
There are not many phone manufacturers nowadays that are brave enough to venture outside of the well-known and safe field of doing large black slabs, stuffed with dual-core processors. Indeed, from design standpoint, the times are much simpler now than they were before. We're witnessing a relatively bland landscape, mostly filled with boring-looking smartphones, which, albeit powerful, have visibly little sense of style.
Until now, this trend went mostly unnoticed, due to the very nature of the smartphone-rocking crowd – tech-savvy individuals who mainly care about the specs and capabilities of their devices, rather than how they look. However, with the rapid proliferation of smartphones, we're beginning to see more and more casual cell phone users making the jump to using an iPhone, an Android handset, etc. With such popularization, sooner or later there's going to be demand for devices that look a bit more refined, a bit more sophisticated, if you will.
Some manufacturers are already willing to target their devices to this new, previously unexplored area of the market. Sony Ericsson's Xperia line is a perfect example. With handsets like the arc, ray and mini, the joint-venture is openly showing that its offerings don't rely on specs alone. They'll attract people by looking cool. A rather atypical solution can be observed with the Sony Ericsson Xperia mini and mini pro – the new additions to the manufacturer's “super-mini” class, which have taken all the good sides of their predecessors, and managed to complement them with some more up-to-date specs. Let's see how the QWERTY-sporting Xperia mini pro fares in this cruel world of smartphone juggernauts!
In the box you'll find:
- Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro
- Wall charger with detachable microUSB cable
- MH410 GreenHeart handsfree
- 2GB microSD card
- Small cleaning cloth
- Screen protector
- Lots of papers
Sony-Ericsson Xperia mini pro Technical Specifications
General |
Status | Coming soon |
Announced | May 2011 |
Network (2G) | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 / GSM 850 |
Network (3G) | HSDPA 850 / HSDPA 1900 / HSDPA 2100 |
Form factor | Slider |
Antenna type | Internal |
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Size |
Weight | 136.0 g (with battery) |
Dimensions | 92.0 x 53.0 x 18.0 mm |
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Display |
Type | Graphical |
Coloured | Yes, LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
Size | 3.00 inch |
Resolution | 320 x 480 pixels |
| - QWERTY keyboard - Scratch-resistant surface - Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate - Multi-touch input method - Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off - Timescape UI |
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Memory |
Shared memory | 400 MB |
| - Photocall - 512 MB RAM - microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB card included - 1GHz Scorpion processor, Adreno 205 GPU, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon |
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Ringtones |
Polyphonic ringtones | Yes |
Ringtone profiles | Yes |
| - MP3 ringtones |
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Networking |
HSDPA speed | 7.2 Mbps |
GPRS | Yes, Up to 86 kbps |
EDGE | Yes, Up to 237 kbps |
WLAN | Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
USB | Yes, 2.0 microUSB |
Bluetooth | Yes, 2.1 with A2DP |
WAP | Yes |
Browser | Yes, HTML |
Email client | Yes |
| - Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) - HSUPA 5.76Mbps - GPS with A-GPS support - Digital compass - Push email - Instant Messaging |
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Features |
Vibration | Yes |
SMS | Send / Receive |
MMS | Send / Receive |
Camera | Builtin, 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, geo-tagging, image stabilization, smile and face detection, touch focus, video (720p), secondary VGA front-facing camera |
Java | Yes, via Java MIDP emulator |
Games | Yes, (changeable) |
Clock | Yes |
Alarm | Yes |
Calculator | Yes |
Calendar | Yes |
To-do list | Yes |
Voice memo | Yes |
T9 | Yes |
Multiple numbers / contact | Yes |
Handsfree | Yes |
Headset jack | Yes |
FM Radio | Yes |
| - SNS integration - MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player - TrackID music recognition - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, - YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk - Document viewer |
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Standard Battery |
Type | Li-Ion |
Amperage | 1200 mAh |
Standby time | GSM: 331h / 3G: 340h |
Talk time | GSM: 5h 40m / 3G: 5h 25m |
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