The Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 is an Android smart phone developed by Sony Ericsson and sold in the United States on AT&T Mobility. The phone has a 3.0 inch capacitive touch screen LCD running a custom layer of Android 2.1.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X8

Manufacturer	Sony Ericsson
Carrier	(AT&T 10a)
Available	September 2010
Screen	3.0 inch touchscreen, 16M Colors (320x480 pixels) TFT Capacitive
Camera	3.15 MP (2048x1536px) Video VGA @30fps (Android 1.6)
Operating system	Android 2.1 (upgraded from Android 1.6)
Input	Touchscreen, Accelerometer, Digital Compass, Proximity sensors
CPU	Qualcomm MSM7227 600 MHz processor
Memory	168 MB
Storage	128 MB in phone, up to 16 GB on microSDHC memory card
Battery	Rechargeable and replaceable, Li-Po 1200 mAh (BL-4D).
Physical size	99 x 54 x 15 mm
Weight	104 g with battery
Series	Sony Ericsson Xperia family

Software

Sony Ericsson has made its own custom overlay on top of the Android system called UX, short for User eXperience, which consists of design elements, themes and custom applications. The main application is Sony Ericsson Timescape. Timescape is a program that lifts together Facebook, Twitter, SMS and mail into a flowing column on the home screen. X8 makes it possible to attach photos you have taken with the camera to your contacts or send them to your Facebook account. The phone contains all normal smartbook applications and some outstanding ones: Wisepilot Navigation Software, Google Maps, YouTube, Sony's PlayNow and TrackID (to identify a song by recording a small part of it).

Profits

Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson reported a third consecutive net profit of 49 million euros ($70 million) in the third quarter, compared with a year-earlier loss of 164 million euros, mainly thanks to success with its smartphones as well as new product launches and cost cuts