Sony Ericsson’s previous release Xperia x10 mini pro, a brother of the Xperia x10 mini, that boasts it’s full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, is jam-packed with unbelievable loads of features in its really small package. The slide-out QWERTY keyboard,WiFi connectivity, SNS integration, four corner homescreen, 5.0 megapixel camera with auto-focus, and of course, Android OS–all of these on the palm of you hands–LITERALLY. This has been out for quite sometime now, but I never really had the call for slide phones–until yesterday. I have been a fan of Sony Ericsson and I’m really impressed how my phone lasted for 4 years now, and still have no problem with performance at all! The batter still lasts up to three days. Unlike the other phones I had, for a few months of good charging and discharging, it wears out really bad eventually.
I was thinking, x10 mini pro could be my comeback phone to SE. No phone could ever be perfect. So I was looking for what is probably the problem with it. And there. The flaw: POOR BATTERY PERFORMANCE.
According to a lot of reviews, with a 950mAh battery a full charge of x10 mini pro would hardly last a day no matter how you try to save energy. Some sites such as http://www.knowyourmobile.com have suggested ways to maximize its battery life. You have to turn off almost every energy-draining feature. And that’s a bust! What’s the point of buying a phone with all those features, if you have to deactivate all of them.
On the third quarter of 2011, the new Xperia Mini Pro will be released. It no longer holds the “X10” in its name but it is pretty much an improved version of of X10 mini pro. Improved battery (1200mAh),Bravia display, wider screen and all those fancy stuffs.
I compared the two on http://www.sonyericsson.com and here are the results. It is not completely accurate but it says a lot. I can’t wait to get my hands on the Xperia Mini Pro!
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Xperia™ mini pro |
Xperia™ X10 mini pro |
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Price |
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Coming soon |
– |
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Size |
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92.0 × 53.0 × 18.0 mm |
90.0 × 52.0 × 17.0 mm |
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Available colours |
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Screen size and resolution |
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480 × 320 pixels |
240 × 320 pixels |
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| Battery time |
Talk |
| Standby |
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Weight |
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136 g |
120 g |
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Memory |
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Memory card included: 2 GB microSD™ microSD™ support up to 32GB Phone memory up to 320MB RAM: 512MB |
MicroSD™ support (up to 16 GB) Phone memory up to 128MB |
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Camera |
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5megapixel |
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Flash / light type |
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LED |
Photo flash |
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Touchscreen |
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Yes |
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Keyboard |
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QWERTY + Onscreen QWERTY and 12 key |
QWERTY |
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aGPS |
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Yes |
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HD video recording (720p) |
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Yes |
– |
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3.5 mm audio jack |
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Yes |
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Radio |
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FM radio with RDS |
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Bluetooth™ technology |
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Yes |
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WiFi™ |
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Yes |
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Android |
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Yes |
Full facts
 Camera |
Xperia™ mini pro |
Xperia™ X10 mini pro |
| Flash / light type |
LED |
Photo flash |
| Touch focus |
Yes |
– |
| Aperture |
f/2.6 |
– |
| Geo-tagging |
Yes |
| Front-facing camera (VGA) |
Yes |
– |
| HD video recording (720p) |
Yes |
– |
| Image stabiliser |
Yes |
– |
| Face recognition |
Yes |
– |
| Auto focus |
Yes |
| Digital Zoom |
up to 8x |
– |
| Video light |
Yes |
| Red-eye reduction |
Yes |
– |
| Face detection |
Yes |
– |
| Video record |
Yes |
| Camera |
5megapixel |
| Picture blogging |
Yes |
– |
| Video stabiliser |
Yes |
– |
| Smile detection |
Yes |
– |
 Music |
Xperia™ mini pro |
Xperia™ X10 mini pro |
| xLOUD™ Experience |
Yes |
– |
| Music tones |
MP3, AAC |
| TrackID™ music recognition |
Yes |
| Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP) |
Yes |
| PlayNow™ |
Yes |
| Sony Ericsson Music player |
Yes |
| Album art |
Yes |
 Web |
Xperia™ mini pro |
Xperia™ X10 mini pro |
| Android™ Market |
Yes |
| Bookmarks |
Yes |
| Google Voice Search |
Yes |
| Google™ search |
Yes |
| Pan & zoom |
Yes |
| Web browser |
WebKit |
 Design |
Xperia™ mini pro |
Xperia™ X10 mini pro |
| Auto rotate |
Yes |
| Wallpaper animation |
Yes |
– |
| Reality display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine |
Yes |
– |
| Touchscreen |
Yes |
| Smart Keyboard |
Yes |
– |
| Four corner home screen |
customisable icons |
| Picture wallpaper |
Yes |
| Keyboard |
QWERTY + Onscreen QWERTY and 12 key |
QWERTY |
 Messaging |
Xperia™ mini pro |
Xperia™ X10 mini pro |
| Google Mail™ |
Yes |
| SMS long (Text Messaging) |
Yes |
| Handwriting recognition |
Yes |
– |
| Sound recorder |
Yes |
– |
| Predictive text input |
Yes |
| Conversations |
Yes |
| Picture messaging (MMS) |
Yes |
| Type & Send |
Yes |
– |
| Email: |
Yes |
| Instant messaging |
Yes |
 Entertainment |
Xperia™ mini pro |
Xperia™ X10 mini pro |
| Radio |
FM radio with RDS |
| Media Browser |
Yes |
– |
| 3D games |
Yes |
| Video streaming |
Yes |
| Video Clip |
– |
Yes |
| YouTube™ |
Yes |
 Organiser |
Xperia™ mini pro |
Xperia™ X10 mini pro |
| Stopwatch |
– |
Yes |
| Document readers |
Yes |
– |
| Alarm clock |
Yes |
| Tasks |
– |
Yes |
| Google Calendar™ |
Yes |
| Calendar |
Yes |
| Flight mode |
Yes |
| Timer |
– |
Yes |
| Phone book |
Yes |
| E-manual |
Yes |
– |
| Infinite button |
Yes |
| Calculator |
Yes |
| Android™ platform |
– |
Yes |
| Notes |
– |
Yes |
 Connectivity |
Xperia™ mini pro |
Xperia™ X10 mini pro |
| Synchronisation via Google Sync |
Yes |
| USB mass storage |
Yes |
| ANT+ technology |
– |
Yes |
| Synchronisation via Facebook™ |
Yes |
| Synchronisation via Sony Ericsson Sync |
Yes |
| Wisepilot™ turn-by-turn navigation |
Yes |
| NeoReader® barcode scanner |
Yes |
| Bluetooth™ technology |
Yes |
| aGPS |
Yes |
| DLNA Certified™ |
Yes |
– |
| 3.5 mm audio jack |
Yes |
| Google Latitude™ |
Yes |
| Google Maps™ |
with Street View |
| WiFi™ |
Yes |
| Modem |
Yes |
– |
| Synchronisation |
Exchange ActiveSync® |
Exchange ActiveSync® via RoadSync client |
| USB support |
– |
Yes |
| Micro USB support |
Yes |
 Communication |
Xperia™ mini pro |
Xperia™ X10 mini pro |
| Vibrating Alert |
Yes |
| Twitter™ |
Timescape™ integration |
| Noise shield |
Yes |
– |
| Facebook™ application |
Yes |
| Video-chat ready |
Yes |
– |
| Google Talk™ |
Yes |
| Sony Ericsson Timescape™ |
Yes |
| Speaker phone |
Yes |
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