It was not too long ago, the choice fell on the Android phone is if you want a physical keyboard (HTC G1/Dream) or not (HTC Magic). With the increasing adoption of Android handset manufacturers and carriers, the same decision in 2010 is much more difficult. We can integrate the two most recent phone Android, HTC Desire and the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10, head to head against our last show - read the details.
Technical Data
CPU
* Preparation: Qualcomm's Snapdragon QSD8250 (1GHz)
* XPERIA X10: Qualcomm's Snapdragon QSD8250 (1GHz)
Memory (RAM)
* Readiness: 576 MB
* XPERIA X10: 384 MB
Operating System
* Preparation: Android 2.1 (HTC Sense IU)
* XPERIA X10: Android 1.6 (the 'user experience Sony Ericsson)
Screen
* Preparation: 3.7-inch AMOLED touchscreen 480x800 (252 pixels per inch) (1.9 "x 3.2")
* XPERIA X10: 4.0 inch TFT 480x854 (245 pixels per inch) (2 x 3.5 ")
Camera
* Preparation time: 5 megapixel, autofocus, LED flash, face detection, geotagging, smile detection
* XPERIA X10: 8.1 megapixel, autofocus, LED flash, face detection, geotagging, smile detection, image stabilization and video, emphasis Touch
Battery
* Preparation: 1400mAh
* XPERIA X10: 1500 mAh
Screens
HTC Desire
What a bittersweet experience. When I laid eyes desire, you'll love the screen. Screens in your home and live in the Android 2.1 in the background looks completely gorgeous. It's when you start to see photos and watch a video that AMOLED technology will be used for obvious flaws.
For detailed information on the drawbacks of the AMOLED, Ars Technica and check his running mate. Both articles speak of the Nexus One of the screen, but the same screen used in desire.
Xperia X10
Just ... wow. I only need two words to describe the X10 screen - a huge and magnificent. You will not find more pixel density than the HTC devices running Windows Mobile. Whether you're looking for - web pages, photos, videos - it seems quite surprising.
Design
XPERIA X10 really eye-catching design, but when you hold it loses the magic of the hotel. The use of these impressive specs inside the plastic case was a bad move - especially with the price they slapped on this.
Different from the desire to look we're used to HTC. Chin mark is still there, but it is much more subtle. optical trackball is really much nicer than the physical wheel, the HTC Hero, but I still do not quite use the touch screen.
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HTC Desire
My first experience with a user interface running on the Android user interface has been running for the hero of HTC Sense, and I love it. Sense Desire IU back and badder than ever. There are seven main screen to adapt as you see fit, and you can pinch to zoom in and see thumbnails of all the seven screens, and quickly jump to the screen you want. It is the HTC Android widgets widgets and display a unified interface, and HTC may release new widgets for download without updating your operating system.
Xperia X10
Having experienced the onset of drying and pre-Android 2.0, I can not fault the decision of Sony Ericsson to create a custom UI on Android 1.6 ... but I can not fault the performance, which is capable of making an ultra-fast processor 1GHz to feel rather inadequate, and a screen of not less than 4 inches seems too small. Portions of the UI, it seems they were designed specifically for waste all that real estate.
Activity
I initially thought that the 1 GHz processor grunt is intelligent enough to do almost anything, but with different activities of these two phones proven otherwise. I'm sure you've seen the TV ads for telephones, where everything is fluid and fast, even if the performance in the real world is far from it. Well, the HTC Desire is so near the phone promoting "magic I've ever seen, as the Xperia has serious operational problems.
It is perhaps not so surprising, given that the HTC for a long time to refine some devices Sense interface, Sony Ericsson and trying to do something pretty ambitious right from their own experience of the user portal, chew not more than they can chew process.
Social Media
HTC Desire
HTC FriendStream social media software is functional enough, but a couple of tweaks to the UX. Ability to display only updates Facebook and Twitter for your help, and it would be nice to click on the links in tweets directly from the controller, rather than clicking on the enlarged image to the customer of HTC Twitter , Peep tweet before allowing them to click on this link.
