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Since the announcement of the Sony Ericsson X10 Mini & X10 Mini Pro the developers have released a short You Tube video showing off the user interface, I have to say the handset is fairly fast.  If you interested in seeing what  more of the user interface and what it's like feel free to look at the related post, for a video of the much bigger & faster version of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, and for the tech specs and launch information of the X10 Mini & X10 Mini Pro.

Related Post: Sony Ericsson Annouces the Xperia X10 Google Android Based Cell Phone

                   Sony Ericsson Annouces the Xperia X10 Mini & X10 Mini Pro

 Source: Sony Ericsson Blog

Today during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona Spain, Sony Ericsson announce two new handsets, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini and the X10 Mini Pro.  The devices will both run on Android 1.6, a 600 MHz Qualcomm processor, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth,5.0-mega pixel camera,a 3.5mm headphone jack, 2.5-icnh QVGA touchscreen & have a pre-installed 2 Gb microSD card. Sony Ericsson is using it’s own user interface on top of Android 1.6 called Timescape. Timescape allows all of your contacts & communications to aggregate in one place on the devices homescreens. Making it much easier to accesses your calls,Twitter,Facebook,IM clients & text messaging. Both of the handset will be quad-band phones and ship with US 3G frequencies & worldwide 3G frequencies.    The X10 Mni will ship in black,white,pink,lime,red & sliver. And the X10 Mni pro will ship in only black & red; the X10 Mini pro will have a QWERTY keyboard.  Both the Xperia X10 Mini & X10 Mini Pro will launch sometime in second quarter of this year. Below is the full press release. So tell me what do you think about the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini & X10 Mini Pro?

Get Compact and Clever with Sony Ericsson Xperia™ X10 mini and Xperia™ X10 mini pro

•  Sony Ericsson grows its family of Communication Entertainment· phones with compact versions of Xperia™ X10 for the first half of 2010
•  Xperia™ X10 mini and X10 mini pro define a new user experience· - ultra-compact - whilst still offering best-in-class communication entertainment performance
•  Smaller than a credit card, smart and unique with Sony· Ericsson Timescape™ application and an intuitive 4 corner touch screen user interface

February 14, 2010 - Barcelona – Today sees the announcement of Xperia™ X10 mini and X10 mini pro, compact versions of Xperia™ X10, which will deliver powerful and application packed mobile phones into the industry. 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.

Xperia™ X10 mini and X10 mini pro with slide out QWERTY keyboard offer an open and intuitive communication entertainment experience and build on the human curvature design philosophy debuted by the Sony Ericsson Xperia™ X10. Combining the Android platform with signature applications and a customisable UX platform, communication truly becomes entertainment with these new mobile phones. To enhance the experience, pick and choose from a multitude of applications at Android Market™ and co-create a mobile phone experience that is entirely unique. Users can go one step further and customise the home screen's four corners and widgets to access the most needed applications for limitless possibilities.

The two sister mobile phones incorporate the signature application Sony Ericsson Timescape™ which brings all communication together in one place so users can see at a glance text messages, missed calls, and Facebook™ and Twitter updates, without having to open lots of different applications. The interactive music player also uses the "infinite button" to pull together all music content from the music store and YouTube™ – a smart way to search for new tracks from a favourite artist.

"There has been an enormous buzz around Xperia™ X10 so it is really exciting to be already unveiling compact versions of this powerful proposition." Said Rikko Sakaguchi, EVP and Chief Creation Officer, Sony Ericsson. "With the X10 mini and X10 mini pro we have pushed the boundaries of what is possible with smaller devices and are giving consumers exactly what they want; two high performance mobile phones with a fully customisable user experience platform and a stunning ultra-compact design."
Xperia™ X10 mini and X10 mini pro

• Sony Ericsson Timescape™ - brings together all communication in one place
• Four corner control – applications, calls, web, the consumer decides. Four customisable icons for ultimate control
• 5 megapixel camera and video - share creations via the web
• Music player links to music stores and YouTube™ - access the world of music
• Android platform - with Google™ services and Android Market™
• QWERTY keyboard - slide and text for quick and easy messaging (Xperia™ X10 mini pro only)

X10 mini and X10 mini pro supports HSPA 900/2100 and EDGE 850/900/1800/1900, HSPA 850/1900/2100 and EDGE 850/900/1800/1900.

