Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini is the small and packed with assorted features. Even with the small size this smartphone is superb and ultra-slim making it perfect to be carried in your hands. It is utmost mini handset which you can afford to miss.
Design
Sony Xperia X10 Mini is the compact Android phone which is a much smaller version of the Xperia X10. It is incredibly the smallest handset around with its human curvature design intact. The dimensions of the phone are 83 x 50 x 16 mm and weight of 88 grams making it light but not as thin at 16mm of thickness.
On the front there is TFT capacitive touchscreen of 2.55 inches which gives out more than average screen quality what prefect details of each. However you can cannot see in the sunlight.
Below the display there are three sections revealing keys like Android Menu, home and Back. On the right there are volume keys with camera button. On the top there is lock/power key. Coming to the back you will find 5MP camera with loudspeaker, auto-focus and LED Flash.
All the keys are well structured and nice to feel. At the bottom there is standard micro-USB and 3.5mm jack. The phone is available in varied colours like white, silver, red,pink and lime.
Interface and Functionality
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini starts with the basics like importing contacts from the SIM card. You can also change the locales on your firmware which displays the UI in your own language by changing the locales which only takes few seconds.
There is customised Android user interface in the Xperia X10 Mini called UX which is a tweaked form of that found in Xperia X10 in order to fit in the small screen size of 2.55 inch screen. Since the screen is small only one widget is placed on a single page. There are four shortcuts which have been placed on the corners of the home-screen for easy approach.
UX exactly means better and improved user experience which can be achieved through integrated Social and media applications called Mediascape and Timescape. Only timescpe is present in X10 Mini which helps in aggregating your Facebook and Twitter updates along with the messages and even missed calls, however you can filter to see only the tweets. Moreover, you can combine online contacts with the phone-book to keep your social contacts just a tap away.
Main Menu can be obtained from below the home screen, it consists of all the apps which can be rearranged according to your liking on the four screen corners. Interface is smooth and fast with no lags at any point. The user interface is made especially for the small screen making it completely outstanding.
Messaging and Connectivity
Email is yet another high point of the user experience. With this you can view complete messages in full HTML. You can also view your messages in Gmail similar to that of desktop. Browser is speedy and much easier to scroll through. However there are few instances where you may find some issues like filling of forms and passwords. You tube plays the videos fine but there is no flash support.
For typing in the text messages there is numpad which slows down the typing speed. There is predictive text option but you can also download QWERTY keypad from the Android market. Still it is not of much use provided it is s capacitive screen. We definitely need Physical QWERTY keyboard to improve the typing speed.
Xperia X10 mini is the complete package phone with perfect synchronisation to make it easier to use just out of box.
Software
There are plenty of programs which are available for free like barcode scanner,TrackID song identifier and push exchange email RoadSync. You can search for various Google services o the web like Google maps and Gmail. You Tube and G talk provide great Google experience
Camera and Multimedia
Camera is 5MP with personalized camera interface. You can capture the pictures with LED flash which aids in capturing bright pictures in dim light. The phone is simple and easy to use with four shooting modes. The time taken to start and click the pictures takes not more than second and produces above average pictures.
Pictures are sharp and have precise colours with resolution of 2592х1944 pixels. Images are great on outside and moderate inside with poor flash support. Videos are recorded withVGA at 30 frames per second. The sound effect is decent with enhanced colour support.
Video player plays MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV files in top most conditions. Music player supports MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV music formats with decent sound produced through the loudspeaker and headphones.
Memory
Xperia X10 mini comes with 128MB of internal memory which is expandable to 16GB through microSD card slot. You can initially save the data like music, videos and images in the 2GB memory card provided.
Processors
The 600 MHz processor is great in its operations and supports Android OS, v1.6 to the fullest. The web surfing and loading of the sites, checking mails is fast and snappy. However some heavy sites like You Tube take longer time to download.
Connectivity
Xperia X10 mini performs the basic function of sending and receiving the mails. The call quality is clear with no noises. The access to web is provided through GPRS, EDGE, 3G and Wi-Fi. Also the phone supports A-GPS, Bluetooth and USB. You can also access the web through the Wi-Fi in the Wi-Fi enabled areas.
Battery
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini comes with the Standard battery, Li-Po 950 mAh battery which gives a small talktime and battery backup. The standby time is 285 hours in 2G and 360 hours in 3G. Talk time is 4 hours in 2G and 3 hours in 3G which means for someone who is a heavy user and browses the web, make calls, send several messages throughout the day , he cannot move without charger nearby. However, light user will make through the day.
Verdict
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro is a well designed compact phone with enhanced user experience with stellar user interface. This light weight and easy to carry smartphone is distinct from the rest of big smartphones available in market. It is unique in its looks with plethora of Android apps at disposal. Only problem of the phone is the lack of QWERTY keypad which is found in Xperia Pro. But for those who are looking for simple, compact and enjoyable phone, this won’t be a bad choice at all.
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