Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 vs. Apple iPhone 4 Specs Comparison

Sony Ericsson has a very strong play coming to AT&T in 2010 – the XPERIA X10. With specifications straight out of Star Trek, is one of the most advanced devices ever released by Sony Ericsson. However, the new iPhone 4, despite its shortcomings, has set the bar in smartphone functionality that is nearly unmatched by other devices. We put the XPERIA X10 (specs courtesy Sony Ericsson) head to head with the iPhone 4 (specs courtesy of Apple) in a detailed specifications comparison. The North American market has been dominated by the iPhone family of phones, and it is now even more powerful than before with the updated 4th version. However, momentum behind Android is accelerating quickly with an avalanche of devices coming out for it. Both phones have rich application environments – the iPhone with App Store, and the XPERIA X10 with the Google Android Market.

The XPERIA X10 will come to the USA courtesy of AT&T (and labeled as the XPERIA X10a) on August 15th 2010 for $149 or less with a two year contract; this could be one interesting matchup against the $199 iPhone 4. We’ve highlighted the winner of each category in Green, the loser in Red, and neutral/subjective specs are in Yellow. Any categories left in White we couldn’t make a decision based on incomplete data, or felt was too trivial to really base a winner on. Please leave a comment with anything we’ve missed or errors in our work – we worked hard to make sure this was as accurate as possible.

I’ve used both devices extensively and there are certain advantages with the iPhone 4 that does set it apart from the XPERIA X10 or any other phone for that matter. The insane clarity of the retina display on the iPhone 4 is indisputable. Some people will hold the retina display as the feature that makes it better than the XPERIA X10. We feel that the XPERIA X10 does have several features (as we highlighted in green) that do give it key advantages over the iPhone 4, though. The best recommendation is for someone to use both phones and see how they feel, which will be possible after mid August in most AT&T stores.