The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini will be released in the second quarter of 2010 and provides an effective alternative to many current phones on the market. Packed with functionality and features, the drive provides an emphatic level of technology within a compact casing that measures just 83mm x 50mm wide and 16mm thick. The unit is advertised as weighing approximately 88ge and will include an impressive touch screen, as well as a wide range of additional functions and Internet access.
The aforementioned touch screen is 2.5 inches in size and is TFT in nature, while offering the ability to display up to 16 million colors within the confines of a 240 x 320 pixel screen size. A scratch resistant surface is also included to ensure the longevity of the screen, while an accelerometer sensor is also provided for automatic image orientation. The phone will use the Timescape user interface as the primary means of navigating features.
The unit provides Internet access, via its HSDPA and Wi Fi connections, as well as providing class 10 versions of GPRS and EDGE along with microUSB and Bluetooth. Internal memory is set at 128MB, though most packages will include a 2GB card that can be used inside the Transflash or microSD card slot. The same slot can be used to increase memory capacity up to 16 GB if desired. The phone uses a Qualcomm MSM7227 600MHz central processing unit in addition to version 1.6 of the Android operating system.
The phone also includes a 5.0-megapixel camera that incorporates autofocus and an LED flash for illumination as standard. The camera runs at 2560 x 1920 pixels and provides effective images as well as the ability to reference images taken by location, a feature known as geotagging. Additionally, VGA-quality video at 30 frames per second can be shot with this camera, while the included video light provides effective illumination when using the video function.
The unit comes with a stereo FM radio with RDS capability, as well as various games and also includes an MP4/MP3 media player, which supports all major audio and video file formats. Satellite navigation is provided, which comes with A-GPS support. In addition, a variety of web services are included, such as Google search, maps, and Gmail, as well as YouTube, calendar, and Google Talk.
The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini is an impressively stylish mobile phone, offering an impressive level of technology within a compact body. As an alternative to Sony’s larger X10, this phone offers a similar level of technology, albeit on a smaller scale, as the name suggests.