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Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini has a brilliant 3.0 inch LED-backlit LCD capacitive touchscreen with resolution of 320 x 480 pixels and capacitive touchscreen combination.
The Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini has a 5 MP camera with resolution of 2592x1944 pixels having features LED flash, autofocus, Face Detection, Geo Tagging.
It runs on a 1 GHz Scorpion and 512 RAM internal memory is 320 with 32 external memory Support.
It supports all major connectivity options like Bluetooth, GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, 3G with HSDPA 7.2Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps.
It also supports Voice memo, Predictive text input features.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini available in Black, White, Blue, Dark pink colours.
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Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Specifications

General

  • 2G Network
    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • 3G Network
    HSDPA 900 / 2100
  • Announced
    2011, May
  • Status
    Available. Released 2011, August

Size

  • Length
    52
  • Width
    16
  • Weight
    99
  • Height
    88

Display

  • Display Size
    3.0
  • Display Color
    capacitive touchscreen
  • Type
    LED-backlit LCD capacitive touchscreen
  • Resolution
    320 x 480 pixels

Sound

  • Alert types
    Vibration, MP3 ringtones
  • Loudspeaker
    Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini has Loudspeaker

Memory

  • RAM
    512
  • Call records
    Practically unlimited
  • Internal Memory
    320
  • Card Type
    microSD
  • External Memory
    32

Data

  • Infrared port
    Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini does not have Infrared port
  • USB
    microUSB v2.0
  • GPRS
    Up to 86 kbps
  • 3G
    HSDPA 7.2Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps
  • WLAN
    Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
  • EDGE
    Up to 237 kbps
  • Bluetooth
    v2.1 with A2DP

Camera

  • Camera Resolution
    2592x1944 pixels
  • Face Detection
    Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini has Face Detection
  • Secondary Camera
    Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini does not have Secondary
  • Mega Pixel
    5
  • focus
    autofocus
  • Video
    720p
  • flash
    LED flash
  • Geo-tagging
    Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini has Geo-tagging

Features

  • OS
    Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
  • Colors
    Black, White, Blue, Dark pink
  • Browser
    HTML, Adobe Flash
  • GPS
    with A-GPS support
  • CPU
    1 GHz Scorpion
  • Games
    Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini has Games
  • Radio
    Stereo FM radio with RDS
  • Java
    via Java MIDP emulator

Messaging

  • IM
    Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini has IM
  • SMS
    Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini has SMS
  • MMS
    Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini has MMS
  • Email
    Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini has Email
  • Push Email
    Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini has Push Email

Battery

  • Talk time 2G
    Up to 4 h 30 min
  • Music play
    Up to 25 h
  • Battery type
    Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh
  • Stand By Time 3G
    Up to 320 h
  • Stand By Time 2G
    Up to 340 h
  • Talk time 3G
    Up to 4 h 30 min

Music

  • Music Format
    MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
  • Video player
    Video Formats : MP4, H.263, H.264, WMV
  • Video Format
    MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player

Additional Features

  • Zoom
    Digital Zoom
  • Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine
    Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini has Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine
  • Music
    yes
  • GPU
    Adreno 205
  • SNS integration
    Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini has SNS integration
  • Chipset
    Qualcomm QSD8255 Snapdragon
  • Social Networking Services
    Facebook, Twitter, Google Search, Maps, Gmail,YouTube, Calendar
  • Form Factor
    Touch Bar
  • Document viewer
    Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini has Document viewer
  • Google Search Maps Gmail YouTube Calendar Google Talk
    Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini has Google Search Maps Gmail YouTube Calendar Google Talk
  • Speed
    HSDPA 7.2Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps
  • Timescape UI
    Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini has Timescape UI
  • Stand By Time
    Up to 340 hours (2G) / Up to 320 hours (3G)
  • Headset
    Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini has Headset
  • TrackID music recognition
    Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini has TrackID music recognition
  • Smile Detection
    Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini has Smile Detection
  • Sensors
    Accelerometer, proximity, compass
  • Protection
    Scratch-resistant glass
  • Multitouch
    Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini has Multitouch
  • Camera
    5.0 Mega Pixels Camera with Auto Focus and LED Flash
  • Salespack
    Handset, Battery, Charger, Earphone, USB Cable, User Manual, Warranty Card
  • Display Features
    Scratch-resistant surface, Multi-touch input method, Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine, Timescape UI
  • Camera Features
    Geo-tagging, image stabilization, smile and face detection, touch focus
  • Phone Book
    Practically Unlimited Entries and Fields, Photocall
  • Google Search Maps Gmail YouTube Calendar Google Talk
    Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini has Google Search  Maps  Gmail YouTube  Calendar  Google Talk
  • Voice memo
    Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini has Voice memo
  • Predictive text input
    Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini has Predictive text input

Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Review

Sony Xperia Mini is a definition phone in terms of style and compactness. It has a 3-inch LED backlit multi-touch display with HVGA resolution (320 x 480) powered by Mobile BRAVIA Engine which delivers exceptionally brilliant and crystal clear display. It weighs only 99 g and measures 88 x 52 x 16 mm making it quite comfortable to hold and use. It is powered by a 1 GHz Qualcomm Scorpion processor with 512 MB of RAM and runs on Android v.2.3 (Gingerbread) operating system.

This mega-phone houses a 5 megapixel camera that is capable of clicking up to 2592 x 1944 pixels still images and can record HD videos at 720p at 30 fps. The camera supports auto-focus and includes advanced features like stabilization for still and video capture, smile and face detection, geo-tagging, LED flash, touch focus and red-eye reduction. The LED flash insures high quality images even in low light conditions. Xperia Mini also comes with 320 MB of internal storage and a microSD expansion slot supporting up to 32 GB microSD cards. The phone draws its power from a 1200 mAh Li-Ion battery which is rated at up to 4.5 hours of talk time, and up to 340 hours of standby time.

It is a 3G-enabled handset that supports quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and dual-band HSPA with download rates of up to 7.2 Mbps. Sony Xperia Mini also provides wide range of connectivity features to access the Internet through GPRS, EDGE, 3G and Wi-Fi platforms and Bluetooth and a microUSB port to connect to other devices and share files. AGPS on the phone lets you trace your path and find your way to any place you want to go. Social network being its USP, the Xperia Mini includes Sony Timescape which gathers all communications Facebook posts, calls, text messages at one place so you don't have to open loads of different apps to see what's going on. Along with Facebook integration, the Facebook albums also pop up in phone's gallery which facilitates sharing and liking photos directly from the gallery. Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini is also well equipped to address all business needs. Synchronize your e-mail, calendar and contacts with Exchange ActiveSync. Plus, pre-loaded office suite, with Document viewer and Document Editor, makes sure you can work from any place. Overall, Sony has done a wonderful job in creating a compact yet powerful handset. The screen of the phone is big enough for comfortable execution of everyday tasks, while the phone is kept small and attractive.

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Overall Review

Sony Xperia Mini looks smarter and sharper and a lot more stylish. The matte finish and rubberised coating of the back panel makes Xperia Mini very tough also. Sony has devised a new design and placed the 3.5mm headphone jack on the bottom of the phone along with the USB connector. The left side panel is left blank except for a silver strip. The top edge has the power button and volume up/down rocker plus the soft-touch camera button lies on the other edges. The proximity sensor allows users to deactivate the touchscreen while making a call. Sony Xperia Mini is obviously very small but it feels good. The Home button and the new capacitive Back and Menu buttons are large enough to be found with ease. It gets a firm grip in the hand and that turns it in to a perfectly usable smartphone.

The phone has a 3" LCD display with decent resolution and it runs the Android Gingerbread operating system whilst deriving power from a 1 GHz processor. There is enough memory of 1 GB and it further expands to 32 GB maximum. It is also a very secure phone. One can protect this phone from unauthorised use by using enforced passwords/PIN codes. The phone also supports protected access to VPN and Wi-Fi networks especially when Xperia Mini is turned into a Wi-Fi hotspot or is used as a tethered USB modem while hooked up to a laptop/PC.

On the whole, Xperia Mini looks good and performs well. This handset is a powerful small package.

 

 

User Interface and UI functionality

Sony Xperia Mini comes with a larger 3" screen and utilizes the Bravia Engine Reality display technology and a 1GHz processor. The small 3" capacitive displays runs at 320 x 480p resolution but is surprisingly bright and sharp enough so much so that the icons and text on this bright screen is easily readable even in sunlight. This implies that despite of the small screen size, the screen quality hasn’t suffered. The 3" screen is also so responsive to touch that it registers even the lightest press of fingers.

This droid handset uses the standard Sony corner-based user interface as well as the five standard Android Home screens to scroll between.

Organizing everything on Xperia Mini has become really easy. It is easy to customize each page with a customisable icon and also stick anything by dragging a shortcut here from the main applications menu. The novice part is the addition of multiple icons in the corners, so one can add up to four items in each slot. One can even add icons and shortcuts to the Home screen itself, a standard Android feature that is now available on Xperia Mini because of its larger 3 inch screen size.

