Hi all, I'm due to upgrade in 2 weeks and just wanted your opinions on which phone to get!

I can't decide between the Sony Ericsson X10 or the HTC Wildfire. I've read good reviews of both but not sure which one to go for.

If you're being offered these for the same price then, on the face of it, the X10 should be the winner. It's a more expensive, higher spec phone with faster processor, bigger and higher res screen, bigger memory, bigger everything in fact! It's got a higher spec camera with lots of extras and should have a better music player (I say this as I have the Desire, and the music player on that is very basic).

That said, the Wildfire is the so-called budget version of the Desire and runs a later version of Android than the X10 (although I've no idea how important that is). I can't fault my Desire (music player apart) and much prefer it to the X10. If the Wildfire is as good as the reviews say then you have an interesting choice. It may boil down to how big a phone you want to carry around, or whether you're loyal to a specific brand. Also, how important to you are the camera, music player etc?

If I'd been in your position before I got the Desire then I'd have got the X10 straight away. Now, I'm not so sure!

I've heard that the X10 is slightly laggy at times, although I've not seen this for myself so further research would be required there.

What I'd suggest as a solution would be to visit a phone store and play with both phones for 10 minutes each and see which you prefer. Also try reading as many different reviews of each as possible.

Good luck and let us know which you choose

Thanks for the replies

I'll be using the phone for internet and social networking alot, so that's important. The camera's not so important to me, though I'd prefer a half decent one.

From what I can see most phones are free on the contract I want so that's not really a problem.

I've always like Ericsson's, but the HTC's look really good. I say the Wildfire but I'm open to suggestions. The music player isn't too important to me as I have my iPod, but I will be using the FM radio alot.

I don't think the X10 has a FM radio - you'd have to listen via the internet. The Wildfire does have one.

If you're open to other ideas, the HTC Desire or the Samsung Galaxy S are well worth a look.

If you can afford a SE X10, you can afford a HTC Desire.

The Desire is better than both the X10 and the Wildfire but miles. It runs the latest Android 2.2, or soon will, has a better screen, the better processor, better camera [X10 is a bit too basic], can run the newest Android apps [since X10 is still on 1.6]...

Depending on how much you use your phone, you can get a HTC Desire for as little as £20 a month.

A desire for £20 per month...where is this deal?

Here is a few
Desire £20 -effectively

Free Desire, 300 mins + unlim texts + 500 meg data for £25/month but 99p for 8 months that effectively reduces it to around £17/month over the contract. You may or may not see that as being a £20/month deal

Cheers,
Jon

Are you sure it's the X10 and not the X10 mini you're being offered? The X10 mini is in a similar price range to the Wildfire.

I was tempted by the X10 mini pro for a while, but then got lured into getting a Desire. So glad I did, now.

I've not been offered anything yet I've just been browsing the phones. I'm pretty much leaning towards the Desire now....put am going to have a good look as I'm going to go into the shop to do it.

Having just been into carphone warehouse to have a quick look, I'm now not sure whether to go for the Desire or the Samsung Galaxy. The assitant told me the Galaxy was better than the desire, and having read some reviews online it seems he's right...but I'm just not sure now!

My Galaxy arrived today and so far i love it although it will take me a while to get used to everything it offers.

I read the online reviews as I was tempted by the iphone but the galaxy was being rated as better than the iphone.