Sony Ericsson is in for the competition with its Xperia X10 Mini Pro. This small and tiny cell phone by Sony Ericsson will take you by surprise with its full QWERTY keyboard and features of a nice smartphone. This phone does not have to do much for being prominent; its tiny form makes it pretty prominent (paradoxically).

Let us have a look at its specs and features.

Specs:

• 90 x 52 x 17 mm
• 120 g
• TFT capacitive Touchscreen 16M colors
• 240 x 320 pixels, 2.55 inches
• Physical slide out QWERTY keyboard
• Scratch resistant surface
• Timescape UI
• Accelerometer sensor for UI auto rotate
• 3.5 mm audio jack
• 128 MB internal memory
• 2 GB microSD card included, expandable up to 16 GB
• GPRS class 10
• EDGE class 10
• 3G: HSDPA, HSUPA
• Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth
• USB
• 5MP camera with auto focus, LED flash and geo tagging
• Android OS 1.6
• Qualcomm MSM7227 600MHz
• SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
• HTML browser
• Stereo FM Radio with RDS
• GPS with A-GPS support
• MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player, MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player, TrackID music recognition, Digital compass, Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Document viewer, Voice memo, T9
• Battery talk time up to 4 hours

Features:

Xperia X10 Mini was a nice phone indeed, but thee were some lacunas that had to be filled in the newer version. The company has taken the right step by introducing the Mini Pro in market as this latest mini phone fills up most of the lacks that Mini had created. The Mini Pro comes with a full QWERTY slide out keyboard which is absolutely an essential feature of a smartphone. It is as little as a phone with full QWERTY keyboard could be. Although we do not have a high end display here, but the picture is (overall) really nice and display is vivid. The front pane hosts three buttons for menu, back and home. To avoid accidental press, a quite flat power button is situated on the upper side. The phone is a small machine; and keeping this in mind the performance quality of its keyboard is outstanding.

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The phone is running on Android 1.6 Cupcake, and the company is trying to upgrade it to Android 2.1 Éclair. At the four corners of home screen, the most used widgets have been placed. Though there is message composer, phonebook, music player and dial pad placed there by default, one can easily replace them with other widgets of one’s own choice.

The call quality and function is pretty nice, but we badly miss smart calling. The proximity sensor is a big hit that switches the touchscreen off while you hold the phone close to your face; in order to avoid clicks with cheeks. Unfortunately, one is unable to send images etc via Bluetooth; yeah this is actually true. Music and video players and video recording are of basic functionality and aren’t great. On the other hand, the FM Radio and camera are good.

Product’s Unique Selling Points:

• Ultra compact body
• Slide out full QWERTY keyboard
• Nice proximity sensor

Limitations:

• Unimpressive QVGA resolution
• Old OS version
• No Bluetooth file transfer
• No smart dialing
• Unimposing music player, video player and video recording

When it comes to innovations and technological advancement then Sony Ericsson is the company which always remain on the top list of developers because the company’s releases always brings exciting new devices with not only extra-ordinary style but also out-class features and capabilities. The Mobile world congress that was held earlier this year, received some really awesome phones coming from the Sony Ericsson’s side, the one that is under review here in this article is also a fantastic handset released in the MWC 2010, it is the ‘Vivaz Pro’ which is actually a successor of the extremely impressive Swedish-Japanese firm’s flagship models the Satio.

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With the sliding QWERTY keyboard, this phone is also said to be a business edition of the earlier Vivaz handset. The keyboard has though brought a bit of thickness to this handset but dimensions wise it is quite compact and nice. One of the feature which should be called as its main focus is the one touch HD video with continuous auto focus. The 3.2 inch screen size is also quite well for working on such Smartphones and the touchscreen makes the navigation quite a fun. Some of the key features which you’ll surely love about this phone are: aGPS, touch UI, Media Go, Face Detection, ActiveSync, Face Detection and many more. The details of the features provided in this handset have been provided in the section below.

Features:

1. This phone carries a 5.1MP camera which lets you efficiently capture the beautiful moments of your life and with that many fantastic features are provided for the picture which includes geo tagging, face detection, picture blogging, image stabilizer, smile detection, 4X zoom.
2. The most amazing platform for videos ‘YouTube’ is compatible with this handset and it gives you the freedom to share your videos with all the circle of friends in just few clicks.
3. Another nice feature is its accelerometer which lets you move in between the portrait and landscape mode by just rotating the phone.
4. The build in aGPS and with the other location based services like Google Maps and Way Finder this phone never makes you feel lost anywhere at any time. You can also add location info to your images with the help of geo tagging.
5. The Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync always keeps you in touch with others through Emails via fast and flexible synchronization.
6. The phone also lets you record videos in high definition for up to 720p and the fast video sharing also makes this activity a great fun for the users.
7. The enhanced MediaGo application makes it quite easy to bring your media with you anytime and anywhere. Now transferring media files between your PC and mobile is also no less than a fun.

