The rumours were true: Sony Ericsson today announced that the Xperia X10 mini is now available exclusively from Rogers Wireless.
“The Xperia X10 mini is defining a whole new category of smartphones. It has innovative smartphone technology in a compact package that provides an attractive and feature-rich alternative to the larger smartphones available,” said Andrea Gaal, General Manager, Sony Ericsson Canada. “The handset is about the height and width of a credit card, while still offering the best-in-class performance consumers have come to expect from smartphones. We are excited to offer a compact smartphone that enables users to experience the best in communication, entertainment and social media networking.”
The Xperia X10 mini is shipping with Google Android 1.6 and Timescape with an upgrade to 2.1 expected later this year (late Q3 or Q4). It comes with a a 600MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 processor, quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and dual 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 (4GB card included but supporting cards up to 16GB). It also includes black, pink and lime green back covers.
Rogers is offering the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini for CA$29.99 with a three-year contract, CA$274.99 with a two-year contract, CA$324.99 with a one-year contract, and CA$374.99 without any contract.