Sony Ericsson announced two new Xperia smartphones earlier this week. The two, the Xperia X10 mini and Xperia X10 mini pro, are inspired by the Xperia X10 but offer a more compact form factor.
By introducing mobile phones that are both compact and clever, Sony Ericsson is challenging the norm and defining a brand new offering that combines high specification features with a version of Sony Ericsson’s powerful UX platform specifically designed for smaller devices.
Both the Xperia X10 mini and X10 mini pro are powered by a 600MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 processor and Google Android 1.6 with the Sony Ericsson UX interface. They will come with quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and either dual or tri-band (depending on the model) UMTS/HSPA connectivity, a 2.55-inch QVGA touchscreen display, 128MB of internal memory, A-GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth with A2DP, a 5MP camera with auto-focus, an FM radio, a 3.5mm headphone jack, micro USB port, and a microSD card slot (supporting cards up to 16GB). The X10 mini pro also comes with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard.
Both the Xperia X10 mini and X10 mini pro will be available in Q2 2010 in select markets. Pricing has not been revealed.