Specification:

• Size: 109.0 x 52.0 x 15.0 mm
• Weight: 117.0 g
• Display: 360×640 pixel, 16,777,216 colour 16:9 nHD touchscreen (TFT)
• Available colors: white, black
• Entertainment: 3D games, DLNA Certified, Video Clips, Facebook application, Java, Video streaming
• Network:
  • GSM 850/900/1800/1900
  • UMTS HSPA 900/2100 or UMTS HSPA 850/1900/2100
• Video format: MP4, H.264, H.263, TV-out
• Audio support: MP3, WMA, WAV, eAAC+, 3.5mm headset jack
• Operating System: Symbian v9.4
• Battery: Lithium polymer 1200 mAh
• Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g, DLNA
• Browser: xHTML/HTML (WebKit web browser)

The phone is thus a very nice new handset by Sony Ericsson which is considered to be perfect as a business mobile due to it’s out-class features. The 5.1MP camera is though less than the previous Vivaz’s 8.1MP camera but the advance image stabilization technology will not let you feel this limitation.

The android competition of the international mobile markets is getting more and more intense because all of the mobile phone developers have jumped into the Android competition with their fantastic Android phones carrying some really high class capabilities. It has been reported that Sony Ericsson has increased its lineup of Android Smartphones with two new Android phones. Both of the latest models are coming with 2.55inch capacitive touch screen display with a resolution of 240×320 pixels. The sliding QWERTY keyboard is another beauty of both these Smartphones that is making than bigger and heavier than the other Smartphones of the company.

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The new application launched by the company for tracking text messaging, missed calls, facebook and twitter updates is also coming in these two phones and earlier it was available on the Xperia X10.  Being an Android phone the handsets will also be focusing on some exciting pre installed applications like Maps with street view, talk and voice search. Some other excitements which you’ll be able to enjoy with the new handsets 5Mp camera with LED flash, 3.5mm stereo headphone jack, A-GPS and FM radio. With the launch of two QWERTY keyboard enabled handsets Sony Ericsson will be able to respond to those critics that say the company has not much QWERTY enabled handsets.

Sony Ericsson has finally launched its satio, a phone with huge multimedia support, touch screen facility and many others. The technology is quite new with some extra ordinary features. Sony Ericsson is always striving for performance and ease regarding the use of its cellular phones. From the past many years it is bringing the new launches into the mobile market and each one better and different from the other. The sleek body with fantastic features of the satio will definitely attract the fun lovers. Get music, movies, games, apps, ringtones, themes and endless fun for your phone and PC at PlayNow arena.

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The main attractive feature of this phone is its light weight and smart style with the razor-sharp 3.5″, 16:9 ratio wide screens. Its touch screen is very well positioned and most of the functions are in the thumb’s reach.
Now coming to the main feature, 12-megapixel camera with its very fast shutter capturing a moving object is not a big deal. The focusing and the face detection mode are remarkably nice and you can even focus by tapping the screen. Skin tones are excellent, displaying tonal changes accurately and the Xenon flash works well too, easily illuminating indoor shots. However, indoors image noise creeps in, even when the sensitivity is as low as ISO 200. This Picture quality is the main reason for this mobile’s success. It’s a real crowd-pleasing feature and no doubt plenty of people will buy it purely on that basis.

There are some problems with this new generation mobile as well. The first and for most is its low internal memory storage and that is only 128mb storage but its 8GB SD card is also available. But this minute problem can’t make people oversee the plethora of advantages.

The most noticeable other feature is the Sony Satio’s compatibility with ‘Play Now’, a new online interface that allows users to personalize their Satio’s entertainment facilities. Anyone familiar with iTunes will no doubt notice Play Now’s uncanny resemblance. The interface within the Satio is simply stunning and Sony Ericsson has incorporated some fantastic visuals. Connectivity when using the Satio is made easy enough with the inclusion of built-in WiFi while Bluetooth facilities and a USB port makes sharing as easy as ever. It’s connectivity to the internet is also remarkable. Another exciting feature is its direct link with youtube and BBC itunes which helps in fast video sharing over the internet across the whole world.

It could be better said that anyone who wants his mobile to perform tasks better than the conventional digital cameras should buy new Sony Ericson satio for sharp capturing of photos and videos. The scenes which were kept unrecorded due to bad light will now be best recorded due to the Xenon flash. It is not just a phone it’s a full camcorder with having a very light weight and sleek and stylish outlook.

