The complainant said that numbers should represent some idea of real-life usage. As we were expecting , CyanogenMod 7. So far all of the Xperia range is supported, but only the Xperia X8 from the range.
The main delay is that it is missing installation documentation. We imagine the X10 mini family will get the update at the same time. Sony Ericsson released an Xperia X10 support video earlier this week to give some tips to extend battery performance.
Most people reading this will already know about most of the tips and we covered much of this and more […]. Wow, this is some stunning news. Sony Ericsson has started to release the Android 2. If you want to know exactly what this includes, we did a comprehensive feature roundup here.
As Xperia X10 owners are unlikely to see any more updates past Android 2. This includes support for all of the and Xperia devices. Who is still using an Xperia X10 and proud? CyanogenMod 9 Android 4. Thanks Crispim! Sony Ericsson forces us to close XperiaX All the best. CyanogenMod 7. SE confirms assistance to FreeXperia devs; showers team with 20 phones and camera libraries September 28, Wow, this is some stunning news.
Android 2. Sure, tere CNET editors pick the products and services we write about. When you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Last year's X10 Mini Pro was pretty well received, but it was criticised for its small screen, middling performance and use of an ageing version of Android. Sony Ericsson seems to have taken heed of what the critics said. The Mini Pro is still one of the smallest Android phones around, but it now includes a slightly larger screen, a speedier chip and more up-to-date version of Android.
But how much have these changes added to the desirability of this rather dinky phone? Not everyone wants a smart phone with a large screen, but usually you have to compromise on features if you opt for a smaller device. Despite its small size, however, the Mini Pro manages to pack in pretty much all the goodies you'll find on larger phones.
And those who spend a large amount of time using their phone for messaging -- whether it's tapping out SMS messages, sending emails or posting Facebook updates -- are likely to find the Mini Pro's slide-out keyboard hugely useful, as once you acclimatise to the small keys it's faster to use than most onscreen keyboards. The tinchy screen does means this phone isn't ideal for Web browsing, however, as you have to do a lot of zooming-in just to be able to read normal text on websites.
It lessens the impact of videos too. Also, the camera is quite poor -- not just for snapshots, but also for recording videos. The p HD mode, for example, doesn't produce videos that look anywhere near as sharp as what you'll get from the iPhone 4 's camera.
You'll have to weigh up those factors, for and against, versus the phone's price. If none of the problems are a dealbreaker for you, this could be the pocketable Qwerty Android phone you've been looking for. Now, let's show you how we reached that verdict. The Xperia Pro Mini gets off to a good start by coming with the latest version of Android for mobile phones -- version 2.
There isn't a huge difference between 2. That said, Sony Ericsson hasn't just left you with the vanilla Android interface. Instead it's added its own UI enhancements over the top and they turn out to be pretty impressive. The home screen now includes what Sony Ericsson refers to as 'hot corners'. These are basically four permanent shortcuts enclosed in a quarter circle at each corner of the display. The top right is home to the media shortcut button. Press this and it expands into three icons for the music player, media gallery and FM tuner.
The bottom right corner has a shortcut to the dialler, while the bottom left shortcut takes you directly to your contacts book.
Finally, in the top left there's a shortcut that opens the SMS messaging app. These shortcuts aren't locked down, though, as each corner can house up to four icons. To add new ones you just go to the app drawer, tap and hold on an icon and then drag it into the corner where you want it to reside.
As with the plain version of Android, you still get multiple home screens that are accessible by swiping back and forth. You can populate these with a number of different live widgets and interestingly, if you place a widget near the top of the screen where the two hot corners are, they'll disappear from that home screen to clear the space for the widget, but will remain on the other screens.
Sony Ericsson has included a number of extra widgets alongside the standard ones that come with Android. These cover stuff like weather forecasts, data-usage tools and Sony's Qriocity video service.
Some of these are more useful than others. The weather widget, for example, isn't a patch on HTC's. Tap the menu button at the bottom of the homescreen and you're taken into the app drawer, which has also had a make over. Apps are listed across a number of sideways-scrolling screens, with a neat transparent window framing each screen of apps.
You can quickly change the sorting of the apps by tapping on a down arrow icon on the left-hand side of the display. Apps can be shuffled into alphabetical order or listed by most recently installed.
Tapping on the square icon on the right-hand side of the screen sets the icons jiggling so you can move them around into your own order, if you want.
This is very similar to how it works on the iPhone. The interface benefits from plenty of neat animations. When you put the phone into standby, for example, the screen folds together into a thin strip of white light, as if you were turning off an old TV. To take the phone out of standby you press the standby button at the top and then swipe sideways to unlock it, which is also very reminiscent of the iPhone.
Naturally, Sony Ericsson has also added its own apps, including a much-improved music player and a media gallery that not only shows the pictures stored on the phone, but also drags in images from social-networking sites such as Facebook.
In fact, the phone is more tightly integrated with Facebook than many of its rivals. Friends' birthdays and other events are automatically added from Facebook to your calendar, for example. You can also recommend music and videos to your friends from the Now Playing screen in the media player. In the app drawer you'll also find the Timescape application.
This is a sort of a unified inbox that brings together Facebook updates, Twitter feeds, text messages and missed calls in one place. It shows these as a stack of 3D tiles you can thumb through quickly. It displays album art, and you can access shuffle and repeat modes, set favorites, send the track in a message, and designate a track as a ringtone.
Loading music on the phone is quite easy whether you're using a USB cable or a memory card. Other features on the X10 Mini Pro include a calculator, a calendar, an alarm clock, a notepad, a full duplex speakerphone, a timer, and a stopwatch. The browser has a standard Android design, though it's more than tedious on such a small display.
You can replace it with another browser, if you'd like. Google Maps offers the standard features, and Wisepilot brings real-time voice-guided directions. You'll also find a bar code reader, a Wikipedia app, and two games Peggle and Edge. Of course, more apps and games are available through the Android Market. The integrated Facebook for Android app lets you access the service outside of Timescape. Call quality was quite decent, and a bit improved over the X10 Mini.
There was a tiny amount of static at times and we had one failed connection, but on the whole we enjoyed clear conversations. Our callers' voices sounded natural and there was little side noise or interference. The volume was a bit low, so we had some trouble hearing in noisy places. Callers reported few problems. The volume issue was apparent to them as well, and we had to speak loudly when calling from a busy street and from a large store with loudspeaker announcements.
In quieter conditions, we had a better time. Callers could tell we were using a cell phone, but they didn't report any audio feedback. Music quality is similar to the X10, though it's not quite as loud given the X10 Mini's smaller speaker.
The quality is respectable, though it gets distorted the higher you go. We recommend headphones for the best experience. Yet, the change isn't dramatic, as we were able to perform most functions quickly. And in any case, the downgrade is understandable on a smaller and cheaper phone. The X10 Mini Pro has a rated battery life of 4 hours 2G talk time and 3.
Promised standby time is 15 days. We had a tested talk time of 3 hours and 49 minutes. Kent German. It has an attractive user interface and a comfortable keyboard.
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