Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro Review

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The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro manages to pack loads of features into an eye-squintingly small package, just like its sibling, the Xperia X10 Mini. But the Mini Pro adds a slide-out Qwerty keyboard, making it the most usable miniature smart phone.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini Pro – Features:

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro mobile phone offers the superb combination of excellent touch screen features and the power of full QWERTY keyboard. The handset also brings in the Timescape application by the help of which you can combine your entire messages and social networks into one place. The home screen widgets are customizable for the easy access of the users. Apart from the default widgets, the users can also download new applications from the Android market. The SE XPERIA X10 Mini Pro runs on Android 1.6 and provides some amazing list of features. Some of the major highlights of the mobile phone include 2.55 inches touch screen, 5 mega pixel camera, up to 16 GB memory support, A-GPS support, standard Li-Po battery, etc.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini Pro – Network:

No matter with what features and specifications a mobile phone comes with, it must bring in good network support. Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini Pro is supportive of both 2G and 3G networks. With 2G, it supports the quad band GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900; while with 3G it supports the HSDPA 900 / 2100. In terms of connectivity, there are Class 10 GPRS and Class EDGE that provides the speed of 32 - 48 kbps and 236.8 kbps respectively. Solid browsing speed is assured as HSDPA 3G comes into action along with Wi Fi.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini Pro – Connectivity:

Transferring data is also crucial in today's time. It has become common that the users of the mobile phone transfers music, videos, games and other files to other compatible handsets by using superior connectivity options. XPERIA X10 Mini Pro, therefore, features Bluetooth® and USB for easy and fast data transfers.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini Pro – Memory:

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini Pro packs a decent storage capacity as the handset is capable of storing lots of data. The internal memory of the mobile phone is 128 MB that can store practically unlimited entries of call records and phone book. In addition to that, the handset offers an expandable memory option that supports storage capacity up to 16 GB. At the time of purchase, you will get 2 GB memory for free.


Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini Pro – Design:

Generally, it is difficult to differentiate between the look of XPERIA X10 Mini and XPERIA X10 Mini Pro. The only difference lies in the fact that Mini Pro combines QWERTY keyboard along with the touch screen display. If you are looking for a mobile phone that is portable and features the combination of QWERTY and touch screen, then opting for the X10 XPERIA Mini Pro is a good choice. The handset weighs just 120 grams and its measurements are 90 x 52 x 17 mm. Therefore, XPERIA X10 Mini Pro is easy to carry.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini Pro – Display:

Now, let’s check out the display aspects of the mobile phone. The size of the screen is 2.55 inches, and it is a TFT touch screen that displays 256,000 colours and a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. Other essential features of the display are inclusive of Timescape User Interface, scratch resistant surface, and accelerometer sensor for auto rotate. The display is viewed in the landscape mode and the phone slid opens to the right.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini Pro – Camera:

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini Pro is a high end smart phone, and it includes the best of features. Therefore, the expectation to feature a good camera automatically arises. On top of that, this is a Sony Ericsson product, which has several excellent camera enabled mobile phones into its credit. It brings in a 5 mega pixel camera that provides resolution of 2560 x 1920 pixels. Other highlights of the camera includes auto focus, LED flash, and geo tagging. Video recording is possible with the camera, but there is no secondary camera.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini Pro - Multimedia & Others:

The mobile phone also provides excellent options to listening music and watching videos. The built in music player is easy to control, and it is capable of playing different files such as MP3, eAAC+, WMA, and WAV, whereas the video playback is capable of playing MP4, H.263, H.264, and WMV files. In addition to that, there are other entertainment options like exciting games, Google talk, YouTube, etc. In fact, Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini Pro features all the Google applications such as Google search, Gmail, and Google Maps.

Conclusion:

The tiny Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro packs a slide-out Qwerty keyboard, making it surprisingly usable, as long as you can bear the small screen. The power of Android makes the Mini Pro much more than just a novelty phone, but a more recent version of the operating system would have been welcome.

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