Examples of his contacts in your Facebook and Twitter profiles, works great, and flags potential matches for you, the initial configuration so much less painful.
Xperia X10
Sony Ericsson software social media, Timescape, represented in the form of a function at its best ... and the shape is not very good. Chains of their social networks show "splines" which makes sense, but you can see four or five words on average in each image and profile status, it seems that even the most beautiful Barebones Twitter clients are stretched and distorted beyond recognition. You can even visit the links tweets - click takes them to the profile of this user mobile.twitter.com site that is totally intuitive. I have to give Sony Ericsson's head to understand that Twitter and Facebook are often different worlds, and you can view the messages you want from one of the following services.
Given Timescape for socialites, I am surprised that there is no option more frequent updates. minimum refresh rate is five minutes on Twitter and Facebook is 1 hour. This trend is reinforced by the fact that when she pulled the new data, updates are released to the spline at the same time, the spline keeps scrolling and - and you can not stop doing it if you see something interesting.
You can supposedly identify their contacts in their social media profile, but I could never do anything but put a link to someone's profile to your Facebook contacts.
Both
Both the HTC and Sony Ericsson nice way to go before they can use one of these phones for free Twitter client (we recommend Twidroid) and the official Facebook application. Apple seems to start a Facebook integration to the iPhone OS 4.0, so we hope this creates a lot of innovation in this space.
Battery
Although X10 has a 100mAh extra up his sleeve from the 1400mAh battery Desire, it really cut the hair to find the winner in the use of real life.
With 3G, Gmail and syncing updating Twidroid background, both phones have been around 40% remaining after 24 hours with batteries. This is far from a Nokia or BlackBerry in levels up battery, but it is impressive nonetheless - if you forget to take one of these phones at night, you'll need plenty of fresh left the office the next day .
How can they function as a phone
Sometimes it is easy to forget that we buy these devices for use primarily as a phone. X10 has some problems - on the quiet side of the earpiece is a little, so if you're the kind of person who is trying to communicate in noisy bars and clubs that you might have some problems with it. More importantly, there is interference strange software that can cause the phone to forget about the missed calls and text messages - which really is not ideal.
HTC Desire is certainly the most convenient phone "flat glass" style I've ever used. The round shape on top is even nicer than the rim of metal, plastic or around the ear X10 iPhone.
Multitouch
HTC Desire is multitouch enabled, with a pinch of increasing the browser and Google Maps offers users an experience far superior to X10 multitouch less. Desire a touch screen and how much more responsive than the HTC Hero. Interestingly, conflicting information out there about whether the upcoming X10 multitouch when he updated the Android 2.1 or 2.2 later this year.
Media Recovery
Both phones are face to face in terms of media support, but it has not, or are particularly impressive. DivX and FLAC support would be an easy way to win the heart of media junkies, it is not surprising that none of these phones to do so.
X10 highlights the recently played, recently added and media favorite. You must click on "More" to access the list of standard media. This may work for some, but not for me - I prefer because the media on my microSD card in the first place. Transitions and animations ultimately affect the practice - I just want a quick way to see, what is it, rather than eye candy.
The desire is so close to the iPhone / iPod touch that you will get the land Apple. The menu navigation is intuitive and very close, and you can create playlists on the device. Mobile World Congress, HTC announced that the desire to get DivX support in the update to come, but he forgot to mention in this update may be striking features.
Winner
X10 has the potential. If Sony Ericsson can address minor problems in its software and support to improve the format, FLAC and DivX support, I would be hard to beat in terms of media, but whatever it is really difficult to recommend - the first thing I would do if I bought them will vanilla 2.1 install android rom.
If you have not figured it out today, the HTC Desire is the winner of this shootout. Despite the shortcomings AMOLED screen is still the most beautiful android phone I've ever used. If you want Android handset today, this is what you need to buy.