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
- 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.