The X10 mini will be available in selected markets from Q2 in the colours Pearl White, Black, Pink, Lime, Red and Silver
The X10 mini pro will be available in selected markets from Q2 in the colours Black and Red.

Sony Ericsson is also introducing the Portable Stereo Speakers MS450, to deliver rich on-the-go sound and the Hi-Fi Headset MH810 with remote with superior audio and remote media and call handling.

Xperia™ X10 mini and X10 mini pro

Camera
5 megapixel camera
Auto focus
Geo tagging
Photo and video light
Sony Ericsson Album application
Video recording

Music
Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
Music player
PlayNow™
TrackID™

Web
Bookmarks
Pan and zoom
WebKit web browser

Communication
Sony Ericsson Timescape™ with...
- Facebook™ status updates, friend's photo, inbox messages and friend requests
- tweets, replies and direct messages from people you follow on Twitter™
- incoming text and picture messages
- missed calls

Messaging
Email
Instant messaging
Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync®
Picture messaging (MMS)
Predictive text input
Text messaging (SMS)

Design
Auto rotate
Full slide out keyboard (X10 mini pro only)
Picture wallpaper
Touchscreen

Entertainment
Infinite button
Quadrapop game
Sony Ericsson FM radio
Video player
Video streaming

Organiser
Calendar
Flight mode
Phone book with dialer
Sony Ericsson Home with widget
Tasks

Location-based services
A-GPS
Google Maps™
Wisepilot™ turn-by-turn navigation* (free trial version)

Connectivity
3.5 mm audio jack
Bluetooth™ technology
Micro USB connector
NeoReader® barcode scanning app
Sony Ericsson Sync
USB mass storage support
USB support
Wi-Fi™
Google™ Services
Android Market™
Gmail™
Google Maps™ with Street View
Google Search Widget
Google Talk™
Google Voice Search™**** The Google Voice Search service is not available in all markets
YouTube™

Screen
16,777,216 colour TFT touchscreen
2.55 inches
240 x 320 pixels (QVGA)
Scratch-resistant

Accessories
In-Box:

• Sony Ericsson Xperia™ X10 mini/ Xperia™ X10 mini pro with battery
• Micro USB cable for charging, synchronisation and file transfer
• Stereo portable handsfree
• 2GB microSD™ memory card
• User documentation

Optional:

• Portable Stereo Speakers MS450
• Hi-Fi Headset with Remote MH810

Facts
Xperia™ X10 mini:
Size: 83 x 50 x 16 mm
Weight: 88 grams
Phone memory: Up to 128MB
Memory card support: SanDisk microSD™, up to 16 GB
Memory card included: 2GB
Operating system: Google™ Android 1.6
Processor: 600 MHz Qualcomm MSM7227
Talk time GSM/GPRS: Up to 4 hours
Standby time: GSM/GPRS: Up to 285hrs
Talk time UMTS: Up to 3.5 hours
Standby time: UMTS: Up to 360 hrs
Xperia™ X10 mini pro:
Size: 90 x 52 x 17 mm
Weight: 120 grams
Phone memory: Up to 128MB
Memory card support: SanDisk microSD™, up to 16 GB
Memory card included: 2GB
Operating system: Google™ Android 1.6
Processor: 600 MHz Qualcomm MSM7227
Talk time GSM/GPRS: Up to 4 hours
Standby time: GSM/GPRS: Up to 285hrs
Talk time UMTS: Up to 3.5 hours
Standby time: UMTS: Up to 360 hrs
Availability and versions
Networks

