New Sony Ericsson Mini phone – Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro

As we await the launch of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, the manufacturer has added two new ‘mini’ phones to its Xperia series, the X10 Mini and the Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Pro, scheduled for launch in early second quarter of 2010.

Taking a closer look at the X10 Mini Pro, this new Xperia phone manages to pack an additional slide-out Qwerty keyboard into a slightly larger case than the X10 Mini edition that opts for simple touchscreen input.

Comparing the two models, the Mini Pro adds just 1mm to the depth of the phone to accommodate this new Qwerty keyboard, while the width is extended by just 2mm and the overall height by 7mm. The addition of the keyboard will please manual users who enjoy tapping the keys instead of having to use the on-screen Qwerty keyboard.

The weight of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro is also slightly heavier compared to the X10 Mini, jumping from 88g to 120g, with that being said it is still a very compact phone and best of all the features are exactly the same in both models.

These include a 5.0 megapixel camera with autofocus, among many other camera features, Wi-Fi, 3.5G compatibility, GPS, expandable memory, FM radio, and a 3.5mm audio jack for listening. music with any standard set of headphones.

One of the biggest unique selling points of these two new X10 phones is the fact that they are by far the smallest Android powered mobile phones ever released, this also means that they both have access to the Android Market, where thousands of new apps, content, and tools can be downloaded at super-fast speeds.

Sony Ericsson is not the first manufacturer to coin the name ‘Pro’ or ‘Mini’ for its models, HTC was the first to use Pro to describe its Touch Pro model, which was later upgraded to the HTC Touch Pro 2 and Nokia was the first. to use the ‘Mini’ label for their Nokia N97 Mini, which is a miniturized version of their original N-Series N97 phone.

Joining these two new additions to the X10 range is another phone using the ‘Pro’ name tag, the Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro, which again offers the slide-out Qwerty keyboard associated with this new name.

The competition against these new phones is not directly in terms of size, but certainly the features can be met by the new Motorola Milestone phones, Nokia N97, Samsung Omnia Pro and LG GW620.

One of the main concerns about the Sony X10 Mini and Mini Pro has to be the size of the screens as smartphones seem to be getting bigger all the time. Sony Ericsson has chosen to go in the other direction with the smaller 2.55mm touch screen. screens of these new phones.

When you think of the new HTC HD2 with its massive 4.3-inch screen and even the Sony Ericsson X10 that offers a huge 4-inch screen, you have to wonder how user-friendly these new Android devices really are. It seems that Sony Ericsson has addressed this to some degree with a new user interface that places shortcuts in each corner of the main home screen, but when it comes to watching videos and browsing the internet, can things get a bit complicated?

Both the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro and Mini edition phones will be launching very soon, neither network has confirmed yet that they will be selling the phones, but a SIM Free launch is expected in April.

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