. 2.0 and at least one of the profiles above

Core version and supported core features Connectable devices
More information: www.sonyericsson.com/developer www.bluetooth.com
Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology that uses radio waves to provide wireless high-speed Internet and network connections. Wi-Fi hotspots exist in an increasing number of locations e.g airports, hotels, cafs and bistros. Mobile phones that support Wi-Fi can facilitate high data transfer rates and lower calling costs. Supported standards Connectable devices Frequency band Data transmission rate Security Wi-Fi certified. When applicable, 802.11g is prioritized over 802.11b. Wi-Fi access points 2.4 GHz 54 Mbit/s Open Open WEP Shared WEP WAPI WPA Personal and WPA2 Personal WPA Enterprise and WPA2 Enterprise TKIP and AES WMM-UAPSD QoS, WMM

Encryption Power save

MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service)

MMS 1.0 is supported.

Bearer type (IP) Character sets GPRS, EGPRS, UMTS USASCII UTF-8 UTF-7 UTF-16 ISO-8859-1 ISO-8859-2 Eastern Europe ISO-8859-5 Cyrillic ISO-8859-7 Greek ISO-8859-9 Turkish ISO-2022-JP Japanese Shift_JIS Japanese BIG5 Traditional Chinese GB2312 Simplified Chinese KOI8-R Cyrillic Windows 1251 Cyrillic Windows 1252 Windows 1254 Turkish Windows 1258 Vietnamese POP3, IMAP4 and SMTP Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) SSL/TLS, both port methods (POPS/IMAPS) and STARTTLS Yes (read only)
Protocols Push email Secure email HTML mail More information: www.sonyericsson.com/developer www.openmobilealliance.org
Positioning location based services
Supported standards: OMA Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) v1.0 3GPP Control Plane location (incl. Emergency location) Qualcomm GPSOneXtra

Multimedia

Audio & Video
Audio Playback Decoder format Audio decoding MPEG-1/2/2.5, audio layer 3 AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ AMR-NB AMR-WB WMA version 2, 7, 8 WMA version 9 WMA Pro (profile M0a) General MIDI (GM) GML SP-MIDI DLS (Mobile DLS supported) Linear PCM iMelody RTTTL/RTX OTA Ogg vorbis Supported in file format MP3 (.mp3) 3GPP (.3gp); MP4 (.mp4,.m4a) 3GPP (.3gp); AMR (.amr) 3GPP (.3gp); AMR (.amr) AMRWB (.awb) WMA (.wma,.asf) WMA (.wma,.asf) WMA (.wma,.asf) SMF (.mid) SMF (.mid) SMF (.mid); XMF (.xmf,.mxmf) XMF (.xmf) WAV (.wav) iMelody (.imy) RTTTL/RTX (.rtttl,.rtx) OTA (.ota) Ogg vorbis (.ogg) Note: All listed audio file formats are supported ringtone file formats Video Playback Decoder format MPEG-4 Visual Simple Profile H.264 Baseline Profile H.263 Profile 0 VC-1 (WMV9) Streaming transport Encoder format MPEG-4 Visual Simple Profile AAC Encoder format AMR-NB DRM (Digital Rights Management) features the rights and copy protection of downloaded content. Supported in file format 3GPP (.3gp); MP4 (.mp4) 3GPP (.3gp); MP4 (.mp4) 3GPP (.3gp) WMV (.wmv,.asf) RTSP according to 3GPP Supported in file format MP4 (.mp4) Supported in file format AMR-NB (.amr) OMA DRM 1.0

Audio/Video Streaming Video encoding

Audio encoding DRM

Synchronisation (OMA DS, EAS)
OMA Data Synchronisation protocol versions 1.1.2 and 1.2. OMA Data Formats: vCard 2.1, vCalendar 1.0. Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync protocol version 2.5
Related information: www.sonyericsson.com/developer

