The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini is a smartphone

Smartphone

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 by Sony Ericsson

Sony Ericsson

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 in the Xperia series

XPERIA

Xperia is the range of Sony Ericsson handsets which are smartphones. Since 2010 the company's main focus has been on these devices which now account for more than half of all sales. Xperia is derived from the word 'experience' which was used in the branding of the Xperia X1 in the catch line, "I ...

. It is the second Sony Ericsson smartphone to run the Android operating system and also the smallest Android handset to date.

The X10 Mini was first revealed on 14 February 2010. Apart from the physical dimensions, the phone also differs feature-wise as compared to the X10

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is a smartphone in the Xperia series designed by Sony Ericsson. It is the first Sony Ericsson smartphone to utilize the Android operating system. The phone was shipped with Android 1.6, but an upgrade to 2.1 was made available starting October 31, 2010, with a gradual...

. Text input is done via a virtual keypad on the Mini and a slide-out QWERTY

QWERTY

QWERTY is the most common modern-day keyboard layout. The name comes from the first six letters appearing in the topleft letter row of the keyboard, read left to right: Q-W-E-R-T-Y. The QWERTY design is based on a layout created for the Sholes and Glidden typewriter and sold to Remington in the...

 keyboard on the X10 Pro.

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro (U20i) is an upgrade to the X10 Mini with many of the internal specifications being identical. The major differences between the original X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro are a slide-out full QWERTY

QWERTY

QWERTY is the most common modern-day keyboard layout. The name comes from the first six letters appearing in the topleft letter row of the keyboard, read left to right: Q-W-E-R-T-Y. The QWERTY design is based on a layout created for the Sholes and Glidden typewriter and sold to Remington in the...

 Keyboard, a replaceable battery and the Pro having slightly larger dimensions (3.5 × 2.0 × 0.7 inches opposed to 3.3 × 2.0 × 0.6 inches).

The X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro are designed to look similar and share functionality with the larger Xperia X10, but are internally very different devices. Both handhelds lack Sony Ericsson's "Mediascape" media-management software, but include "Timescape" as well as the proprietary "Rachael" U

OS upgrade

The X10 Mini Pro (as well as the X10 and X10 Mini) originally ran Android 1.6, with an update to 2.1 being rolled out from Sunday 31 October 2010, to Tuesday 30 November 2010. The updated Xperia Mini Pro is more responsive and faster when compared to older Android version 1.6. However, Sony Ericsson has no plans to upgrade the 2010 Xperia phones beyond Android 2.1.

The X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro can both be unofficially upgraded to Android 2.3 via CyanogenMod

CyanogenMod

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External links

• Xperia X10 Mini website
• XDA Developers X10 Mini Wiki
• http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/products/mobilephones/overview/xperiax10mini?cc=gb&lc=en Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Official Page