The idea of having a smartphone with advanced features, good OS, 5 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, 3G and A-GPS, and a full QWERTY physical keyboard on a touchscreen device that does not look like a tablet in your pocket looks cool? And if we say that one does not cost "four digits," has a nice design and can be purchased in red?
If this is your case, we can assume that you probably have a dumbphone because it's pretty cheap, but would like to have more functions and features. Sony Ericsson thought about it and launched the Xperia X10 Pro Mini, the smallest in the world with Android physical QWERTY keyboard. The TechTudo prepared this review to help your decision.
Screen and accessibility
Besides Xperia X10 X10 Mini and Mini Pro, Xperia X10 also markets with 4-inch screen, then the small screen in this version is not a defect, but an option of the company. The problem is that some interesting applications for Android simply not run or they have a defect because the resolution of 240 x 320 pixels TFT LCD screen of 2.5-inch capacitive. Watch videos on this screen is a bit complicated, but at least the X10 Pro Mini meets the rest of the tasks, such as reading texts.
The highlight of the Xperia X10 Mini Pro version over the previous model, is obviously the inclusion of a full QWERTY keyboard, slide type. This is a great advance, since the MINI version did not even touch QWERTY. On the design of the device, the X10 Pro Mini is about 1 mm in thickness increased in relation to the model without a keyboard.
Connectivity and Internet
No surprises or disappointments, the phone has everything you expect from a smartphone tip: 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, microUSB connection, and standard 3.5mm connector. As we are talking about Android, the disappointment with the default browser disappears when we installed the Opera Mini or the Dolphin, both with tabs, bookmarks, CSS support, password manager and everything else you expect from a decent browser. The integration with social networks is excellent and there are many applications to further facilitate connectivity.
Camera
The Xperia X10 Mini Pro can not and should not replace your main camera because the picture quality is far from ideal. Since we're talking about a smartphone, where the goal often is to take a good photo without too much complication to share on Twitter or Facebook, 5 megapixels will do the trick, with the help of the local LED flash for low light.
Processor and memory
Under the "hood", we have a Qualcomm ARM 11 600 MHz, faster than processors in mobile phones in the same category, but obviously after what one team that the older brother of the family Xperia X10. The 128MB internal memory comes with the logic of the processor and screen resolution.
Using a MicroSD card you can expand the memory up to 16GB, greatly increasing the capacity of the unit armazentamento in relation to the 4GB card that accompanies the product.
Design
Sony Ericsson announces Xperia X10 family of the future design of their equipment. The concept of square shapes with curves is a trend that works.
Despite being the smallest of the Android market, it may seem proportionally "fat" and thicker than the 4-inch version, but despite this he is extremely comfortable, and both hands in his pocket. The slide format favors the use of a few physical buttons visible, limited to three on the front, two on the side (volume and shoot camera) and one at the top to turn on and off. The physical QWERTY keyboard opens smoothly and requires little time to adapt, and greatly facilitate the use of both hands for typing longer texts quickly and without too many mistakes.
The construction seems solid, but the back cover is not very resistant, which gives an impression of being constantly pushing the fragile piece of plastic, although it does not really break. Available in black and red, the model mainly attracts the attention of female audiences, and seems a good option for those who want to change the dumbphone by a powerful smartphone, but with reduced size.
Operating System
If there was an update available to version 2.1, hardly recommend buying a device that runs Android 1.6 as the Xperia X10 Mini Pro After upgrade, what we have is a system that is very successful in the world of mobile systems, disputing the front line with the IOS of the iPhone. An Android 2.1 means thousands of free applications at their disposal through the Android Market, and many others paid that can be bought at prices very much in mind.
Sony Ericsson also gave their contribution to Android, putting in his native interface tabs four large and accessible for quick access to functions and applications related to the task being performed.
Learn more about the Xperia X10 Mini Pro at the Sony Ericsson website.
