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{{Short description|Android smartphone}}
{{Infobox mobile phone
| name          = Sony Ericsson Xperia X8
| codename      = Shakira
| image         = Sony Ericsson Xperia X8.jpg
| manufacturer  = Sony Ericsson
| series        = Xperia
| carrier       =
| networks      = {{nowrap|'''GSM''' 850,900 1800 1900 MHz}} <br />'''UMTS''' 900 2100 MHz<br />'''UMTS''' 850 1900 2100 MHz (North America)
| released      = <!-- {{Start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| price         = <!-- Full price at initial release -->
| available     = {{Start date|df=yes|2010|06|16}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.sonymobile.com/press_release/sony-ericsson-delivers-the-most-entertaining-smartphones/|title=Sony Ericsson delivers the most entertaining smartphones|publisher=Sony Ericsson|access-date=2014-01-26}}</ref>
| discontinued  =
| predecessor   =
| successor     =
| related       = Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini
| type          = [[Engineering:Smartphone|Smartphone]]
| form          = Slate
| size          = {{convert|99|mm|in|abbr=on}} H <br /> {{convert|54|mm|in|abbr=on}} W  <br /> {{convert|15|mm|in|abbr=on}} D
| weight        = {{convert|104|g|oz|abbr=on}} with battery
| os            = [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]] 1.6, upgradable to 2.1<br>Unofficial upgrades to [[Engineering:Android version history#Android 4.4 KitKat (API level 19)|4.4.x]] via [[Software:CyanogenMod|CyanogenMod]]
| cpu           = 600 MHz ARMv6 processor, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset
| gpu           = Adreno 200
| memory        = 175 [[Megabyte|MB]]
| storage       = 128 MB
| memory_card   = microSDHC, up to 16&nbsp;GB
| battery       = 1200&nbsp;mAh Li-Polymer replaceable
| input         = [[Engineering:Touchscreen|Touchscreen]], [[Physics:Accelerometer|accelerometer]], [[Engineering:Assisted GPS|aGPS]], [[Physics:Magnetometer|magnetometer]], [[Engineering:Proximity sensor|proximity sensor]], [[Physics:Compass|compass]]
| display       = {{convert|3.0|in|mm|adj=on}} capacitive touchscreen, 16&nbsp;M colors, 320×480 pixels, [[Engineering:TFT LCD|TFT LCD]]
| rear_camera   = <!-- primary camera, typically used for photography and video recordings -->
| front_camera  = <!-- secondary camera, typically used for video calls -->
| media_formats = <!-- audio and video file formats and/or codecs the device can play or record -->
| connectivity  = [[Bluetooth]]&nbsp;2.1 with A2DP <br />micro[[Engineering:USB|USB]]&nbsp;2.0 <br />3.5&nbsp;mm audio jack <br />aGPS <br />Stereo [[Engineering:FM broadcasting|FM tuner]] with [[Physics:Radio Data System|RDS]] <br />[[Wi-Fi]] b/g
| references    =<ref name="x8specs">{{cite web |url=http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/corporate/products/phoneportfolio/specification/xperiax8 |title=Xperia X8 specifications |publisher=Sony Ericsson |access-date=23 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218063320/http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/corporate/products/phoneportfolio/specification/xperiax8 |archive-date=18 February 2012 }}</ref>

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| colours         = White with dark blue, White with aqua blue, White with pink, White with silver, plain White
| included items  = 2&nbsp;GB microSD card and Bluetooth headset MW 600
 -->
}}
The '''Sony Ericsson Xperia X8''' is a mid-range [[3G|3G]] [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]] [[Engineering:Smartphone|smartphone]] developed by Sony Ericsson in the Xperia series released in Q4 2010. It was sold in many countries worldwide, including the United States on AT&T Mobility and low-end pay-monthly contracts in the UK. It originally shipped running Android 1.6 but was upgraded in early 2011 to Android 2.1.

==Hardware==
The phone has a {{convert|3.0|in|mm|adj=on}} capacitive touch screen LCD. It has a resolution of 320 by 480 pixels half-size video graphics array (HVGA) with [[24-bit color|24-bit depth]]. On the back is a 3.2-megapixel camera with fixed focus. Photos can be [[Engineering:Geotagging|geotagged]]. The camera can be accessed via the touchscreen menu, or via the dedicated camera button on the side of the phone. The Xperia X8 uses a 600&nbsp;MHz [[Company:Qualcomm|Qualcomm]] MSM7227 processor, has a 3-axis accelerometer and built-in [[Engineering:Global Positioning System|GPS]], a digital compass, an ambient light sensor and a lug for attaching a strap.

Multi-touch support was also added to several aftermarket firmware versions (ROMs) as a sideloaded module (now newer kernel included the code to enable it) which enabled users to use basic multitouch gestures such as pinch to zoom (on Synaptics digitizer) and real dual-touch (on Cypress digitizer) thanks to [[Software:XDA Developers|XDA]] recognized developer doixanh, AnDyx & andrej456, something that Sony Ericsson was adamant was impossible on the X8.

==Software==
Sony Ericsson has made its own custom overlay on the Android system using an optimized version of the UX (user experience) interface, which consists of design elements, themes and custom applications. The four corners of the screen have replaceable shortcuts for commonly used applications. The main application is Sony Ericsson Timescape, a social networking application that combines messages from Facebook, Twitter, SMS and email into a flowing column on the home screen. Photos may be attached to contacts or sent to a Facebook account. The phone contains expected smartphone applications, and Wisepilot Navigation Software, [[Software:Google Maps|Google Maps]], YouTube, Sony's [[Finance:PlayNow Arena|PlayNow Arena]] and TrackID (to identify a song by recording a small part of it).

Sony Ericsson was widely criticized by X8 users for failing to provide [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]] firmware upgrades to 2.2 Froyo or 2.3 Gingerbread. They later stated that the phone's hardware was unable to run anything beyond 2.1 Eclair due to a lack of sufficient memory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/products/2011/06/20/update-on-gingerbread-for-xperia%E2%84%A2-x10/|title=Update on Gingerbread for Xperia™ X10|publisher=Sony Ericsson Product Blog|date=20 June 2011|last=Skogberg|first=Rikard|access-date=16 November 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109050232/http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/products/2011/06/20/update-on-gingerbread-for-xperia%E2%84%A2-x10/|archive-date=9 January 2012}}</ref> They were later proved wrong by the Android modding community, who released their own versions of Android 2.2 and 2.3 in subsequent months, which ran stably on the X8.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}} [[Software:CyanogenMod|CyanogenMod]] released a 2.3 update for the X8 which required rooting. Since then, independent developers have made a fully working Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.androidauthority.com/xperia-x8-ics-cyanogenmod-9-62667/|title=Upgrade Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 to Ice Cream Sandwich Via CyanogenMod 9|website=www.androidauthority.com|date=18 March 2012|last=Ybañez|first=Alvin|access-date=16 November 2020|archive-date=19 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819102825/https://www.androidauthority.com/xperia-x8-ics-cyanogenmod-9-62667/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Jelly Bean (4.1 & 4.2), and KitKat (4.4) port using a custom [[Software:Kernel (operating system)|kernel]].

==See also==
*List of Android devices

==References==
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==External links==
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