The first Android device by Sony Ericsson is just a disaster in itself. The Android war which was started in the beginning of 2009 has now entered in a new era with blasting new features and speed.

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Sony Ericsson one of the top mobile phone industries of the world has also played its role in this war by introducing its first Android Phone “The Xperia 10”. Like any Android phone it is also Part of a big “open OS” push by the company, this new interface will make appearances on a number of future handsets, both of the Android and Symbian persuasion.

As previously rumored, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is based on a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 processor – being the second Android phone to use a Snapdragon platform, after the Acer Liquid A1. Another very beautiful feature is its 8.1 megapixel camera with auto focusing, LED flash, and best of all the auto tagging; this feature tags each photo of the same persons and provides you upon search.

In shorts we can say that Sony Ericsson has entered the Android war as a very strong contender and the Xperia 10 in quality and features is not less than any Android phone in the whole world. Sony Ericsson says about the X10 that it’s “the flagship phone in a family of phones coming to market during the first half of 2010”, so we should expect more Android handsets to be announced soon by the this company.

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Vodafone is the operator currently officially endorsing for Ericsson. With the Satio purchase there are going to be more at work with the new phone deals. Orange has so far denied tying deals with the Satio. But as time moves there are supposed to be more to be coming on the way.

Soon major companies like T-Mobile and O2 will be stocking up on the new deals with the Satio. There are going to be new camera MP that is loaded with the Xenon and the LED flash. There is going to be GPS provision with this cute model.

The touch display is going to be based on Symbian S60 edition with the new OS systematization.

There is also quite a high price attached to this hefty little device. But Vodafone is offering as high as £35 or £40 every month for the major contract of two years coming with their opening deal. The handset however comes for free. Orange has sort of denied any plans with the Satio price offer but when they do work they are expected to bring the same kind of price tag.

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The phone was about to be announced at the later part of the year. But the Danish magazine, Mobil, seems to have got hold of the model’s looks already. This phone is supposed to be a part of SE’s XPERIA series with Windows Mobile based X1 models being included within them. This new model from SE is based on Qualcomm Snapdragon platform. This actually enables the phone processor to give a speed of 1 GHz and 7.2 Mbit every second on its downlink speed.

The leaked pictures so far reveal an 8.1 megapixel camera with autofocus as well as flash. The 3.5 mm headphone is also part of a mini USB being present there. The phone’s display resolution size has not been deciphered yet. The pressure sensitive touchscreen has been speculated clearly though.

Source: pcworld

Sony Ericsson’s Walkman series is well known for its great audio quality. One of the top Walkman phones is the W595 which was released in September 2008. It comes in awesome colors, and is beautifully designed having a sliding feature. Now, your best friend can share your music with the help of a stereo share jack.

Specs:

100 x 47 x 14 mm
104 g
TFT, 256K colors
240 x 320 pixels, 2.2 inches
Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
40 MB internal memory, Memory Stick Micro (M2), up to 8GB, 2GB card included
GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
HSDPA 3.6 Mbps
HSCSD
Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
USB v2.0
Camera 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels, video recording
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (NetFront)
Stereo FM radio with RDS
Walkman player
TrackID music recognition, SensMe, Shake control
Standard battery, Li-Ion
Stand by Up to 385 h (2G) / Up to 365 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 9 h (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Music play Up to 26 h
Colors: Jungle Grey, Lava Black, Ruby Black, Cosmopolitan White, Active Blue, Peachy Pink, Sandy Gold

Features:

This phone is available in some eye catching colors, which add to its stylish slider design and striking looks. It has a 2.2 inches screen and a TFT bright and crisp display. The accelerometer senses the hand motions, and changes the display from portrait to landscape or vice versa. The users get their own personal blog with the phone, where they can upload videos or photos captured by the in built 3.15 mp camera.

Walkman player provides a fine quality music experience, combined with Shake Control to select a random song, SensMe to auto-select songs according to your mood, Track ID to know about a song, and integrated stereo speakers. Built in stereo FM radio is another advantage.

Phone is packed with 2G GPRS technology, 2.5G EDGE technology, 3G HSDPA technology, and Bluetooth. Thus, wireless connectivity is fully available. Call quality is pretty fine, too.

Product’s Unique Selling Points:

Stylish design
Eye catching colors
Full of wireless internet and local connectivity
Stereo share jack

Limitations:

Not much up gradation from the previous version

Final Words:

Though not many changes have been made in this model; the camera, stereo share jack, integrated stereo speakers, 2 GB included card and wireless connectivity make it worth buying.

