Comments on: Stat clash: Motorola Milestone v Sony Ericsson Xperia X10

By: Ben Sillis

Ben Sillis — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:54:34 +0000

Curious approach from Qualcomm considering it makes the processors in so many Android handsets. Hope it hurries up!

By: anon

anon — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:53:28 +0000

You’re correct. Qualcomm has not released an Android 2.0 version for Snapdragon, hence why X10 and Acer Liquid for now must rely on 1.6. Not SE’s fault but rather Qualcomm/Google …

By: Ben Sillis

Ben Sillis — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:23:43 +0000

Existing Xperias don’t run on Android, and use not so hot screens, so multitouch is out of the question for them I fear. It appears Motorola simply got to use Android 2.0 in the Droid earlier than other manufacturers – it has a very close relationship with Google. It’ll be interesting to see how quickly 2.0 ROMs for the Xperia X10 emerge after release though.

By: Ben Sillis

Ben Sillis — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:20:39 +0000

I’d hold off until you get a chance to test the Milestone keyboard yourself if you can. Like you, I prefer a dedicated QWERTY keyboard, though I’m not convinced they’re all born equal. I’ve not played with a Droid/Milestone, but those keys look very difficult to differentiate between. I am impressed with how thin Moto has managed to make it still though.

By: James Holland

James Holland — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:20:30 +0000

Only the Xperia 10 will get Android 2, we’re told. Likewise, we’re not sure about multi-touch, but it’s certainly a possibility. As for screen resolutions, Android 2 is specifically designed to work over a wider range of screen sizes, types and resolution.

By: Philip Creasy

Philip Creasy — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:07:54 +0000

I know android 1 doesn’t support multi-touch; are you saying that existing xperias – when they’re available – will get multitouch, as well as all the rest, when android 2 upgrade is available – ie it’s a software not a hardware limitation? Also, if they have the same screen res, how come sony say android 2 doesn’t yet support their screen – which I think I read yesterday

By: Michael Dahl

Michael Dahl — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:59:50 +0000

I think one aspect has been left out in this comparison, the fact that the Motorola Milestone will be packing a qwerty keyboard.
I can’t say in general how big of a deal that is, but for me personally the deal breaker up until now for buying any Android based mobile, has been the lack of a slide-out keyboard. Up until the X10 when I thought the larger screen and resolution might be enough to overcome that hurdle with an on-screen keyboard.. But then came the Milestone (and even launches before the X10), which had the same resolution _and_ qwerty keyboard – for me there is no doubt that the Milestone is the winner in any showdown of Android phones.

By: Ben Sillis

Ben Sillis — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:08:36 +0000

Ditto – sadly that’s one thing we can’t test from a short preview with the Xperia X10. Rest assured we’ll put it through its paces though in a review nearer launch.

By: Jhon

Jhon — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:36:43 +0000

I wonder what would be the battery life of a phone that has 1 Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon chip…