New Gadget: Sony Ericsson XPERIA X8

Here I go again! I lost my Nokia C3 at a Deftones concert last month, but I'm glad to say I have another excuse to get myself a new phone. I actually wasn't that happy with my C3 because it didn't support 3rd party apps very well; like for chat and social networks. (check out my updated review of it in the archives)

Here's my new baby! Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 running on Android* 1.6 (Donut) but upgradeable to 2.1 (Eclair). (Android OS versions sound so yummy!) So, I've been using this for a week and I'm happy with it.

*Android is an OS very much similar to the Apple iPhone. You can go to the Google Android Market and download apps like Angry Birds, Foursquare, Facebook, etc.

 So basically, my requirements for a new phone were:

1. Wi-fi-capable

2. Easy to check mail, chat, and access social networking sites.

3. Cheap enough so I don't freak out if I happen to lose it.

4. Preferably comes free with a monthly phone plan 

I got Sun Cellular Php999 plan for unlimited mobile surfing and Sun-to-Sun calls and texts. Globe Telecom has been disappointing lately with their customer service and their slow mobile internet. So I went with Sun, which is actually quite fast! I hope it stays that way. (This is not a sponsored thing! I'm just really happy with Sun lol)

Along with the Samsung Galaxy 5 and Huawei Ideos u81500 (which was originally my first choice), I've heard good things about the Xperia and these two very similar phones (affordable android phones and good quality). I settled for the Xperia because the Huawei and the Galaxy was just TOO HARD TO FIND in Manila! Weird. 

But I'm glad I got this because of the slightly higher screen size (320 x 480 pixels, 3.0 inches compared to Samsung galaxy 5, which is at 240 x 320 pixels, 2.8 inches)

Even with the higher size, I still wish the screen was slightly larger (see below). I still have to get used to typing on the touch screen. Thank god for autospell (...sometimes.)

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