UMTS HSPA 900/2100
GSM GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
UMTS HSPA 850/1900/2100
GSM GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
Available in selected markets in Q2 2010

Colour
Xperia™ X10 mini:
Black
Pearl White
Lime
Pink
Red
Silver
Xperia™ X10 mini pro:
Black
Red

Source: Engadget

Well if you happen to live in the UK you’re in luck the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is going to be available on February 10th, 2010. This is Sony Ericsson's first Google Android based hand set and will come with a 8.1- mega pixel camera with video recording, auto focus & LED flash, it will have Android 1.6, 1 gigabyte of internal memory, comes with a 8 gigabyte micro SD card, supports up to 16 gigabyte microSD card, a 1ghz Snapdragon processor, a 4.7 x 2.5 x 0.5 inch WVGA full touch screen, supports Bluetooth, supports GPS, IM, MMS. The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 will feature facial recognition the cell phone will automatically recognize up to five faces in your pictures. And will feature an image stabilizer this will help avoid blurry pictures when using the camera. Although this phone does run on both T-Mobile USA 3g network as well as AT&T's network their hasn't been any word on if this phone will be released in the US market. But if they do end up bringing it to the US and just selling though the manufacture I would definitely pay the retail price for this phone. Judging by the videos below one being a hands on look at the device. And the other is a video taken from the handset & pictures also from the handset which is from Sony Ericssons blog. It’s seems to be a good phone that would be worth the money reason being it seems fast & very responsive, takes good pictures and video & seems very intuitive. For more information on the tech specs of the device & videos of it's features go to the link of a previous post. So feel free to comment on the videos and pictures I enjoy getting feedback from readers.

Sony announces Xperia X10 Google Android based Cell Phone.

Below video & pictures are courtesy of Sony Ericsson Product blog

Today Sony Ericsson their first Google Android based cell phone the Xperia X10 in a press event in London, England. The Xperia X10 will feature a 1Ghz Snapdragon chip, a 4.1-inch wide capacitive touch display, and an 8.1 mega pixel camera with LED flash, 1 gigabyte of internal memory and an 8 gigabyte microSD card included which is expandable to 16 gigabytes, also supports Bluetooth and a 3.5 mm headset jack.  The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 will run Google Android version 1.6 with Sony Ericsson’s Android based user interfaced called “UX” which stands for user experience on top. The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 has a strong emphasis on social networking & communication integrations by using what Sony Ericsson calls Timescape. Timescape aggregates your social networking such as Facebook & Twitter as well as text messages, missed calls, emails all in one place though stacks on the screen, which can be filtered by source or by person.  Another feature of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is Mediascape, which puts all of your photos, music and video all in one place in a similar sense that Timescape does for social networking & communication. Also Mediascape will not only gather media you have stored on your phone but it will also gather media online, and also make suggestions in genres of music according to what your listening to. The Xperia X10 will also feature facial recognition, which will recognize up to five faces in a picture and will automatically sync them with whatever social network they are on & also any related communication with that person. The Xperia X10 will have the standard on screen Android keyboard unfortunately there is not a slide out keyboard as a lot of people thought. According to Engadget website site Sony Ericsson plans on putting their UX user interface on future handsets both Android based and Symbian based. The Xperia X10 will have the standard Android web browser and use Google Maps for navigation. The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is to be available in selected markets in the 1^st quarter of 2010 in both black and white. One thing I did notice in the press release was the cell frequencies that the cell phone runs on, which does support T-Mobile USA 3G (1700/2100) frequencies as well as AT&T's network,no word on if it's coming to the US though. Below is a video of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10  shows  the basic functions of the cell phone, the handset used in the video is a preproduction model of the cell phone, and a commercial for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10.  And a  video that  show off the Timescape and the Mediascape interface. To see the press release go to Sony Ericsson website.