Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro Android Sim Free Smartphone - Black

2011-09-01T10:05:00.000-07:00

Technical Details

Product Description: Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 mini pro - smartphone - WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Product Type: Smartphone - 3G
Service Provider: Not specified
Mobile Services: Video Call, Android Market, YouTube
Phone Design: Slider
Dimensions (WxDxH): 52 mm x 17 mm x 90 mm
Digital Camera: 5 Megapixel
Colour: Black
Technology: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Band: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Integrated Components: Digital camera, 2nd camera, FM radio, digital player
Wireless Interface: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
Display: LCD display - colour - 2.55"
Input Device(s): Touch sensitive screen, QWERTY keyboard
Bluetooth Profiles: Hands Free Profile (HFP), Headset Profile (HSP), Generic Access Profile (GAP), Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP), Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP)
Mobile Email Client: Yes
Internet Browser: Yes
Digital Player (Recorder): WAV, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, AMR, MP3, AAC +, eAAC+, MIDI , MPEG-4, 3GP, H.264, H.263
Supported Flash Memory Cards: microSDHC - up to 16 GB
Talk Time: Up to 240 minutes
Standby Time: Up to 360 hours
Microsoft Certification: Compatible with Windows 7

The Good
- Perfect touchscreen, light touch but direct.
- Feels solid, good build quality.
- Android UI been cleverly tweaked for the small screen, and is easy to browse through.
- Connected to the Android Market.
- Full QWERTY keyboard is good to use, even for the size.
- Expandable memory, up-to 16gb.
- Great looking 5mp camera and video.
- Decent battery life for a smartphone.
- One of the cheapest high-quality smartphones out there.

The Not-So Good
- The size may be too small for some.
- The backing case that holds the battery, sim-card and SD-card is impossible to get off without force.
- Sony Ericsson's Timescape feature needs a little bit of work.
- No camera flash, only a photo-light.
- Feels slightly chunky.
- Runs Android 1.6, an older version of the Android OS.

Price: 4/5
Quality: 5/5
Ease-of-use: 4/5
Features: 5/5
Overall: 4.5/5

Comments
This is my first touchscreen phone and my first smartphone that I have owned, and I have to say I am mightily impressed by the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro. Very easy to use, the whole phone feels very well made, even the slide out keyboard. The menus look great, and the OS is very simple to understand. Teamed with the wonderful touchscreen, this makes the X10 Mini Pro a very easy phone to use. This being on Android, you of course have the Android Market, which has thousands of applications and games for you to download. Everything you'll ever want on your smartphone is on there.

If you are looking for a quality smartphone, but can't afford the high-prices of most, and don't mind going smaller in size, then this perfect for you. And if you're not bothered by a keyboard, the X10 Mini is even cheaper. However I would say because of the size, the keyboard is a welcome addition.

Expected March 2011 (Xperia Neo), Q2 2011 (Xperia Pro)

2011-02-21T14:04:00.000-08:00

Two closely related Android smartphones, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo and Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro are two high-end devices that sit slightly below the Xperia Arc in Sony Ericsson's product range.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo and Xperia Pro at a glance
Available:	March 2011 (Neo) / Q2 2011 (Pro)
Network:	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 + UMTS 800 / 1900 / 2100 or 900 / 2100
Data:	GPRS + EDGE + UMTS (3G) + HSPA + WiFi
Screen:	3.7" 480 x 854 pixels, 16m colours
Camera:	8.1 megapixels
Size:	Tablet smartphone 116 x 57 x 13mm / 126 grams (Neo) 120 x 57 x 14mm / 140 grams (Pro)
Bluetooth:	Yes
Memory card:	MicroSD
Infra-red:	No
Polyphonic:	Yes
Java:	Optional
GPS:	Yes
OS:	Android 2.3
Battery life:	7 hours talk / 16 days standby (3G)

The main difference between the two handsets is that the Pro has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and the Neo does not. When closed, the Pro is a bit bigger and heavier than the Neo, but other than we are pleased to see that Sony Ericsson have made it simple to choose between the two.

Both handsets come with a large 3.7" 854 x 480 pixel scratch resistant capacitive touchscreen display (enhanced with Sony BRAVIA technology), a 1GHz Qualcomm processor, an 8.1 megapixel camera with flash and 720p HD video recording, an FM radio, 3.5G support and WiFi and GPS. Other manufacturers would class this as "top of the range", but the impressive Xperia Arc and Xperia Play both come in with slightly better specifications.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo and Xperia Pro

Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro Android Sim Free Smartphone - Black

Technical Details

Expected March 2011 (Xperia Neo), Q2 2011 (Xperia Pro)