Web browser

Browser version Navigation/rendering Android OHD Browser (WebKit version AppleWebKit/530.17) Pan & Zoom* Landscape/portrait rendering* Full page PC rendering* Double-tap zoom * Adobe Flash is not supported. Search Browser compliancy Internet Search Find on page HTML version. 5.0 XHTML 1.1 CSS 2.1 ECMA-script 262 3rd edition HTTPXMLRequest AJAX DOM 2.0 Protocol compliancy HTTP/1.1 TLS 1.0 and SSL 3.0
Trademarks and acknowledgements
The Liquid Identity and Liquid Energy logos, PlayNow, TrackID, Xperia and Timescape are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB. MEGA BASS, Memory Stick Micro, M2, Sony and "make.believe" are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. Ericsson is a trademark of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson. The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Sony Ericsson is under licence. TrackID is powered by Gracenote Mobile MusicID. Gracenote and Gracenote Mobile MusicID are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gracenote, Inc. Google, Google Maps, Google Talk, Google Search, Google Sync, Gmail, YouTube, Google Voice and Android are trademarks or registered trademarks of Google, Inc. Facebook is a trademark or registered trademark of Facebook, Inc. Twitter is a trademark or a registered trademark of Twitter, Inc. Wi-Fi is a trademark or registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance. DLNA is a trademark or registered trademark of the Digital Living Network Alliance. MicroSD and Transflash are trademarks or registered trademarks of SanDisk Corporation. XHTML is a registered trademark of the W3C. Microsoft, Windows, Internet Explorer, Outlook, Exchange ActiveSync are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Adobe Flash is a trademark or registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. 3GPP is a trademark of ETSI. SyncML is a trademark or registered trademark of Open Mobile Alliance Ltd. Moxier is a trademark or a registered trademark of Emtrace Technologies USA, Inc. Snapdragon is a registered trademark of Qualcomm Incorporated. Wisepilot is a trademark of Appello Systems AB and its products are the property of Appello Systems AB and are protected against unauthorized use by trademark laws. All other trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners.

A few questions from an Xperia X10i.
themaltese 3 posts since Jul 11, 2010

Dear S/E:

