Sony Ericsson’s trying hard to differentiate its Android offerings from the crowd with the launch of its “HAPPiness” app – a kind of community-focused bargains, deals and special offers tool, exclusively for its range of Android phones.
We haven’t used it. Might be good, or might be Sony Ericsson trying to sell you stuff you don’t really want or need.
It’ll only show up on the Android Market if you’re using one of the Sony Ericsson X-series of handsets. Read more about it over on Sony Ericsson’s Happiness Facebook page.
UPDATE:
As pointed out in the below comments, you can see the HAPPiness app on non-SE handsets and even install it – but it’ll return an error message when you try booting it up. Thanks for doing the research, chaps.
It’s smooth to use, the 1080p display is sharp, clear and bright, the device is extremely light and thin and therefore very pocketable and portable — much more so than other 5-inch phones we’ve used. And yet… we’re a bit unimpressed by the overall package…
A relatively high-spec smartphone, with a 4.5″ display running at 480 x 854 resolution and powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, plus the Ascend G510 arrives running Android 4.1.1 — albeit potentially hindered by Huawei only sticking 512MB of RAM inside it..
The Panasonic Eluga marks the company’s return to the European mobile phone scene years after several years of absence, and it’s come back to us with a moderately high-spec Android model that features a rather stylish, slim case.
Sony returns with an all-new mobile design for 2012, pairing a dual-core processor with a 720p display. It’s a lovely phone, but is it enough to end our Samsung and HTC obsession?
LG’s updated Prada phone comes with an absolutely crazy black & white theme, but is it just for fashionable suit wearers who want to make themselves look a bit more interesting?
MrChaz
/ October 6, 2010I wonder how on earth they’re restricting it to only their handsets. It’s not like normal developers can target by device.
Johnny Washngo
/ October 6, 2010I can see it on the market using my desire.
Bristolboy
/ October 6, 2010I have just downloaded using my Desire – will update when I know whether it works!
Bristolboy
/ October 6, 2010It doesn’t work – it is possible to download using the Desire, but when opening the app I get a message informing me I need a SE phone for it to work so I guess it has been limited to SE phones that way!
Gary C
/ October 6, 2010Thanks, I’ll make the edit of shame…