Sony Ericsson made some headlines today by spearheading the excitement over at the ongoing Mobile Web Congress in Barcelona Spain. Indeed, Sony Ericsson was able surprise everyone not by announcing the Xperia X10 Mini but also its twin brother the Xperia X10 Mini Pro. Both phones run on the Android 1.6 OS and are compact versions of the previously announced Xperia X10 smartphone.
The difference between these two smartphones are very few as the X10 mini pro sports a slide out QWERTY Keyboard while the Xperia X10 mini is a touchscreen phone. Aside from this, the two phones give users access to thousands of applications available at the Android Market.
The two phones also boast of nice customization features such as home screen customization through widgets. Both phones are also pre-loaded with Sony Ericsson’s new application called Timescape. This app allows users to see at a glance text messages, missed calls and Facebook and Twitter updates without needing to open those apps individually.
Full Specs of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini and Xperia X10 mini pro are as follow:
Xperia™ X10 mini and X10 mini pro
Camera
* 5 megapixel camera
* Auto focus
* Geo tagging
* Photo and video light
* Sony Ericsson Album application
* Video recording
Music
* Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
* Music player
* PlayNow™
* TrackID™
Web
* Bookmarks
* Pan and zoom
* WebKit web browser
Communication
* Sony Ericsson Timescape™ with…
* Facebook™ status updates, friend’s photo, inbox messages and friend requests
* tweets, replies and direct messages from people you follow on Twitter™
* incoming text and picture messages
* missed calls
Messaging
* Instant messaging
* Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync®
* Picture messaging (MMS)
* Predictive text input
* Text messaging (SMS)
Design
* Auto rotate
* Full slide out keyboard (X10 mini pro only)
* Picture wallpaper
* Touchscreen
Entertainment
* Infinite button
* Quadrapop game
* Sony Ericsson FM radio
* Video player
* Video streaming
Organiser
* Calendar
* Flight mode
* Phone book with dialer
* Sony Ericsson Home with widget
* Tasks
Location-based services
* A-GPS
* Google Maps™
* Wisepilot™ turn-by-turn navigation* (free trial version)
Connectivity
* 3.5 mm audio jack
* Bluetooth™ technology
* Micro USB connector
* NeoReader® barcode scanning app
* Sony Ericsson Sync
* USB mass storage support
* USB support
* Wi-Fi™
Google™ Services
* Android Market™
* Gmail™
* Google Maps™ with Street View
* Google Search Widget
* Google Talk™
* Google Voice Search™**
* YouTube™
* ** The Google Voice Search service is not available in all markets
Screen
* 16,777,216 colour TFT touchscreen
* 2.55 inches
* 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA)
* Scratch-resistant
Accessories
* In-Box:
* Sony Ericsson Xperia™ X10 mini/ Xperia™ X10 mini pro with battery
* Micro USB cable for charging, synchronisation and file transfer
* Stereo portable handsfree
* 2GB microSD™ memory card
* User documentation
* Optional:
* Portable Stereo Speakers MS450
* Hi-Fi Headset with Remote MH810
These two Sony Ericsson phones are slated for a 2nd Quarter release.
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