Sony Ericsson XPERIA Mini Pro Review

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Our Sony Ericsson XPERIA Mini Pro Review

On looks alone the Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro appears to be a little gem of a Smartphone & that is exactly what it is. It really is an amazing & eye catching handset for all the right reasons, its compact size, it fashionably styled & coloured casing & it amazingly clear & responsive touch screen. It comes with a white, black or pink coloured casing plus there is a turquoise coloured casing which is a special colour available only on the Xperia mini pro version. The overall size of the casing is extremely small when considering this Smartphone has a slide out keyboard & has so many features to offer, as its dimensions are 9.2cm tall by 5.3cm wide by 1.8cm deep & its total weight is one hundred & thirty six grams. Its slide open & touch screen design makes the Xperia mini pro a joy to use with onscreen controls as well as its full QWERTY keyboard for high speed alphabetic entry.

Its touch screen is a TFT HVGA screen manufactured using a scratch resistant mineral glass, & this screen offers a Mobile BRAVIA® reality type display for a brighter viewing experience. The Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro has a 1GHz Snapdragon processor MSM8255 & supports the Android operating system version 2.3 with the user friendly Sony Ericsson Timescape™ touch user interface.

Communication & call features are the main purpose of any mobile phone handset & although the Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro come with impressive imaging, multimedia & entertainment features, its call & messaging service are ultimately a priority to make communication easy for its user. There is an onscreen virtual keypad for dialling new contact numbers, a phone book which stores all the user contacts details which is easily accessed from the home screen, a Facebook™ application for accessing this communication focused social network Website & a speaker style call option, which all makes communicating with others easy for the user.

A conversation style text message layout allows the user to enjoy messaging communication in an easy flow layout for a chat style conversation. The Xperia mini pro supports text messaging with a predictive text option, instant messaging, email which is Google Mail™ compatible & multimedia photo & video messaging, plus the user can use the slide out keyboard when typing high volumes of text for speedy message creation.


The Xperia mini pro is a WLAN Wi-Fi® & Wi-Fi® Hotspot capable Smartphone which allows the user to connect their phone to a nearby wireless LAN or hotspot to gain a connection to the Internet without the use of cables. A fabulous Web experience is provided on this handset as the user can use either a Google™ search or voice search when browsing the Web, as well as Webpage bookmarks & enjoy an overall good browsing experience. An assisted GPS navigation feature along with Wisepilot™ navigation allows the user to find out turn by turn directions to their next location, & this navigation feature comes in very useful for those users who are always on the move. This Sony Ericsson Smartphone comes with 400 megabytes of phone memory & 512 megabytes of RAM, plus the user can add a memory card which is up to 32 gigabytes in size for further storage when required.

When it comes to imaging this Smartphone has so much to offers it user as it has a five megapixel digital camera lens located on the rear of the casing which supports an array of impressive imaging features & controls such as a touch zoom, smile detection setting, 8 x digital zoom to zoom in close to your subject, red eye reduction feature, geo tagging & much more is available to ensure the perfect image is captured. This lens also supports video recording capabilities in high definition allowing the user to capture moving footage in the highest quality plus there is a built in video light & stabiliser to ensure a professional recording is captured on this Smartphone.

A radio feature integrated into the Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro allows the user to tune into their favourite radio station to catch up on new music, news, weather, sports commentaries on their handset. There is also a built in Sony Ericsson music player which provides an amazing sound experience with easy to use music playback options & controls. The user can enjoy a shuffle feature & a smart playlist option which turns the Xperia mini pro into a portable MP3 player complete with is user friendly touch screen music controls.

Its 3G HSDPA & HSUPA technology allows the user to gain high speed network connectivity when required for sending picture messaging & browsing the Web, & this Smartphone will switch between GSM & 3G networks automatically depending on the users network connectivity requirements. The 1200mAh battery when fully charged will provide an estimated five hours & forty minutes of talk time over a GSM network or five hours & twenty five minutes of talk time over a 3G network. A micro USB connection port & cable allows the user to easily connect their handset to other compatible USB devices & therefore the user can transfer & exchange data between devices via this connection, or a Bluetooth® wireless connection can be made between Bluetooth® compatible devices which are within ten metres apart from the Xperia mini pro.

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA Mini Pro Specifications & Features