It is fun to view all the widgets floating out in overview mode on two-fingered pinch of the screen and reverting back to one of the corresponding Home screen.  A whole new collection of visual themes is also available exclusively for the buyers of Sony Xperia Mini. It is accessed through a long-press on the Home screen and then one can add a new background image or change the color of the menu pages.  The standard Android power strip widget has been removed and that has made this phone versatile. Users can now create their own via a collection of icons.  There are plenty of widgets like the fashionable weather station or the usual old Timescape social media widget. Timescape on Xperia Mini is now supporting Facebook and Twitter and you can install plug-ins to add extra functionality.

Multimedia features

The music features include FM Radio with RDS and TrackID music recognition. For thrilling audio, an audio filter technology from Sony, xLOUD Experience is on-board.

The supported audio playback formats are MP3, 3GPP, MP4, SMF, WAV, OTA, Ogg vorbis while audio recording happens in 3GPP, MP4, AMR formats. There is a 5 megapixels A/F camera with LED flash and 8x digital zoom and it comes along with capability to do 720p HD video recording.

Pictures and Video quality

Sony Xperia Mini has a 5 megapixels camera and clicks snapshots at 2592 x 1944 resolution with vivid colors and brightness. There aren't many fancy options and only standard pre-determined scene modes such as Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Sports and Party are only available. Xperia Mini also offers some interesting choices, especially in low-light conditions.  The camera is very quick and launches in seconds to shoot off sequences of shots rapidly.

Videos recorded at 720p resolution are not very detailed. Even, the Reality Display and Mobile BRAVIA Engine feature doesn’t benefit when viewing them on Xperia Mini's screen.  The viewing angle is good but except the solid frame rate, but there's nothing much to amaze the viewers. The “video editing” feature helps in editing the start and end points of recorded video clips, which is quite a likeable thing.

Internet support

Sony Xperia Mini comes with an integrated WebKit web browser with “Pan & Zoom” feature. It helps one synchronize via exchange ActiveSync, Google Sync and Facebook.

Internal and External Memory

There is 1GB of internal storage space along with RAM worth 512MB in Sony Xperia Mini. The expansion slot accepts microSD cards up to 32GB.

Applications and Gaming

All your loved apps are just a thumb’s away and can be chosen from over 250,000 apps on Google Play™ to be used on Sony Xperia Mini. There is also facility of playing 3D games on this phone.

The pre-loaded applications on the phone include Google Voice Search, GTalk, GMail, Google Calendar, Google Gallery 3D, Google Maps with Street View.

Battery Backup

Sony Xperia Mini is unlikely to let you down by its battery performance, obviously because it has a smaller screen to power. The 1200 mAh battery is, thus, understandable in a smaller unit like Xperia Mini.

Battery is good for 4.5 hours of talk time and 340 hours of standby time.  In standby mode, it barely shows any power depletion for a course of a few hours.  It survives a good two days of light usage from one charge and if work includes pretty heavy web browsing and camera usage, it requires refueling a second time in a day.

Connectivity Offered

The on-board connectivity features on Sony Xperia Mini include native USB tethering, WiFi and WiFi Hotspot function, Bluetooth, DLNA sharing and A-GPS, USB 2.0 and micro USB support.

For staying in touch, one can also rely upon excellent mailing capabilities of Xperia Mini. Email accounts using POP3 and IMAP4 protocols or on Microsoft Exchange Server can be accessed for maintaining sync with corporate email, calendar and contacts. Synchronization can also be directly done via direct push. Xperia Mini also facilitates easy email setup with auto-discover feature and the mails can be previewed in pane, portrait or landscape mode, as per one’s wish.

The timescape UI on Mini also comes integrated with Twitter and there is also Facebook inside Xperia 2.0.

Compare

There are certainly many more powerful Android phones in the market with bigger displays and similar price tags but Xperia Mini seems like the most admirable.

The Samsung Galaxy Mini is a good bet too because it has more internal space with 160MB storage, 384 MB of RAM and micro SD support up to 32 GB. But, the Galaxy Mini uses 3.14-inches TFT touch panel that is slightly bigger but because it has low 127 ppi, it is clear that Xperia Mini enjoys better quality screen. On the design part also, Xperia Mini is again better off. It is thus clear that Sony Xperia Mini faces minimum competition in the ultra-portable smartphone scene.

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