Written by “Seemab”

Specs:

104 x 49 x 18-19.5 mm
136 g
TFT, 256K colors
240 x 320 pixels, 2.4 inches
Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
Memory Stick Micro (M2), up to 8GB, 2GB card included
Internal memory 160 MB
WAP 2.0/HTML (NetFront), RSS reader
GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
GPS with A-GPS support; Wayfinder Navigator 7
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, DLNA
Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
USB v2.0
Camera 8.1 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, auto focus, xenon flash, with Geo-tagging, face detection, smart contrast, image stabilization, smile detection
Video recording
Stereo FM radio with RDS
MP3/AAC/MPEG4 player
Standard battery, Li-Po 930 mAh (BST-38)
Stand by Up to 380 h (2G) / Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 9 h (2G) / Up to 4 h (3G)

Colors Night Black, Ice Silver, Copper Gold, Tender Rose

Features:

This phone looks more like a camera than an ordinary cell phone. It is a slider phone, which slides to expose a smart looking alpha numeric keypad. The 2.4” wide screen gives nice display. Also, the accelerometer is a good feature which automatically senses the motion of hands.

The most prominent and credible feature of this SE phone is its 8.1 mp camera equipped with Xenon flash. The picture taking experience is great; as the Cyber shot camera features face detection, smile detection and geo tagging. Users have a wonderful photography experience with this smart camera phone. Faces and smiles will be clearer than before, now. Smart Contrast automatically adjusts the balance of light and color.

It allows you to record videos or capture memorable moments and upload to your blog immediately. The Google Maps and Wayfinder Navigator (trial version) will help you find your paths with turn by turn instructions. Wireless internet connectivity allows you to connect your phone to TV and enjoy your photos at a bigger screen. A fast speed internet connection is also at your hands with HSDPA; a 3G technology.

The media player and FM radio take it a step above than a mere camera phones. It has a fine audio quality while listening to calls. A 9 hour talk time is also something quite good.

Product’s Unique Selling Points:

A smart design
A wonderful 8.1 mp cyber shot camera
Wireless connectivity
GPS and AGPS

HSDPA

Limitations:

Is a simple phone and doesn’t have computer features.

Final Words:

Basically, the focal point is its camera. Camera quality is good enough to be the sole reason behind purchasing this phone. It isn’t a bad option at all.

Written by “Seemab”

Features:

110.5 x 52.6 x 17 mm
145 g
TFT resistive Touchscreen, 65K colors
800 x 480 pixels, 3.0 inches
Full QWERTY keyboard
Optical track pad
Qualcomm MSM 7200 528 MHz CPU
256 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
WAP 2.0/HTML (IE), RSS feeds
Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
EDGE
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS with A-GPS support
Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
v2.0 miniUSB
3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, Touch Focus
Video recording
Secondary video call camera
Stereo FM radio with RDS
3.5 mm audio jack
MP3/AAC/MPEG4 player
Pocket Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, PDF viewer)
Picture editor/blogging
Standard battery, Li-Po 1500 mAh (BST-41)
Stand by Up to 833 h (2G) / Up to 640 h (3G)

Talktime Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)

Features:

Available in two decent colors silver and black; XPERIA XI is a nice slider smart phone with a full QWERTY keyboard, yet a compact and solid piece. It has a nice metallic finishing, giving it a fine look. The 3 inches Touchscreen offers a deep resolution, showing crisp and lively display. The interactive panel interface allows users to customize their cell phone according to their own like and dislike. There are nine available panels to choose from, including Sony Ericsson (two variations), Google, 3D Fish, Xperia Radio, and Media Xperience. This is fun with functionality. Users can choose what gets displayed on Today screen and what widgets should be shown thereon. Other panels can be downloaded from third party developers’ websites.

Below the display, there are certain keys including two soft keys, call and end call, Panel and okay, plus an optical track pad. Keyboard is exposed when the user slides the phone towards right. It is a swift motion and screen tilts at an easy to view angle. Keyboard is nicely spaced and easy to use.

Phone runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional Edition, and the user gets MS Office Mobile Suite, MS Direct Push Technology, and automatic synchronization with Outlook calendar, tasks, and contacts via Exchange Server. Browsing is done through IE Mobile or Opera Mobile Web Browser, plus there is Google panel. Other features include a camera, streaming media player, podcast support and FM radio.

Product’s Unique Selling Points:

Customizable interactive panel interface
Full QWERTY keyboard
Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional Edition
Wireless connectivity

Limitations:

Very expensive
Difficult to use navigation keys
Tolerable web browsing

Final Words:

This phone is packed with some great features, though most of those are available in almost every Windows Mobile Phone. Also, the high price tag makes it more than a consumer product, and it becomes more like a luxury item.

Written by “Seemab”