Product info
Sony Ericsson Xperia X8
View the viral. Chat to your chums. Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 keeps you entertained. Infinitely. One-hand navigation: tap any of the four corners on the touchscreen to get to your favourites.
On the four-corner touchscreen
What makes you smile? Memorable moments with mates? 80’s pop video hairstyles? Cracking goals? Get it all. And more. From PlayNow™ and YouTube™.
Timescape™ - life as it happens
All your communication with a person in one view. Tweets. Messages. Facebook™ status updates. Timescape™ keeps it all up-to-date. And in time order.
Apps and more from Android Market™ and YouTube™
Update with apps for everything. Get new widgets whenever. Download from Android Market™. Feeling cinematic? Enjoy the latest video clips on the 3" screen. Or music through the 3.5 mm jack.
Sony Ericsson X8 Features
Log in to Facebook™
What was life like before Facebook™? With the Sony Ericsson Xperia X8, you can get all the status updates and news feeds you crave. Or see who else is online and chat away.
Timescape™ - meet your mates
Sony Ericsson Timescape lets all your communication with a person come together in one place. Facebook updates, Tweets, texts and missed calls - all gathered in chronological order, so you don’t have to open loads of different apps to see what’s going on.
Get a personalised tour now using your Facebook™
Infinite button
Explore further. Press the Infinite button while listening to a track for more information and content.
You choose - Android Market™
Going out? Finding out? Or perhaps just chilling out? Download any application you want from Android Market™ and customise your Xperia™ X8 to make it exclusively yours.
Let it entertain you
What’s on today? Hip hop beats or Bach? A blockbuster movie or an indie film? Plug in your favourite headphones and enjoy your music through the 3.5 mm jack. And for your viewing pleasure, there’s that great 3-inch screen.
Say it with a tweet
Thought-provoking quotes. A word from the wise guy. That great song you just heard, and found out about through TrackID™. Let your friends - why, the whole world! - know about it through Twitter™.
Make it yours
Your indispensable navigation app? Your music? A news site? You choose what’s important to you. Just take your pick for the four corners of your home screen. Change whenever you feel like it. Want more convenience? Add a widget and have it right under your fingertips, at the centre of the screen.
Find the way - aGPS
You’ll never get lost again. Your phone has built-in aGPS. Location-based services help you find the way to your destination. Or add location info to your images - use the geo-tagging function.
Wi-Fi connect
Connect the quick and easy way. On the move. In cafés. At the airport. Your Xperia™ X8 has Wi-Fi support.
Easy typing
Say it. With as many words as you want. The virtual onscreen keyboard makes typing a breeze.
Technical Specifications
Size
- 99.0 x 54.0 x 15.0 mm
- 3.9 x 2.1 x 0.6 inches
Weight
Screen
- 320 x 480 pixels (HVGA)
- 16,777,216 color TFT
Available colours
Memory
- Phone memory 128MB*
- MicroSD™ support (up to 16 GB)
* Actual free memory may vary due to phone pre-configuration
Battery performance
Battery performance may vary depending on network conditions and configuration, and phone usage.
Networks Talk time (up to)
- GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 4 hours 45 min 446 hours
Standby time (up to)
- UMTS/HSPA 900/2100 5 hours 40 min 476 hours
- UMTS/HSPA 850/1900/2100 5 hours 40 min 476 hours
- Music listening time: 23 hours 40 min
Camera
- Camera - 3.2 megapixel - Capture and share special moments.
- Send to web - Catch moments with your camera and send straight to your personal web site or blog.
- Video recording - Record video clip
Music
- Music tones - MP3, AAC - Use original artist recordings as ringtones.
- Album art - Choose music by browsing CD album art or other images
- Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP) - Music from phone to headset over a wireless connection.
- Media Player - An in-phone media player for music and video
- MegaBass™ - Enhance bass frequencies and give your music more body.
- PlayNow™ - Download music and games to your phone.
- Sony Ericsson Music player - Enjoy your favourite music sorted by artist, album and track. Shuffle and smart playlists supported.
- TrackID™ music recognition - Record a few seconds of a song and get track, artist and album information sent to your phone in seconds.
Web
- Web browser - WebKit
- Full Internet browser with support for standard protocols, images and video.
- Bookmarks
- Quick access to your favourite Web sites.
- Pan & zoom
- View web pages as you like - get a quick overview or zoom in on details.
Entertainment
- Radio - FM radio with RDS - Radio entertainment round the clock.
- 3D games - Enjoy quality games with full color and depth.
- Java - Add extra applications and games to your phone.
- Video Clip - Video clip viewing and transfer to another phone or PC
- Video streaming - Realtime video streaming, e.g. live cam
- YouTube™ - View your favourite YouTube™ videos, or upload your own - access is easy via the YouTube™ application.
Connectivity
- 3.5 mm audio jack -Share your music via the extra jack. Use any headphones with a standard-sized 3.5 mm connector.
- aGPS - Use GPS-powered location-based services.
- Bluetooth™ technology - Connect wirelessly to other Bluetooth™ devices.
- Google Maps™ - Find your way to your destination.
- Synchronisation - Keep phone contacts, calendar and organiser information synchronised with corresponding information in your computer.
- USB support - PC to phone USB cable support
- USB mass storage - Connect and move items between computer and phone.
- WiFi™ - Utilise high-speed Internet at Wi-Fi™ hotspots at airports and other facilities.
- Wisepilot™ turn-by-turn navigation* - Get live instructions for how to find your way to your destination - and have fun en route.
Messaging
- Instant messaging - Online chat. On the move.
- Conversations - Say it via chat-style text messaging.
- Email - Check your email inbox wherever you are.
- Exchange ActiveSync® - Stay seamlessly synchronized with your Microsoft® Exchange email server.
- Predictive text input -Fast and easy text messaging.
- Text messaging (SMS) -Send text greetings anywhere in the world.
- Picture messaging (MMS) - Colourful multimedia messaging.
Communication
- Twitter™ - Timescape™ integration - Let the world know how you feel and what you think - say it with a tweet.
- Facebook™ application - Stay in touch with your friends on Facebook™ through your phone.
- Sony Ericsson Timescape™ - All your communication with one person in one place.
- Speakerphone -Loudspeaker suitable for using the phone as an office handsfree
- Vibrating Alert - The phone vibrates and you can feel when a call comes in
Design
- Four corner home screen - customisable icons -Quick access to favourite functions via four icons in the corners of the home screen.
- Keyboard - Onscreen QWERTY -Text input made easy.
- Auto rotate - Switch from vertical to horizontal mode by rotating the phone. Whatever you\'re viewing will rotate to suit.
- Picture wallpaper - Background picture on-screen when the phone is in standby mode
- Touchscreen - Intuitive navigation – just touch the screen.
Organiser
- Alarm clock - Set a time, and your phone will ring at that time
- Calendar - Fully functional calendar with day, week and month views and reminders
- Calculator - Built-in fully functional calculator
- Flight mode -Disable the radio receivers and transmitters in your phone so you can safely use other functions.
- Infinite button - Just one press to all about your friends or all the artist info you need.
- Notes - Digital notes for things you need to remember.
- Phone book - Store names and phone numbers
- Stopwatch -Measure time
- Timer - Set your phone to alert after a specific time elapsed
Disclaimer
The YouTube™ application is not available in all markets.
The Facebook™ application may not be available with all operator configurations.
