| The Mobile World Congress (MWC) is an annual event | | | | geo-tagging features. It also has LED flash and can |
| of the Global System for Mobile Communications | | | | serve as a video recorder. This makes it perfect for |
| Association (GSMA). This year, the event was held at | | | | those who love to take still images and record videos |
| Barcelona, Spain. The event showcased the latest | | | | during special occasions. |
| developments regarding devices, technologies, | | | | Entertainment |
| applications, and accessories. It was during the MWC | | | | The Mini-Pro, unlike the X10, comes with an FM Radio |
| when Sony Ericsson revealed their latest smartphones. | | | | that has Radio Data System (RDS). This lets |
| Among all the phones unveiled, the Sony Ericsson | | | | smartphone users listen to their favorite radio station. It |
| XPERIA X10 Mini Pro got the most attention. Most | | | | also allows video playback and streaming. And like all |
| perceive the Mini-Pro as a little brother of the Sony | | | | other smartphones, the Mini-Pro comes with |
| Ericsson XPERIA X10 with inferior features. Let's take | | | | pre-installed 3D games, perfect for those who are into |
| a look at the Mini-Pro and see if it is indeed a | | | | games. The phone also allows users to access their |
| smartphone with substandard features. | | | | social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and |
| Display and Camera | | | | Bebo through the Timescape. The Timescape allows |
| The Mini-Pro comes with a 2.55 inch TFT QVGA | | | | users to pull together the information of their contacts |
| touch screen. The phone can display 262, 144 colors | | | | in one place. |
| with resolution of 240 by 320 pixels. The screen of the | | | | The Mini-Pro would not be complete without Sony |
| Mini-Pro may not be as big as the screen of most | | | | Ericsson's Walkman player. The phone also plays |
| smartphones, still it is able to display pictures and play | | | | different formats so users will not have a difficult time |
| videos with excellent quality. The Mini-Pro comes with | | | | converting their music into different formats. These |
| dimensions 90 by 52 by 17 millimeters. This makes the | | | | videos and music can be organized and archived into |
| phone a little thicker than most smartphones because | | | | the phone via the Mediascape feature. |
| of its QWERTY keyboard. | | | | Browsing and Connectivity |
| The QWERTY keyboard of the Mini-Pro is probably | | | | Like most smartphones, the Mini-Pro also comes with |
| its best feature. Since most smartphones are strictly | | | | 3G HSDPA and HSUPA and WiFi. These features |
| touch screen gadgets, typing texts into the phone can | | | | allow Mini Pro users to access and browse through |
| sometimes be irksome. With the QWERTY keyboard | | | | the internet with WLAN connections. |
| users are given the option to slide out the keyboard. | | | | The Mini-Pro also comes with Bluetooth and microUSB. |
| The phone will automatically switch to wide view. The | | | | This allows users to transfer their data into other |
| phone also comes with contextual buttons placed at | | | | gadgets, wireless and cabled. |
| the four corners of the touch screen. This buttons can | | | | Although, the Mini-Pro is probably one of the smallest |
| be customized by users depending on their | | | | smartphones manufactured by Sony Ericsson, it |
| preference. | | | | certainly does not mean that its features are inferior to |
| This little brother of the X10 comes with a 5 megapixel | | | | the likes of Xperia X10. |
| digital camera. The camera comes with autofocus and | | | | |