I am extremely happy with my X10i, and yesterday I received and installed the latest update with no problems; however, I have a few questions:
1) Why is it that you do not give us "permission" to uninstall things such as the Moxier suite and PlayNow (which is unavailable to us in the USA) without us having to resort to the extreme of rooting?
2) Why is it that you do not give us access to equalizer settings? Again, only through rooting, can we get access to this. (note: the 3rd party apps in Android store are all junk) Would it be that difficult to add an equalizer in MediaScape?
3) Why is it that Skype comes preinstalled on the X1, but not on the X10? I'm on the TMobile network, and here in the USA, Skype for Android is only available to those on the Verizon network. I am forced to use Nimbuzz (which is a great application by-the-way), but it would be nice to have the actual Skype application that is available on the X1. If you got "permission" to preinstall it on the X1, I would assume you can do the same with the X10.
I truly believe that the X10 is an "iCrap" killer; however, if the little things I mention above were to be addressed, in my opinion, this would make a lot of X10 users happy, and make the X10 truly an iphone killer in the eyes of others.
Tags: playnow, skype, equalizer, x10i, moxier
SharlzG 1 posts since Sep 15, 2010 1. Re: A few questions from an Xperia X10i user in the USA Sep 15, 2010 1:02 AM
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This is the same for Australian customers - PlayNow will not work here, but I can't uninstall it and, everytime I open my task killer, it's running. At least give users in courtries that can't access PlayNow the option to uninstall it.
And the Moxier apps - this is my personal phone not my work phone. I have a gmail account which means I have my organiser, calender, contacts, etc, all syncing from gmail using the gmail app but, even though I don't use it, or need it, I can't uninstall it and, as with PlayNow, everytime I open my task killer at least one, if not more, of the Moxier apps are running.
I love my X10. I agree that it's far better than iPhone (and my friend with an iPhone agrees). I don't want to have to root the phone just to be able to get rid of apps that I don't want/need/ use.
Please, please, PLEASE!! SE can you please give an option to uninstall these with the 2.1 update.
ralibali 15 posts since Jun 9, 2010 2. Re: A few questions from an Xperia X10i user in the USA Sep 27, 2010 6:41 AM
I had the same PlayNow error issue, and it was driving me off the walls, since MediaScape was completely useless. However, seems like the latest update fixed it - get the Update Service desktop app, install it and follow instructions on how to update your software (if you still have the phone - I am on the verge of smashing my in the wall, SE did a pretty crappy job with most of the Android experience, and that's coming from an applications developer )
http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/support/softwaredownloads/detailed/updateservice/ xperiax10?cc=gb&lc=en
ralibali 15 posts since Jun 9, 2010 3. Re: A few questions from an Xperia X10i user in the USA Sep 27, 2010 6:57 AM
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Oh, and on the Skype question - for the US market, Skype has a contract only with Verizon, so no other Android phones have it. The one Verizon phones use is developer esp for the carrier. As far as I know, X1 is not an Android phone, therefore Skype for it is different. Try fring, it has the exact same functionality, including international calling.
themaltese 3 posts since Jul 11, 2010 4. Re: A few questions from an Xperia X10i user in the USA Sep 27, 2010 1:51 PM
I had posted this in July, so since then, yes I did get the PlayNow issue resolved with the update; however, BIG whoopy. There's really nothing there of interest. I'd still just rather uninstall the application, as all it does is just use up memory.
As for Skype, I use Nimbuzz and I'm happy with it; however, I would still rather have just the Skype application. Nokia managed to do this on it's N900, and it's got it's own, unique operating system. True the X1 is not an Android phone, but yet you still get a Skype app that you can use on other networks. Perhaps the problem is licensing issues within Android (i.e. Android OS + Skype app = Verizon).
The equalizer is a moot point. I use another MP3 player to listen to music while I run.
I still have the phone (unbelievably), and I'm okay with it now; however, I still have another couple of gripes (one of which I've resolved):

1) Battery life: Yes, these smart phones guzzle batteries for breakfast, but this battery for the X10 is nothing more than an appetizer to this phone. I fixed this by purchasing a battery from Mugen Power http://www.mugen-power-batteries.com/sony-ericsson/sony-ericssonxperia-x10.html. I got the 1800mAh one, and it works nicely; however, I've got my eye on the big 3600mAh that comes with its own extended battery cover!
2) Voice recognition and dialing: Oh do I miss the days when I could talk to my Nokia N85 with just a click of a button on my bluetooth earpiece and tell it to call someone. Try doing that on this phone. Right, let's see. touch the voice dial button on the phone, check. Wait.
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ok, now say the name, check. Several names pop up on the screen, and I have to confirm who I want to call, check. Tap the name, check. Whew! But isn't this considered texting while driving? LOL Now I realize that voice dialing is mostly an Android problem, although some newer phones are starting to bypass this issue (e.g. the new Samsungs). If the Android OS didn't support this feature back when the Xperia was developed and released, why couldn't SE resolve this issue by giving this phone hardware to tackle voice dialing? Voice dialing is an extremely important feature to have for drivers. I would have directed the development team to construct a separate hardware and phonebook combination that would have allowed voice dialing, but that's me.
calldp 1 posts since Oct 1, 2010 5. Re: A few questions from an Xperia X10i user in the USA Oct 1, 2010 7:20 PM
Hi. I m also x10 user. and i have solution abt equilaizer. For use an equilizer in x10 u have to install "Mixzing" application from Anroid market. There is equlizer included in tht player. and tht mp3 player is very nice than anyother player. even mediascap too. and it has widget too so u can easily play songs directly frm screen and much more. so download Mixzing and ENJOY !!
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